The 2021 World TeamTennis season was the 46th season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States.
| 2021 World TeamTennis season | |
|---|---|
| League | World TeamTennis |
| Sport | Team tennis |
| Duration | November 13 – 28, 2021 |
| Number of matches | Regular season: 30 (12 for each team) Postseason: 1 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Springfield Lasers |
| World TeamTennis final | |
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden |
| Champions | Orange County Breakers |
| Runners-up | Springfield Lasers |
| Finals MVP | Steve Johnson |
All matches were held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California.[1]
This season included five teams. Four teams that competed in 2020 (Philadelphia Freedoms, Vegas Rollers, Orlando Storm and Washington Kastles), did not participate this year due to the revised format and the inability to host home matches, but are expected to return in the 2022 season.[2]
The Orange County Breakers won their third King Trophy as WTT champions with a 21–13 win over the Springfield Lasers in the WTT Finals.[3][4]
Competition format edit
Each team played a 12-match regular-season schedule. The matches consisted of five sets, with one set each of men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The first team to reach five games won each set. A nine-point tiebreaker was played if a set reaches four games all. One point was awarded for each game won and scoring was cumulative. If necessary, Extended Play and a super tiebreaker were played to determine the winner of the match.[5] The top two teams in the regular season will qualify for the WTT Finals on November 28. The winner of this final will be awarded the King Trophy.
Teams and players edit
* = Player competed for the full season.[6]
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Standings edit
The top two teams qualified for the 2021 WTT Finals.[7]
| Pos | Team | MP | W | L | GW | GL |
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| 1 | Springfield Lasers | 12 | 8 | 4 | 248 | 214 |
| 2 | Orange County Breakers | 12 | 8 | 4 | 249 | 216 |
| 3 | San Diego Aviators | 12 | 5 | 7 | 223 | 242 |
| 4 | Chicago Smash | 12 | 5 | 7 | 222 | 245 |
| 5 | New York Empire | 12 | 4 | 8 | 213 | 238 |
Results table edit
Color Key: Win • Loss - Reference:[8]
| Team | Match | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Chicago Smash (CHI) |
SAN | SPR | OCB | NYE | SAN | SPR | OCB | NYE | SAN | SPR | OCB | NYE |
| 21–22 | 22–21 | 17–21 | 20–16 | 19–20 | 15–22 | 14–25 | 21–15 | 14–22 | 19–18 | 20–19 | 20–24 | |
| New York Empire (NYE) |
OCB | SPR | CHI | SAN | OCB | SPR | CHI | SAN | OCB | SPR | CHI | SAN |
| 17–22 | 18–21 | 16–20 | 13–20 | 16–18 | 19–16 | 15–21 | 20–16 | 15–24 | 17–21 | 24–20 | 23–19 | |
| Orange County Breakers (OCB) |
NYE | SAN | CHI | SPR | NYE | SAN | CHI | SPR | NYE | SAN | CHI | SPR |
| 22–17 | 20–21 | 21–17 | 17–20 | 18–16 | 22–20 | 25–14 | 18–25 | 24–15 | 20–17 | 19–20 | 23–14 | |
| San Diego Aviators (SAN) |
CHI | OCB | SPR | NYE | CHI | OCB | SPR | NYE | CHI | OCB | SPR | NYE |
| 22–21 | 21–20 | 15–22 | 20–13 | 20–19 | 20–22 | 15–25 | 16–20 | 22–14 | 17–20 | 16–23 | 19–23 | |
| Springfield Lasers (SPR) |
CHI | NYE | SAN | OCB | CHI | NYE | SAN | OCB | CHI | NYE | SAN | OCB |
| 21–22 | 21–18 | 22–15 | 20–17 | 22–15 | 16–19 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 18–19 | 21–17 | 23–16 | 14–23 | |
Statistical leaders edit
The table below shows the WTT teams and players with the highest regular-season winning percentages in each of the league's five events.[9]
| Event | Team | GP | GW | GL | Pct | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Orange County Breakers | 97 | 55 | 42 | 57% | Mackenzie McDonald | SPR | 47 | 30 | 17 | 64% |
| Women's singles | Orange County Breakers | 92 | 59 | 33 | 64% | Amanda Anisimova | OCB | 51 | 35 | 16 | 69% |
| Men's doubles | Springfield Lasers | 90 | 50 | 40 | 56% | Marcelo Arévalo | SPR | 83 | 48 | 35 | 58% |
| Women's doubles | Springfield Lasers | 91 | 55 | 36 | 60% | Giuliana Olmos | SPR | 40 | 25 | 15 | 63% |
| Mixed doubles | San Diego Aviators | 99 | 53 | 46 | 54% | Caroline Dolehide | SAN | 66 | 37 | 29 | 56% |
| Overall | Springfield Lasers | 462 | 248 | 214 | 54% | Marcelo Arévalo | SPR | 172 | 93 | 79 | 54% |
Note: Only players who played in at least 40% of their team's total number of games in a particular event are considered. (Overall at least 30% of team's total games.)
WTT Finals edit
| Date | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Finals MVP | Ref. |
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| November, 28 | Orange County Breakers | Springfield Lasers | 21–13 | Steve Johnson | [3] |
Match summary edit
| Event | Orange County Breakers | Springfield Lasers | Score | Total score |
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| Men's singles | Steve Johnson | Denis Kudla | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| Women's singles | Tatjana Maria | Asia Muhammad | 5–2 | 10–4 |
| Men's doubles | Steve Johnson / Austin Krajicek | Marcelo Arévalo / Denis Kudla | 5–1 | 15–5 |
| Mixed doubles | Austin Krajicek / Desirae Krawczyk | Marcelo Arévalo / Giuliana Olmos | 1–5 | 16–10 |
| Women's doubles | Desirae Krawczyk / Tatjana Maria | Asia Muhammad / Giuliana Olmos | 5–3 | 21–13 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "World TeamTennis Issues 2021 Schedule". Tennis Now. July 13, 2021.
- ^ "World TeamTennis 2021 Season Announcement". World TeamTennis. May 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Orange County Wins Third Title in Franchise History With Win Over Springfield". World TeamTennis. 28 November 2021.
- ^ "World TeamTennis Finals: New York tops Chicago with ultimate point finish to take home $1 million prize". The Desert Sun. 29 November 2021.
- ^ "WTT - About". World TeamTennis. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "WTT - Teams". World TeamTennis. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "WTT - Standings". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "WTT - Schedule". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "WTT - Statistics". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 22 November 2021.