# 2018 World TeamTennis season

The 2018 World TeamTennis season was the 43rd season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States.
The Springfield Lasers defeated the Philadelphia Freedoms in the WTT Finals to win their first King Trophy as WTT champions.

## Competition format

The 2018 World TeamTennis season included six teams. Each team played a 14-match regular-season schedule with seven home and seven away matches. The top two teams in the regular season qualified for the World TeamTennis Finals. The higher seed was treated as the "home" team in the WTT Finals and had the right to determine the order of play. The winner of the WTT Finals was awarded the King Trophy.

## Teams and players

Roster players compete (nearly) the entire season, Franchise and Wildcard players only a limited season. Substitute players are not listed.
| New York Empire | Orange County Breakers | Philadelphia Freedoms | San Diego Aviators | Springfield Lasers | Washington Kastles |
| Roster players ||||||
| Dennis Novikov | Darian King | Kevin King | Marcus Willis | Miomir Kecmanović | Tennys Sandgren |
| Tatjana Maria | Yanina Wickmayer | Taylor Townsend | Naomi Broady | Vania King | Madison Brengle |
| Neal Skupski | Marcelo Demoliner | Fabrice Martin | Marcin Matkowski | Daniel Nestor | Robert Lindstedt |
| María José Martínez | Andreja Klepač | Raquel Atawo | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Abigail Spears | Nicole Melichar |
| Franchise and Wildcard players ||||||
| Mardy Fish | Sam Querrey | Sloane Stephens | CoCo Vandeweghe | Jack Sock | Venus Williams |
| Steve Johnson | | Gabriela Dabrowski | Taylor Fritz | | Bob & Mike Bryan |
| | | | | | Frances Tiafoe |
| | | | | | Naomi Osaka |
| Coaches ||||||
| Gigi Fernández | Rick Leach | Craig Kardon | John Lloyd | John-Laffnie de Jager | Murphy Jensen |
* On 2 August 2018, the Springfield Lasers traded Marcelo Demoliner from the Orange County Breakers for Daniel Nestor.

## Standings

The top two teams qualified for the 2018 WTT Finals.
| Pos | Team | MP | W | L | Pct | MB |
| 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 0 |
| 2 | Springfield Lasers | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 |
| 3 | Washington Kastles | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 |
| 4 | San Diego Aviators | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 |
| 5 | Orange County Breakers | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 |
| 6 | New York Empire | 14 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 |

## Results table

| 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 |
| New York Empire (NYE) | WAS | WAS | PHL | SPR | SAN | WAS | WAS | SPR | OCB | SPR | OCB | SAN | PHL | PHL |
| New York Empire (NYE) | 18–22 | 20–21 | 17–21 | 22–23 | 18–23 | 18–20 | 14–24 | 17–25 | 14–22 | 20–21 | 16–22 | 21–17 | 13–23 | 19–15 |
| Orange County Breakers (OCB) | PHL | SPR | WAS | PHL | SPR | SAN | SAN | PHL | NYE | SAN | NYE | SAN | SPR | WAS |
| Orange County Breakers (OCB) | 16–23 | 22–16 | 18–22 | 20–16 | 20–19 | 17–19 | 20–21 | 14–26 | 22–14 | 18–23 | 22–16 | 19–24 | 17–20 | 23–17 |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) | OCB | SAN | NYE | OCB | WAS | SPR | SPR | OCB | SAN | WAS | WAS | SPR | NYE | NYE |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) | 23–16 | 22–17 | 21–17 | 16–21 | 21–14 | 24–19 | 23–12 | 26–14 | 25–12 | 23–18 | 23–19 | 20–18 | 23–13 | 15–19 |
| San Diego Aviators (SAN) | SPR | PHL | SPR | WAS | NYE | OCB | OCB | WAS | PHL | OCB | NYE | OCB | WAS | SPR |
| San Diego Aviators (SAN) | 21–12 | 17–22 | 20–22 | 25–13 | 23–18 | 19–17 | 21–20 | 20–21 | 12–25 | 23–18 | 17–21 | 24–19 | 18–19 | 18–25 |
| Springfield Lasers (SPR) | SAN | OCB | SAN | NYE | OCB | PHL | PHL | NYE | WAS | NYE | WAS | PHL | OCB | SAN |
| Springfield Lasers (SPR) | 12–21 | 16–22 | 22–20 | 23–22 | 19–20 | 19–24 | 12–23 | 25–17 | 22–15 | 21–20 | 22–21 | 18–20 | 20–17 | 25–18 |
| Washington Kastles (WAS) | NYE | NYE | OCB | SAN | PHL | NYE | NYE | SAN | SPR | PHL | PHL | SPR | SAN | OCB |
| Washington Kastles (WAS) | 22–18 | 21–20 | 22–18 | 13–25 | 14–21 | 20–18 | 24–14 | 21–20 | 15–22 | 18–23 | 19–23 | 21–22 | 19–18 | 17–23 |
| Color Key: Win • Loss • Home • Away Reference: |||||||||||||||

## Statistical leaders

The table below shows the WTT team and the player who had the highest regular-season winning percentages in each of the league's five events. Only players who played in at least 40% of the total number of games played by their team in a particular event are eligible to be listed.
| Event | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| Event | Team | GP | GW | GL | Pct | Player | Team | GP | GW | GL | Pct |
| Men's singles | Springfield Lasers | 102 | 57 | 45 | .559 | Miomir Kecmanović | SPR | 96 | 52 | 44 | .542 |
| Women's singles | Philadelphia Freedoms | 99 | 69 | 30 | .697 | Taylor Townsend | PHL | 82 | 60 | 22 | .732 |
| Men's doubles | Orange County Breakers | 110 | 62 | 48 | .564 | Marcelo Demoliner | OCB | 101 | 57 | 44 | .564 |
| Women's doubles | Philadelphia Freedoms | 107 | 63 | 44 | .589 | Taylor Townsend | PHL | 92 | 53 | 39 | .576 |
| Mixed doubles | San Diego Aviators | 114 | 61 | 53 | .535 | Marcin Matkowski, Anna-Lena Grönefeld | SAN | 114 | 61 | 53 | .535 |
* Most Valuable Players Female MVP: Taylor Townsend Male MVP: Marcin Matkowski

## WTT Finals

| Date | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Finals MVP | Ref. |
| 5 August 2018 | Springfield Lasers | Philadelphia Freedoms | 19–18 | Daskalakis Athletic Center, Philadelphia | Miomir Kecmanović | |
Match summary
| Event | Springfield Lasers | Philadelphia Freedoms | Score | Total score |
| Men's doubles | Miomir Kecmanović / Marcelo Demoliner | Kevin King / Fabrice Martin | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| Women's doubles | Abigail Spears / Vania King | Taylor Townsend / Raquel Atawo | 5–2 | 10–5 |
| Mixed doubles | Marcelo Demoliner / Abigail Spears | Fabrice Martin / Taylor Townsend | 2–5 | 12–10 |
| Women's singles | Vania King | Taylor Townsend | 2–5 | 14–15 |
| Men's singles | Miomir Kecmanović | Kevin King | 5–3 | 19–18 |