2012 World TeamTennis season explained

Duration:July 9, 2012 – July 28, 2012
Conf1:Eastern Conference Champions
Conf1 Champ:Washington Kastles
Conf2:Western Conference Champions
Conf2 Champ:Sacramento Capitals
Finals:WTT Finals
Finals Date:September 16, 2012
Finals Venue:Charleston, SC
Finals Champ:Washington Kastles
Prevseason Year:2011
Nextseason Year:2013

The 2012 World TeamTennis season is the 37th season of the top professional tennis league in the United States. Before the start of the 2012 season, the St. Louis Aces announced they would not compete this year. The Newport Beach Breakers changed their name to the Orange County Breakers.

Competition format

The 2012 World TeamTennis season included 8 teams, split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference and Western Conference had 4 teams each. 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 September 14 (Eastern Conference) or September 15 (Western Conference), and the winners of each match playing in the final on September 16, 2012.

Standings

Eastern Conference
Team
1 14 14 0 1.000 - 308 220
2 14 9 5 0.643 5 290 250
3 14 5 9 0.357 9 251 283
4 14 5 9 0.357 9 250 281
Western Conference
Team
1 14 8 6 0.571 - 274 261
2 14 7 7 0.500 1 278 274
3 14 4 10 0.286 4 245 291
4 14 4 10 0.286 4 250 286

Results table

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Boston Lobsters - BOS • Kansas City Explorers - KCE • New York Sportimes - NYS • Orange County Breakers - OCB
Philadelphia Freedoms - PHI • Sacramento Capitals - SAC • Springfield Lasers - SPR • Washington Kastles - WAS Win Loss Home Away
TeamMatch
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Boston LobstersSAC PHI WAS SPR WAS OCB KCE NYS NYS PHI NYS PHI OCB SAC
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-14bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-24 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-24 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-15 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 11-20 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-24 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-13 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-24 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-18 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-25
Kansas City ExplorersSPR OCB SAC SPR NYS PHI BOS SAC OCB WAS SPR SPR WAS NYS
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 8-25 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 21-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 17-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-20 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-20 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 21-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-15 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 8-25 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-22
New York SportimesSPR WAS PHI KCE SAC PHI BOS PHI WAS BOS BOS WAS SPR KCE
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-14bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-16bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 19-18 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-18
Orange County BreakersWAS KCE SAC SAC SPR BOS OCB WAS KCE SPR SAC SAC BOS PHI
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-22bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-8 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-24 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-20 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-24 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 19-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-13 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-15
Philadelphia FreedomsSAC BOS NYS SPR WAS KCE NYS OCB NYS BOS WAS BOS SAC OCB
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-22bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-18 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-23 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 13-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 18-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 21-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-21
Sacramento CapitalsBOS PHI KCE OCB OCB NYS WAS SPR KCE SPR OCB OCB PHI BOS
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-20bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-14 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 20-23 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 18-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 19-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-23 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-19 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-17
Springfield LasersKCE NYS WAS KCE PHI BOS OCB SAC SAC OCB KCE KCE NYS WAS
  bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-23bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-20 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 18-21 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 15-21 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-19 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 23-16 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 17-24 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 21-22 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-17 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 16-22 bgcolor=#FFDFDF 14-25
Washington KastlesOCB SPR NYS BOS PHI BOS SAC OCB NYS KCE PHI NYS KCE SPR
  bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-18bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-18 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-19 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-13 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 20-11 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-19 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 24-13 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-20 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-8 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 21-16 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 22-17 bgcolor=#DFE7FF 25-14

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