# 2022 World Tennis League

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.
Team Hawks, composed of Alexander Zverev, Elena Rybakina, Dominic Thiem and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, won the title, after defeating Team Kites (Félix Auger-Aliassime, Iga Świątek, Holger Rune and Sania Mirza) in the final, 32-25.

## Format

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. Following the round-robin phase, the top two teams faced off in the final on 24 December 2022.

## Teams and players

| | Falcons | Falcons | Eagles | Eagles | Kites | Kites | Hawks | 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

19 December 2022: Kites def. Eagles 35–27 :
| 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 | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 35–27 |
20 December 2022: Hawks def. Falcons 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 | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 35–27 |
21 December 2022: Eagles def. Falcons 38–31 :
| 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 | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 38–31 |
22 December 2022: Kites def. Hawks 42–31 :
| 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 | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 42–31 |
23 December 2022: Hawks def. Eagles 40–24 :
| 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 | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 40–24 |
23 December 2022: Kites def. Falcons 36–26 :
| 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 | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | Tie winning bonus | 5–0 | 36–26 |

## Standings

A team received 5 bonus points for each tie won and 1 bonus point for each third-set match tiebreak won. 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

24 December 2022: Hawks def. Kites 32–25 :
| 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 |