Media Guide 2014

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Media Guide 2014

Media Guide 2014
What champions play for.
2014 MEDIA GUIDE
PUBLISHER: Mylan World TeamTennis
EDITOR: Rosie Crews
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Matt Fitzgerald
DESIGN: Paulien Rorick
PHOTOGRAPHY
Fred and Susan Mullane/Camerawork USA
ATPWorldTour.com • Getty Images • Reggie Day
Kevin Koski • Pete Souza • Joe Scarnici • USTA • WTA Tour
Billie Jean King: Andrew Coppa Photography
Ilana Kloss: Jonathan Exley
Sharon Fichman, Frank Dancevic: Tennis Canada/Arturo Velazquez
Raven Klaasen: Tennis South Africa/Reg Caldecott
Megan Moulton-Levy: Chris Smith
Andy Roddick: Kris Luck
thanks
Mylan World TeamTennis gratefully acknowledges the following
for their assistance with this publication:
ATP Tour, Camerawork USA, Getty Images,
Paulien Rorick, USTA and WTA Tour.
World TeamTennis, LLC.
Billie Jean King, Co-Founder
Ilana S. Kloss, CEO/Commissioner
MYLAN WTT STAFF
Rosie Crews, Senior Vice President, Communications
Nancy Falconer, Office Manager
Matt Fitzgerald, Manager of Digital Media
Bryan Hicks, Supervisor of Officials
Natalee Jarrett, Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Communication
Delaine Mast, National Director, Mylan WTT Recreational League
Samantha Shaw, Senior Vice President, Player Recruiting & League Operations
Jennifer Smith, Director, Mylan WTT Recreational Tournaments
Jason Spitz, Senior Vice President, Marketing
Elaine Wingfield, Director, WTT Collegiate Competition
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
Adecco
Comcast
DecoTurf
MEDIA RELATIONS
Rosie Crews, WTT
Phone: (817) 684-0366
Cell: (817) 691-5424
[email protected]
ESPN
GEICO
Mylan
Tennis Channel
USTA
Wilson
The official Media Guide of Mylan World TeamTennis is published by
World TeamTennis, LLC., 1776 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10019,
(212) 586-3444.
All contents in this guide are copyrighted 2014 by World TeamTennis,
LLC. Reproduction of any portion of this Media Guide is not permitted
without the prior written consent of World TeamTennis.
Contents
Billie Jean King Bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Ilana Kloss Bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mylan WTT Recreational League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mylan WTT Doubles Up Talent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 7
Mylan WTT in 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2013 Season Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 12
2014 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
TV & Broadcast Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Broadcast Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 17
Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 - 19
Finals Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MVP Awards Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rookie of the Year Awards Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Coach of the Year Awards Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
League Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Bonus Incentives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 - 27
Mylan World TeamTennis Teams
Austin Aces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 - 31
Boston Lobsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 - 35
Philadelphia Freedoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 - 39
San Diego Aviators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 - 45
Springfield Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 - 49
Texas Wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 - 53
Washington Kastles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 - 59
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
National Headquarters
World TeamTennis
1776 Broadway, Suite 600
New York, NY 10019
(212) 586-3444
WTT.COM
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BILLIE JEAN KING
Co-Founder, World TeamTennis
Visionary • Innovator • Champion
Born: November 22, 1943
Birthplace: Long Beach, Calif.
Residence: New York, N.Y.
As one of the 20th century’s most respected and
influential people, Billie Jean King has long been a
champion for social justice and equality. She created
new inroads for both genders in and out of sports during
her legendary career, and she continues to make her
mark today. Among her many accomplishments are:
• On August 12, 2009, King was awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
The first female athlete to be honored with the
Medal of Freedom, King was presented the award by
President Obama in ceremonies at The White House.
• Named one of the “100 Most Important Americans of
the 20th Century” by Life Magazine in 1990.
• Won 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles tennis titles, including a record 20 titles at
Wimbledon.
• In 2008 King authored Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes to
commemorate the 35th anniversary of her historic 1973 match against Bobby Riggs.
• Was one of nine players who broke away from the tennis establishment and accepted $1 contracts from
tennis promoter Gladys Heldman in Houston. The revolt led to the birth of women’s professional tennis
and the formation of the Virginia Slims Tour and Women’s Tennis Association.
• Empowered women and educated men when she defeated Bobby Riggs in one of the greatest moments
in sports history – the Battle of the Sexes in 1973. This match is remembered for its effect on society and its
contribution to the women’s movement.
• Founded the Women’s Tennis Association (1973), the Women’s Sports Foundation (1974), Women’s Sports
Magazine (1974) and co-founded GreenSlam, an environmental initiative for the sports industry (2007).
• In 1974 King co-founded World TeamTennis (WTT), the revolutionary professional tennis league. Now in its
39th season and known as Mylan World TeamTennis, the league showcases the best in professional team
tennis competing for the King Trophy. Also founded the Mylan WTT Recreational League, one of the most
popular recreational tennis formats in the U.S.
• Appointed Global Mentor for Gender Equality by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) in 2008; received the NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award in 2009; honored with Major
League Baseball’s Beacon of Change Award in 2010; and named to the Presidential Delegation to the 2014
Winter Olympics.
• Continues to be a leader in the fight for equality and recognition in the GLBT community, and has been
honored by many of the leading GLBT organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD and
Lambda Legal Foundation.
• Honored on August 28, 2006, when the National Tennis Center, home of the US Open, was renamed the
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in honor of King’s contributions to tennis, sports and society
both on and off the court. She continues to be involved with the USTA and is currently Honorary Chair of
the Tennis in the Parks Committee.
• A member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and serves on the boards of the
Women’s Sports Foundation, the Andy Roddick Foundation and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
BIllie jean king photo by andrew coppa photography
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ilana kloss
CEO/Commissioner, Mylan World TeamTennis
Born: March 22, 1956
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Residence: New York, N.Y.
Mylan World TeamTennis CEO/Commissioner Ilana Kloss
knows firsthand how the sport of tennis can connect and
inspire. At age 11, she was a ball kid for the South African
Open, a men’s and women’s pro tournament in Kloss’
native South Africa. One of the top players hit a few balls
with her and told Kloss’ father Shlaim that his daughter
had real potential. That was all an aspiring young tennis
player needed to hear. “When I heard that I really began
to dream about the possibilities and work towards being
the best player I could be,” said Kloss.
Four decades later, Kloss is still inspired by tennis, now
as the CEO/Commissioner of Mylan World TeamTennis
which was co-founded by Billie Jean King and thenhusband Larry King in the 1970s. While King’s current role
is primarily as a spokesperson, advisor and global ambassador, it’s Kloss who heads up the day-to-day efforts
to secure sponsorships and grow the team tennis concept both in the U.S. and internationally. In early 2009,
Kloss brought the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on board as a minority owner of World TeamTennis. The USTA works with WTT on a number of growth initiatives, including youth participation in team tennis.
Kloss, who was recognized as Sports Business Woman of the Year by the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center
in 2007, was recently elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and was inducted during
the Maccabiah Games in July 2013. In September 2010, Kloss was honored by the U.S. International Club
(USIC) with the Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award for her contributions as a player and administrator. She was also
recognized as a Gamechanger in October 2011 by Sports Business Journal as one of the top women in sports
business.
Kloss’ passion for WTT’s unique format and community appeal is evident when she speaks about how Mylan
WTT stands out in the sports landscape. “WTT is about both men and women competing together on a level
playing field. Our vision is to grow tennis and make it a true team sport. With Mylan WTT, we are able to
bring the best professional players to local communities where kids can see them working together as a team.
That’s an important inspirational message.”
“Mylan WTT is also about giving communities a sense of ownership in tennis and a connection to our players,”
adds Kloss. “We provide a level of access and involvement fans generally can’t get with other sports.”
Kloss was just a kid herself when she became the youngest No. 1 in South African tennis history at age 17. By
the time she turned 20, she was the top-ranked doubles player in the world, winning doubles titles at the U.S.
Open, Italian Open, U.S. Clay Courts, German Open, British Hard Courts and Hilton Head in 1976. Kloss also
added the 1976 French Open Mixed Doubles Championship with Kim Warwick.
Kloss played World TeamTennis for several years (San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach, Miami Beach) before
becoming a team coach. She guided the Chicago Fyre to the 1983 WTT title before joining the League fulltime as Player Liaison in 1985. The transition from the courts to the office was a smooth one for Kloss. “I did it
gradually, going from being a player to coaching a WTT team then working to recruit players for the League
and eventually running the operation.” Kloss took over as the WTT Vice President in 1987 and eventually
succeeded Billie Jean King as WTT Executive Director in 1991. Kloss was named CEO/Commissioner in
February 2001.
Kloss oversees Mylan World TeamTennis and the nationwide grassroots Mylan WTT Rec League programs
from her New York City office. Kloss’ primary focus is on national sponsorships, strategic planning, media
partnerships and expansion of Mylan WTT.
ilana kloss photo by Jonathan Exley
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MYLAN World teamtennis Staff
ROSIE CREWS, Senior Vice President, Communications
Rosie joined Mylan WTT in 2006 and is responsible for communications and media relations.
Previously, Crews worked for an international sports and event marketing agency where she
supervised Mylan WTT and other tennis accounts. She has a diverse background in sports
and entertainment. Crews has led PR and event marketing initiatives for major events and
corporate clients including the Olympics, Kentucky Derby, Sundance Film Festival, Diageo,
Philip Morris, and numerous sports properties. Crews graduated from the University of
Texas at Arlington with a B.A. in Communications (Journalism).
NANCY FALCONER, Office Manager
Nancy joined Mylan WTT in June 2010 and is responsible for daily office management,
benefits administration, and League, staff and special events support. She is also the
executive assistant to Mylan WTT CEO/Commissioner Ilana Kloss. Prior to joining Mylan
WTT, she was a high school physical education teacher and assistant to Martina Navratilova.
Falconer graduated from Trenton State College with a B.S. in health and physical education.
MATT FITZGERALD, Manager, Digital Media
Matt joined Mylan WTT in July 2013 and is responsible for digital platforms. He worked for
the League as a communications intern in 2009 and contractor beginning in 2011. Prior
to joining Mylan WTT full-time, Fitzgerald was a web editor for the ATP World Tour and
its tournament website partners, contributing writer to USOpen.org, and managed Mark
Knowles’ website. Fitzgerald graduated from Stetson University in 2010 with a B.B.A. in
General Business, with minors in Marketing and Sport Management.
BRYAN HICKS, Director of Officiating
Bryan joined WTT in February 2006. He oversees the officiating department including rules,
regulations and statistics, and also assists with onsite operations. Hicks joined WTT after
working for the Atlantic Hockey League for four years, where he was the Assistant to the
Director of Hockey Operations. Hicks graduated from Neumann College with a B.S. in Sport
Management and a M.A in Education.
NATALEE JARRETT, Manager, Corporate Partnerships & Communication
Natalee joined Mylan WTT in 2012 after interning in the New York headquarters office
for more than a year. She is the day-to-day sponsor servicing contact and also assists
in a communications capacity for the League. Jarrett graduated in 2010 with a B.A. in
Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
with a concentration in sports communication.
SAMANTHA SHAW, Senior Vice President, Player Recruiting & League Operations
Samantha joined Mylan WTT in July 1997. She works in the New York office and is the liaison
to Mylan WTT teams. Shaw oversees all player recruiting including contract negotiations,
League operations, Mylan WTT draft and schedule. Prior to joining Mylan WTT, she was a
Project Coordinator at AYS Sports Marketing in Philadelphia. Shaw graduated with a B.A.
degree in Government and Law from Lafayette College.
JASON SPITZ, Senior Vice President, Marketing
A 15-year veteran of Mylan WTT, Jason is based out of the New York office and is responsible
for all marketing initiatives including: brand positioning, TV production and rights
negotiation, sponsorship activation and digital assets including WTT.com. Prior to joining
Mylan WTT, Spitz worked in advertising at Young & Rubicam and TBWA/CHIAT DAY where
he managed accounts for a number of leading corporations, including: Bic, Blockbuster,
Molson Beer, Novartis, Prodigy Internet, and Xerox. Spitz earned his B.S. in marketing and
communications from Boston University.
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MYLAN WTT Recreational League
Mylan WTT Corporate Leagues
At work, we play. Mylan WTT Corporate Leagues are
one of our fastest growing programs. With support from
the USTA, Mylan WTT is turning companies into teams
nationwide. Ranging from small community businesses
to Fortune 100 corporations, co-workers and friends are
hitting the courts to take on other local companies and
also have the opportunity to compete at the Mylan WTT
Corporate Nationals.
Mylan WTT Rec Leagues
Local Rec League winning teams compete at National
Qualifiers held throughout the year at various locations
around the U.S. to capture a spot in the Mylan WTT
Nationals each November. The 2014 Mylan WTT
Nationals will be held November 7-9 at the Indian Wells
Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.
WTT Junior Nationals
This tournament, hosted by WTT co-founder Billie Jean
King, is a national junior tournament event featuring 16
coed teams from across the U.S. The 2014 event will be
held at the George E. Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego,
July 28-31.
X TeamTennis High School Nationals
Think WTT with a quick and exciting twist. The XTeamTennis format
features one boy and one girl, who played for their high school team,
competing in three sets - boy’s and girls singles and mixed doubles.
East Coast and West Coast national events are played in conjunction
with Mylan WTT matches where the kids get the opportunity to watch
the pros!
USTA Tennis on Campus
The WTT format is used for one of the most exciting collegiate events on
the tennis calendar, the USTA Tennis on Campus Championships. World
TeamTennis works with the USTA, the National Intramural Recreational
Sports Association (NIRSA), the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
and the various USTA Sections in bringing non-varsity college tennis
players together to experience fun, fast-paced, coed action.
Mylan WTT REC LEAGUE STAFF
Delaine Mast
Jennifer Smith
Elaine Wingfield
National Director,
Mylan WTT Rec Leagues
Director,
Mylan WTT Rec Tournaments
Director,
WTT Collegiate Competition
For more information on these programs, visit WTT.com or call 866-PLAYWTT.
