2019 World TeamTennis season
LeagueWorld TeamTennis
SportTeam 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 seedPhiladelphia Freedoms
Season MVPUnited States Raquel Atawo (Female)
United Kingdom Neal Skupski (Male)
World TeamTennis playoffs
VenueOrleans Arena, Las Vegas
ChampionsSpringfield Lasers
  Runners-upNew York Empire
Finals MVPSweden Robert Lindstedt

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
RosterUnited States Ulises BlanchBelgium Kirsten FlipkensUnited Kingdom Neal SkupskiSpain María José Martínez
FranchiseUnited States John IsnerUnited States Sloane StephensUnited States Mardy Fish
SubstituteUnited States Varvara Lepchenko[lower-alpha 1]
Orange County Breakers
RosterUnited Kingdom James Ward[lower-alpha 2]United States Nicole GibbsUnited Kingdom Luke BambridgeSlovenia Andreja Klepač
FranchiseBelarus Victoria AzarenkaUnited States Steve JohnsonCanada Eugenie Bouchard
SubstituteCyprus Petros ChrysochosUnited States Noah Rubin
Orlando Storm
RosterUnited States Evan KingUnited States Whitney OsuigweUnited Kingdom Ken SkupskiCroatia Darija Jurak
FranchiseUnited States Madison KeysSpain Feliciano López[lower-alpha 3]United States Alison Riske
Philadelphia Freedoms
RosterSpain Adrián MenéndezUnited States Taylor TownsendFrance Fabrice MartinUnited States Raquel Atawo
FranchiseUnited States Danielle CollinsUnited States Donald YoungSpain Feliciano López[lower-alpha 3]
SubstituteFrance Adrian MannarinoUnited States Tommy PaulUnited States Mitchell KruegerUnited States Christopher Eubanks
San Diego Aviators
RosterBarbados Darian KingUnited States Christina McHaleUnited Kingdom Jonny O'MaraGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
FranchiseUnited States Taylor FritzUnited States CoCo VandewegheUnited States Ryan HarrisonUnited States Amanda Anisimova
SubstituteUnited States Kaitlyn Christian[lower-alpha 4]United Kingdom James Ward[lower-alpha 2]Australia Arina RodionovaUnited States Danielle Lao
Springfield Lasers
RosterSpain Enrique López PérezRussia Anna BlinkovaNetherlands Jean-Julien RojerUnited States Abigail Spears
FranchiseSerbia Miomir Kecmanović
SubstituteBelarus Olga GovortsovaSweden Robert LindstedtUnited States Evan Song[lower-alpha 5]
Vegas Rollers
RosterUnited States Evan Song[lower-alpha 5]United Kingdom Harriet DartAustralia Matt ReidUnited States Asia Muhammad
FranchiseUnited States Bob & Mike BryanUnited States Sam QuerreyUnited States Reilly OpelkaPuerto Rico Monica Puig
SubstituteUnited States Jennifer Brady[lower-alpha 6]United States Sabrina SantamariaSerbia Jovana Jakšić
Washington Kastles
RosterJapan Yoshihito NishiokaUkraine Marta KostyukBrazil Bruno SoaresUnited States Shelby Rogers
FranchiseUnited States Venus WilliamsAustralia Nick KyrgiosUnited States Frances Tiafoe
SubstituteUnited States Kaitlyn Christian[lower-alpha 4]United States Nathan PashaUnited States Nicholas MonroeUnited States Varvara Lepchenko[lower-alpha 1]
Czech Republic Květa PeschkeUnited States Jennifer Brady[lower-alpha 6]United States Nicole MelicharNew Zealand Marcus Daniell
United States Jared HiltzikUnited States Katrina ScottUnited States Ashley Kratzer
  1. 1 2 Lepchenko was traded from the Washington Kastles to New York Empire on 29 July.
  2. 1 2 Ward was traded from the Orange County Breakers to the San Diego Aviators on 28 July.
  3. 1 2 López was traded from Orlando Storm to the Philadelphia Freedoms on 20 July.
  4. 1 2 Christian was traded from the San Diego Aviators to the Washington Kastles on 16 July.
  5. 1 2 Song was traded from the Vegas Rollers to the Springfield Lasers on 2 August.
  6. 1 2 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

TeamMatch
1234567891011121314
New York Empire
(NYE)		 SANLVRSPROCBWASWASORLLVROCBSANORLSPRPHLPHL
11–2324–1613–2515–2222–1322–1623–1820–2420–1915–2222–1822–1915–2521–16
Orange County Breakers
(OCB)		 ORLPHLNYESANSPRPHLNYELVRSANLVRWAS[lower-alpha 1]ORLSPRWAS
19–2215–2322–1524–1718–1920–1919–2019–1814–2216–1725–1119–1816–2215–25
Orlando Storm
(ORL)		 LVROCBSPRSANPHLPHLNYEWASWASSPRNYEOCBLVRSAN
21–2022–1915–2315–2519–2415–2318–2319–2321–1823–1518–2218–1918–2218–21
Philadelphia Freedoms
(PHL)		 SPRSANOCBLVRORLORLLVRSANOCBWASWASSPRNYENYE
20–2225–1123–1521–1624–1923–1521–1823–1619–2024–1720–1722–2025–1516–21
San Diego Aviators
(SAN)		 NYEPHLWASORLLVROCBSPRPHLSPRNYEOCBLVRWASORL
23–1111–2520–1925–1515–2317–2424–2016–2317–2222–1522–1423–1825–721–18
Springfield Lasers
(SPR)		 PHLORLNYEWASLVRSANOCBSANORLWASPHLNYEOCBLVR
22–2023–1525–1321–1719–1820–2419–1822–1715–2320–2320–2219–2222–1621–20
Vegas Rollers
(LVR)		 ORLWASNYEPHLSANSPRPHLNYEOCBOCBSANWASORLSPR
20–2122–1816–2416–2123–1518–1918–2124–2018–1917–1618–2321–1022–1820–21
Washington Kastles
(WAS)		 LVRSANSPRNYENYEORLORLPHLPHLSPROCB[lower-alpha 1]LVRSANOCB
18–2219–2017–2113–2216–2223–1918–2117–2417–2023–2011–2510–217–2525–15
Color Key: Win  • Loss  • Home  • Away - Reference:[5]
  1. 1 2 Match in Washington was postponed due to rain and played at Orange County ()

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
EventSpringfield LasersNew York EmpireScoreTotal 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.
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