# 2020 World TeamTennis season

The 2020 World TeamTennis season was the 45th season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches were held at The Greenbrier “America’s Resort” in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
The New York Empire won their first King Trophy as WTT champions with a 21–20 win in a Supertiebreaker over the Chicago Smash in the WTT Finals.

## Competition format

The 2020 World TeamTennis season includes nine teams. Each team plays a 14-match regular-season schedule. The matches consist of five sets, with one set each of men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The first team to reach five games wins each set. A nine-point tiebreaker is played if a set reaches four games all. One point is awarded for each game won and scoring is cumulative. If necessary, Extended Play and a Supertiebreaker are played to determine the winner of the match. The top four teams in the regular season (12–30 July) will qualify for the World TeamTennis playoffs. The winner of the WTT Finals will be awarded the King Trophy.

## Teams and players

The roster players compete for the entire season.
* Chicago Smash
* Eugenie Bouchard
* Evan King
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Brandon Nakashima
* Rajeev Ram
* Sloane Stephens
* New York Empire
* Kim Clijsters
* Sabine Lisicki
* Květa Peschke
* Neal Skupski
* Jack Sock
* Nicole Melichar
* CoCo Vandeweghe
* Orange County Breakers
* Luke Bambridge
* Jennifer Brady
* Gabriela Dabrowski
* Steve Johnson
* Andreja Klepač
* Austin Krajicek
* Orlando Storm
* Danielle Collins
* Darija Jurak
* Jessica Pegula
* Tennys Sandgren
* Ken Skupski
* James Ward
* Philadelphia Freedoms
* Caroline Dolehide
* Taylor Fritz
* Sofia Kenin
* Fabrice Martin
* Taylor Townsend
* Donald Young
* San Diego Aviators
* Ryan Harrison
* Christina McHale
* Nicole Melichar
* Jonny O'Mara
* CoCo Vandeweghe
* Sabine Lisicki
* Květa Peschke
* Springfield Lasers
* Hayley Carter
* Olga Govortsova
* Mitchell Krueger
* Robert Lindstedt
* Caty McNally
* Jean-Julien Rojer
* Vegas Rollers
* Kristie Ahn
* Bob Bryan
* Mike Bryan
* Asia Muhammad
* Monica Puig
* Sam Querrey
* Ajla Tomljanović
* Washington Kastles
* Marcelo Arévalo
* Nicholas Monroe
* Tommy Paul
* Bernarda Pera
* Arina Rodionova
* Venus Williams
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 On 27 July, the New York Empire traded Vandeweghe and Melichar from the San Diego Aviators for Lisicki and Peschke.
* ↑ On 21 July, Collins was suspended from the remainder of the season for violating the COVID-19 protocols.

## Standings

The top four teams qualified for the 2020 WTT Semifinals.
| Pos | Team | MP | W | L | GW | GL |
| 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 14 | 12 | 2 | 308 | 255 |
| 2 | Orlando Storm | 14 | 10 | 4 | 295 | 264 |
| 3 | Chicago Smash | 14 | 9 | 5 | 289 | 266 |
| 4 | New York Empire | 14 | 7 | 7 | 288 | 277 |
| 5 | Washington Kastles | 14 | 6 | 8 | 265 | 280 |
| 6 | Orange County Breakers | 14 | 5 | 9 | 270 | 288 |
| 7 | Springfield Lasers | 14 | 5 | 9 | 261 | 290 |
| 8 | Vegas Rollers | 14 | 5 | 9 | 257 | 300 |
| 9 | San Diego Aviators | 14 | 4 | 10 | 268 | 281 |