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MYLAN WTT DOUBLES
Current & former
doubles No. 1s
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Liezel Huber
Martina Hingis
Leander Paes
Kveta Peschke
Venus Williams
Grand Slam
Doubles Titles
Bob Bryan (15)
Mike Bryan (15)
Venus Williams (13)
Martina Hingis (9)
Leander Paes (8)
Liezel Huber (5)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (2)
Vera Zvonareva (2)
Kveta Peschke (1)
Grand Slam Mixed
Doubles Titles
Bob Bryan (7)
Leander Paes (6)
Daniela Hantuchova (4)
Mike Bryan (3)
Victoria Azarenka (2)
Liezel Huber (2)
Venus Williams (2)
Vera Zvonareva (2)
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (1)
Martina Hingis (1)
Career Grand SLAM Doubles
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Martina Hingis
Leander Paes
Venus Williams
Career Grand Slam Mixed Doubles
Daniela Hantuchova
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rom the court sense of Leander Paes and creativity
of Martina Hingis to the synchronicity of the Bryan
Brothers, many of the best doubles players in the world
find a home in Mylan World TeamTennis.
Accounting for three of the five sets played, doubles is
anything but irrelevant in the Mylan WTT format. The
core of successful teams is often rooted in the quality of
its doubles players. Strategies play a significant role in
the outcome of a match. With the home team controlling
the set-by-set lineup, the importance of having
reliable doubles play becomes even greater.
Past players like Lisa Raymond and
Mark Knowles emerged as difference
makers on their teams, while
legends such as Martina Navratilova
and John McEnroe showcased the
craft that made them household names.
Frequently described as ‘specialists’, doubles
players aren’t as susceptible to pressure when playing
Mylan WTT, given that tournaments outside of the four
majors use no-ad scoring. So they are specialists on
their Mylan WTT teams in that they understand how to
play in an environment where every point matters and
every game counts.
Over the years, team lineups have made for some
interesting mixed doubles combinations and led to
successful pairings on the pro tour and at Grand Slam
events. Mylan WTT telecasts and live streams have
also featured more doubles coverage than probably any
other professional tennis event.
This year’s lineup features seven players who are or
have been ranked No. 1 in doubles (Bob Bryan, Mike
Bryan, Kveta Peschke, Liezel Huber, Martina Hingis,
Leander Paes and Venus Williams). Six players hold
a career Grand Slam in doubles or mixed doubles and
12 have at least one major doubles title to their name.
With 31 of the league’s 37 players owning at least
one Tour-level doubles trophy, the discipline is
sure to take center stage this summer.
UP TALENT
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Olympic Medalists - Doubles
Gold: Venus Williams (2000, 2008, 2012)
Gold: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2012)
Silver: Anabel Medina Garrigues (2008)
Bronze: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2008)
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Olympic Medalists - Mixed Doubles
Gold: Victoria Azarenka (2012)
Bronze: Mike Bryan (2012)
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Marion Bartoli
Treat Huey
Andy Roddick
Vera Zvonareva
Boston
Eric Butorac
Rik de Voest
Sharon Fichman
John Isner
Megan Moulton-Levy
Philadelphia
Victoria Azarenka
Liezel Huber
Marcelo Melo
San Diego
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Daniela Hantuchova
Raven Klaasen
Kveta Peschke
Springfield
James Blake
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Alisa Kleybanova
Jean-Julien Rojer
Texas
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Darija Jurak
Aisam Qureshi
Washington
Kevin Anderson
Martina Hingis
Leander Paes
Bobby Reynolds
Anastasia Rodionova
Venus Williams
as of May 2014
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NEW HOMES
The off-season was an active one for
two Mylan WTT teams. The Orange
County Breakers and New York
Sportimes, were purchased by new
owners and relocated to Austin, Texas,
and San Diego, respectively.
ESPN PARTNERS WITH
MYLAN WTT
More than 60 hours of Mylan
WTT programming will be
broadcast on ESPN channels
this July. Twenty matches
will be live streamed on ESPN
3, while the 2014 Mylan WTT
Finals will air live on ESPN 2
on Sunday, July 27. The ESPN
coverage is part of more than
200 hours of coverage on
national and regional television
networks, and online for the
2014 season.
BEST SPORTS TEAM EVER?
The 2011-2013 Washington Kastles
teams certainly have to be included in
any discussion of top sports teams. The
Kastles did not lose a match during the 2011
and 2012 seasons en route to the league
championship. The Texas Wild handed the
Kastles their first loss in three seasons on July 10, 2013, ending the Kastles winning
streak at 34 consecutive matches. Washington’s win streak is the longest in major pro
sports league history, surpassing the previous mark of 33 consecutive wins held by
the NBA’s 1971-72 Lakers. Washington didn’t slow down in 2013, winning their third
consecutive title and fourth overall. The Kastles will try to tie the league record of four
consecutive championships, set by Sacramento between 1997-2000.
GIVING BACK
Over the past decade, Mylan WTT has given
away more than 250,000 junior tennis racquets
through clinics, Mylan WTT matches, and other
youth activities. This summer in partnership
with the USTA, all Mylan WTT teams will
host PlayDays to provide free instruction to
thousands of youth.
photos: fred & susan mullane/camerawork usa
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2013 Season Recap
2013 MYLAN WTT Finals – July 28
2013 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
WESTERN: Springfield Lasers def. Texas Wild 25-9
EASTERN: Washington Kastles def. Boston Lobsters 25-12
2013 mylan WTT Finals
Washington Kastles def. Springfield Lasers 25-12
2013 Regular Season Standings
Eastern Conference
MP
W
L
PCT
y - Washington Kastles
14
12
2
.857
x - Boston Lobsters
14
5
9
.358
Philadelphia Freedoms
14
5
9
.358
New York Sportimes
14
4
10
.287
Western Conference
y - Springfield Lasers
x - Texas Wild
Orange County Breakers
Sacramento Capitals
MB
-7
7
8
MP
W
L
PCT
MB
14
14
14
14
9
9
7
5
5
5
7
9
.643
.643
.500
.357
-0
2
4
x - Clinched playoff spot y - Clinched #1 seed for Conference Championship
2013 PLAYER AWARDS
MALE MVPFEMALE MVP
Jean-Julien Rojer
Springfield Lasers
Martina Hingis
Washington Kastles
MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEARFEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Steve Johnson
COACH OF THE YEAR
Murphy Jensen
Washington Kastles
Alisa Kleybanova
Springfield Lasers
WTT FINALS MVP
Bobby Reynolds
Washington Kastles
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2013 Season Recap
2013 PLAYER STATISTICS - team & top individuals
Men’s Singles - Team StandingsGPGWwGL
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3
4
5
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7
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Washington Kastles Orange County Breakers Texas Wild Boston Lobsters Philadelphia Freedoms New York Sportimes Springfield Lasers Sacramento Capitals 109 109 109 109 110 113 110 103 67 62 59 53 51 52 50 42 PCT.
42 .615
47 .569
50 .541
56 .486
59 .464
61 .460
60 .455
61 .408
Men’s Singles - Player StandingsGPGWGL
PCT.
.613
.569
.550
.470
.468
.464
.464
.341
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3
4
5
6
7
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Bobby Reynolds (WAS) Steve Johnson (OCB) Alex Bogomolov Jr. (TEX) Amir Weintraub (BOS) Samuel Groth (PHL) Rik De Voest (SPR) Jesse Witten (NYS) Ryan Sweeting (SAC) 80 109 100 83 109 69 97 44 49 62 55 39 51 32 45 15 31 47 45 44 58 37 52 29 Women’s Singles - Team StandingsGPGWGL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Washington Kastles Texas Wild Orange County Breakers Sacramento Capitals Philadelphia Freedoms Springfield Lasers New York Sportimes Boston Lobsters 95 100 98 100 102 105 100 104 62 55 53 49 49 50 42 42 PCT.
33 .653
45 .550
45 .541
51 .490
53 .480
55 .476
58 .420
62 .404
Women’s Singles - Player StandingsGPGWGL
PCT.
.700
.652
.550
.533
.517
.423
.409
.404
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Martina Hingis (WAS) CoCo Vandeweghe (OCB) Eugenie Bouchard (TEX) Taylor Townsend (SAC) Victoria Duval (PHL) Vania King (SPR) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (NYS) Jill Craybas (BOS) 60 66 100 60 58 71 88 104 42 43 55 32 30 30 36 42 18 23 45 28 28 41 52 62 2013 Season Recap
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Women’s Doubles - Team StandingsGPGWGL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
New York Sportimes Springfield Lasers Sacramento Capitals Washington Kastles Texas Wild Orange County Breakers Philadelphia Freedoms Boston Lobsters 108 102 110 108 109 96 105 98 68 63 58 54 53 44 45 33 PCT.
40 .630
39 .618
52 .527
54 .500
56 .486
52 .458
60 .429
65 .337
Women’s Doubles - Player StandingsGPGWGL
PCT.
.630
.624
.618
.618
.556
.547
.527
.500
.490
.486
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Kveta Peschke (NYS) Anna-Lena Groenefeld (NYS) Alisa Kleybanova (SPR) Vania King (SPR) Taylor Townsend (SAC) Martina Hingis (WAS) Megan Moulton-Levy (SAC) Anastasia Rodionova (WAS) Darija Jurak (TEX) Eugenie Bouchard (TEX) 108 101 102 102 63 86 110 108 100 109 68 63 63 63 35 47 58 54 49 53 40 38 39 39 28 39 52 54 51 56 Mixed Doubles - Team StandingsGPGWGL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Washington Kastles Springfield Lasers Texas Wild Boston Lobsters Sacramento Capitals Philadelphia Freedoms New York Sportimes Orange County Breakers 111 113 111 112 111 111 106 109 64 60 57 57 55 54 49 46 PCT.
47 .577
53 .531
54 .514
55 .509
56 .495
57 .486
57 .462
63 .422
Mixed Doubles - Player StandingsGPGWGL
PCT.
.595
.591
.541
.531
.512
.509
.509
.507
.500
.493
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Martina Hingis (WAS) Leander Paes (WAS) Megan Moulton-Levy (SAC) Jean-Julien Rojer (SPR) Alisa Kleybanova (SPR) Eric Butorac (BOS) Katalin Marosi (BOS) Samuel Groth (PHL) Darija Jurak (TEX) Aisam Qureshi (TEX) 79 66 61 113 84 112 112 69 88 71 47 39 33 60 43 57 57 35 44 35 32 27 28 53 41 55 55 34 44 36 wtt.com ▪ 11
2013 Season Recap
[CONTINUED]
Men’s Doubles - Team StandingsGPGWGL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Springfield Lasers Orange County Breakers Washington Kastles Philadelphia Freedoms Boston Lobsters Texas Wild Sacramento Capitals New York Sportimes 116 117 109 117 110 117 106 106 66 64 57 60 55 57 49 41 PCT.
50 .569
53 .547
52 .523
57 .513
55 .500
60 .487
57 .462
65 .387
Men’s Doubles - Player StandingsGPGWGL
PCT.
.595
.594
.549
.547
.547
.538
.523
.513
.513
.500
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Jean-Julien Rojer (SPR) Rik De Voest (SPR) Leander Paes (WAS) Steve Johnson (OCB) Treat Huey (OCB) Andy Roddick (SPR) Bobby Reynolds (WAS) Jordan Kerr (PHL) Samuel Groth (PHL) Eric Butorac (BOS) 111 64 71 117 117 52 109 117 117 110 66 38 39 64 64 28 57 60 60 55 45 26 32 53 53 24 52 57 57 55 For complete 2013 player statistics,visit wtt.com
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2014 mylan world teamtennis schedule
Including Marquee/Wild Card matches in parentheses - subject to change
Sunday, July 6
Saturday, July 19
Texas @ Boston
Philadelphia @ Springfield
Washington @ Boston
San Diego (Hantuchova) @ Austin (Roddick/Bartoli)
Springfield @ Texas
Monday, July 7
Washington @ Boston
Texas @ Springfield
Austin (Roddick) @ San Diego (Hantuchova)
Tuesday, July 8
Philadelphia @ San Diego (Hantuchova)
Springfield @ Austin (Roddick/Bartoli)
Washington @ Texas
Sunday, July 20
Springfield @ San Diego (Bob & Mike Bryan/Hantuchova)
Philadelphia @ Boston (Isner)
Austin @ Texas
Monday, July 21
Austin (Roddick) @ Philadelphia
Boston @ Washington (Hingis)
Wednesday, July 9
Tuesday, July 22
Boston @ Washington (Hingis/Anderson)
San Diego (Hantuchova) @ Austin (Roddick/Bartoli)
Boston @ Philadelphia
Springfield @ Washington (Hingis/Stephens)
Texas @ San (Bob & Mike Bryan/Hantuchova)
Thursday, July 10
Springfield @ Boston
Philadelphia @ Washington (Hingis/Anderson)
Texas @ San Diego (Hantuchova)
Friday, July 11
Washington (Hingis) @ Austin (Roddick/Bartoli)
Philadelphia @ Texas
Saturday, July 12
Texas @ Springfield (Blake)
Boston @ San Diego (Hantuchova)
Philadelphia @ Austin (Roddick/Bartoli)
Sunday, July 13
Philadelphia @ Washington (Hingis)
Austin (Roddick) @ Springfield (Blake)
San Diego (Hantuchova) @ Texas
Monday, July 14
San Diego (Hantuchova) @ Washington (Hingis)
Boston @ Austin (Roddick/Bartoli)
Wednesday, July 23
Washington @ Philadelphia
Boston @ Springfield
Austin @ San Diego (Bob & Mike Bryan/Hantuchova)
Regular season ends July 23 - top two teams from both the
Western and Eastern Conference advance to the
Mylan WTT Finals on July 27.
Mylan WTT
Eastern Conference Championship
Thursday, July 24 — TBD
Mylan WTT
Western Conference Championship
Thursday, July 24 — TBD
Tuesday, July 15
Austin @ Boston
San Diego (Hantuchova) @ Philadelphia (Azarenka)
Springfield @ Texas
Wednesday, July 16
San Diego (Hantuchova) @ Boston
Springfield @ Philadelphia
Texas @ Washington (Hingis/V. Williams)
Thursday, July 17
Washington (V. Williams) @ Philadelphia
San Diego (Hantuchova) @ Springfield
Austin @ Texas
Friday, July 18
Boston @ Philadelphia
Washington @ Springfield
Texas @ Austin (Roddick/Bartoli)
MYLAN WTT FINALS
Sunday, July 27
5:00PM ET
Visit WTT.COM
for complete
finals information.
