2019 World TeamTennis season | |
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League | World TeamTennis |
Sport | Team tennis |
Duration | 14 July – 3 August 2019 |
Number of matches | Regular season: 56 (14 for each team) Postseason: 3 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network, ESPN+ |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Philadelphia Freedoms |
Season MVP | ![]() ![]() |
World TeamTennis playoffs | |
Venue | Orleans Arena, Las Vegas |
Champions | Springfield Lasers |
Runners-up | New York Empire |
Finals MVP | ![]() |
The 2019 World TeamTennis season was the 44th season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States.
The Springfield Lasers defeated the New York Empire in the WTT Finals to defend the King Trophy as WTT champions.[1][2]
Competition format
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The 2019 World TeamTennis season included eight teams. Each team played a 14-match regular-season schedule with seven home and seven away matches. The top four teams in the regular season (14–31 July) qualified for the World TeamTennis playoffs at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, with the semifinals on 2 August and the WTT Finals on 3 August.[3] The winner of the WTT Finals was awarded the King Trophy.
Teams and players
[edit]- ^ a b Lepchenko was traded from the Washington Kastles to New York Empire on 29 July.
- ^ a b Ward was traded from the Orange County Breakers to the San Diego Aviators on 28 July.
- ^ a b López was traded from Orlando Storm to the Philadelphia Freedoms on 20 July.
- ^ a b Christian was traded from the San Diego Aviators to the Washington Kastles on 16 July.
- ^ a b Song was traded from the Vegas Rollers to the Springfield Lasers on 2 August.
- ^ a b Brady was traded from the Vegas Rollers to the Washington Kastles on 24 July.
Standings
[edit]The top four teams qualified for the 2019 WTT Semifinals.[4]
Pos | Team | MP | W | L | GW | GL |
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1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 14 | 11 | 3 | 306 | 242 |
2 | Springfield Lasers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 288 | 268 |
3 | San Diego Aviators | 14 | 9 | 5 | 281 | 254 |
4 | New York Empire | 14 | 8 | 6 | 265 | 276 |
5 | Vegas Rollers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 273 | 266 |
6 | Orange County Breakers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 261 | 268 |
7 | Orlando Storm | 14 | 4 | 10 | 260 | 297 |
8 | Washington Kastles | 14 | 3 | 11 | 234 | 297 |
Results table
[edit]Team | Match | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
New York Empire (NYE) |
SAN | LVR | SPR | OCB | WAS | WAS | ORL | LVR | OCB | SAN | ORL | SPR | PHL | PHL |
11–23 | 24–16 | 13–25 | 15–22 | 22–13 | 22–16 | 23–18 | 20–24 | 20–19 | 15–22 | 22–18 | 22–19 | 15–25 | 21–16 | |
Orange County Breakers (OCB) |
ORL | PHL | NYE | SAN | SPR | PHL | NYE | LVR | SAN | LVR | WAS[a] | ORL | SPR | WAS |
19–22 | 15–23 | 22–15 | 24–17 | 18–19 | 20–19 | 19–20 | 19–18 | 14–22 | 16–17 | 25–11 | 19–18 | 16–22 | 15–25 | |
Orlando Storm (ORL) |
LVR | OCB | SPR | SAN | PHL | PHL | NYE | WAS | WAS | SPR | NYE | OCB | LVR | SAN |
21–20 | 22–19 | 15–23 | 15–25 | 19–24 | 15–23 | 18–23 | 19–23 | 21–18 | 23–15 | 18–22 | 18–19 | 18–22 | 18–21 | |
Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) |
SPR | SAN | OCB | LVR | ORL | ORL | LVR | SAN | OCB | WAS | WAS | SPR | NYE | NYE |
20–22 | 25–11 | 23–15 | 21–16 | 24–19 | 23–15 | 21–18 | 23–16 | 19–20 | 24–17 | 20–17 | 22–20 | 25–15 | 16–21 | |
San Diego Aviators (SAN) |
