Anand (CV) Venkataramani

Anand C. Venkataramani or Coach CV as he is popularly known, has been involved with the game of tennis for over 30 years. CV was ranked 3 in Juniors and 11 in the Men’s Open Category in India. He played Line 1 singles and doubles for Madras University, which went on to win the All-India Inter-University Championship twice. He captained his team from 1993-1995 and won the “Best Player” award in 1995. After finishing college CV started coaching tennis and has coached many National and International players. After many successful years in India he and his wife moved to the US where he took on a position at the Randy Mani Tennis Academy (RMTA) in NY. CV was the Director of Junior Development, Tournament Director and Summer Programs coordinator at RMTA. In August 2007 CV and his family moved to Richardson, TX where he joined the staff of Canyon Creek Tennis as co-director of the Champ-Super Champ program. He went on to become Director of Future Champs, the club’s program for ZAT level players. CV coordinated the Plano ISD and Richardson ISD off-campus tennis program and was also the Tournament Director of the Texas Open - a National Level 3 BG18 tennis tournament that he organized every year from 2007 to 2011. He was one of the coaches in the club’s Special Olympics Tennis program. CV is a USTA High Performance Coach and is certified P1 by USPTA and Professional by PTR. He has a Bachelor’s in Advertising and Master’s in English Literature. He currently resides in Plano with his wife and a daughter who loves to play tennis.

Testimonials...

""When my two boys started taking lessons with CV, they were struggling to win a match…within two years, they both succeeded in being a top ranked junior…my older son has even earned national ranking points and my younger son is well poised to do the same. As a former college and ranked player,  I cannot think of a better coach for my sons than CV!"

Liz Hainey, PhD



“CV helped me in many aspects of my game, most notably my technique, mental focus, and confidence. His coaching was instrumental in me becoming a much better tennis player.”

Stephen Katrein
US Air Force Academy Tennis Player


"I took up tennis late in life and I'm now playing a lot of tennis in my retirement. I can attest that one does not have to be a youngster to benefit from CV's instruction. He was able to quickly analyze my game and improve my skill by making valuable corrections and suggestions in small steps that I could handle without being overwhelmed. Even more importantly, I got to know CV well during his four years at Canyon Creek and saw that his personality and character make him a superb role model for both youths and adults."  

John Shriner Retired Airline and Air Force Pilot