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TV & broadcast Schedule
Mylan WTT televises matches on national, regional and local cable networks
that reach over 80 million households throughout July and August.
In 2014, matches will be streamed all season long on ESPN3 with over 60 hours
of LIVE coverage. Weekly highlight shows will recap the best matches along
with standings, stats, and player interviews from both conferences.
National TV Matches
Regular season matches listed below will air LIVE on Tennis Channel and Comcast Mid-Atlantic. Matches will
also re-air on other Comcast outlets, MSG, Mediacom and Altitude.
The 2014 Mylan WTT Finals will be LIVE on ESPN2.
* The Finals live stream starts at 5:00pm ET with the ESPN2 broadcast beginning at 6:00pm ET
DATE
MATCH
TIME (ET)
Tues., July 8
Springfield at Austin (A. Roddick / M. Bartoli)
8:30pm
Tues., July 15
San Diego (D. Hantuchova) at Philadelphia (V. Azarenka)
7:30pm
Wed., July 16
Texas at Washington (V. Williams / M. Hingis)
7:00pm
Tues., July 22
Texas at San Diego (Bryans / D. Hantuchova)
10:00pm
Sun., July 27
MYLAN WTT FINALS
* 6:00pm
Broadcast Schedule
All matches listed below are scheduled to be LIVE streamed on ESPN3, WTT.com and TENNIS.com
DATE
MATCH
TIME (ET)
Mon., July 7
Austin at San Diego
10:00pm
Tues., July 8
Springfield at Austin
8:30pm
Wed., July 9
Boston at Washington
7:00pm
Thurs., July 10
Springfield at Boston
7:00pm
Fri., July 11
Washington at Austin
8:30pm
Sat., July 12
Texas at Springfield
8:00pm
Sun., July 13
Austin at Springfield
8:00pm
Mon., July 14
San Diego at Washington
7:00pm
Tues., July 15
San Diego at Philadelphia
7:00pm
Wed., July 16
Texas at Washington
7:00pm
Thurs., July 17
Washington at Philadelphia
7:00pm
Fri., July 18
Texas at Austin
8:30pm
Sat., July 19
Springfield at Texas
8:30pm
Sun., July 20
Philadelphia at Boston
6:00pm
Mon., July 21
Austin at Philadelphia
7:00pm
Tues., July 22
Texas at San Diego
10:00pm
Wed., July 23
Austin at San Diego
10:00pm
Thurs. July 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
TBD
Thurs. July 24
EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
TBD
Sun. July 27
MYLAN WTT FINALS
* 5:00pm
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BROADCAST partners
NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of the NBC Sports Group, consist of 12 regional networks that
deliver more than 2,400 live sporting events annually, along with award-winning breaking news,
comprehensive analysis, digital content and original programming to more than 50 million homes. The
NBC Sports Regional Networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast
SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Houston, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet
New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, The Comcast Network, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia,
CSS and SNY.
www.COMCASTSPORTSNET.com
ESPN – All Four Majors, All In One Place
Tennis has been part of ESPN since its first week on the air and provided many memorable moments,
but it has never been as important as today, with the US Open joining the lineup in 2009, giving ESPN
all four Grand Slam events, something no other U.S. network has ever done, let alone in one year. ESPN
has presented the Australian Open since 1984, the French Open since 2002 (plus 1986 – 1993), and
Wimbledon since 2003, with exclusivity for live television with all other rights extended added in a 12year agreement starting in 2012. Exclusivity for the US Open in an 11-year agreement begins in 2015. ESPN3 delivers an unmatched multi-screen presentation of the sport’s four majors, all ATP 1000 and 500
tournaments, WTA Premier Events and season-ending championships for both tours. ESPN debuted September 7, 1979, and the first tennis telecast was exactly one week later,
September 14, a Davis Cup tie, Argentina at U.S. from Memphis with Cliff Drysdale on the call and
John McEnroe playing.
ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive
sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the
WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Apple
TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. The network is currently available to more than 92 million homes at no
additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from
an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S.
college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected
to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
www.espn.com
Tennis Channel (www.tennischannel.com) is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination
dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health,
fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle and travel programming, the network is home to every
aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most concentrated singlesport coverage in television, with telecast rights to the US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros (French
Open), Australian Open, Emirates Airline US Open Series, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, top-tier
WTA competitions, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, and Hyundai Hopman Cup. Tennis Channel
is carried by nine of the top 10 video providers.
www.TENNISCHANNEL.com
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glossary
Important Things To Know
Each year after Wimbledon, Mylan WTT takes center stage in professional tennis. Some of the world’s best
men and women team up to play singles, doubles and mixed doubles in an exciting and unique professional
team tennis competition. The players thrive on the match intensity, camaraderie of team play and the
hometown support from their fans. Here are key terms to know about the Mylan WTT experience.
THE TEAMS
Draft
Team rosters are determined through two drafts held prior to the season - the Mylan WTT Marquee
Draft in February and the Mylan WTT Roster Draft in March. The Marquee Draft includes some of
the biggest names in tennis who typically play a limited schedule. There are four or five rounds to
the Mylan WTT Roster Draft. Teams draft in reverse order of the previous year’s final team standings
(including playoffs), based on overall match won/loss record. Returning franchises have the right to
protect players from the previous year’s roster.
Franchises
Seven teams will compete for three weeks during the 2014 season. The franchises are divided into
two conferences:
Eastern Conference
Boston Lobsters • Philadelphia Freedoms • Washington Kastles
Western Conference
Austin Aces • San Diego Aviators • Springfield Lasers • Texas Wild
THE SCHEDULE
Regular season
Each of the teams will play 14 regular season matches - seven home, seven away. The teams
will compete in two conferences during the regular season, which begins on Sunday, July 6 and
concludes on Wednesday, July 23.
Post-season
The top two teams from both the Western and Eastern Conference advance to the 2014 Mylan WTT
Conference Championships which will be hosted on Thursday, July 24, by the top-seeded team in
each Conference. The 2014 Mylan WTT Finals will be contested Sunday, July 27, on the home court
of the Western Conference Champions.
ON THE COURT
Fan Experience
Fan participation is an important part of any of Mylan WTT match. Crowds are encouraged to be
vocal about great play (while still being respectful of all players) and are allowed to enter/exit the
stadium during play without having to wait for a changeover. Often between games, music is played
or a DJ fires up the crowd.
Match
A match is a contest between two Mylan WTT teams, consisting of five sets plus Overtime (if any)
and a Supertiebreaker (if necessary). The sets are men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s
doubles and mixed doubles.
Match Order
The home team coach determines the order of sets and turns in the lineup to the head umpire one
hour before match start time. Every match includes a halftime break – either after the second or
third set.
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glossary
Officials
Seven roving linespersons and a head umpire comprise the officials at a Mylan WTT match. The
head umpire, who calls the match from an umpire’s box, is in charge. His/her decisions are final.
Substitution
A coach may substitute one player, per set, per gender at the conclusion of a point. If a player is
substituted, he/she may not return to the match during that set.
Team
Each team has a coach and four players; two men and two women (five or more players if there are
Marquee or Wild Card players on the team). Players are permitted to play in a maximum of three sets
per match.
Timeouts
As with other professional league team sports, Mylan WTT features the use of GEICO Timeouts
during match play. Each team will be allotted two timeouts per set with an additional timeout
being awarded to each team if a match goes into Overtime. GEICO Timeouts will be twenty (:20)
seconds in length and do not carry over between sets. Only the coach may call a timeout. Coaches
or players may enter the court area during these breaks in action.
SCORING
Keeping Score
• Scoring is no-ad (the first team to win four points wins the game). Game scoring is 1, 2, 3, game.
• All games, sets and Supertiebreakers are won by a margin of one point.
• Each game counts as one point in the team’s cumulative match score. • The receiver has the choice from which side he/she will receive serve should the game reach
three points each. In mixed doubles, the serve is always gender-to-gender at 3-3.
• Teams change sides after every four games. • Let serves are played. Overtime
In Mylan WTT matches - every point matters, every game counts. That is never more evident than
in Overtime. If the team ahead in the cumulative score wins the final game of the last set, then that
team is the winner. If, however, the trailing team wins the final set, the match is sent into Overtime
and continues until a) the leading team wins one game, or b) the trailing team ties the match score. If the score becomes tied, the match is decided by a Supertiebreaker.
Set
The first team to reach five games wins a set. If the set is tied at 4-4, a 9-point tiebreaker is played.
Supertiebreaker
If the match is tied at the conclusion of five sets OR if the trailing team ties the score in Overtime, a
13-point Supertiebreaker, involving the same fifth set, decides the outcome of the entire match. A
coin toss determines the choice of side, server and receiver. Players change sides after six points.
The first team to win seven points is awarded a single game and the match.
Tiebreaker
If a set reaches 4-4, a 9-point tiebreaker is played to decide the winner of the set. The first team to
reach five points wins the tiebreaker. Players change sides after four points. The tiebreaker counts
as one game and decides the outcome of the set.
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Mylan World TeamTennis
4-PEAT AND
ANDY IS A HIT
FIRST SET
• World TeamTennis, which was
founded by Billie Jean King,
Larry King, Fred Barman,
Jordon Kaiser, Dennis Murphy
and Frank Fuhrer, debuts and
introduces professional team
tennis competition to the
sports landscape.
• WTT is the first professional
sports league to feature men
and women on the same team.
• The Denver Racquets defeated
the Philadelphia Freedoms to
win the first championship.
• King is named the League’s
first MVP and is the first
woman to coach a team with
male pros as the player-coach
of the Freedoms.
1974
1981
1984
• Sacramento had an
unprecedented fourpeat, winning the title
from 1997 to 2000.
LEGENDS SIGN ON
Current Mylan WTT
CEO/Commissioner
Ilana Kloss signs
Jimmy Connors and
Martina Navratilova
to the League’s first
multi-year marquee
player contracts.
1990
The professional
league is
renamed from
TeamTennis to World TeamTennis.
Andre Agassi
joined WTT
as a player
and League
ambassador.
Billie Jean King becomes the
first female commissioner in
professional sports history.
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2000
A NEW NAME
AMBASSADOR
AGASSI
COMMISSONER KING
• A 17-year-old Andy
Roddick breaks onto
the pro scene and
makes his WTT debut
playing a full season
for the Idaho Sneakers. 1992
TEAMTENNIS
Following a
brief hiatus, the
league returns as
TeamTennis.
• Seven years later,
the Capitals become
the first team in WTT
history to win six
championships with
the 2007 title. 2002
INSTANT REPLAY, HINGIS
HIGHLIGHT 30TH SEASON
• WTT celebrates its 30th
anniversary and introduces
instant replay to professional
tennis competition.
• Martina Hingis makes her WTT
debut and leads the New York
Sportimes to their first title.
Hingis lost only one set during
the 2005 season and was named
MVP of the WTT Finals. Her
WTT performance
spurred the tennis
great to make
a successful
return to the
WTA Tour.
2005
2009
2011-2013: THE KASTLES ERA
• In 2011, the Washington Kastles completed
the first undefeated season in WTT history
(16-0), and won their 2nd WTT Championship
with a victory over St. Louis.
• One year later, the Kastles did it again.
Led by Venus Williams, Washington edged
Sacramento in the 2012 Finals to complete
their second undefeated season.
• Before winning their 3rd consecutive and
4th overall title in 2013, the Kastles became
the first league champion to be invited to the
White House to meet the President.
• Washington rewrote the sports record books
by setting the mark of 34 consecutive wins
(2011-2013), the longest streak in major pro
sports league history. The previous mark of
33 consecutive wins was held by the NBA’s
1971-72 Lakers.
2010
2011-2013
2013
TURNING 35
World TeamTennis
celebrates 35th
anniversary season.
NAVRATILOVA TURNS 20
• Martina Navratilova, playing for
the Boston Lobsters in 2009,
becomes first player to play 20
seasons in WTT. • Kim Clijsters comes out of
retirement and makes her WTT
debut for St. Louis in
July 2009. Less than
two months later,
she returns to
the pro tour
and stuns the
sports world by
winning the US
Open title.
NEW PARTNERS
• Mylan, one of the world’s
leading generics and
specialty pharmaceutical
companies, and World
TeamTennis announced
a three-year agreement
as the title sponsor of
WTT, which was renamed
Mylan World TeamTennis
beginning in 2013.
• Andy Roddick and
Venus Williams join the
World TeamTennis
ownership group in
May 2013.
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Finals Recap
2000
League co-founder Billie Jean King
and the 2013 champion Washington Kastles
with the King Trophy.
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Washington, DC: Washington Kastles def.
Springfield Lasers 25-12
Charleston, S.C.: Washington Kastles def.
Sacramento Capitals 20-19
Charleston, S.C.: Washington Kastles def. St.
Louis Aces 23-19
Kansas City, Mo.: Kansas City Explorers def. New
York Sportimes 21-18
Washington, DC: Washington Kastles def.
Sacramento, Calif.: New York Buzz def. Kansas
City Explorers 21-18
Sacramento, Calif.: Sacramento Capitals def.
New York Buzz 24-20
Newport Beach, Calif.: Philadelphia Freedoms
def. Newport Beach Breakers 21-14
Sacramento, Calif.: New York Sportimes def.
Newport Beach Breakers 21-18
Flushing Meadows, N.Y.: Newport Beach
Breakers def. Delaware Smash 23-17
Flushing Meadows, N.Y.: Delaware Smash def.
Flushing Meadows, N.Y.: Sacramento Capitals
def. New York Buzz 21-13
Flushing Meadows, N.Y.: Philadelphia Freedoms
def. Springfield Lasers 20-18
Flushing Meadows, N.Y.: Sacramento Capitals
def. Delaware Smash 21-20
1999
Sacramento, Calif.: Sacramento Capitals def.
