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2019 World TeamTennis season
League World TeamTennis
Sport Team tennis
Duration14 July – 3 August 2019
Number of matchesRegular season: 56 (14 for each team)
Postseason: 3
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network, ESPN+
Regular season
Top seed Philadelphia Freedoms
Season MVP United States Raquel Atawo (Female)
United Kingdom Neal Skupski (Male)
World TeamTennis playoffs
Venue Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Champions Springfield Lasers
  Runners-up New York Empire
Finals MVP Sweden Robert Lindstedt
World TeamTennis seasons

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

A men's doubles match between the Las Vegas Rollers and Philadelphia Freedoms

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

New York Empire
Roster United States Ulises Blanch Belgium Kirsten Flipkens United Kingdom Neal Skupski Spain María José Martínez
Franchise United States John Isner United States Sloane Stephens United States Mardy Fish
Substitute United States Varvara Lepchenko [a]
Orange County Breakers
Roster United Kingdom James Ward [b] United States Nicole Gibbs United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Franchise Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Steve Johnson Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Substitute Cyprus Petros Chrysochos United States Noah Rubin
Orlando Storm
Roster United States Evan King United States Whitney Osuigwe United Kingdom Ken Skupski Croatia Darija Jurak
Franchise United States Madison Keys Spain Feliciano López [c] United States Alison Riske
Philadelphia Freedoms
Roster Spain Adrián Menéndez United States Taylor Townsend France Fabrice Martin United States Raquel Atawo
Franchise United States Danielle Collins United States Donald Young Spain Feliciano López [c]
Substitute France Adrian Mannarino United States Tommy Paul United States Mitchell Krueger United States Christopher Eubanks
San Diego Aviators
Roster Barbados Darian King United States Christina McHale United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Franchise United States Taylor Fritz United States CoCo Vandeweghe United States Ryan Harrison United States Amanda Anisimova
Substitute United States Kaitlyn Christian [d] United Kingdom James Ward [b] Australia Arina Rodionova United States Danielle Lao
Springfield Lasers
Roster Spain Enrique López Pérez Russia Anna Blinkova Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer United States Abigail Spears
Franchise Serbia Miomir Kecmanović
Substitute Belarus Olga Govortsova Sweden Robert Lindstedt United States Evan Song [e]
Vegas Rollers
Roster United States Evan Song [e] United Kingdom Harriet Dart Australia Matt Reid United States Asia Muhammad
Franchise United States Bob & Mike Bryan United States Sam Querrey United States Reilly Opelka Puerto Rico Monica Puig
Substitute United States Jennifer Brady [f] United States Sabrina Santamaria Serbia Jovana Jakšić
Washington Kastles
Roster Japan Yoshihito Nishioka Ukraine Marta Kostyuk Brazil Bruno Soares United States Shelby Rogers
Franchise United States Venus Williams Australia Nick Kyrgios United States Frances Tiafoe
Substitute United States Kaitlyn Christian [d] United States Nathan Pasha United States Nicholas Monroe United States Varvara Lepchenko [a]
Czech Republic Květa Peschke United States Jennifer Brady [f] United States Nicole Melichar New Zealand Marcus Daniell
United States Jared Hiltzik United States Katrina Scott United States Ashley Kratzer
  1. ^ a b Lepchenko was traded from the Washington Kastles to New York Empire on 29 July.
  2. ^ a b Ward was traded from the Orange County Breakers to the San Diego Aviators on 28 July.
  3. ^ a b López was traded from Orlando Storm to the Philadelphia Freedoms on 20 July.
  4. ^ a b Christian was traded from the San Diego Aviators to the Washington Kastles on 16 July.
  5. ^ a b Song was traded from the Vegas Rollers to the Springfield Lasers on 2 August.
  6. ^ a b Brady was traded from the Vegas Rollers to the Washington Kastles on 24 July.

Standings

The top four teams qualified for the 2019 WTT Semifinals. [4]

Pos Team MP W L GW GL
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

Team Match
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]
  1. ^ a b Match in Washington was postponed due to rain and played at Orange County ( [1])

Statistical leaders

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
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%

Playoff bracket

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

Springfield Lasers def. New York Empire 20–19
Event Springfield Lasers New York Empire Score Total score
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

References

  1. ^ "Hometown Boy Evan Song of Vegas Helps Springfield Lasers Repeat As Champions". World TeamTennis. 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Springfield Lasers repeat as World TeamTennis champs in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "WTT - Rules And Glossary". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "WTT - Standings". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "WTT - Schedule". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ "WTT - Statistics". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

External links

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