Tennis tournament
2022 World Tennis League |
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Date | 19–24 December 2022 |
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Edition | 1st |
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Draw | 4 teams |
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Surface | Hard |
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Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Venue | Coca-Cola Arena |
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Champions |
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Hawks (Zverev, Rybakina, Thiem, Pavlyuchenkova) |
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| World Tennis League | · 2023 → |
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The 2022 World Tennis League was a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition mixed-gender team tennis tournament. It was the inaugural edition of the World Tennis League. The event was held on hard court at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 19 until 24 December 2022.[1]
Team Hawks, composed of Alexander Zverev, Elena Rybakina, Dominic Thiem and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, won the title,[2] after defeating Team Kites (Félix Auger-Aliassime, Iga Świątek, Holger Rune and Sania Mirza) in the final, 32-25.
18 players were drawn into four teams (Falcons, Eagles, Kites, Hawks). The teams played each other in a round-robin format that consist of one men’s singles match, one women’s singles match and a mixed doubles match. They got one point for each game they win in a tie, plus one bonus point for a win in a third-set match tiebreak and five bonus points for winning the tie.[3] Following the round-robin phase, the top two teams faced off in the final on 24 December 2022.[4]
Teams and players
- Singles rankings as of 19 December 2022.
Results
Standings
A team received 5 bonus points for each tie won and 1 bonus point for each third-set match tiebreak won.[3] The top two teams qualified for the final.
Rank | Team | Ties win–loss | Games won | Bonus points | Points total |
1 | Kites | 3–0 | 97 | 16 | 113 |
2 | Hawks | 2–1 | 94 | 12 | 106 |
3 | Eagles | 1–2 | 83 | 6 | 89 |
4 | Falcons | 0–3 | 81 | 3 | 84 |
Final
References
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios excited for Wimbledon final "rematch" with Novak Djokovic in World Tennis League". sportskeeda. 17 November 2022.
- ^ "High-flying Hawks steal the show in Dubai". Kaleej Times. 24 December 2022.
- ^ a b "The Kites rally to clinch victory on the opening night of World Tennis League". Gulf News. 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek at World Tennis League, Rafael Nadal v Casper Ruud: Who's playing which exhibition?". Eurosport. 16 November 2022.
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