1998
Sacramento, Calif.: Sacramento Capitals def. New
York OTBzz 30-13
1997
Orlando, Fla.: Sacramento Capitals won title due
to regular season standings (finals rained out)
1996
Wesley Chapel, Fla.: St. Louis Aces def. Delaware
Smash 27-16
1995
Charlotte, N.C.: New Jersey Stars def. Atlanta
Thunder 28-20
1994
Sacramento, Calif.: New Jersey Stars def. Idaho
Sneakers 28-25
1993
Atlanta, Ga.: Wichita Advantage def. Newport
Beach Dukes 26-23
1992
Atlanta, Ga.: Atlanta Thunder def. Newport Beach
Dukes 30-17
1991
Atlanta, Ga.: Atlanta Thunder def. Los Angeles
Strings 27-16
1990
Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Strings def.
Raleigh Edge 27-16
1989
Sacramento, Calif.: San Antonio Racquets def.
1988
Charlotte, N.C.: Charlotte Heat def. New Jersey
Stars 27-22
1987
Charlotte, N.C.: Charlotte Heat def. San Antonio
Racquets 25-20
1986
San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Racquets def.
1985
San Antonio, Texas: San Diego Buds def. St. Louis
Slims 25-24
1984
Los Angeles, Calif.: San Diego Buds
1983
Chicago Fyre
1982
Dallas Stars def. Phoenix Sunsets
1981
Los Angeles Strings (Champion determined by
regular season record)
1979-80 League Hiatus
1978
Los Angeles // Boston: Los Angeles Strings def.
Boston Lobsters 108-93
(24-21, 30-20, 26-27, 28-25)*
1977
New York // Phoenix: New York Apples def.
Phoenix Racquets 55-39 (27-22, 28-17)*
1976
New York // San Francisco: New York Sets def.
San Francisco Golden Gaters 91-57
(31-23, 29-21, 31-13)*
1975
Pittsburgh // San Francisco: Pittsburgh Triangles
def. San Francisco Golden Gaters 74-65 (25-26,
28-25, 21-14)*
1974
Denver // Philadelphia: Denver Racquets def.
Philadelphia Freedoms 55-48 (27-21, 28-24)*
* From 1974-1978, championship matches were either best 2 out of 3 matches or 3 out of 5 matches
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MVP Awards Recap
1998
Female – Larisa Neiland (Springfield Lasers)
Male – Brian MacPhie (Sacramento Capitals)
1997
Female – Lindsay Davenport (Sacramento Capitals)
1996
MALE MVP
Jean-Julien Rojer
Springfield Lasers
FEMALE MVP
Martina Hingis
Washington Kastles
Female – Lisa Raymond (St. Louis Aces)
1995
Female – Amy Frazier (Idaho Sneakers)
Male – Brett Hansen-Dent (Idaho Sneakers)
2013
1994
Female - Martina Hingis (Washington Kastles)
Male - Jean-Julien Rojer (Springfield Lasers)
Female – Larisa Neiland (Newport Beach Dukes)
Male – Kelly Jones (Newport Beach Dukes)
2012
1993
Female - Martina Hingis (New York Sportimes)
Male - Bobby Reynolds (Washington Kastles)
Female – Martina Navratilova (Atlanta Thunder)
Male – Jimmy Connors (Phoenix Smash)
& Trevor Kronemann (Newport Beach Dukes)
2011
Female - Liezel Huber (St. Louis Aces)
Male - Leander Paes (Washington Kastles)
2010
Female - Lindsay Davenport (St. Louis Aces)
Male - Martin Damm (Springfield Lasers)
2009
Female - Vania King (Springfield Lasers)
Male - Leander Paes (Washington Kastles)
2008
Female - Rennae Stubbs (Kansas City Explorers)
Male - Ramon Delgado (Newport Beach Breakers)
2007
Female – Tamarine Tanasugarn (Springfield Lasers)
Male – Mark Knowles (Sacramento Capitals)
2006
Female – Angela Haynes (Delaware Smash)
Male – Daniel Nestor (Philadelphia Freedoms)
2005
Female – Elena Likhovtseva (Sacramento Capitals)
2004
Female – Nicole Vaidisova (Sacramento Capitals)
Male – Dimitry Tursunov (Sacramento Capitals)
2003
Female – Samantha Reeves (Delaware Smash)
Male – Paul Goldstein (Delaware Smash)
2002
Female – Katarina Srebotnik (New York Hamptons)
Male – Mahesh Bhupathi (New York Buzz)
2001
Female – Lisa Raymond (Philadelphia Freedoms)
2000
Female – Mariaan de Swardt (Delaware Smash)
Male – Richey Reneberg (Sacramento Capitals)
1992
Male – Mikael Pernfors (Tampa Bay Action)
1991
Male – Sammy Giammalva (San Antonio Racquets)
1990
Female – Robin White (Los Angeles Strings)
Male – Trevor Kronemann (Charlotte Heat)
1989
Female – Ronnie Reis (Portland Panthers)
Male – Robert Van’t Hof (Sacramento Capitals)
1988
Female – Elna Reinach (Charlotte Heat)
Male – Blaine Willenborg (South Florida Breakers)
1987
Male – Kim Warwick (San Antonio Racquets)
1986
Female – Pam Casale (Sacramento Capitals)
Male – Kim Warwick (San Antonio Racquets)
1985
Female – Mary Lou Piatek (San Diego Buds)
Male – Butch Waltz (San Diego Buds)
1978
Female – Martina Navratilova (Boston Lobsters)
Male – Frew McMillan (San Francisco Golden Gaters)
1977
Female – Chris Evert (Phoenix Racquets)
Male – Frew McMillan (San Francisco Golden Gaters)
1976
Male – Sandy Mayer (New York Sets)
1975
1999
Female – Evonne Goolagong (Pittsburgh Triangles)
Male – Tom Okker (San Francisco Golden Gaters)
Female – Elena Tatarkova (Springfield Lasers)
Male – Grant Stafford (Springfield Lasers)
Billie Jean King (Philadelphia Freedoms)
1974
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Rookie of the Year Awards Recap
1999
Female – Elena Tatarkova (Springfield Lasers)
Male – Grant Stafford (Springfield Lasers)
1998
Female – Nana Miyagi (New York OTBzz)
Male – Geoff Grant (New York OTBzz)
MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Steve Johnson
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Alisa Kleybanova
Springfield Lasers
2013
Female - Alisa Kleybanova (Springfield Lasers)
Male - Steve Johnson (Orange County Breakers)
2012
Female - Kristyna Pliskova (Philadelphia Freedoms)
Male - John-Patrick Smith (Orange County Breakers)
2011
Female - Arina Rodionova (Washington Kastles)
Male - Jean-Julien Rojer (St. Louis Aces)
2010
Female - Courtney Nagle (Philadelphia Freedoms)
Male - Bobby Reynolds (Washington Kastles)
2009
Female - Liga Dekmeijere (St. Louis Aces)
Male - Michael Russell (Kansas City Explorers)
2008
Female - Yaroslava Shvedova (New York Buzz)
Male - Travis Parrott (Philadelphia Freedoms)
2007
Female – Jarmila Gajdosova (Kansas City Explorers)
Male – Jesse Witten (New York Sportimes)
2006
Female – Victoria Azarenka (Springfield Lasers)
Male – David Martin (New York Sportimes)
2005
Female – Katerina Bondarenko (Newport Beach Breakers)
Male – Rik de Voest (Springfield Lasers)
2004
Female – Nicole Vaidisova (Sacramento Capitals)
Male – Dimitry Tursunov (Sacramento Capitals)
1997
Female – Mary Joe Fernandez (Kansas City Explorers)
Male – Richey Reneberg (Sacramento Capitals)
1996
Female – Lisa Raymond (St. Louis Aces)
1995
Female – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (New York OTBzz)
Male – Brett Hansen-Dent (Idaho Sneakers)
1994
Female – Larisa Neiland (Newport Beach Dukes)
Male – Sandon Stolle (Sacramento Capitals)
1993
Female – Lindsay Davenport (Sacramento Capitals)
Male – Mats Wilander (New Jersey Stars)
1992
Female – Patty Fendick (Sacramento Capitals)
Male – Mikael Pernfors (Tampa Bay Action)
1991
Female – Ginger Helgeson (Charlotte Heat)
Male – Jimmy Connors (Los Angeles Strings)
1990
Female – Amy Frazier (Newport Beach Dukes)
Male – Trevor Kronemann (Charlotte Heat)
1989
Female – Ronnie Reis (Portland Panthers)
Male – Jean Fleurian (Fresno Sun Nets)
1988
Female – Heather Ludloff (South Florida Breakers)
Male – Blaine Willenborg (South Florida Breakers)
1987
Male – Eric Korita (San Antonio Racquets)
1986
2003
Female – Pam Casale (Sacramento Capitals)
Male – Mike DePalmer (Oakland Aces)
Female – Bea Bielik (New York Sportimes)
Male – Daniel Nestor (Sacramento Capitals)
Robin White (San Diego Buds)
2002
Female – Samantha Reeves (Delaware Smash)
Male – Scott Humphries (Delaware Smash)
2001
Female – Anastasia Myskina (Springfield Lasers)
2000
Female – Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Springfield Lasers)
Male – James Blake (Hartford FoxForce)
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1985
1977
Male – Bjorn Borg (Cleveland Nets)
Female – Sue Barker (Indiana Loves)
1976
Male – Rod Laver (San Diego Friars)
1975
Male – Marty Riessen (Cleveland Nets)
Female – Greer Stevens (Boston Lobsters)
Coach of the Year Awards Recap
Washington Kastles coach Murphy Jensen led
the Kastles to their third consecutive league
championship and was named Coach of the
Year for the third straight year.
PHOTO: FRED & SUSAN MULLANE/CAMERAWORK USA
2013 Murphy Jensen (Washington Kastles)
1998 Inderjit Singh (New York OTBzz)
1997 Scott Davis (Sacramento Capitals)
1996 Rick Flach (St. Louis Aces)
2010 John-Laffnie “JL” de Jager (Springfield Lasers)
1995 Greg Patton (Idaho Sneakers)
1994 Angel Lopez (Newport Beach Dukes)
2008 Brent Haygarth (Kansas City Explorers)
1993 Greg Patton (Newport Beach Dukes)
1992 Craig Kardon (Atlanta Thunder)
2006 Wayne Bryan (Sacramento Capitals)
1991 Bob McKinley (San Antonio Racquets)
1990 John Lloyd (Los Angeles Strings)
1989 Asim Sengun (New Jersey Stars)
2003 Brad Dancer (Delaware Smash)
1983 Ilana Kloss (Chicago Fyre)
2002 Eric Kutner (New York Buzz)
1977 Fred Stolle (New York Apples)
2001 Raja Chaudhuri (Philadelphia Freedoms)
1976 Fred Stolle (New York Sets)
2000 Kevin Forbes (Sacramento Capitals)
1975 Frew McMillan (San Francisco Golden Gaters)
1999 Ken Goodall (Springfield Lasers)
1974 Tony Roche (Denver Racquets)
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League Records
Most Championship Titles: 6
Sacramento Capitals
(1997-2000, 2002, 2007)
Closest Playoff Match
St. Louis Slims 22, Miami Beach Breakers 21
(STB: 7-6) (1985 Semifinals)
Best Overall Record
(including playoffs): 16-0
Washington Kastles (2011, 2012)
New York Buzz 20, Philadelphia Freedoms 19
(2007 Eastern Conference Championship)
Best Regular Season Record: 14-0
Newport Beach Dukes (1994)
Best Regular Season Home Record: 7-0
Charlotte Heat (1988)
Atlanta Thunder (1992)
Newport Beach Dukes (1993, 1994)
Delaware Smash (2003)
Springfield Lasers (2009)
Best Regular Season Road Record: 7-0
San Antonio Racquets (1986, 1991)
Newport Beach Dukes (1994)
Springfield Lasers (2007)
Kansas City Explorers (2008)
Most Playoff Appearances: 20
Sacramento Capitals
Most Consecutive Playoff Appearances: 7
Sacramento Capitals (2002-2008)
Largest Margin of Victory: 21 games
St. Louis Aces def. New York OTBzz 30-9
(September 21, 1996)
Most Overtimes in a Season: 31
(2008)
Most Supertiebreakers in a Season: 11
(1993, 2006, 2008)
Best Overtime Comeback: 6 games
New Jersey Stars 29, Los Angeles Strings 28, OT:
6-0, STB: 7-6 (July 10, 1988) (With Los Angeles
leading 24-16 going into the final set, mixed
doubles, New Jersey won the set 6-4. Playing
in the mixed doubles for New Jersey was Jenny
Byrne and Peter Fleming, playing for Los Angeles
was John Lloyd and Elise Burgin.)
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Widest Playoff Margin of Victory: 18 games
New York Sportimes 25, Boston Lobsters 7
(2005 Semifinals)
Closest Championship Match
San Diego Buds 25,
St. Louis Slims 24 (1985)
Sacramento Capitals 21,
Delaware Smash 20 (2000)
Washington Kastles 20,
Sacramento Capitals 19 (2012)
Widest Championship Match Margin of Victory:
17 games
Sacramento Capitals 30, New York OTBzz 13 (1998)
Longest Winning Streak (regular &
post-season):
34 matches
Washington Kastles (7/5/2011–7/10/2013)
Longest Losing Streak (regular season):
14 matches
New Jersey (7/11/1987–8/1/1987)
Raleigh Edge (7/15/1992–7/11/1993)
Youngest Player
Madison Keys - 14 years, 5 months
(b. 02/17/95). 2009 Philadelphia Freedoms
Oldest Player
Martina Navratilova - 52 years, 9 months
(b. 10/18/1956). 2009 Boston Lobsters
2014 Bonus Incentives
regular season
TEAM FINISHTEAM
1
2
3
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
individualmen/womenmen/womenmixed
finish
singles
doubles
doubles
1
2
3
4
$7,500
$6,000
$4,000
$3,000
$9,000
$7,000
$4,000
$3,000
$9,000
$7,000
$4,000
$3,000
In addition to guaranteed salaries, roster players are
eligible to earn bonus money during the season. Bonus
money is awarded to players based on how their
respective teams finish in the League standings and
the individual event standings (men’s/women’s singles,
men’s/women’s doubles and mixed doubles). A player’s
percentage of the individual money is based on the
player’s contribution of winning games to his/her team.
