2018 World TeamTennis season

The 2018 World TeamTennis season was the 43rd season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States.

2018 World TeamTennis season
LeagueWorld TeamTennis
SportTeam tennis
Duration15 July – 5 August 2018
Number of matchesRegular season: 42 (14 for each team)
Postseason: 1
Number of teams6
Regular season
Top seedPhiladelphia Freedoms
Season MVP Taylor Townsend (Female)
Marcin Matkowski (Male)
World TeamTennis Finals
VenueDaskalakis Athletic Center
ChampionsSpringfield Lasers
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Freedoms
Finals MVP Miomir Kecmanović

The Springfield Lasers defeated the Philadelphia Freedoms in the WTT Finals to win their first King Trophy as WTT champions.[1]

Competition format

The 2018 World TeamTennis season included six teams. Each team played a 14-match regular-season schedule with seven home and seven away matches. The top two teams in the regular season qualified for the World TeamTennis Finals. The higher seed was treated as the "home" team in the WTT Finals and had the right to determine the order of play. The winner of the WTT Finals was awarded the King Trophy.

Teams and players

Roster players compete (nearly) the entire season, Franchise and Wildcard players only a limited season. Substitute players are not listed.[2]

New York EmpireOrange County BreakersPhiladelphia FreedomsSan Diego AviatorsSpringfield LasersWashington Kastles
Roster players
Dennis Novikov Darian King Kevin King Marcus Willis Miomir Kecmanović Tennys Sandgren
Tatjana Maria Yanina Wickmayer Taylor Townsend Naomi Broady Vania King Madison Brengle
Neal Skupski Marcelo Demoliner Fabrice Martin Marcin Matkowski Daniel Nestor Robert Lindstedt
María José Martínez Andreja Klepac Raquel Atawo Anna-Lena Grönefeld Abigail Spears Nicole Melichar
Franchise and Wildcard players
Mardy Fish Sam Querrey Sloane Stephens CoCo Vandeweghe Jack Sock Venus Williams
Steve Johnson Gabriela Dabrowski Taylor Fritz Bob & Mike Bryan
Frances Tiafoe
Naomi Osaka
Coaches
Gigi Fernández Rick Leach Craig Kardon John Lloyd John-Laffnie de Jager Murphy Jensen
  • On 2 August 2018, the Springfield Lasers traded Marcelo Demoliner from the Orange County Breakers for Daniel Nestor.[3]

Standings

The top two teams qualified for the 2018 WTT Finals.[4]

Pos Team MP W L Pct MB
1 Philadelphia Freedoms 14 12 2 .857 0
2 Springfield Lasers 14 8 6 .571 4
3 Washington Kastles 14 7 7 .500 5
4 San Diego Aviators 14 7 7 .500 5
5 Orange County Breakers 14 6 8 .429 6
6 New York Empire 14 2 12 .143 10

Results table
TeamMatch
1234567891011121314
New York Empire (NYE)WASWASPHLSPRSANWASWASSPROCBSPROCBSANPHLPHL
18–2220–2117–2122–2318–2318–2014–2417–2514–2220–2116–2221–1713–2319–15
Orange County Breakers (OCB)PHLSPRWASPHLSPRSANSANPHLNYESANNYESANSPRWAS
16–2322–1618–2220–1620–1917–1920–2114–2622–1418–2322–1619–2417–2023–17
Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL)OCBSANNYEOCBWASSPRSPROCBSANWASWASSPRNYENYE
23–1622–1721–1716–2121–1424–1923–1226–1425–1223–1823–1920–1823–1315–19
San Diego Aviators (SAN)SPRPHLSPRWASNYEOCBOCBWASPHLOCBNYEOCBWASSPR
21–1217–2220–2225–1323–1819–1721–2020–2112–2523–1817–2124–1918–1918–25
Springfield Lasers (SPR)SANOCBSANNYEOCBPHLPHLNYEWASNYEWASPHLOCBSAN
12–2116–2222–2023–2219–2019–2412–2325–1722–1521–2022–2118–2020–1725–18
Washington Kastles (WAS)NYENYEOCBSANPHLNYENYESANSPRPHLPHLSPRSANOCB
22–1821–2022–1813–2514–2120–1824–1421–2015–2218–2319–2321–2219–1817–23
Color Key: Win  • Loss  • Home  • Away Reference:[5]

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 Springfield Lasers 102 57 45 .559 Miomir Kecmanović SPR 96 52 44 .542
Women's singles Philadelphia Freedoms 99 69 30 .697 Taylor Townsend PHL 82 60 22 .732
Men's doubles Orange County Breakers 110 62 48 .564 Marcelo Demoliner OCB 101 57 44 .564
Women's doubles Philadelphia Freedoms 107 63 44 .589 Taylor Townsend PHL 92 53 39 .576
Mixed doubles San Diego Aviators 114 61 53 .535 Marcin Matkowski, Anna-Lena Grönefeld SAN 114 61 53 .535
  • Most Valuable Players[7]
    Female MVP: Taylor Townsend
    Male MVP: Marcin Matkowski

WTT Finals
DateChampionRunner-upScoreVenueFinals MVPRef.
5 August 2018Springfield LasersPhiladelphia Freedoms19–18Daskalakis Athletic Center, PhiladelphiaMiomir Kecmanović[8]

Match summary

Event Springfield Lasers Philadelphia Freedoms Score Total score
Men's doubles Miomir Kecmanović / Marcelo Demoliner Kevin King / Fabrice Martin 5–3 5–3
Women's doubles Abigail Spears / Vania King Taylor Townsend / Raquel Atawo 5–2 10–5
Mixed doubles Marcelo Demoliner / Abigail Spears Fabrice Martin / Taylor Townsend 2–5 12–10
Women's singles Vania King Taylor Townsend 2–5 14–15
Men's singles Miomir Kecmanović Kevin King 5–3 19–18

See also

References
  1. "Lasers stun Freedoms, 19-18, for first World TeamTennis title". Tennis.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. "2018 Teams". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. "Orange County Breakers make trade, play spoiler against Washington". Daily Pilot - LA Times. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. "2018 League Standings". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. "2018 Schedule". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. "2018 League Leaders". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. "Townsend, Matkowski Lead 2018 WTT Award Recipients". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. "Lasers Claim First WTT Championship In Dramatic Final". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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