# 2023 World Tennis League

The 2023 World Tennis League was a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition mixed-gender team tennis tournament. It was the second edition of the World Tennis League. The event was held on hard court at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 21 until 24 December 2023.
Defending champions, Team Hawks, failed to qualify for the final, winning only one of three ties.
Team Eagles, composed of Daniil Medvedev, Sofia Kenin, Andrey Rublev and Mirra Andreeva, won the title, defeating Team Kites (Stefanos Tsitsipas, Aryna Sabalenka, Grigor Dimitrov and Paula Badosa) in the final, 29–26.

## Format

The teams played each other in a round-robin format. The ties consisted of five sets, each with one men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles match. They got one point for each game they won in a tie. If the team that won the fifth set was leading the tie, the tie was over. If the team that won the fifth set was trailing in the match, the match went to overtime. If the leading team won one game in overtime, it won the match tie. If the overall game score became equal, a first to 10 'super shoot-out tiebreak' was played, which was worth one game point plus two bonus points.
Following the round-robin phase, the top two teams faced off in the final on 24 December 2023.

## Teams and players

16 players were drawn into four teams (Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Kites).
| | Eagles | Eagles | Falcons | Falcons | Hawks | Hawks | Kites | Kites |
| | Player | Rank | Player | Rank | Player | Rank | Player | Rank |
| Men #1 | Daniil Medvedev | 3 | Taylor Fritz | 10 | Hubert Hurkacz | 9 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 |
| Women #1 | Sofia Kenin | 33 | Elena Rybakina | 4 | Iga Świątek | 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 |
| Men #2 | Andrey Rublev | 5 | Sumit Nagal | 138 | Casper Ruud | 11 | Grigor Dimitrov | 14 |
| Women #2 | Mirra Andreeva | 57 | Sorana Cîrstea | 26 | Caroline Garcia | 20 | Paula Badosa | 64 |
| Alternate | | | Vera Zvonareva | 272 | | | Lloyd Harris | 140 |
* Singles rankings as of 18 December 2023.

