World Tennis League

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Founded2022
LocationDubai (2022),
Abu Dhabi (2023-2024),
Bengaluru (2025-present)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (2022-2024),
India India (2025)
VenueCoca-Cola Arena (2022),
Etihad Arena (2023-2024)
SM Krishna Tennis Stadium (2025-present)
CategoryExhibition
World Tennis League
Current event 2025 World Tennis League
Exhibition
Founded2022
LocationDubai (2022),
Abu Dhabi (2023-2024),
Bengaluru (2025-present)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (2022-2024),
India India (2025)
VenueCoca-Cola Arena (2022),
Etihad Arena (2023-2024)
SM Krishna Tennis Stadium (2025-present)
CategoryExhibition
Draw4 teams
Websiteworldtennisleague.com

The World Tennis League is a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition mixed-gender team tennis tournament which is held annually in the.[1] The first edition was held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai in December 2022.[2] The second edition and third edition were held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi in December 2023[3] and 2024[4] respectively. The fourth edition will be held at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru, India December 2025.[5]

The players are divided into four teams, each with four players (two men and two women). The four teams have been named Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Kites. The teams play each other in a round-robin format, which since 2024 has consisted of a men's singles, a women's singles, and two doubles matches, which may include men's doubles, women's doubles, or mixed doubles. Following the round-robin phase, the top two teams face off in the final.[6]

Editions

YearLocationVenueDates
2022 United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE Coca-Cola Arena December 19–24, 2022
2023 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, UAE Etihad Arena December 21–24, 2023
2024 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, UAE Etihad Arena December 19–22, 2024
2025 India Bengaluru, India SM Krishna Tennis Stadium December 17–20, 2025

Finals

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2022 Hawks (Zverev, Rybakina, Thiem, Pavlyuchenkova) Kites (Auger-Aliassime, Świątek, Rune, Mirza) 32–25
2023 Eagles (Medvedev, Kenin, Rublev, Andreeva) Kites (Tsitsipas, Sabalenka, Dimitrov, Badosa, Harris) 29–26
2024 Falcons (Rublev, Rybakina, Shapovalov, Garcia) Hawks (Thompson, Sabalenka, Nagal, Andreeva) 20–16
2025 Kites (Kyrgios, Kostyuk, Suresh, Raina) Eagles (Monfils, Badosa, Nagal, Bhamidipaty) 22–19

See also

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI