2011 World TeamTennis season
Duration | July 4, 2011 – July 21, 2011 |
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Eastern Conference Champions champions | Washington Kastles |
Western Conference Champions champions | St. Louis Aces |
WTT Finals | |
Date | July 24th, 2011 |
Venue | Charleston, SC |
Champions | Washington Kastles |
Seasons | |
← 2010 2012 → |
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.
The Washington Kastles won the WTT title and became the first team in league history to complete a perfect season.[1]
Competition format
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
- 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
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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
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
- ^ "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)
External links
- Official WTT website
- WTT Media Guide 2011
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