# 2019 World TeamTennis season

The 2019 World TeamTennis season was the 44th season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States.
The Springfield Lasers defeated the New York Empire in the WTT Finals to defend the King Trophy as WTT champions.

## Competition format

The 2019 World TeamTennis season included eight teams. Each team played a 14-match regular-season schedule with seven home and seven away matches. The top four teams in the regular season (14–31 July) qualified for the World TeamTennis playoffs at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, with the semifinals on 2 August and the WTT Finals on 3 August. The winner of the WTT Finals was awarded the King Trophy.

## Teams and players

New York Empire :
| Roster | Ulises Blanch | Kirsten Flipkens | Neal Skupski | María José Martínez |
| Franchise | John Isner | Sloane Stephens | Mardy Fish | |
| Substitute | Varvara Lepchenko | | | |
| Orange County Breakers |||||
| Roster | James Ward | Nicole Gibbs | Luke Bambridge | Andreja Klepač |
| Franchise | Victoria Azarenka | Steve Johnson | Eugenie Bouchard | |
| Substitute | Petros Chrysochos | Noah Rubin | | |
| Orlando Storm |||||
| Roster | Evan King | Whitney Osuigwe | Ken Skupski | Darija Jurak |
| Franchise | Madison Keys | Feliciano López | Alison Riske | |
| Philadelphia Freedoms |||||
| Roster | Adrián Menéndez | Taylor Townsend | Fabrice Martin | Raquel Atawo |
| Franchise | Danielle Collins | Donald Young | Feliciano López | |
| Substitute | Adrian Mannarino | Tommy Paul | Mitchell Krueger | Christopher Eubanks |
| San Diego Aviators |||||
| Roster | Darian King | Christina McHale | Jonny O'Mara | Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
| Franchise | Taylor Fritz | CoCo Vandeweghe | Ryan Harrison | Amanda Anisimova |
| Substitute | Kaitlyn Christian | James Ward | Arina Rodionova | Danielle Lao |
| Springfield Lasers |||||
| Roster | Enrique López Pérez | Anna Blinkova | Jean-Julien Rojer | Abigail Spears |
| Franchise | Miomir Kecmanović | | | |
| Substitute | Olga Govortsova | Robert Lindstedt | Evan Song | |
| Vegas Rollers |||||
| Roster | Evan Song | Harriet Dart | Matt Reid | Asia Muhammad |
| Franchise | Bob & Mike Bryan | Sam Querrey | Reilly Opelka | Monica Puig |
| Substitute | Jennifer Brady | Sabrina Santamaria | Jovana Jakšić | |
| Washington Kastles |||||
| Roster | Yoshihito Nishioka | Marta Kostyuk | Bruno Soares | Shelby Rogers |
| Franchise | Venus Williams | Nick Kyrgios | Frances Tiafoe | |
| Substitute | Kaitlyn Christian | Nathan Pasha | Nicholas Monroe | Varvara Lepchenko |
| Substitute | Květa Peschke | Jennifer Brady | Nicole Melichar | Marcus Daniell |
| Substitute | Jared Hiltzik | Katrina Scott | Ashley Kratzer | |
* 1 2 Lepchenko was traded from the Washington Kastles to New York Empire on 29 July.
* 1 2 Ward was traded from the Orange County Breakers to the San Diego Aviators on 28 July.
* 1 2 López was traded from Orlando Storm to the Philadelphia Freedoms on 20 July.
* 1 2 Christian was traded from the San Diego Aviators to the Washington Kastles on 16 July.
* 1 2 Song was traded from the Vegas Rollers to the Springfield Lasers on 2 August.
* 1 2 Brady was traded from the Vegas Rollers to the Washington Kastles on 24 July.

## Standings

The top four teams qualified for the 2019 WTT Semifinals.
| Pos | Team | MP | W | L | GW | GL |
| 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 14 | 11 | 3 | 306 | 242 |
| 2 | Springfield Lasers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 288 | 268 |
| 3 | San Diego Aviators | 14 | 9 | 5 | 281 | 254 |
| 4 | New York Empire | 14 | 8 | 6 | 265 | 276 |
| 5 | Vegas Rollers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 273 | 266 |
| 6 | Orange County Breakers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 261 | 268 |
| 7 | Orlando Storm | 14 | 4 | 10 | 260 | 297 |
| 8 | Washington Kastles | 14 | 3 | 11 | 234 | 297 |

