2013 World TeamTennis season

Last updated
DurationJuly 7, 2013 – July 24, 2013
Eastern Conference Champions championsWashington Kastles
Western Conference Champions championsSpringfield Lasers
WTT Finals
DateJuly 28, 2013
Venue Washington, D.C.
Champions Washington Kastles
Seasons
  2012
2014  

The 2013 World TeamTennis season is the 38th season of the top professional tennis league in the United States. The Washington Kastles won their third consecutive WTT title by defeating Springfield Lasers in the Finals. [1]

Contents

Competition format

The 2013 World TeamTennis season includes 8 teams, split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference and Western Conference have 4 teams each. Each team plays a 14-match regular season schedule, with 7 home and 7 away matches.

The top two teams from both the Western and Eastern Conference advance to the 2013 Mylan WTT Conference Championships which will be hosted on Thursday, July 25 by the top‐seeded team in each Conference. The 2013 Mylan WTT Finals will be contested on the home court of the Eastern Conference Champions.

Standings

Eastern Conference
PosTeamMPWLPercMBGWGL
1 Washington Kastles 141220.857-304228
2 Boston Lobsters 14590.3577240293
3 Philadelphia Freedoms 14590.3577259286
4 New York Sportimes 144100.2868252281
2013 Eastern Conference Playoffs
Western Conference
PosTeamMPWLPercMBGWGL
1 Springfield Lasers 14950.643-289257
2 Texas Wild 14950.6430281265
3 Orange County Breakers 14770.5002269260
4 Sacramento Capitals 14590.3574253277
2013 Western Conference Playoffs

Results table

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Boston Lobsters - BOS • New York Sportimes - NYS • Orange County Breakers - OCB • Philadelphia Freedoms - PHI
Sacramento Capitals - SAC • Springfield Lasers - SPR • Texas Wild - TEX • Washington Kastles - WAS

Win Loss Home Away

TeamMatch
1234567891011121314
Boston Lobsters NYSSPRWASNYSSACTEXPHIWASNYSSACWASSPRPHIWAS
20-1814-2212-2517-2423-1917-2222-1918-2314-2119-1518-1915-2322-189-25
New York Sportimes BOSWASSPRBOSPHIPHIBOSPHIOCBWASSPRTEXWASPHI
18-2015-2322-2124-1719-2022-1721-1416-2113-2020-2116-2220-2215-2311-20
Orange County Breakers PHITEXSACTEXSPRSPRSACTEXNYSPHITEXSACSACSPR
20-1718-2014-2225-1519-2120-1921-1323-1720-1319-2218-2016-2116-2120-19
Philadelphia Freedoms OCBSACSPRNYSBOSNYSWASNYSOCBSPRTEXWASBOSNYS
17-2019-2320-2320-1919-2217-2218-2221-1622-1921-2014-2413-2318-2220-11
Sacramento Capitals TEXPHIOCBBOSWASTEXOCBTEXSPRBOSOCBOCBSPRTEX
22-1723-1922-1419-2314-2310-2313-2119-2219-2015-1921-1621-1617-2218-22
Springfield Lasers BOSNYSPHIWASOCBOCBTEXWASSACPHINYSBOSSACOCB
22-1421-2223-2022-1521-1919-2020-1815-2120-1920-2122-1623-1522-1719-20
Texas Wild SACOCBWASOCBBOSSACSPROCBSACWASOCBPHINYSSAC
17-2220-1823-1815-2522-1723-1018-2017-2322-1916-2320-1824-1422-2022-18
Washington Kastles NYSBOSTEXSPRSACBOSPHISPRTEXNYSBOSPHINYSBOS
23-1525-1218-2315-2223-1423-1822-1821-1523-1621-2019-1823-1323-1525-9

Playoffs

Conference Championships WTT Finals
      
E1 Washington Kastles 25
E2 Boston Lobsters 12
1 Washington Kastles 25
2 Springfield Lasers 12
W1 Springfield Lasers 25
W2 Texas Wild 9

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References

  1. "Washington Kastles Three-Peat as Mylan WTT Champions". Tennis.com . July 28, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2024.