The top five in each event will receive bonus money. As
evident in all aspects of Mylan WTT, every game counts.
mvp season
male$7,500
female$7,500
rookie season
male$2,500
female$2,500
FINALS (PER PLAYER)
champion$8,000
finalist$4,000
semi-finalist$2,000
FINALS MVP
PLAYER$2,500
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Sponsors
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US Open, the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates
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AUSTIN ACES
9433 Bee Caves Road • Building III, Suite 101-A • Austin, TX 78733
(512) 508-3069
Public Relations:
Kerry Schneider
Cell: (410) 935-7765
Operations:
Allen Hardison
Kerry Schneider
General Manager
Lorne Abony
Owner
austinacestennis.com • twitter: @austinaces
PLAYERS
Marion Bartoli*
Eva Hrdinova
Treat Huey
Andy Roddick*
Vera Zvonareva
Coach: John Lloyd
* Marquee - may play
limited season schedule
venue
Cedar Park Center
2100 Avenue of the Stars
Cedar Park, TX 78613
HOME match start times
match SCHEDULE
July 7 @ San Diego Aviators
(Andy Roddick - AUS / Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
July 8 Springfield Lasers (Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS)
July 9 San Diego Aviators
(Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS / Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
July 11 Washington Kastles
(Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS / Martina Hingis - WAS)
July 12 Philadelphia Freedoms
(Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS)
July 13 @ Springfield Lasers
(James Blake - SPR / Andy Roddick - AUS)
7:30 pm (ct);
1:00pm (ct) July 19
July 14 Boston Lobsters (Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS)
COURT/COURT SURFACE
July 17 @ Texas Wild
July 15 @ Boston Lobsters
Premier Court
DecoColor (indoor)
July 18 Texas Wild (Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS)
Stadium capacity
(Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS / Daniela Hantuchova-SD)
5,226
team colors
Red
Black
Blue
Yellow
White
Aces Mascot: ACE
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July 21 @ Philadelphia Freedoms (Andy Roddick - AUS)
(Bob & Mike Bryan/Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
1 YEAR IN LEAGUE
austin aces
WESTERN CONFERENCE
marion bartoli (fra)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her first season of Mylan WTT for the Austin Aces.
• Participated at 2013 Mylan WTT Smash Hits in Orlando.
• Won her first major singles title at Wimbledon in 2013, defeating Sabine
Lisicki in the final to complete her run without the loss of a set.
residence
Geneva, Switzerland
birthplace
Le Puy en Velay, France
birthdate
10/02/1984
height
5’ 7”
plays
Right-handed
(two-handed backhand)
• Advanced to the quarterfinals at every Grand Slam event, which includes
reaching the 2007 Wimbledon final and 2011 French Open semifinals.
• Defeated the WTA’s No. 1-ranked player three times (Justine Henin, Jelena
Jankovic and Victoria Azarenka).
• Appeared at the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in 2007
and 2011.
• At the Tour level, won eight singles and three doubles titles.
• Off the court, enjoys jet skiing and painting.
• Has launched a fashion brand named Winby Marion, and also has a new
line of shoes and jewelry.
season
1st
Twitter: @bartoli_marion
eva hrdinova (cze)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play first season of Mylan WTT in 2014.
• Current doubles ranking is No. 77 (May 2014).
• Reached her fourth WTA doubles final and first of 2014 in Oeiras, Portugal
(w/Solovyeva).
residence
Plzen, Czech Republic
birthplace
• Tallest player on the WTA Tour (6’ 3’’).
• Owns three ITF singles and 18 ITF doubles titles.
• Earned a Masters in Sports at the Charles University in Prague.
Plzen, Czech Republic
birthdate
06/15/1984
height
6’ 3”
plays
Right-handed
season
1st
Twitter: @eva_hrdinova
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
treat huey (PHI)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his third consecutive Mylan WTT season in 2014 and first with the
Austin Aces.
• Played for the 2012 Mylan WTT champion Washington Kastles and then
the Orange County Breakers in 2013.
residence
Charlottesville, Va.
birthplace
Washington, DC
birthdate
08/28/1985
height
5’ 10”
plays
Left-handed
season
3rd
• Currently ranked No. 22 in doubles (May 2014).
• Broke into the ATP top 20 in doubles on March 3, 2014.
• Reached back-to-back major doubles quarterfinals at 2013 US Open and
2014 Australian Open (w/Inglot).
• Won second ATP World Tour 500 title in Basel w/Inglot (Oct. 2013).
• Reached first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 doubles final at Indian Wells
in 2013 (w/Janowicz). Also finished runner-up at Dusseldorf and WinstonSalem (w/Inglot).
• In 2012, won first ATP doubles title in Washington and was a finalist in two
doubles events.
• Played at the University of Virginia (2004-07) where he became Virginia’s
all-time career doubles win leader (2007).
Twitter: @TreatHuey
andy roddick (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his eighth season of Mylan WTT in 2014 for the Austin Aces.
• Previously played for Idaho Sneakers (2000), St. Louis Aces (2001, 2002,
2003, 2005), Philadelphia Freedoms (2010) and Springfield Lasers (2013).
residence
Austin, Texas
birthplace
Omaha, Neb.
birthdate
08/30/1982
height
6’ 2”
plays
Right-handed
season
8th
• In May 2013, Andy Roddick joined the WTT ownership group along with
Venus Williams.
• Roddick finished in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings for nine straight years
(2002-2010).
• Reached world No. 1 in the ATP singles rankings in November 2003.
• Won 32 tour-level singles titles, including five ATP World Tour Masters
1000 crowns.
• Won the 2003 US Open and reached the finals of a Grand Slam four
different times.
• Helped lead U.S. team to the Davis Cup title in 2007 - the first for the U.S.
since 1995.
• The Andy Roddick Foundation has raised more than $11 million for charity
since 2001.
• Long-time supporter of Mylan WTT Smash Hits charity event.
• Currently co-hosts a nightly sports discussion show ‘Fox Sports Live’ on
Fox Sports 1.
www.arfoundation.orgTwitter: @andyroddick
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
vera zvonareva (RUS)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play for the Austin Aces in 2014, marking her first Mylan WTT season
since 2003 when she played for Philadelphia.
• Has won four major titles (two women’s doubles - 2006 US Open, 2012
Australian Open; two mixed doubles - 2004 US Open, 2006 Wimbledon).
residence
Moscow, Russia
birthplace
Moscow, Russia
birthdate
09/07/1984
height
• Reached the 2010 Wimbledon and US Open finals.
• Achieved career-high WTA Tour rankings of No. 2 in singles (Oct. 2010)
and No. 9 in doubles (Aug. 2005).
• Claimed the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping to
complete a Russian sweep.
• Owns 12 Tour-level singles titles and six doubles titles.
5’ 7 3/4”
plays
Right-handed
(two-handed backand)
season
2nd
Twitter: @verazvonareva
coach: John lloyd (GBR)
• Returns to the Mylan WTT coaching scene for the first time in 20 years,
leading the inaugural Austin Aces in 2014.
• Previously won WTT Coach of the Year honors in 1990 with the Los
Angeles Strings after helping the team (as a coach and a player) to the
King Trophy.
• Recently captained the British Davis Cup team from 2006 to 2010.
season
9th
years as coach
8th
• Works for the BBC as a commentator at the four Grand Slam
tennis events.
• A former Australian Open singles finalist and winner of one singles and
two doubles titles on the ATP World Tour.
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BOSTON LOBSTERS
6 Longridge Lane • Ipswich, MA 01938
(508) 435-2023
Public Relations:
Darlene Hayes
Cell: (508) 904-7417
Operations:
John Gautschi
Bahar Uttam
CEO/Owner
Darlene Hayes
General Manager
www.bostonlobsters.net • twitter: @bostonlobsters
PLAYERS
Eric Butorac
Sharon Fichman
John Isner*
Megan Moulton-Levy
Rik de Voest
Coach: Robert Greene
* Marquee - July 20
venue
Boston Lobsters Tennis Center
at the Manchester Athletic Club
8 Atwater Avenue
Manchester by the Sea, MA 01944
match schedule
July 6 Texas Wild
July 9 @ Washington Kastles (Kevin Anderson/Martina Hingis - WAS)
July 10 Springfield Lasers
July 12 @ San Diego Aviators (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
July 14 @ Austin Aces (Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS)
July 15 Austin Aces
July 16 San Diego Aviators (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
7:00 pm (et);
6:00 pm (et) July 6, 19, 20
COURT/COURT SURFACE
Hard Court
DecoColor (outdoor)
Stadium capacity
July 18 @ Philadelphia Freedoms
July 20 Philadelphia Freedoms (John Isner - BOS)
July 21 @ Washington Kastles (Martina Hingis - WAS)
1,634
TEAM COLORS
Red
Black
White
Lobsters Mascot: LARRY T. LOBSTER
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YEARS IN LEAGUE
151974-78,
2005-present
BOSTON LOBSTERSeastern CONFERENCE
ERIC BUTORAC (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his sixth season of Mylan WTT in 2014 and fifth in a row with the
Boston Lobsters (2010-present). Played for Sacramento in 2008.
• Currently ranked No. 32 in doubles (May 2014). Career high ranking of
No. 17 (Aug. 2011).
• Has won 15 ATP Tour doubles titles.
residence
Cambridge, Mass.
birthplace
Rochester, Minn.
birthdate
05/22/1981
height
6’ 3”
plays
Left-handed
season
6th
• Reached his first major final at the 2014 Australian Open with Raven
Klaasen, which included stunning six-time champions Bob and
Mike Bryan.
• He and Klaasen then topped the Bryans to win the title in Memphis
(Feb. 2014).
• Has won at least one Tour-level title in every season since 2007
(15-9 in finals).
• Participated in 2010 WTT Smash Hits event in Washington, DC.
• Played at Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.,
from 2001-03, capturing NCAA singles and doubles titles in 2003.
• Earned All-American honors in singles and doubles for three seasons.
rik de voest (rsa)
Highlights
• Will play his sixth Mylan WTT season in 2014 and first with the
Boston Lobsters.
• Previously played for the Springfield Lasers (2005, 2010, 2011 and 2013)
and the New York Buzz in 2007.
residence
Pretoria, South Africa/
Vancouver, Canada
birthplace
Milan, Italy
birthdate
06/05/1980
height
5’ 11”
plays
Right-handed
season
6th
• Was named WTT Finals Weekend MVP after leading the New York
Buzz to the 2007 Championship match where they lost to the
Sacramento Capitals.
• Partnered with Lasers’ teammate Martin Damm in 2010 to lead WTT in
Men’s Doubles.
• Was named Male Rookie of the Year in 2005 while playing for Springfield.
• Career high singles ranking of No. 110 (Aug. 2006) and No. 39 in doubles
(April 2009).
• In 2013, won three ITF singles titles – Texas (Feb. 2013), Canada (March
2013) and Oklahoma (April 2013). Has won 14 ITF singles titles and 49 ITF
doubles titles.
• Earned his first ATP World Tour doubles title in 2007 at Beijing (w/Fisher),
beating Haggard-Lu in final.
• In 2009, won ATP doubles crown in Dubai (w/Tursunov).
Twitter: @RikdeVoest
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sharon fichman (can)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will make her Mylan WTT debut in 2014.
• Won the ITF 100K event in Cagnes-Sur Mer, France (May 2014).
• Career-high singles ranking of No. 77 (May 2014).
• Captured her first WTA Tour doubles title by partnering with Maria Sanchez
to win the Auckland tournament in January 2014.
residence
Toronto, Canada
birthplace
Toronto, Canada
birthdate
12/03/1990
height
• Made her top 100 debut in the WTA singles rankings on August 12, 2013.
Has been ranked as high as 56 in doubles (April 2014).
• Owns a combined 25 ITF Pro Circuit titles - 9 singles, 16 doubles.
• Has been a member of Canada’s Fed Cup team since 2005.
• Off the court, loves to bake - blueberry muffins are her specialty.
5’ 4”
plays
Right-handed
season
1st
Twitter: @sharon_fichman
john isner (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Returns to play his fourth season of Mylan WTT for the Boston Lobsters.
• Previously played from 2010-12 with Boston.
• Currently ranked No. 11 in singles (May 2014).
residence
Tampa Bay, Fla.
birthplace
Greensboro, N.C.
birthdate
04/26/1985
height
6’ 9”
plays
Right-handed
season
4th
• Began his 2014 ATP World Tour season by triumphing in Auckland for his
eighth singles title and later advanced to the semifinals at the ATP World
Tour Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells.
• Broke into the top 10 for the first time in his career in March 2012 after
defeating No. 1 Djokovic en route to Indian Wells final. This was his first
Masters 1000 final.
• In April 2012, became the highest ranked American singles player for the
first time in his career after reaching the finals in Houston.
• Won the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon in 2010, defeating
Nicolas Mahut after 183 games and three days of tennis.
• In 2009, he was named the Most Improved Player of the Year on the ATP
World Tour.
• From 2004-07, he earned All-American honors at the University of
Georgia, where he helped win a NCAA team title in 2007.
• Georgia’s all-time leader in singles and doubles wins.
www.johnisner.comTwitter: @johnisner
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megan moulton-levy (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her second straight season of Mylan WTT in 2014, and first with
the Boston Lobsters. She played for Sacramento in 2013.
• Won first WTA Tour doubles title in Monterrey in April 2014, teaming with
Darija Jurak of the Texas Wild.
residence
Washington, DC
birthplace
Grosse Pointe, Mich.
birthdate
03/11/1985
height
5’
plays
Right-handed
• In 2013, won first Grand Slam doubles match at the Australian Open and
went on to win debuts at the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
• Reached five WTA doubles semifinals in 2013.
• Finished in the year-end Top 100 doubles rankings in 2011-2012.
• Achieved career-high doubles ranking of No. 50 (July 2013). Current
ranking is No. 53 (May 2014).
• Four-time Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Player of the Year
at the College of William & Mary.
