NYC CAN BE A TOUGH TOWN. IT CAN ALSO SERVE AS FERTILE TRAINING GROUND, OFFERING MYRIAD LESSONS IN FOCUS, RESILIENCE, AND DETERMINATION.

AT RANA AMURAO, WE VIEW THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF URBAN LIFE AS a model and inspiration for SERIOUS TENNIS TRAINING. WE AIM TO ACCESS THE MOST VITAL PHYSICAL RESOURCES THE CITY HAS TO OFFER AND COUPLE THAT WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE TENNIS TRAINING AVAILABLE.

OUR COACHING PHILOSOPHY MIRRORS THE GRITTY ETHOS OF NYC, WHERE PERSONAL SUCCESS IS BORN OUT OF SUSTAINED COMMITMENT, PERSEVERANCE, AND sweat.

R.A. DIRECTORS

JEFF AMURAO is a former USTA National Level Junior, NCAA D1 Player and current USPTA Elite Level/PTR Pro certified coach with VAST experience in technical player development and high performance training.

He is currently HIgh performance Director at CityView Racquet Club in LIC Queens NYC, and Director of Tennis at the prestigious Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, NYC.

Jeff is the founder of multiple successful EAST COAST tournament level junior and adult programs AND continues to work with tournament caliber juniors, college athletes, and world class professionals.

SHWETA RANA is a former WTA world ranked player and the former #3 ranked female player in India.

She has held the #1 junior ranking in both Asia and India and holds 2 ITF World tour women’s titles. Shweta has represented India in both Junior and Senior Fed Cup competition as well as in the Asian Games in Seoul, Korea.

After a rewarding tennis career as both a junior and professional, Shweta moved from New Delhi to NYC IN 2018 to begin COACHING.

Shweta is a PTR Pro level certified coach specializing in high performance junior development AND is THE Assistant Director of the Jr. Elite Performance TRAINING Program at CityView Racquet Club in LIC, Queens. SHe also coaches at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn.

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With a level of personal attention FAR exceeding the larger METRO academies, our boutique programs cover all OF the bases: CURRENT technical stroke development, TENNIS SPECIFIC MOVEMENT & footwork, court geometry & tactical/strategic patterns of play from ALL areaS of the court, tennis specific fitness including strength & conditioning, balance, explosive speed & agility, and of course, the mental game.

let us know when you’re ready to test your mettle.