2011 World TeamTennis season

The 2011 World TeamTennis season was the 36th season of the top professional tennis league in the United States. Before the start of the 2011 season, the New York Buzz and the New York Sportimes merged into one New York team, the NY Sportimes.

DurationJuly 4, 2011 – July 21, 2011
Eastern Conference Champions championsWashington Kastles
Western Conference Champions championsSt. Louis Aces
WTT Finals
DateJuly 24th, 2011
VenueCharleston, SC
ChampionsWashington Kastles
Seasons
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2012 →

The Washington Kastles won the WTT title and became the first team in league history to complete a perfect season.[1]

Competition format

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The 2011 World TeamTennis season included 9 teams, split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference had 4 teams, while the Western Conference 5 teams. Each team played a 14 match regular season schedule, with 7 home and 7 away matches. World TeamTennis’s playoff format consisted of the top two teams in each conference playing a semifinal on either July 22 (Eastern Conference) or July 23 (Western Conference), and the winners of each match playing in the final on July 24, 2011.

Standings

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  • As of July 22, 2011
Eastern Conference
Pos Team MP W L Perc MB GW GL
1 Washington Kastles 14 14 0 1.000 - 311 232
2 Boston Lobsters 14 7 7 0.500 7 253 286
3 New York Sportimes 14 7 7 0.500 7 258 265
4 Philadelphia Freedoms 14 3 11 0.214 11 231 302
2011 Eastern Conference Playoffs
Western Conference
Pos Team MP W L Perc MB GW GL
1 Sacramento Capitals 14 8 6 0.571 - 269 249
2 St. Louis Aces 14 8 6 0.571 0 287 232
3 Kansas City Explorers 14 8 6 0.571 0 269 248
4 Newport Beach Breakers 14 4 10 0.285 4 240 280
5 Springfield Lasers 14 4 10 0.285 4 254 278
2011 Western Conference Playoffs

Results table

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Abbreviation and Color Key:
Boston Lobsters - BOS • Kansas City Explorers - KAN • Newport Beach Breakers - NPB • New York Sportimes - NYS
Philadelphia Freedoms - PHI • Sacramento Capitals - SAC • Springfield Lasers - SPR • St. Louis Aces - STL • Washington Kastles - WAS

Win  • Loss  • Home  • Away

Team Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Boston Lobsters NYS NYS WAS PHI KAN PHI SPR SPR STL PHI WAS STL SAC NPB
25-16 16-21 10-25 22-16 8-25 23-15 24-19 17-23 13-25 22-17 18-25 11-24 22-21 22-14
Kansas City Explorers WAS SAC NPB SPR BOS SAC NPB SAC NYS SPR NYS PHI STL STL
18-21 16-23 14-23 21-17 25-8 12-23 23-17 20-15 25-7 21-13 18-24 21-17 20-17 15-23
Newport Beach Breakers STL SPR STL KAN NYS SAC WAS KAN SAC SAC PHI STL SPR BOS
19-18 20-19 20-21 23-14 17-19 19-22 13-21 17-23 18-19 11-22 16-25 11-21 21-14 14-22
New York Sportimes BOS BOS PHI SAC NPB STL WAS PHI PHI SPR KAN KAN WAS WAS
16-25 21-16 23-13 21-12 19-17 16-15 19-20 21-19 19-21 17-20 7-25 24-18 20-21 15-23
Philadelphia Freedoms SPR WAS NYS BOS STL BOS STL NYS NYS BOS SPR NPB KAN WAS
13-24 18-19 13-23 16-22 11-25 15-23 22-17 19-21 21-19 17-22 13-25 25-16 17-21 11-25
Sacramento Capitals STL KAN NYS WAS NPB KAN STL KAN NPB NPB WAS SPR BOS SPR
16-21 23-16 12-21 16-21 22-19 23-12 20-19 15-20 19-18 22-11 14-25 25-7 21-22 21-17
Springfield Lasers PHI NPB WAS KAN STL BOS BOS WAS NYS PHI KAN SAC NPB SAC
24-13 19-20 20-23 17-21 16-21 19-24 23-17 20-21 22-17 25-13 13-21 7-25 14-21 17-21
St. Louis Aces NPB SAC NPB PHI SPR NYS PHI SAC BOS WAS BOS NPB KAN KAN
18-19 21-16 21-20 25-11 21-16 15-16 17-22 19-20 25-13 20-21 24-11 21-11 17-20 23-15
Washington Kastles KAN PHI BOS SPR SAC NPB NYS SPR STL BOS SAC NYS NYS PHI
21-18 19-18 25-10 23-20 21-16 21-13 20-19 21-20 21-20 25-18 25-14 21-20 23-15 25-11

Playoffs

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Conference Championships WTT Finals
      
1 Washington Kastles 23
2 Boston Lobsters 15
Washington Kastles 23
St. Louis Aces 19
1 St. Louis Aces 20
2 Sacramento Capitals 19

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Kastles clinch World Team Tennis title and first 16-0 season in history". The Washington Post. July 25, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2024. (subscription required)
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