• Has captured 10 ITF doubles titles and one ITF singles title.
season
2nd
www.meganmoultonlevy.comTwitter: @MoultonLevy
coach: Robert greene (usa)
• Will make his coaching debut during the 2014 Mylan World TeamTennis
season.
• Currently serves as the General Manager and Head Professional at the
Historic 1907 Worcester Tennis Club.
• Former Chairman of USTA Olympic Tennis Committee.
• USPTA National Pro of the Year in 2009.
season
1st
years as coach
1st
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P.O. Box 268 • Gwynedd, PA 19436
(215) 667-8132
Public Relations:
Rebecca Goodman (215) 952-5730
Chris Telesford (215) 952-7337
Manager of Marketing & Operations:
Jon Blitzer
Billie Jean King
Owner
Barbara Perry
General Manager
Operations:
Kathy Spencer
www.philadelphiafreedoms.com • twitter: @phillyfreedoms
PLAYERS
Victoria Azarenka*
Frank Dancevic
Victoria Duval
Liezel Huber
Marcelo Melo
Coach: Josh Cohen
match SCHEDULE
July 10 @ Washington Kastles (Kevin Anderson/Martina Hingis - WAS)
* Marquee - July 15
venue
The Pavilion at
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
7:00 pm (et)
COURT/COURT SURFACE
Premier Court
DecoColor (indoor)
July 13 @ Washington Kastles (Martina Hingis - WAS)
(Daniela Hantuchova - SD / Victoria Azarenka - PHL)
July 17 Washington Kastles (Venus Williams - WAS)
July 18 Boston Lobsters
July 20 @ Boston Lobsters (John Isner - BOS)
July 21 Austin Aces (Andy Roddick - AUS)
Stadium capacity
3,500
TEAM COLORS
Red
White
Blue
Freedoms Mascot: NETTIE KING
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YEARS IN LEAGUE
151974,
2001-present
philadelphia freedomseastern CONFERENCE
victoria azarenka (blr)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her third season of Mylan WTT in 2014 and first in four years,
when she was a member of the 2010 Washington Kastles.
• She was the Mylan WTT Female Rookie of the Year in 2006 with the
Springfield Lasers.
residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
birthplace
Minsk, Belarus
birthdate
07/31/1989
height
6’
plays
Right-handed
season
3rd
• Won back-to-back Australian Open titles and reached consecutive US
Open finals in 2012-2013.
• Became world No. 1 for the first time on January 30, 2012, and finished
the season as the top-ranked WTA player.
• At the London 2012 Olympics, she won gold in mixed doubles with
Max Mirnyi and claimed bronze in singles, defeating Maria Kirilenko.
• At the Tour level, has lifted 17 singles and six doubles
championship trophies.
• Captured mixed doubles titles at 2007 US Open (w/Mirnyi) and 2008
French Open (w/Bob Bryan).
• Has reached three Grand Slam women’s doubles finals.
www.vikaazarenkatennis.comTwitter: @vika7
frank dancevic (CAN)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his first season of Mylan WTT with the Philadelphia Freedoms
in 2014.
• At the Tallahasee Challenger in May 2014, upset top seed Donald Young
en route to the final.
• In January 2014, successfully qualified at the Australian Open.
residence
Niagara Falls, Canada
birthplace
Niagara Falls, Canada
birthdate
09/26/1984
height
6’ 1”
plays
Right-handed
• Helped Canada reach its first Davis Cup World Group semifinal in 2013.
• Two-time singles finalist on the ATP World Tour; also reached one
doubles final.
• In 2011, he became the first man to advance through qualifying to the
main draw at all four major events in the same calendar year.
• Has posted main draw wins at three of the four Grand Slam events.
• Has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 65 (Sept. 2007) and is
currently ranked No. 123 (May 2014).
season
1st
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victoria duval (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Returns for her second season with the Philadelphia Freedoms after
making her Mylan WTT debut last year.
• Qualified at 2013 US Open and then stunned 2011 champion Samantha
Stosur in the first round for her first main draw win at a Grand Slam event.
• In April 2014, advanced to the ITF singles final in Dothan, Ala.
residence
Bradenton, Fla.
birthplace
Miami, Fla.
birthdate
11/30/1995
height
5’ 9 1/2”
• Won the 2012 USTA U18 Championships, was awarded a wildcard into
2012 US Open (l. Clijsters).
• As a junior, reached the semifinals of the 2012 US Open girls’ singles
event and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
• Won her first career WTA main draw match in Memphis (2013).
• Career high WTA singles ranking of No. 127 (May 2014).
plays
Right-handed
season
2nd
Twitter: @vicky_duval95
liezel huber (usa)
Highlights
• Will play her 13th Mylan WTT season in 2014 and second straight with the
Philadelphia Freedoms.
• She previously played with St. Louis (2011); Delaware (2003-05, 2007-08);
New York Buzz (1998, 2002); Hartford (2000); and Kansas City (1999).
• Was named WTT Female MVP for 2011 season.
residence
Houston, Texas
birthplace
Durban, South Africa
birthdate
09/21/1976
height
5’ 11’’
plays
• Won a Mylan WTT championship with the 2003 Delaware Smash.
• Has won 53 WTA doubles titles (five majors), as well as two mixed doubles
Grand Slam titles.
• Currently ranked No. 29 in WTA doubles (May 2014).
• Captured the US Open and WTA Championship doubles title in 2011 with
Lisa Raymond.
• Won the 2009 French Open Mixed Doubles title with Bob Bryan - her first
Grand Slam mixed doubles championship.
Right-handed
• Became U.S. citizen in July 2007. Represented the U.S. at the 2008 and
2012 Olympic Games.
season
13th
• Presented with Humanitarian Award for creating a nonprofit foundation
called Liezel’s Cause to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• Runs Huber Tennis Ranch near Houston, Texas.
www.hubertennisranch.com
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marcelo melo (bra)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will make his Mylan WTT debut in 2014 for the Philadelphia Freedoms.
• Won 13th ATP World Tour doubles trophy in Auckland with Julian Knowle
(Jan. 2014).
residence
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
birthplace
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
birthdate
09/23/1983
height
6’ 8”
plays
Right-handed
• Finalist at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo with Ivan
Dodig (April 2014) and ATP World Tour 500 event in Rio de Janeiro with
David Marrero (Feb. 2014).
• Reached a career-high ATP Doubles Ranking of No. 5 in Nov. 2013. He
currently holds that ranking (as of May 2014).
• With Dodig, advanced to the 2013 Wimbledon doubles final and captured
the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown in Shanghai. The two also
advanced to the semifinals at the year-end ATP World Tour Finals in
London (Nov. 2013).
• Frequent mixed doubles partner of Freedoms’ teammate Liezel Huber.
• Longtime member of Brazil’s Davis Cup team.
season
1st
Twitter: @marcelomelo83
coach: Josh COHEN (usa)
• Second year as Freedoms head coach. Took over head coaching
position for the Freedoms in 2012 after serving as assistant coach in
2010 and 2011.
• Former University of Pennsylvania Men’s Varsity Tennis Assistant Coach.
• Previously played Mylan WTT for the Delaware Smash in 2008.
season
6th
years as coach
• Was captain of the University of Miami tennis team and an
All-American.
• Competed in all four Grand Slam junior events, including four
appearances at the US Open.
5th
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san diego aviators
Mission Brewery Plaza • 2150 West Washington Street • Suite 402 • San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 683-3700
Public Relations:
Katelin Labat
Cell: (619) 683-3700
Russell Geyser
Owner
Jack McGrory
Minority Owner
Shelly Hall
General Manager
www.sandiegoaviators.com • twitter: @sdaviators
PLAYERS
Bob Bryan*
Mike Bryan*
Somdev Devvarman
Daniela Hantuchova*
Raven Klaasen
Kveta Peschke
Coach: David Macpherson
Assistant Coach: Ashley Fisher
match SCHEDULE
July 7 Austin Aces
(Andy Roddick - AUS / Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
July 8 Philadelphia Freedoms (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
July 9 @ Austin Aces
July 10 Texas Wild (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
* Marquee - may play
limited season schedule
July 12 Boston Lobsters (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
venue
July 13 @ Texas Wild (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
Valley View Casino Center
3500 Sports Arena Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92110
July 14 @ Washington Kastles
(Daniela Hantuchova - SD / Martina Hingis - WAS)
HOme match start times
(Daniela Hantuchova - SD / Victoria Azarenka - PHL)
7:00 pm (pt);
5:00 pm (pt) July 20
July 16 @ Boston Lobsters (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
COURT/COURT SURFACE
July 17 @ Springfield Lasers (Daniela Hantuchova - SD)
Premier Court
DecoColor (indoor)
Stadium capacity
3,314
TEAM COLORS
Yellow
Orange
Turquoise
July 22 Texas Wild
July 23 Austin Aces
1 YEAR IN LEAGUE
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SAN DIEGO AVIATORSwestern CONFERENCE
BOB BRYAN (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2014 is his 12th season of Mylan WTT. Previously played for the Idaho
Sneakers (1999), Newport Beach Breakers (2004), Kansas City Explorers
(2005-2012) and Texas Wild (2013).
• In 2014, won five straight titles in Delray Beach, Indian Wells, Miami,
Houston and Monte Carlo with twin brother Mike.
residence
Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.
birthplace
Camarillo, Calif.
birthdate
04/29/1978
height
6’ 4”
plays
Left-handed
season
12th
• During 2013, won season’s first three majors at the Australian Open,
French Open and Wimbledon to complete a ‘Golden Bryans Slam’, having
won gold at the London 2012 Olympics.
• The two have amassed 98 team titles, an all-time record.
• The Bryan Brothers have won an all-time record 15 Grand Slam
team titles.
• Bob won 2010 US Open and 2009 French Open mixed doubles title
with Liezel Huber.
• The Bryan Brothers have finished the year-end doubles rankings at
No. 1 nine times.
• Closed out 2007 by helping the U.S. win their first Davis Cup title
since 1995.
• Won the 2006 US Open mixed doubles championship with Martina
Navratilova in the final match of her career.
• While playing at Stanford in 1998, won NCAA singles, doubles (w/Mike)
and team titles.
www.bryanbros.comTwitter: @bryanbros
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mike BRYAN (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2014 is his 12th season of Mylan WTT. Previously played for the Idaho
Sneakers (1999), Newport Beach Breakers (2004), Kansas City Explorers
(2005-2012) and Texas Wild (2013).
• In 2014, won five straight titles in Delray Beach, Indian Wells, Miami,
Houston and Monte Carlo with twin brother Bob.
residence
Wesley Chapel, Fla.
birthplace
Camarillo, Calif.
birthdate
04/29/1978
height
6’ 3”
plays
Right-handed
season
12th
• During 2013, won season’s first three majors at the Australian Open,
French Open and Wimbledon to complete a ‘Golden Bryans Slam’, having
won gold at the London 2012 Olympics.
• The two have amassed 98 team titles, an all-time record.
• The Bryan Brothers have won an all-time record 15 Grand Slam
team titles.
• Bob and Mike Bryan have finished the year-end doubles rankings at
No. 1 nine times.
• Captured the Mixed Doubles title at Wimbledon in 2012 (w/Lisa Raymond).
• Closed out 2007 by helping the U.S. win their first Davis Cup title
since 1995.
• Mike is two minutes older than identical twin brother Bob.
• The brothers formed The Bryan Brothers Band, with Bob on keyboards
and Mike on drums, releasing their debut album Let It Rip in 2009.
www.bryanbros.comTwitter: @bryanbrothers
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somdev devvarman (ind)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will make his Mylan WTT debut in 2014 with the San Diego Aviators after
being selected as the first overall pick in the 2014 Mylan WTT Roster Draft.
• Captured the New Delhi Challenger singles title (Feb. 2014).
• Current singles ranking is No. 93 (May 2014).
residence
Charlottesville, Va.
birthplace
• Has contested two ATP singles finals and one ATP doubles final.
• Won back-to-back NCAA singles crowns in 2007-08 while competing for
the University of Virginia.
Assam, India
birthdate
02/13/1985
height
5’ 11”
plays
Right-handed
season
1st
Twitter: @SomdevD
daniela hantuchova (svk)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Makes her Mylan WTT debut for the San Diego Aviators this year.
• Career-high WTA ranking of No. 5 in both singles and doubles. Current
singles ranking is No. 32 and No. 54 in doubles (May 2014).
• Winner of six WTA singles titles and nine doubles titles.
residence
Monte Carlo, Monaco
birthplace
Poprad, Slovakia
birthdate
04/23/1983
height
5’ 11”
plays
Right-handed
season
1st
• Owner of a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles (2001 Wimbledon, 2002
Australian Open, 2005 French Open, 2005 US Open).
• Has 33 top 10 singles wins. Top career victories include wins over then No.
1 Caroline Wozniacki, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, Li Na, Ana Ivanovic,
Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams.
• Reached the fourth round or better at every major in singles, highlighted
by a semifinal run at the 2008 Australian Open and quarterfinal
appearance at the 2013 US Open.
• Two top 10 year-end singles finishes.
• Led Slovakia to the 2002 Fed Cup title.
• Three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012).
www.danielahantuchova.comTwitter: @dhantuchova
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raven klaasen (rsa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Third season of Mylan WTT, first for the San Diego Aviators.
• Previously played for the Springfield Lasers in 2009 and 2011.
• Reached 2014 Australian Open doubles final (w/Butorac), upsetting world
No. 1 doubles pair Bob and Mike Bryan along the way.
residence
• Klaasen and Butorac defeated the Bryans again to win the Memphis
crown (Feb. 2014).
Cape Town, South Africa • Has won four ATP World Tour doubles titles.
birthplace
King Williams, South Africa• Achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 23 (May 2014).
birthdate
10/16/1982
• Member of South African Davis Cup team since 2009.
height
5’ 11”
plays
Right-handed
season
3rd
Twitter: @ravenklaasen
kveta peschke (cze)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her sixth season of Mylan WTT in 2014 and first with the San
Diego Aviators.
