By birth, he is a member of the House of Sturdza, powerful Romanian aristocratic family that later settled in Lausanne, Switzerland.

[2] Outside of tennis he holds a master's degree in atomic physics and was involved with the European space program.

[3] Sturdza made the third round of the French Open once and was a Davis Cup player for Switzerland from 1964 to 1978, winning 17 rubbers.

[4] His best Davis Cup singles wins were over West Germany's Wilhelm Bungert in 1966 and France's Georges Goven in 1970.

He was non playing captain of the Swiss team for the 1992 Davis Cup World Group final against the United States.