2011 World TeamTennis season explained

Duration:July 4, 2011 – July 21, 2011
Conf1:Eastern Conference Champions
Conf1 Champ:Washington Kastles
Conf2:Western Conference Champions
Conf2 Champ:St. Louis Aces
Finals:WTT Finals
Finals Date:July 24th, 2011
Finals Venue:Charleston, SC
Finals Champ:Washington Kastles
Prevseason Year:2010
Nextseason Year: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

Eastern Conference
Team
1 14 14 0 1.000 - 311 232
2 14 7 7 0.500 7 253 286
3 14 7 7 0.500 7 258 265
4 14 3 11 0.214 11 231 302
Western Conference
Team
1 14 8 6 0.571 - 269 249
2 14 8 6 0.571 0 287 232
3 14 8 6 0.571 0 269 248
4 14 4 10 0.285 4 240 280
5 14 4 10 0.285 4 254 278

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
TeamMatch
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Boston LobstersNYS NYS WAS PHI KAN PHI SPR SPR STL PHI WAS STL SAC NPB
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-16bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 10-25 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 8-25 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-15 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-25 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-25 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 11-24 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-14
Kansas City ExplorersWAS SAC NPB SPR BOS SAC NPB SAC NYS SPR NYS PHI STL STL
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-21bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-23 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-8 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 12-23 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-15 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-7 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-13 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-24 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-23
Newport Beach BreakersSTL SPR STL KAN NYS SAC WAS KAN SAC SAC PHI STL SPR BOS
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 19-18bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-14 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 11-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-25 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 11-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-14 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-22
New York SportimesBOS BOS PHI SAC NPB STL WAS PHI PHI SPR KAN KAN WAS WAS
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-25bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-13 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-12bgcolor=#DFE7FF 19-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 16-15 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-20 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 7-25 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-18 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-23
Philadelphia FreedomsSPR WAS NYS BOS STL BOS STL NYS NYS BOS SPR NPB KAN WAS
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-24bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 11-25 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-23 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-25 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 11-25
Sacramento CapitalsSTL KAN NYS WAS NPB KAN STL KAN NPB NPB WAS SPR BOS SPR
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-21bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 12-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-19 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-12 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 19-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-11 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-25 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-7 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 21-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-17
Springfield LasersPHI NPB WAS KAN STL BOS BOS WAS NYS PHI KAN SAC NPB SAC
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-13bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-20 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-24 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-13 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 7-25 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-21
St. Louis AcesNPB SAC NPB PHI SPR NYS PHI SAC BOS WAS BOS NPB KAN KAN
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-19bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-11 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-13 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-11 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-11 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-15
Washington KastlesKAN PHI BOS SPR SAC NPB NYS SPR STL BOS SAC NYS NYS PHI
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-18bgcolor=#DFE7FF 19-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-10 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-13 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-19 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-14 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-15 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-11

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Washington Kastles clinch World Team Tennis title and first 16-0 season in history. The Washington Post. July 25, 2011. February 23, 2024.