2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season
Tennis team season
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The 2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 20th season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).
2020 record12 wins, 2 losses
Owner(s)Billie Jean King
CoachCraig Kardon
StadiumThe Greenbrier
(capacity: 2,500-seat)
(capacity: 2,500-seat)
| 2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season | |
|---|---|
| Division champions | |
| Record | |
| 2020 record | 12 wins, 2 losses |
| Team info | |
| Owner(s) | Billie Jean King |
| Coach | Craig Kardon |
| Stadium | The Greenbrier (capacity: 2,500-seat) |
Season recap
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all World Team Tennis matches were moved to The Greenbrier “America's Resort” in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Freedoms were previously scheduled to play home matches at the Hagan Arena at St. Joseph's University.[1][2]
Team personnel
On-court personnel
Craig Kardon, Head Coach [3]- Caroline Dolehide
- Taylor Fritz
- Sofia Kenin
Fabrice Martin- Taylor Townsend
- Donald Young
Front office
- Billie Jean King – Owner
Results
Regular season
Color Key: Win • Loss - Reference:[4]
| Team | Match | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) |
OCB | SPR | NYE | WAS | WAS | SPR | CHI | LVR | OCB | ORL | SAN | SAN | CHI | NYE |
| 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 | |
Playoffs
| WTT Semifinals 1 August, The Greenbrier | WTT Finals 2 August, The Greenbrier | ||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 18 | |||||||
| 4 | New York Empire | 22 | |||||||
| 4 | New York Empire | 21 | |||||||
| 3 | Chicago Smash | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | Orlando Storm | 13 | |||||||
| 3 | Chicago Smash | 24 | |||||||
Semifinals
| 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 |