• Previously played four seasons for the Kansas City Explorers, leading the
Explorers to their first title in 2010, and one season with the New York
Sportimes in 2013.
residence
Sarasota, Fla.
birthplace
Bilovec, Czech Republic
birthdate
07/09/1975
height
5’ 5”
plays
Right-handed
season
6th
• In 2014, won the Paris Indoors (w/Groenefeld) and Rome (w/Srebotnik)
titles. Has also reached the Doha final and Australian Open semifinals (w/
Srebotnik).
• In 2013 with Sportimes partner Anna-Lena Groenefeld, captured the
title in Brussels, reached the finals of Brisbane, Nuremberg, Toronto and
Cincinnati and the semifinals at Wimbledon and Doha.
• Has won 27 career WTA doubles titles and one singles title.
• A member of the 2011 Fed Cup Championship team representing the
Czech Republic.
• Captured the Wimbledon doubles title in 2011 (w/Srebotnik) for her first
Grand Slam title.
• Two-time finalist at the year-end Championships in doubles (w/Srebotnik
and Stubbs). Finalist at the 2011 French Open (w/Srebotnik).
• Has been a finalist three times at the US Open in mixed doubles (2006,
2010, and 2012).
• Reached No. 1 ranking in WTA doubles on July 4, 2011. Currently ranked
No. 8 in doubles (May 2014).
• Member of Czech Olympic team (2000).
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coach: david macpherson (AUS)
• Will guide the San Diego Aviators in the team’s inaugural Mylan WTT
season. He is serving as a coach for the first time in the league, having
previously played 14 seasons, most recently in 2007.
• He currently coaches the top-ranked men’s doubles team Bob and Mike
Bryan, who will play for the Aviators in 2014.
season
• As a player, he won 16 ATP World Tour doubles titles and achieved a
career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 11.
15th
years as coach
1st
@davidmactennis
ASSISTANT coach: ASHLEY FISHER (AUS)
• Will serve as the assistant coach for the San Diego Aviators in 2014.
• Career high doubles ranking of No. 19 (June 2009).
• Over the course of his career, won four ATP doubles titles.
• Reached the semifinals of the US Open in doubles in 2006.
• Won 15 Challenger events and six Futures titles.
season
3rd
years as coach
1st
• Played Mylan WTT with New York Sportimes in 2007 and was a member
of the top ranked doubles team that year (w/De Voest). Was also a
member of the 2005 Houston Wranglers.
• Played at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he
earned All-American honors in doubles in 1996-97.
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SPRINGFIELD LASERS
1923 North Weller • Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 837-5800
Public Relations:
Jenny Edwards
Cell: (417) 224-5510
John Cooper &
Springfield-Greene
County Park Board
Owners
Bob Belote
Owner representative/
Director
Paul Nahon
General Manager
www.springfieldlasers.com • twitter: @springlasers
PLAYERS
James Blake*
Anna-Lena Groenefeld
Alisa Kleybanova
Jean-Julien Rojer
Michael Russell
Coach: John-Laffnie de Jager
* Marquee - July 12, 13
venue
Mediacom Stadium at
Cooper Tennis Complex
2331 E. Pythian
Springfield, MO 65802
match SCHEDULE
July 7 Texas Wild
July 12 Texas Wild (James Blake - SPR)
July 13 Austin Aces (James Blake - SPR / Andy Roddick - AUS)
7:00 pm (ct)
COURT/COURT SURFACE
Hard Court
DecoColor (outdoor)
Stadium capacity
July 22 @ Washington Kastles (Martina Hingis/Sloane Stephens - WAS)
2,500
TEAM COLORS
Purple
Teal
19 YEARS IN LEAGUE
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springfield lasers
WESTERN CONFERENCE
JAMES BLAKE (USA)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his ninth season of Mylan WTT in 2014 and first with the
Springfield Lasers.
• Has played eight seasons of Mylan WTT - Hartford (2000, 2002-2003),
Boston (2005, 2010-2011), Philadelphia (2012), and New York (2013).
• Reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 4 (Nov. 2006).
residence
Westport, Conn.
birthplace
Yonkers, N.Y.
birthdate
12/28/1979
height
6’ 1”
plays
Right-handed
season
9th
• Won 10 ATP singles titles.
• Reached the third round of the 2012 US Open, his best Grand Slam finish
since 2010.
• In 2008, finished in the top ten in singles and was the second-highest
ranked American (behind Roddick).
• Came back in 2005 after suffering injuries (fractured neck) and illness
(Zoster, a condition affecting hearing, vision and causing temporary
paralysis on one side of his face).
• Named Mylan WTT Male Rookie of the Year in 2000.
• Attended Harvard University for two years, finishing as top-ranked
college player in the country.
• Started the James Blake Foundation to support early detection
cancer research.
• In 2007, wrote the book Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won
Back My Life.
anna-lena groenefeld (ger)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her fourth season of Mylan WTT in 2014 and first with the
Springfield Lasers. Previously played for the Houston Wranglers in 2006,
Orange County Breakers in 2012 and New York Sportimes in 2013.
residence
Nordhorn, Germany
birthplace
Nordhorn, Germany
birthdate
06/04/1985
height
5’ 11”
plays
Right-handed
season
4th
• Reached a career-high ranking of No. 14 in singles and No. 7 in doubles
(both in 2006).
• Has won 14 doubles and one singles title on the WTA Tour. Most recent
title was the Paris Indoors doubles with Kveta Peschke of the San Diego
Aviators (Feb. 2014).
• Last year, triumphed at Brussels, finished runner-up in Brisbane,
Nuremberg, Toronto and Cincinnati and was a semifinalist at Wimbledon
and Doha (all with Peschke).
• In 2012, captured the Linz title (w/Peschke). Also reached the finals
of the Paris Open and Bad Gastein (w/Martic) and the finals of
Stuttgart (w/Goerges).
• Played for Germany in the Olympic Games for the first time in
2012 (w/Goerges).
• 2009 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion (w/Knowles).
• In 2006, won her first WTA Tour singles title at Acapulco.
• Member of German Fed Cup team since 2004.
Twitter: @annagroenefeld
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springfield lasers
WESTERN CONFERENCE
alisa kleybanova (rus)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Returns to the Springfield Lasers once again in 2014 after playing her first
season of Mylan WTT for the Western Conference Champion last year.
• Earned 2013 Mylan WTT Female Rookie of the Year honors.
residence
Moscow, Russia
birthplace
Moscow, Russia
birthdate
07/15/1989
height
5’ 11”
plays
Right-handed
season
2nd
• Reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 20 (Feb. 2011) and doubles
ranking of No. 10 (Feb. 2011). Current rankings are No. 85 in singles and
No. 101 in doubles (May 2014).
• Made a comeback after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in
2011, which sidelined her for much of the past two years. Furthering her
comeback, she won the title at an ITF event in Landisville, Pa., in her first
tournament back in 2013 (May 19, 2013).
• In 2014, advanced to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart, upsetting world No. 6
Petra Kvitova for her first top 10 win in over three years. Also reached the
round of 16 in Doha and Indian Wells.
• At 2013 US Open, posted first major match win (d. Puig) since 2011
Australian Open.
• Reached fourth round at 2009 Australian Open and 2008 Wimbledon.
• Has captured two WTA singles titles and five doubles titles.
www.alisakleybanova.ru/en/Twitter: @akleybanova
jean-julien rojer (ned)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Played his second Mylan WTT season in 2013 and first with the
Springfield Lasers.
• Named the 2013 Mylan WTT Male MVP.
• Helped lead the St. Louis Aces to a Western Conference Championship
and Finals appearance in 2011.
residence
Curacao,
Netherlands Antilles
birthplace
Curacao,
Netherlands Antilles
birthdate
08/25/1981
height
6’
plays
Right-handed
season
3rd
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• Was named WTT Male Rookie of the Year in 2011 while playing
for St. Louis.
• Reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 8 (May 2013). Current
doubles ranking is No. 28 (May 2014).
• Has won 12 ATP doubles titles, with three coming in 2014 with Horia
Tecau (Zagreb, Casablanca and Bucharest).
• Won ATP World Tour Masters 1000 doubles title at Miami with partner
Aisam Qureshi (March 2013).
springfield lasers
WESTERN CONFERENCE
michael russell (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his second season of Mylan WTT in 2014 and first with the
Springfield Lasers. Previously played for the Kansas City Explorers in
2009, where he was named WTT Male Rookie of the Year.
• In February 2014, upset Lleyton Hewitt in Memphis en route to his third
ATP World Tour semifinal.
residence
Houston, Texas
birthplace
Detroit, Mich.
birthdate
05/01/1978
height
5’ 8”
plays
Right-handed
• Finished inside the top 100 of ATP singles rankings for the fifth straight
year in 2013. Currently ranked No. 95 in singles (May 2014).
• Has won 24 ITF singles and three doubles titles.
• In 2012, advanced to his first Tour-level title match by partnering Xavier
Malisse to the Atlanta doubles final.
• Best Grand Slam result came at the 2001 French Open, where as a
qualifier, reached the fourth round and held a match point against
defending champion Gustavo Kuerten.
• Named NCAA Rookie of the Year at the University of Miami in 1998.
season
2nd
Twitter: @mrusselltennis
coach: john-laffnie “JL” de jager (Rsa)
• 2014 will mark his 8th season as a Mylan WTT coach, all with Springfield.
• Named WTT Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season in
2010, and his third award in four seasons. Was also WTT Coach of the
Year in 2007, leading the Lasers to a 13-1 regular season record in his first
year as coach.
season
15th
years as coach
8th
• Coached the Springfield Lasers to the Western Conference Championship
in 2009, 2010 and 2013.
• Played seven years in Mylan WTT for Delaware Smash (1996, 2001),
Kansas City Explorers (1997-99), New Jersey Stars (1994) and
St. Louis Aces (2003).
• Played Davis Cup for South Africa and was an Olympic doubles
semifinalist at the 2000 Sydney Games.
• Won seven ATP Tour doubles titles.
• Is the current captain of the South Africa Davis Cup team.
• Started JL’s Kids, a program that assists with bringing
sports to the children of South Africa.
www.jlstennis.comTwitter @JohnLaffnie
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TEXAS WILD
Wells Fargo Tower • 800 West Airport Freeway • Suite 631 • Irving, TX 75062
(972) 823-9453
Public Relations:
(972) 823-9453
Jeff Launius
Owner/General Manager
Mel Launius
Owner
www.texaswildtennis.com • twitter: @texaswildtennis
PLAYERS
match SCHEDULE
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Darija Jurak
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Aisam Qureshi
Coach: Brent Haygarth
venue
Four Seasons Resort & Club
4150 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, TX 75038
home match start times
July 12 @ Springfield Lasers (James Blake - SPR)
7:30 pm (ct)
COURT/COURT SURFACE
July 16 @ Washington Kastles
(Martina Hingis/Venus Williams - WAS)
Hard Court
DecoColor (outdoor)
July 17 Austin Aces
Stadium capacity
2,000
TEAM COLORS
July 20 Austin Aces
Black
Magenta
Yellow
Light Blue
(Bob & Mike Bryan/Daniela Hantuchova-SD)
22 YEARS IN LEAGUE
1993-2012 in Kansas City, Mo.; 2013-present in Irving, Texas
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
alex bogomolov jr. (rus)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his 4th season of Mylan WTT and second straight with the Texas
Wild. Previously played with the New York Sportimes in 2006 and the
Philadelphia Freedoms in 2008.
residence
Boca Raton, Fla.
birthplace
Moscow, Russia
birthdate
04/24/1983
height
5’ 10”
plays
Right-handed
season
4th
• Career-high rankings of No. 33 in singles (Oct. 2011) and No. 62 in
doubles (April 2012).
• In February 2014, knocked off Sam Querrey en route to the
Memphis quarterfinals.
• Shocked world No. 3 David Ferrer in the second round of 2013 ATP
World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal.
• Upset No. 28-ranked Benoit Paire in a final set tiebreaker to win their
first-round meeting at 2013 US Open.
• Has career wins over James Blake, Tommy Haas, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
and Nikolay Davydenko.
• Voted ATP’s Most Improved Player in 2011 after rising 132 rankings spots
and posting 27 tour-level wins.
• Won first ATP doubles title at Atlanta in 2011.
• Has won 14 ITF singles titles and seven ITF doubles titles.
• Father, Alex, was a Soviet national coach who worked with former world
No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Andrei Medvedev and Larissa Neiland.
darija jurak (cro)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Returns to the Texas Wild for the second year after making her Mylan WTT
debut in 2013.
• Currently ranked No. 49 in the WTA doubles rankings (May 2014).
residence
Zagreb, Croatia
birthplace
Zagreb, Croatia
birthdate
04/05/1984
height
• Won first career WTA Tour doubles title, teaming with Megan Moulton-Levy
of the Boston Lobsters in Monterey, Mexico (April 2014).
• In 2013, reached the doubles finals of Oeiras and Stanford, the semifinals
of Stuttgart and Sydney.
• Reached the third round of Wimbledon women’s doubles in 2013
(w/Tanasugarn), her best finish at a Grand Slam tournament.
• Winner of 38 ITF doubles titles and eight ITF singles titles.
5’ 11”
plays
Right-handed
season
2nd
Twitter: @daryjurak
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texas wild
WESTERN CONFERENCE
anabel medina garrigues (ESP)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will make her Mylan WTT debut with the Texas Wild in 2014.
• Career-high rankings of No. 16 in singles (May 2009) and No. 3 in doubles
(Nov. 2008).
• Currently ranked No. 22 in doubles and No. 213 in singles (May 2014).
residence
Valencia, Spain
birthplace
Valencia, Spain
birthdate
07/31/1982
height
5’ 6 1/2”
• In 2014, won the Floranopolis and Charleston doubles titles (w/Shvedova).
• Won back-to-back French Open doubles trophies in 2008-09.
• At the Tour level, has won 11 singles and 23 doubles titles.
• Earned the silver medal (w/Pascual) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• Reached the third round or better at every major in singles.
• Peaked at No. 16 in doubles (May 2009) and No. 3 in doubles (Nov. 2008).
plays
Right-handed
season
1st
Twitter: @anabelmedina
Aisam Qureshi (PAK)
Highlights
• Will play his third consecutive Mylan WTT season with the Texas Wild
(formerly the Kansas City Explorers in 2012).
