# 2016 International Premier Tennis League season

The 2016 International Premier Tennis League season (2016 IPTL season, officially the 2016 Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League) was the third and final season of the professional team tennis league contested by four teams in Asia.

## Teams and players

Four teams competed in the 2016 IPTL season.
Although the IPTL had announced that the top stars Roger Federer and Serena Williams would take part in this year, both players withdrew due to financial causes shortly after the league had started.
The Philippine Mavericks did not compete in this season, reportedly due to IPTL's failure to fulfill its obligations to the franchise in the 2015 season.
| Category | Indian Aces | Japan Warriors | Singapore Slammers | UAE Royals |
| Men |||||
| Player A | Feliciano López | Kei Nishikori | Nick Kyrgios | Tomáš Berdych |
| Player B | Ivan Dodig | Fernando Verdasco | Marcos Baghdatis | Pablo Cuevas |
| Doubles | Rohan Bopanna | Jean-Julien Rojer | Marcelo Melo | Daniel Nestor |
| Legends A | Mark Philippoussis | Marat Safin | Carlos Moyá | Goran Ivanišević |
| Legends B | Thomas Enqvist | Fernando González | Rainer Schüttler | Thomas Johansson |
| Player C | | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | | |
| Women |||||
| Player A | Sania Mirza | Jelena Janković | Kiki Bertens | Ana Ivanovic |
| Player B | Kirsten Flipkens | Kurumi Nara | | Martina Hingis |

## Schedule

The 2016 IPTL will be played in three cities.
| Round | Location | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 | Saitama Saitama Super Arena | 2 December | UAE Royals | 29–19 | Singapore Slammers |
| 1 | Saitama Saitama Super Arena | 2 December | Japan Warriors | 17–30 | Indian Aces |
| 2 | Saitama Saitama Super Arena | 3 December | Singapore Slammers | 25–26 | Indian Aces |
| 2 | Saitama Saitama Super Arena | 3 December | Japan Warriors | 23–20 | UAE Royals |
| 3 | Saitama Saitama Super Arena | 4 December | UAE Royals | 30-20 | Indian Aces |
| 3 | Saitama Saitama Super Arena | 4 December | Japan Warriors | 23-27 | Singapore Slammers |
| 4 | Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium | 6 December | Indian Aces | 26-19 | UAE Royals |
| 4 | Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium | 6 December | Singapore Slammers | 29-16 | Japan Warriors |
| 5 | Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium | 7 December | Indian Aces | 20-27 | Japan Warriors |
| 5 | Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium | 7 December | Singapore Slammers | 30-18 | UAE Royals |
| 6 | Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium | 8 December | UAE Royals | 20-23 | Japan Warriors |
| 6 | Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium | 8 December | Singapore Slammers | 22-23 | Indian Aces |
| 7 | Hyderabad Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 9 December | UAE Royals | 20-25 | Japan Warriors |
| 7 | Hyderabad Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 9 December | Indian Aces | 24-19 | Singapore Slammers |
| 8 | Hyderabad Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 10 December | Singapore Slammers | 30-20 | Japan Warriors |
| 8 | Hyderabad Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 10 December | Indian Aces | 20-24 | UAE Royals |
| Final | Hyderabad Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 11 December | Singapore Slammers | 30-14 | Indian Aces |

## Results table

| Team | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Team | Dec 2 | Dec 3 | Dec 4 | Dec 6 | Dec 7 | Dec 8 | Dec 9 | Dec 10 | Dec 11 |
| Indian Aces (IND) | JPN | SIN | UAE | UAE | JPN | SIN | SIN | UAE | SIN |
| Indian Aces (IND) | 30–17 | 26–25 | 20–30 | 26–19 | 20–27 | 23–22 | 24–19 | 20–24 | 14–30 |
| Japan Warriors (JPN) | IND | UAE | SIN | SIN | IND | UAE | UAE | SIN | 3rd |
| Japan Warriors (JPN) | 17–30 | 23–20 | 23–27 | 16–29 | 27–20 | 23–20 | 25–20 | 20–30 | 3rd |
| Singapore Slammers (SIN) | UAE | IND | JPN | JPN | UAE | IND | IND | JPN | IND |
| Singapore Slammers (SIN) | 19–29 | 25–26 | 27–23 | 29–16 | 30–18 | 22–23 | 19–24 | 30–20 | 30–14 |
| UAE Royals (UAE) | SIN | JPN | IND | IND | SIN | JPN | JPN | IND | 4th |
| UAE Royals (UAE) | 29–19 | 20–23 | 30–20 | 19–26 | 18–30 | 20–23 | 20–25 | 24–20 | 4th |
| Color Key: Win • Loss • Home • Away • Neutral ||||||||||

## Standings

Standings are determined by number of points. 3 points for match win, 1 point for loss with at least 20 games wins. Top two teams qualify for final.
| P | Team | MP | W | L | GW | GL | Pts |
| 1 | Indian Aces | 8 | 5 | 3 | 189 | 183 | 18 |
| 2 | Singapore Slammers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 201 | 179 | 14 |
| 3 | Japan Warriors | 8 | 4 | 4 | 174 | 196 | 14 |
| 4 | UAE Royals | 8 | 3 | 5 | 180 | 186 | 12 |

## Final

| Date | Fixture | Score | Venue |
| 11 December | Singapore Slammers vs. Indian Aces | 30–14 | Hyderabad, India |
All Matches :
| Set | Singapore Slammers | Indian Aces | Score | Score after set |
| Legends' Singles | Carlos Moyá | Mark Philippoussis | 6–4 | 6–4 |
| Women's Singles | Kiki Bertens | Kirsten Flipkens (Sania Mirza sub.) | 6–3 | 12–7 |
| Mixed Doubles | Kiki Bertens / Marcelo Melo | Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna (Ivan Dodig sub.) | 6–1 | 18–8 |
| Men's Doubles | Nick Kyrgios / Marcelo Melo | Feliciano López / Ivan Dodig | 6–2 | 24–10 |
| Men's Singles | Marcos Baghdatis | Feliciano López | 6–4 | 30–14 |