Accomplishments of David Ranney
  • Ranked No. 2 in Southern California in the 15 & Under Singles
  • Ranked No. 2 in Southern California in the 18 & Under Singles
  • Ranked No. 6 in the United States in the 18 & Under Singles
  • Ranked No. 3 in the United States in the 18 & Under Doubles
  • Played on the Junior Davis Cup Team, 1962
  • Represented  the United States at Junior Wimbledon where I lost in the Semi Finals to a Russian player, 1962
  • Lettered Varsity for 4 years in High School
  • Lettered Varsity for 3 years at the University of Southern California (USC was National Champions for those 3 years)
  • 1970 - 1971  Head Tennis Professional at Los Coyotes Country Club in Buena Park, California. Also owned and operated the tennis shop at the club.
  • 1971 - 1975  Assistant Tennis Professional at the Jack Kramer Tennis Club in Rolling Hills, California under Robert Lansdorp (teacher of many top professional players such as Tracy Austin, Elliot Telcher etc.). Also, Coached tennis at Rolling Hills High School during this time.
  • 1975 - 1977  Head Tennis Professional at Peninsula Racket Club in Rancho Palos Verdes.
  • 1977 - 1979  Instructed on private courts in Palos Verdes, California had been a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association Level 1 Professional for about 20 years. Currently I am not a member.
  • 1979 - 2004  Moved to Seattle in 1979 where I started a computer business that does timing and results for running events.
  • 1989 - 2005  President of Flying Feet Computers Inc. We developed and manufacture a high tech timing device for timing running events, swimming events, track events and cross country events.
  • 1998 - 2004  Merged Flying Feet with AA Sports . AA Sports is a full service Management and Timing Company based in Portland, OR.
  • 2004 - Present  Retired from timing of running events. Playing lots of tennis and working with players on their mental game.
  • 2006 - Present Wrote the book "Tennis: Play the Mental Game" and started to get back into teaching the mental game.