## Results table

Color Key: Win • Loss - Reference:
| Team | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Chicago Smash (CHI) | LVR | ORL | OCB | NYE | ORL | SAN | PHL | SPR | WAS | NYE | LVR | OCB | PHL | SAN |
| Chicago Smash (CHI) | 24–18 | 16–21 | 23–16 | 22–21 | 24–19 | 20–16 | 19–23 | 18–15 | 21–15 | 21–16 | 22–18 | 16–23 | 21–22 | 22–23 |
| New York Empire (NYE) | WAS | PHL | ORL | CHI | SPR | OCB | SPR | SAN | LVR | CHI | WAS | ORL | OCB | PHL |
| New York Empire (NYE) | 20–21 | 25–17 | 24–16 | 21–22 | 21–15 | 15–24 | 17–25 | 20–19 | 25–17 | 16–21 | 25–15 | 21–23 | 21–19 | 17–23 |
| Orange County Breakers (OCB) | SAN | PHL | CHI | LVR | ORL | SAN | NYE | LVR | WAS | PHL | SPR | CHI | NYE | SPR |
| Orange County Breakers (OCB) | 16–23 | 16–25 | 16–23 | 25–13 | 23–22 | 14–20 | 24–15 | 19–21 | 11–25 | 21–22 | 24–21 | 23–16 | 19–21 | 19–21 |
| Orlando Storm (ORL) | SPR | LVR | CHI | NYE | SAN | OCB | CHI | WAS | LVR | PHL | SPR | SAN | NYE | WAS |
| Orlando Storm (ORL) | 21–18 | 15–24 | 21–16 | 16–24 | 22–21 | 22–23 | 19–24 | 23–17 | 22–16 | 23–13 | 24–17 | 19–15 | 23–21 | 25–15 |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) | OCB | SPR | NYE | WAS | WAS | SPR | CHI | LVR | OCB | ORL | SAN | SAN | CHI | NYE |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) | 25–16 | 24–12 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 22–14 | 23–17 | 23–19 | 25–16 | 22–21 | 13–23 | 20–18 | 24–19 | 22–21 | 23–17 |
| San Diego Aviators (SAN) | OCB | LVR | WAS | ORL | LVR | OCB | CHI | NYE | SPR | WAS | PHL | ORL | PHL | CHI |
| San Diego Aviators (SAN) | 23–16 | 21–23 | 19–21 | 21–22 | 20–15 | 20–14 | 16–20 | 19–20 | 18–22 | 16–23 | 18–20 | 15–19 | 19–24 | 23–22 |
| Springfield Lasers (SPR) | ORL | PHL | WAS | LVR | NYE | PHL | NYE | CHI | SAN | OCB | ORL | LVR | WAS | OCB |
| Springfield Lasers (SPR) | 18–21 | 12–24 | 20–18 | 18–20 | 15–21 | 17–23 | 25–17 | 15–18 | 22–18 | 21–24 | 17–24 | 24–19 | 16–24 | 21–19 |
| Vegas Rollers (LVR) | CHI | ORL | SAN | OCB | SPR | SAN | WAS | OCB | PHL | ORL | NYE | CHI | SPR | WAS |
| Vegas Rollers (LVR) | 18–24 | 24–15 | 23–21 | 13–25 | 20–18 | 15–20 | 18–24 | 21–19 | 16–25 | 16–22 | 17–25 | 18–22 | 19–24 | 19–16 |
| Washington Kastles (WAS) | NYE | SAN | SPR | PHL | PHL | LVR | ORL | OCB | CHI | SAN | NYE | SPR | LVR | ORL |
| Washington Kastles (WAS) | 21–20 | 21–19 | 18–20 | 17–25 | 14–22 | 24–18 | 17–23 | 25–11 | 15–21 | 23–16 | 15–25 | 24–16 | 16–19 | 15–25 |

## Statistics

The tables below show the WTT players and teams with the highest regular-season winning percentages in each of the league's five events.

### Players

Men's singles :
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Win % |
| 1 | Taylor Fritz | PHL | 110 | 65 | 45 | 59.1% |
| 2 | Tennys Sandgren | ORL | 122 | 65 | 57 | 53.3% |
| 3 | Jack Sock | NYE | 111 | 57 | 54 | 51.4% |
| 4 | Sam Querrey | LVR | 115 | 58 | 57 | 50.4% |
| 5 | Brandon Nakashima | CHI | 116 | 58 | 58 | 50.0% |
Women's singles :
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Win % |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | NYE | 45 | 30 | 15 | 66.7% |
| 2 | Jessica Pegula | ORL | 69 | 45 | 24 | 65.2% |
| 3 | Sofia Kenin | PHL | 105 | 63 | 42 | 60.0% |
| 4 | Bernarda Pera | WAS | 65 | 36 | 29 | 55.4% |
| 5 | Jennifer Brady | OCB | 103 | 56 | 47 | 54.4% |
Men's doubles :
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Win % |
| 1 | Ken Skupski | ORL | 96 | 54 | 42 | 56.3% |
| 2 | Taylor Fritz | PHL | 70 | 39 | 31 | 55.7% |
| 3 | Jack Sock | NYE | 111 | 61 | 50 | 55.0% |
| 4 | Tennys Sandgren | ORL | 110 | 60 | 50 | 54.5% |
| 5 | Neal Skupski | NYE | 119 | 64 | 55 | 53.8% |
Women's doubles :
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Win % |
| 1 | CoCo Vandeweghe | SAN/NYE | 108 | 66 | 42 | 61.1% |
| 2 | Nicole Melichar | SAN/NYE | 101 | 61 | 40 | 60.4% |
| 3 | Eugenie Bouchard | CHI | 106 | 61 | 45 | 57.5% |
| 3 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CHI | 106 | 61 | 45 | 57.5% |
| 5 | Caroline Dolehide | PHL | 90 | 48 | 42 | 53.3% |
Mixed doubles :
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Win % |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | NYE | 56 | 35 | 21 | 62.5% |
| 2 | Neal Skupski | NYE | 73 | 42 | 31 | 57.5% |
| 3 | Bernarda Pera | WAS | 62 | 35 | 27 | 56.5% |
| 4 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CHI | 91 | 51 | 40 | 56.0% |
| 5 | Fabrice Martin | PHL | 108 | 59 | 49 | 54.6% |
Overall :
| Rank | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Win % |
| 1 | Taylor Fritz | PHL | 180 | 104 | 76 | 57.8% |
| 2 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CHI | 197 | 112 | 85 | 56.9% |
| 3 | Neal Skupski | NYE | 192 | 106 | 86 | 55.2% |
| 4 | CoCo Vandeweghe | SAN/NYE | 211 | 116 | 95 | 55.0% |
| 5 | Jack Sock | NYE | 267 | 145 | 122 | 54.3% |
Note: Only players who played in at least 40% of their team's total number of games in a particular event are considered. (Overall at least 30% of team's total games)
Most Valuable Players
Male MVP: Taylor Fritz (Philadelphia Freedoms)
Female MVP: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Chicago Smash)

