| Nickname | NO |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| League | CTL |
| Based in | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Stadium | SDAT Tennis Stadium,Chennai |
| Owner | Prabhu Deva andIshari K Ganesh |
V Chennai Warriors is a tennis team representing theIndian city ofChennai in theChampions Tennis League. The team was initially supposed to take part in the2014 Champions Tennis League but due to unavoidable circumstances they backed out at the last moment and eventually theHyderabad Aces went on to replace them in the 2014 edition.[1] On 14 November 2015, the V Chennai Warriors franchise was unveiled byVijay Amritraj, founder of the Champions Tennis League. The team is owned byPrabhu Deva, a renowned actor andIshari K Ganesh, founder Chairman and Chancellor of theVels University in Chennai.[2][3] The players who represented this team in the 2015 season wereRainer Schuettler,Fernando Verdasco,Heather Watson andVishnu Vardhan.[4] The2015 tournament began on 23 November and ended on 6 December with the V Chennai Warriors finishing last in Group B with one win and three losses from four games. Group B also had the likes of Hyderabad Aces andNagpur Orangers.[5][6]
The home stadium of the V Chennai Warriors is theSDAT Tennis Stadium inNungambakkam, Chennai. This historical stadium is also the venue of India's loneATP World Tour event, theChennai Open.
| Tamil Nadu |
|---|
| Chennai |
| SDAT Tennis Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,800 |
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| Player |
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 Rainer Schuettler |
 Fernando Verdasco |
 Heather Watson |
 Vishnu Vardhan |