## Results

21 December 2023: Falcons def. Hawks 27–24 :
| Event | Falcons | Hawks | Score | Total |
| Men's doubles | Taylor Fritz / Sumit Nagal | Hubert Hurkacz / Casper Ruud | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ | 7–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Sorana Cîrstea / Taylor Fritz | Caroline Garcia / Hubert Hurkacz | 6–2 | 13–8 |
| Women's doubles | Sorana Cîrstea / Elena Rybakina | Caroline Garcia / Iga Świątek | 6–4 | 19–12 |
| Men's singles | Taylor Fritz | Casper Ruud | 1–6 | 20–18 |
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina | Iga Świątek | 4–6 | 24–24 |
| Super shoot-out | Elena Rybakina | Iga Świątek | 1–0$^{(10–8)}$ | 25–24 |
| Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | 2–0 | 27–24 |
21 December 2023: Kites def. Eagles 27–22 :
| Event | Kites | Eagles | Score | Total |
| Women's doubles | Paula Badosa / Aryna Sabalenka | Mirra Andreeva / Sofia Kenin | 6–3 | 6–3 |
| Mixed doubles | Paula Badosa / Stefanos Tsitsipas | Sofia Kenin / Daniil Medvedev | 6–4 | 12–7 |
| Men's doubles | Grigor Dimitrov / Stefanos Tsitsipas | Daniil Medvedev / Andrey Rublev | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | 18–14 |
| Men's singles | Grigor Dimitrov | Andrey Rublev | 3–6 | 21–20 |
| Women's singles | Aryna Sabalenka | Mirra Andreeva | 6–2 | 27–22 |
22 December 2023: Kites def. Falcons 33–30 :
| Event | Kites | Falcons | Score | Total |
| Women's doubles | Paula Badosa / Aryna Sabalenka | Sorana Cîrstea / Elena Rybakina | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | 6–7 |
| Men's doubles | Grigor Dimitrov / Lloyd Harris | Taylor Fritz / Sumit Nagal | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | 12–14 |
| Mixed doubles | Paula Badosa / Lloyd Harris | Sorana Cîrstea / Taylor Fritz | 5–7 | 17–21 |
| Men's singles | Grigor Dimitrov | Taylor Fritz | 6–3 | 23–24 |
| Women's singles | Aryna Sabalenka | Elena Rybakina | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | 30–30 |
| Super shoot-out | Aryna Sabalenka | Elena Rybakina | 1–0$^{(10–6)}$ | 31–30 |
| Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | 2–0 | 33–30 |
22 December 2023: Eagles def. Hawks 31–28 :
| Event | Eagles | Hawks | Score | Total |
| Mixed doubles | Mirra Andreeva / Andrey Rublev | Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz | 2–6 | 2–6 |
| Women's doubles | Mirra Andreeva / Sofia Kenin | Caroline Garcia / Iga Świątek | 6–4 | 8–10 |
| Men's doubles | Daniil Medvedev / Andrey Rublev | Hubert Hurkacz / Casper Ruud | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ | 15–16 |
| Women's singles | Sofia Kenin | Caroline Garcia | 7–5 | 22–21 |
| Men's singles | Daniil Medvedev | Hubert Hurkacz | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ | 28–28 |
| Super shoot-out | Daniil Medvedev | Hubert Hurkacz | 1–0$^{(10–4)}$ | 29–28 |
| Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | Super shoot-out tiebreak winning bonus | 2–0 | 31–28 |
23 December 2023: Eagles def. Falcons 22–18 :
| Event | Eagles | Falcons | Score | Total |
| Mixed doubles | Mirra Andreeva / Andrey Rublev | Vera Zvonareva / Taylor Fritz | cancelled | cancelled |
| Women's doubles | Mirra Andreeva / Sofia Kenin | Sorana Cîrstea / Vera Zvonareva | 6–4 | 6–4 |
| Men's doubles | Daniil Medvedev / Andrey Rublev | Taylor Fritz / Sumit Nagal | 6–4 | 12–8 |
| Women's singles | Sofia Kenin | Sorana Cîrstea | 6–4 | 18–12 |
| Men's singles | Daniil Medvedev | Taylor Fritz | 3–6 | 21–18 |
| Overtime | Daniil Medvedev | Taylor Fritz | 1–0 | 22–18 |
23 December 2023: Hawks def. Kites 20–19 :
| Event | Hawks | Kites | Score | Total |
| Men's doubles | Hubert Hurkacz / Casper Ruud | Grigor Dimitrov / Lloyd Harris | 4–6 | 4–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Caroline Garcia / Hubert Hurkacz | Paula Badosa / Lloyd Harris | cancelled | cancelled |
| Women's doubles | Caroline Garcia / Iga Świątek | Paula Badosa / Aryna Sabalenka | 6–3 | 10–9 |
| Women's singles | Iga Świątek | Aryna Sabalenka | 4–6 | 14–15 |
| Men's singles | Casper Ruud | Grigor Dimitrov | 6–4 | 20–19 |

## Standings

A team received 2 bonus points for each super shoot-out tiebreak won. The top two teams qualified for the final.
| Rank | Team | Ties | Games | Bonus points | Points total |
| 1 | Kites | 2–1 | 77–72 | 2 | 79 |
| 2 | Eagles | 2–1 | 73–73 | 2 | 75 |
| 3 | Falcons | 1–2 | 73–77 | 2 | 75 |
| 4 | Hawks | 1–2 | 72–73 | 0 | 72 |

## Final

24 December 2023: Eagles def. Kites 29–26 :
| Event | Eagles | Kites | Score | Total |
| Mixed doubles | Mirra Andreeva / Daniil Medvedev | Paula Badosa / Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | 6–7 |
| Women's doubles | Mirra Andreeva / Sofia Kenin | Paula Badosa / Aryna Sabalenka | 7–5 | 13–12 |
| Men's doubles | Daniil Medvedev / Andrey Rublev | Grigor Dimitrov / Lloyd Harris | 6–3 | 19–15 |
| Women's singles | Sofia Kenin | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–4 | 25–19 |
| Men's singles | Andrey Rublev | Grigor Dimitrov | 3–6 | 28–25 |
| Overtime | Andrey Rublev | Grigor Dimitrov | 1–1 | 29–26 |