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]
| 2022 World Tennis League | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–24 December 2022 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Draw | 4 teams |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Coca-Cola Arena |
| Champions | |
| Hawks (Zverev, Rybakina, Thiem, Pavlyuchenkova) | |
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.
Format
edit18 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
edit| Falcons | Eagles | Kites | Hawks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| Men #1 |  Novak Djokovic |
5 |  Nick Kyrgios |
22 |  Félix Auger-Aliassime |
6 |  Alexander Zverev |
12 |
| Women #1 |  Aryna Sabalenka |
5 |  Caroline Garcia |
4 |  Iga Świątek |
1 |  Elena Rybakina |
21 |
| Men #2 |  Grigor Dimitrov |
28 |  Andreas Seppi |
354 |  Holger Rune |
11 |  Dominic Thiem |
102 |
| Women #2 |  Paula Badosa |
13 | Bianca Andreescu |
46 |  Sania Mirza |
– |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
368 |
| Men #3 | Rohan Bopanna |
– | Sebastian Ofner (Alt) |
193 | ||||
| Women #3 | Eugenie Bouchard |
327 | ||||||
- Singles rankings as of 19 December 2022.
Results
edit| Event | Kites | Eagles | Score | Games | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | E Bouchard / H Rune
|
B Andreescu / N Kyrgios
|
2–6, 3–6 | 5–12 | – | 5–12 |
| Women's singles | Iga Świątek
|
Caroline Garcia
|
6–3, 6–4 | 12–7 | – | 17–19 |
| Men's singles | Félix Auger-Aliassime
|
Nick Kyrgios
|
7–5, 6–3 | 13–8 | – | 30–27 |
| Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 35–27 | ||||
| Event | Hawks | Falcons | Score | Games | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | A Pavlyuchenkova / D Thiem
|
P Badosa / G Dimitrov
|
7–5, 3–6, [4–10] | 10–12 | 0–1 | 10–13 |
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina
|
Aryna Sabalenka
|
0–6, 6–1, [10–6] | 7–7 | 1–0 | 18–20 |
| Men's singles | Alexander Zverev
|
Novak Djokovic
|
6–3, 6–4 | 12–7 | – | 30–27 |
| Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 35–27 | ||||
| Event | Eagles | Falcons | Score | Games | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | B Andreescu / R Bopanna
|
A Sabalenka / G Dimitrov
|
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [7–10] | 12–10 | 0–1 | 12–11 |
| Women's singles | Caroline Garcia
|
Paula Badosa
|
6–4, 6–3 | 12–7 | – | 24–18 |
| Men's singles | Nick Kyrgios
|
Grigor Dimitrov
|
6–7(5–7), 3–6 | 9–13 | – | 33–31 |
| Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 38–31 | ||||
| Event | Kites | Hawks | Score | Games | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | S Mirza / F Auger-Aliassime
|
E Rybakina / A Zverev
|
5–7, 6–3, [5–10] | 11–11 | 0–1 | 11–12 |
| Women's singles | Iga Świątek
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
|
6–4, 6–3 | 12–7 | – | 23–19 |
| Men's singles | Félix Auger-Aliassime
|
Dominic Thiem
|
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–6) | 14–12 | – | 37–31 |
| Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 42–31 | ||||
| Event | Hawks | Eagles | Score | Games | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | A Pavlyuchenkova / D Thiem
|
B Andreescu / N Kyrgios
|
4–6, 6–4, [7–10] | 10–11 | 0–1 | 10–12 |
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina
|
Caroline Garcia
|
7–5, 6–1 | 13–6 | – | 23–18 |
| Men's singles | Alexander Zverev
|
Andreas Seppi
|
6–4, 6–2 | 12–6 | – | 35–24 |
| Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 40–24 | ||||
| Event | Kites | Falcons | Score | Games | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed doubles | S Mirza / H Rune
|
P Badosa / G Dimitrov
|
6–2, 4–6, [10–5] | 11–8 | 1–0 | 12–8 |
| Women's singles | Iga Świątek
|
Aryna Sabalenka
|
6–1, 6–3 | 12–4 | – | 24–12 |
| Men's singles | Sebastian Ofner
|
Novak Djokovic
|
7–6(7–5), 0–6, [7–10] | 7–13 | 0–1 | 31–26 |
| Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 36–26 | ||||
Standings
editA 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
edit| Event | Hawks | Kites | Score | Games | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina
|
Iga Świątek
|
6–3, 6–1 | 12–4 | – | 12–4 |
| Men's singles | Alexander Zverev
|
Félix Auger-Aliassime
|
4–6, 3–6 | 7–12 | – | 19–16 |
| Mixed doubles | A Pavlyuchenkova / D Thiem
|
S Mirza / H Rune
|
7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 13–9 | – | 32–25 |
References
edit- ^ "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.