## 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) | SAN | LVR | SPR | OCB | WAS | WAS | ORL | LVR | OCB | SAN | ORL | SPR | PHL | PHL |
| New York Empire (NYE) | 11–23 | 24–16 | 13–25 | 15–22 | 22–13 | 22–16 | 23–18 | 20–24 | 20–19 | 15–22 | 22–18 | 22–19 | 15–25 | 21–16 |
| Orange County Breakers (OCB) | ORL | PHL | NYE | SAN | SPR | PHL | NYE | LVR | SAN | LVR | WAS | ORL | SPR | WAS |
| Orange County Breakers (OCB) | 19–22 | 15–23 | 22–15 | 24–17 | 18–19 | 20–19 | 19–20 | 19–18 | 14–22 | 16–17 | 25–11 | 19–18 | 16–22 | 15–25 |
| Orlando Storm (ORL) | LVR | OCB | SPR | SAN | PHL | PHL | NYE | WAS | WAS | SPR | NYE | OCB | LVR | SAN |
| Orlando Storm (ORL) | 21–20 | 22–19 | 15–23 | 15–25 | 19–24 | 15–23 | 18–23 | 19–23 | 21–18 | 23–15 | 18–22 | 18–19 | 18–22 | 18–21 |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) | SPR | SAN | OCB | LVR | ORL | ORL | LVR | SAN | OCB | WAS | WAS | SPR | NYE | NYE |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) | 20–22 | 25–11 | 23–15 | 21–16 | 24–19 | 23–15 | 21–18 | 23–16 | 19–20 | 24–17 | 20–17 | 22–20 | 25–15 | 16–21 |
| San Diego Aviators (SAN) | NYE | PHL | WAS | ORL | LVR | OCB | SPR | PHL | SPR | NYE | OCB | LVR | WAS | ORL |
| San Diego Aviators (SAN) | 23–11 | 11–25 | 20–19 | 25–15 | 15–23 | 17–24 | 24–20 | 16–23 | 17–22 | 22–15 | 22–14 | 23–18 | 25–7 | 21–18 |
| Springfield Lasers (SPR) | PHL | ORL | NYE | WAS | LVR | SAN | OCB | SAN | ORL | WAS | PHL | NYE | OCB | LVR |
| Springfield Lasers (SPR) | 22–20 | 23–15 | 25–13 | 21–17 | 19–18 | 20–24 | 19–18 | 22–17 | 15–23 | 20–23 | 20–22 | 19–22 | 22–16 | 21–20 |
| Vegas Rollers (LVR) | ORL | WAS | NYE | PHL | SAN | SPR | PHL | NYE | OCB | OCB | SAN | WAS | ORL | SPR |
| Vegas Rollers (LVR) | 20–21 | 22–18 | 16–24 | 16–21 | 23–15 | 18–19 | 18–21 | 24–20 | 18–19 | 17–16 | 18–23 | 21–10 | 22–18 | 20–21 |
| Washington Kastles (WAS) | LVR | SAN | SPR | NYE | NYE | ORL | ORL | PHL | PHL | SPR | OCB | LVR | SAN | OCB |
| Washington Kastles (WAS) | 18–22 | 19–20 | 17–21 | 13–22 | 16–22 | 23–19 | 18–21 | 17–24 | 17–20 | 23–20 | 11–25 | 10–21 | 7–25 | 25–15 |
| Color Key: Win • Loss • Home • Away - Reference: |||||||||||||||
* 1 2 Match in Washington was postponed due to rain and played at Orange County

## 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 | Vegas Rollers | 111 | 64 | 47 | 58% | Sam Querrey | LVR | 60 | 31 | 29 | 52% |
| Women's singles | Vegas Rollers | 106 | 58 | 48 | 55% | Taylor Townsend | PHL | 108 | 58 | 50 | 54% |
| Men's doubles | San Diego Aviators | 104 | 57 | 47 | 55% | Jonny O'Mara | SAN | 104 | 57 | 47 | 55% |
| Women's doubles | Philadelphia Freedoms | 93 | 66 | 27 | 71% | Raquel Atawo, Taylor Townsend | PHL | 93 | 66 | 27 | 71% |
| Mixed doubles | New York Empire | 104 | 59 | 45 | 57% | María José Martínez | NYE | 98 | 58 | 40 | 59% |
* Most Valuable Players Female MVP: Raquel Atawo Male MVP: Neal Skupski

## Playoff bracket

| WTT Semifinals 2 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas | WTT Semifinals 2 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas | WTT Semifinals 2 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas | WTT Finals 3 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas | WTT Finals 3 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas | WTT Finals 3 August, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas |
| 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 18 | | | |
| 4 | New York Empire | 24 | | | |
| 4 | New York Empire | 24 | 4 | New York Empire | 19 |
| | | | 2 | Springfield Lasers | 20 |
| 2 | Springfield Lasers | 21 | 2 | Springfield Lasers | 20 |
| 3 | San Diego Aviators | 19 | | | |

## WTT Finals

Springfield Lasers def. New York Empire 20–19 :
| Event | Springfield Lasers | New York Empire | Score | Total score |
| Men's singles | Evan Song | Ulises Blanch | 3–5 | 3–5 |
| Women's doubles | Abigail Spears / Olga Govortsova | Kirsten Flipkens / María José Martínez | 4–5 | 7–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Robert Lindstedt / Abigail Spears | Neal Skupski / María José Martínez | 5–2 | 12–12 |
| Women's singles | Olga Govortsova | Kirsten Flipkens | 3–5 | 15–17 |
| Men's doubles | Evan Song / Robert Lindstedt | Neal Skupski / Ulises Blanch | 5–2 | 20–19 |
* Finals MVP: Robert Lindstedt