• Currently ranked No. 19 in doubles (May 2014). Career high ranking of
No. 8 (June 2011).
residence
Lahore, Pakistan
birthplace
Lahore, Pakistan
birthdate
03/17/1980
height
6’
plays
Right-handed
season
3rd
• Has won 10 doubles titles on the ATP World Tour. Most recent title was in
Dubai with Rohan Bopanna (March 2014). He and Bopanna also appeared
in January’s Sydney final.
• Won first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 team title at Miami with
Jean-Julien Rojer in March 2013.
• Reached fourth successive US Open quarterfinal in 2013.
• Gained recognition as part of the Indo-Pak Express doubles team
(w/Rohan Bopanna) and for his humanitarian efforts off the court.
• In 2012, released the book Lessons Learnt from the Tennis Tour.
• Started a charity – Stop War Start Tennis – which is dedicated to helping
victims of landmines and other weapons of war to resume an active
lifestyle (www.stopwarstarttennis.org).
www.aisamquerishi.com
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texas wild
WESTERN CONFERENCE
COACH: BRENT HAYGARTH (RSA)
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2014 will be Haygarth’s 15th season in the league and his eighth as coach,
returning to the Texas Wild for the second year in a row (previousl coached
Kansas City from 2007-2012).
• Haygarth is currently a pro at The Four Seasons Resort and Club in
Dallas, Texas.
season
15th
years as coach
8th
• While on the ATP Tour, Haygarth won eight doubles titles and reached
a career high doubles ranking of No. 40 in the world.
• The native South African also played in Mylan WTT for seven years,
including stints with Kansas City (1993, 2001), Springfield (1998),
Schenectady (2000) and Delaware (2002).
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Washington Kastles
George Washington University, GW Smith Center
600 22nd Street, NW • Washington, DC 20052
(202) 483-6647
Public Relations:
Jack Deschauer (202) 697-0727
Mark Ein
Owner
Kevin Wynne
General Manager
washingtonkastles.com • twitter: @washkastles
PLAYERS
Kevin Anderson* (wc)
Martina Hingis*
Leander Paes
Bobby Reynolds
Anastasia Rodionova
Sloane Stephens* (wc)
Venus Williams*
match SCHEDULE
July 8 @ Texas Wild
July 9 Boston Lobsters (Kevin Anderson/Martina Hingis - WAS)
July 10 Philadelphia Freedoms (Kevin Anderson/Martina Hingis - WAS)
Coach: Murphy Jensen
(Andy Roddick/Marion Bartoli - AUS / Martina Hingis - WAS)
* Marquee/Wild Card - may play
limited season schedule.
wc = Wild Card
July 13 Philadelphia Freedoms (Martina Hingis - WAS)
(Daniela Hantuchova - SD / Martina Hingis - WAS)
venue
Kastles Stadium
at GW Smith Center
600 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
July 16 Texas Wild (Martina Hingis/Venus Williams - WAS)
home match start times
7:00 pm (et)
COURT/COURT SURFACE
July 21 Boston Lobsters (Martina Hingis - WAS)
July 17 @ Philadelphia Freedoms (Venus Williams - WAS)
Mid-Atlantic Tennis Court
DecoColor (indoor)
July 22 Springfield Lasers (Martina Hingis/Sloane Stephens - WAS)
Stadium capacity
3,212
TEAM COLORS
Red
White
Blue
Gray
Kastles Mascots: Topspin & Slice
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7 YEARS IN LEAGUE
washington kastleseastern CONFERENCE
martina hingis (sui)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her seventh Mylan WTT season in 2014 and second straight with
the Washington Kastles.
• In April 2014, teamed up with Sabine Lisicki to capture the WTA doubles
title in Miami for her first Tour-level crown since 2007. Currently ranked No.
56 in doubles (May 2014).
residence
Hurden, Switzerland
birthplace
Kosice, Slovakia
birthdate
09/30/1980
height
5’ 7”
plays
Right-handed
season
7th
• Helped the Kastles capture its third straight King Trophy in the 2013 Mylan
WTT Finals.
• In 2013, was named Mylan WTT Female MVP for second year in a row
after winning it in 2012 with the New York Sportimes.
• Previously played for the New York Sportimes (2005,2006, 2011, 2012)
and the New York Buzz in 2010.
• Retired from the pro tour for the first time in 2002 and returned full-time in
2006 following her successful 2005 Mylan WTT season where she led the
New York Sportimes to the 2005 Championship.
• Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in July 2013.
• Won five Grand Slam singles titles (Australian Open 1997-99, Wimbledon
1997, US Open 1997).
• Won nine Grand Slam doubles titles: Australian Open (1997-99, 2002);
French Open (1998, 2000); Wimbledon (1996, 1998); and US Open
(1998). Also won 2006 Australian Open Mixed Doubles title with Mahesh
Bhupathi.
• Became the fourth woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam
doubles titles in a calendar year (1998).
• Won 43 singles and 38 doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
• Finished year ranked No. 1 on the WTA computer three times (1997, 1999,
2000).
• One of only five players in WTA history (since 1975) to simultaneously be
ranked No. 1 in singles and doubles.
Twitter: @mhingis
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leander paes (ind)
HIGHLIGHTS
• 2014 will mark his sixth season playing Mylan WTT, all which have come
with the Washington Kastles.
• Led the Kastles to fourth King Trophy in five years (2009, 2011, 2012
and 2013).
residence
Mumbai, India
birthplace
Calcutta, India
birthdate
06/17/1973
height
5’ 10”
plays
Right-handed
season
6th
• Helped the Kastles break the record for the longest win streak (34
matches) by a U.S. major pro sports team in 2013.
• Was named the League’s Male MVP in 2011.
• Has won 53 doubles and one singles title on the ATP World Tour.
• At the 2013 US Open, captured eighth men’s doubles major by partnering
Radek Stepanek to the trophy. Paes became the oldest man to claim a
Grand Slam title in the Open Era.
• Completed a career Grand Slam by winning the men’s doubles title at the
2012 Australian Open (w/Stepanek).
• Former world No. 1 in doubles, currently ranked No. 11 (May 2014).
• Winner of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles (8 men’s, 6 mixed). He has won
the most Grand Slams of any Indian player.
• Olympic bronze medalist in singles at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
• Member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 1990 and player/captain
since 2004.
• In 2001, along with Bhupathi, received India’s highest honor - the
Padma Shri.
www.brandleander.comTwitter: @Leander
bobby reynolds (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play his fifth consecutive season of Mylan WTT with the Washington
Kastles in 2014.
• Led the Kastles to a King Trophy three-peat in 2013, earning Mylan WTT
Finals MVP honors.
residence
Acworth, Ga.
birthplace
Cape Cod, Mass.
birthdate
07/17/1982
height
6’
plays
Right-handed
season
• Named Male MVP for the 2012 Mylan WTT season. Was named 2010
Mylan WTT Rookie of the Year after leading the League in Men’s Singles.
• Career high singles ranking of No. 63 (Feb. 2009). Current ranking is No.
254 (May 2014).
• Has won 11 ITF singles titles and 28 ITF doubles titles.
• Has won one ATP Tour doubles title (2005 Indianapolis w/Roddick).
• Finished 2003 as the No. 1 NCAA men’s singles player and was named
Southeastern Conference Player of Year, while playing for Vanderbilt. Was
Vanderbilt University’s first two-time singles All-American.
5th
Twitter: @bobbyreynolds82
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anastasia rodionova (aus)
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her sixth Mylan WTT season in 2014 and third consecutive with
the Washington Kastles. Previously played for the Sacramento Capitals in
2004 and the Newport Beach Breakers in 2005-2006.
residence
Melbourne, Australia
birthplace
Tambov, Russia
birthdate
05/12/1982
height
5’ 5”
plays
Right-handed
season
• With her Washington Kastles teammates, won 2013 Mylan WTT
championship. It was her second league championship (2012, 2013).
• Current ranking is No. 20 in doubles and No. 213 in singles (May 2014).
• Reached a career-high ranking in singles of No. 62 (Aug. 2010) and
doubles of No. 19 (April 2012).
• With Alla Kudryavtseva, picked up early 2014 WTA season doubles titles in
Pattaya City and Dubai.
• Represented Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games.
• Was a mixed doubles finalist at Wimbledon in 2003.
6th
Twitter: @arodionova
venus williams (usa)
HIGHLIGHTS
• 10th season of Mylan WTT and fourth with the Washington Kastles.
• Joined the WTT ownership group in May 2013 along with Andy Roddick.
• Was a member of the undefeated 2011 and 2012 championship teams,
and was named Finals MVP in 2012.
• Previously played Mylan WTT for St. Louis (2000), Delaware (2005),
Philadelphia (2006-09) and Washington (2010-present). Was injured prior
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
to the 2013 season and was unable to play.
residence
birthplace
Lynwood, Calif.
birthdate
06/17/1980
height
6’ 1”
plays
Right-handed
season
10th
• Former No. 1 in singles and doubles. Currently ranked No. 30 in singles
(May 2014).
• Won 45th career WTA singles title at Dubai without dropping a set
(Feb. 2014).
• In 2012, won her 13th Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon and the
Olympic Gold Medal in doubles (w/S. Williams).
• Made her return to the WTA in March 2012 after announcing that she
suffers from Sjogren’s Syndrome.
• Has won seven Grand Slam singles championships - Wimbledon 2000-01,
2005, 2007-08; US Open 2000-01.
• Has won 21 doubles titles including 13 Grand Slam Championships
- Australian Open 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010; French Open 2000, 2010;
Wimbledon 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012; US Open 1999, 2009 (all w/
Serena Williams); and two mixed doubles titles - Australian Open 1998,
French Open 1998.
• Won Olympic Gold medals in singles and doubles at the 2000 Olympic
Games and doubles gold with Serena at the 2008 and 2012 Games.
• In 2007 launched EleVen by Venus Williams, the largest clothing line from a
female athlete. www.elevenbyvenus.com.
www.venuswilliams.comTwitter: @venuseswilliams
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kevin anderson (rsa) | wild card
HIGHLIGHTS
• Returns for his third season of Mylan WTT and second straight with the
Washington Kastles in 2014. Previously played for Sacramento in 2012.
• Helped the 2013 Kastles clinch their 34th straight victory, breaking the
record for the longest win streak by a U.S. major pro sports team.
residence
Delray Beach, Fla. /
Johannesburg,
South Africa
birthplace
Johannesburg,
South Africa
birthdate
05/18/1986
height
6’ 8”
plays
Right-handed
season
3rd
• In January 2014, repeated best Australian Open performance with a 4th
round showing.
• Contested back-to-back ATP finals in Delray Beach and Acapulco (Feb.
2014).
• Handed Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka his first loss of
2014 (14 matches) by defeating the Swiss in Indian Wells.
• Been ranked as high as No. 18 in singles (March 2014). Currently ranked
No. 19 (May 2014).
• Advanced to the round of 16 at the 2013 French Open.
• Three-time ATP finalist in 2013 (Sydney, Casablanca, Atlanta).
• In 2012, won the ATP singles title in Delray Beach and doubles title in San
Jose (w/ Moser).
• Captured the Johannesburg singles title (March 2011).
• Played collegiate tennis for the University of Illinois from 2005-2007,
earning All-American honors all three years.
• Captured the NCAA doubles title in 2006.
Twitter: @kevinanderson18
sloane stephens (USA)
|
WILD CARD
HIGHLIGHTS
• Will play her second season of Mylan WTT and first with the Washington
Kastles in 2014.
• Previously played for the New York Buzz in 2009 on an all-amateur team of
top American juniors.
residence
San Pedro, Calif.
birthplace
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
birthdate
03/20/1993
height
5’ 7”
plays
Right-handed
season
2nd
• In 2014, advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open and
quarterfinals in Indian Wells.
• Achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 11 (Oct. 2013).
Currently ranked No. 17 (May 2014).
• Defeated Serena Williams in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open
en route to her first major semifinal. Went on to reach the fourth round or
better at every Grand Slam event that year.
• Last year in Cincinnati, upset world No. 3 Maria Sharapova for her second
top five win.
• Was the only teenager to finish in the year-end top 50 of the WTA
Rankings in 2012.
• As a junior, won three Grand Slam doubles titles in 2010 with Timea
Babos.
Twitter: @sloanetweets
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coach: murphy jensen (usa)
• 2014 will be Jensen’s sixth season as coach for the Washington Kastles
and his 16th overall season in Mylan WTT.
• Helped lead the Kastles to third consecutive Mylan WTT championship.
Washington put together undefeated championship seasons in 2011
and 2012.
season
16th
years as coach
6th
• At the helm when the Kastles broke the U.S. major pro sports record for
longest winning streak (34 matches) in July 2013.
• Received third successive Mylan WTT Coach of the Year award in 2013.
In his first season as coach of the Washington Kastles in 2009, he led the
team to their first Championship.
• Played Mylan WTT for 10 seasons (Kansas City, Delaware, St. Louis,
and Hartford).
• Currently serves as Director of Tennis at Sea Island resort, in Sea
Island, Ga.
• Murphy and his brother Luke won the 1993 French Open doubles title.
They also teamed to win a total of four ATP Doubles titles.
• Career-high doubles ranking of No. 17 (1993).
• Frequently involved in charity events.
• Played two years at USC and one year at University of Georgia.
www.murphyjensen.comTwitter: @murphyjensen
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Notes
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PHOTOS: FRED & SUSAN MULLANE/CAMERAWORK USA
MYLAN WORLD TEAMTENNIS
Matches are played on
multi-colored courts.
Sets are played up to 5 games
(nine-point tiebreak played at 4-4).
Men & women have equal roles.
Invented use of Supertiebreaker
and Overtime in tennis.
On-court coaching.
No-ad scoring - first to 4
points wins the game.
Let serves are played.
Fans keep balls hit out of play.
Player names on back of shirts.
Substitutions are allowed.
Encourages fan participation
On-court coaches’ timeouts.
Mylan WTT teams compete for the King Trophy,
a one-of-a-kind sterling silver trophy named after
league co-founders Billie Jean King and Larry King.
Front-cover artwork by Janet Nunn
www.janetnunnwatercolors.com
WTT.COM

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