### Teams

| Event | Rank | Team | GP | GW | GL | Win % |
| Men's singles | 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 110 | 65 | 45 | 59.1% |
| Men's singles | 2 | Orlando Storm | 122 | 65 | 57 | 53.3% |
| Men's singles | 3 | Vegas Rollers | 115 | 58 | 57 | 50.4% |
| Women's singles | 1 | Orlando Storm | 105 | 63 | 42 | 60.0% |
| Women's singles | 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 105 | 63 | 42 | 60.0% |
| Women's singles | 3 | Orange County Breakers | 103 | 56 | 47 | 54.4% |
| Men's doubles | 1 | Orlando Storm | 110 | 60 | 50 | 54.5% |
| Men's doubles | 2 | New York Empire | 119 | 64 | 55 | 53.8% |
| Men's doubles | 3 | Vegas Rollers | 118 | 61 | 57 | 51.7% |
| Women's doubles | 1 | San Diego Aviators | 109 | 70 | 39 | 64.2% |
| Women's doubles | 2 | Chicago Smash | 106 | 61 | 45 | 57.5% |
| Women's doubles | 3 | Springfield Lasers | 107 | 57 | 50 | 53.3% |
| Mixed doubles | 1 | New York Empire | 118 | 69 | 49 | 58.5% |
| Mixed doubles | 2 | Chicago Smash | 113 | 61 | 52 | 54.0% |
| Mixed doubles | 3 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 116 | 62 | 54 | 53.4% |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| WTT Semifinals 1 August, The Greenbrier | WTT Semifinals 1 August, The Greenbrier | WTT Semifinals 1 August, The Greenbrier | WTT Finals 2 August, The Greenbrier | WTT Finals 2 August, The Greenbrier | WTT Finals 2 August, The Greenbrier |
| 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 18 | | | |
| 4 | New York Empire | 22 | | | |
| 4 | New York Empire | 22 | 4 | New York Empire | 21 |
| | | | 3 | Chicago Smash | 20 |
| 2 | Orlando Storm | 13 | 3 | Chicago Smash | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago Smash | 24 | | | |

### Semifinals

New York Empire def. Philadelphia Freedoms 22–18 :
| Event | New York Empire | Philadelphia Freedoms | Score | Total score |
| Men's doubles | Jack Sock / Neal Skupski | Taylor Fritz / Fabrice Martin | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| Women's singles | CoCo Vandeweghe | Sofia Kenin | 4–5 | 9–8 |
| Mixed doubles | Jack Sock / CoCo Vandeweghe | Fabrice Martin (Taylor Fritz sub) / Taylor Townsend | 5–1 | 14–9 |
| Women's doubles | Nicole Melichar / CoCo Vandeweghe | Caroline Dolehide / Taylor Townsend | 3–5 | 17–14 |
| Men's singles | Jack Sock | Taylor Fritz | 5–4 | 22–18 |
Chicago Smash def. Orlando Storm 24–13 :
| Event | Chicago Smash | Orlando Storm | Score | Total score |
| Men's doubles | Brandon Nakashima / Rajeev Ram | Tennys Sandgren / Ken Skupski | 5–1 | 5–1 |
| Women's singles | Sloane Stephens | Jessica Pegula | 4–5 | 9–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Rajeev Ram | Jessica Pegula / Tennys Sandgren | 5–3 | 14–9 |
| Women's doubles | Eugenie Bouchard / Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Darija Jurak / Jessica Pegula | 5–3 | 19–12 |
| Men's singles | Brandon Nakashima | Tennys Sandgren | 5–1 | 24–13 |

### Finals

New York Empire def. Chicago Smash 21–20 :
| Event | New York Empire | Chicago Smash | Score | Total score |
| Men's doubles | Jack Sock / Neal Skupski | Brandon Nakashima / Rajeev Ram | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Jack Sock / CoCo Vandeweghe | Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Rajeev Ram | 5–4 | 10–6 |
| Men's singles | Jack Sock | Brandon Nakashima | 0–5 | 10–11 |
| Women's singles | CoCo Vandeweghe | Sloane Stephens | 3–5 | 13–16 |
| Women's doubles | Nicole Melichar / CoCo Vandeweghe | Eugenie Bouchard / Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 5–4 | 18–20 |
| Extended Play | Nicole Melichar / CoCo Vandeweghe | Eugenie Bouchard / Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2–0 | 20–20 |
| Supertiebreaker | Nicole Melichar / CoCo Vandeweghe | Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sloane Stephens | 1–0$^{(7–6)}$ | 21–20 |
Finals MVP: CoCo Vandeweghe