NYE | PHL | WAS | ORL | LVR | OCB | SPR | PHL | SPR | NYE | OCB | LVR | WAS | ORL |
23–11 | 11–25 | 20–19 | 25–15 | 15–23 | 17–24 | 24–20 | 16–23 | 17–22 | 22–15 | 22–14 | 23–18 | 25–7 | 21–18 | |
Springfield Lasers (SPR) |
PHL | ORL | NYE | WAS | LVR | SAN | OCB | SAN | ORL | WAS | PHL | NYE | OCB | LVR |
22–20 | 23–15 | 25–13 | 21–17 | 19–18 | 20–24 | 19–18 | 22–17 | 15–23 | 20–23 | 20–22 | 19–22 | 22–16 | 21–20 | |
Vegas Rollers (LVR) |
ORL | WAS | NYE | PHL | SAN | SPR | PHL | NYE | OCB | OCB | SAN | WAS | ORL | SPR |
20–21 | 22–18 | 16–24 | 16–21 | 23–15 | 18–19 | 18–21 | 24–20 | 18–19 | 17–16 | 18–23 | 21–10 | 22–18 | 20–21 | |
Washington Kastles (WAS) |
LVR | SAN | SPR | NYE | NYE | ORL | ORL | PHL | PHL | SPR | OCB[a] | LVR | SAN | OCB |
18–22 | 19–20 | 17–21 | 13–22 | 16–22 | 23–19 | 18–21 | 17–24 | 17–20 | 23–20 | 11–25 | 10–21 | 7–25 | 25–15 | |
Color Key: Win • Loss • Home • Away - Reference:[5] |
Statistical leaders
[edit]The table below shows the WTT team and the player who had the highest regular-season winning percentages in each of the league's five events. Only players who played in at least 40% of the total number of games played by their team in a particular event are eligible to be listed.[6]
Event | Team | Player | |||||||||
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Team | GP | GW | GL | Pct | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Pct | |
Men's singles | Vegas Rollers | 111 | 64 | 47 | 58% | Sam Querrey | LVR | 60 | 31 | 29 | 52% |
Women's singles | Vegas Rollers | 106 | 58 | 48 | 55% | Taylor Townsend | PHL | 108 | 58 | 50 | 54% |
Men's doubles | San Diego Aviators | 104 | 57 | 47 | 55% | Jonny O'Mara | SAN | 104 | 57 | 47 | 55% |
Women's doubles | Philadelphia Freedoms | 93 | 66 | 27 | 71% | Raquel Atawo, Taylor Townsend | PHL | 93 | 66 | 27 | 71% |
Mixed doubles | New York Empire | 104 | 59 | 45 | 57% | María José Martínez | NYE | 98 | 58 | 40 | 59% |
- Most Valuable Players
Female MVP: Raquel Atawo
Male MVP: Neal Skupski
Playoff bracket
[edit]WTT Semifinals 2 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas | WTT Finals 3 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas | ||||||||
1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 18 | |||||||
4 | New York Empire | 24 | |||||||
4 | New York Empire | 19 | |||||||
2 | Springfield Lasers | 20 | |||||||
2 | Springfield Lasers | 21 | |||||||
3 | San Diego Aviators | 19 |
WTT Finals
[edit]Event | Springfield Lasers | New York Empire | Score | Total score |
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Men's singles | Evan Song | Ulises Blanch | 3–5 | 3–5 |
Women's doubles | Abigail Spears / Olga Govortsova | Kirsten Flipkens / María José Martínez | 4–5 | 7–10 |
Mixed doubles | Robert Lindstedt / Abigail Spears | Neal Skupski / María José Martínez | 5–2 | 12–12 |
Women's singles | Olga Govortsova | Kirsten Flipkens | 3–5 | 15–17 |
Men's doubles | Evan Song / Robert Lindstedt | Neal Skupski / Ulises Blanch | 5–2 | 20–19 |
- Finals MVP: Robert Lindstedt
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hometown Boy Evan Song of Vegas Helps Springfield Lasers Repeat As Champions". World TeamTennis. 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Springfield Lasers repeat as World TeamTennis champs in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 4 August 2019.
- ^ "WTT - Rules And Glossary". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "WTT - Standings". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "WTT - Schedule". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "WTT - Statistics". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 19 July 2019.