Kosta Keramitchiev

How old are you?
62 years

When did you start playing tennis?
I started playing tennis at the age of 12 and after my training I returned to tennis at the age of 32

Your greatest sporting tennis success?
Just 4 years after my new start in tennis, I won my first national championship title (in the senior category) and later 13 more. I also won two regional (Balkan Championships) titles and was runner-up twice; Rank 94 was my best placement in the ITF senior rankings. Here I played in the quarter-finals of the European Championships.

How long have you been working as a trainer?
I have been a tennis coach for 20 years now, but I only seriously started working as a tennis coach 12 years ago.

How would you characterize yourself as a coach?
I am a strong believer in hard work and incorporate it into my tennis training, just as I did during my long successful career as a manager at a large chemical company. Hard work combined with confidence and knowledge MUST lead to improved play.

Your requirement: what should a TennisTraveller “take with them” after a training session with you? I am obsessed with getting results.
For me, the result that counts is the improvement of at least one, or better yet, several elements of my students' tennis game. If you take a tennis lesson with me, be prepared to work hard and we will fight together to improve your game - only then will I be satisfied! I give my all to every single player. This is good for my students, but it also motivates me to become better as a trainer.

Your favorite (tennis) holiday spot?
My favorite for a tennis holiday is definitely the Patricio World Class Tennis Center at the Ali Bey Club Manavgat.

You love your job because…
..I love working as a tennis coach in a hotel because it gives me the opportunity to get to know people of different nationalities, religions, social habits and cultural backgrounds. I try not only to play tennis with the guests, but also to spend time together off the court - that gives me a lot of joy!