2016 International Premier Tennis League season

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2016 International Premier Tennis League
League International Premier Tennis League
Sport Team tennis
Duration2–11 December 2016
Number of teams4
League champions Singapore Slammers
  Runners-up Indian Aces
IPTL seasons

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

Contents

Teams and players

Four teams competed in the 2016 IPTL season. [1]

Although the IPTL had announced that the top stars Roger Federer and Serena Williams would take part in this year, both players withdrew due to financial causes shortly after the league had started. [2]

The Philippine Mavericks did not compete in this season, reportedly due to IPTL's failure to fulfill its obligations to the franchise in the 2015 season. [3] [4]

Category Flag of India.svg Indian Aces Flag of Japan.svg Japan Warriors Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Slammers Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Royals
Men
Player A Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych
Player B Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas
Doubles Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Legends A Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
Legends B Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González Flag of Germany.svg Rainer Schüttler Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson
Player C Flag of India.svg Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Women
Player A Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Player B Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis

Schedule

The 2016 IPTL will be played in three cities. [5]

RoundLocationDateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
1 Flag of Japan.svg Saitama
Saitama Super Arena
2 DecemberUAE Royals 29–19 Singapore Slammers
Japan Warriors 17–30 Indian Aces
23 DecemberSingapore Slammers 25–26 Indian Aces
Japan Warriors 23–20 UAE Royals
34 DecemberUAE Royals 30-20 Indian Aces
Japan Warriors 23-27 Singapore Slammers
4 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium
6 DecemberIndian Aces 26-19 UAE Royals
Singapore Slammers 29-16 Japan Warriors
57 DecemberIndian Aces 20-27 Japan Warriors
Singapore Slammers 30-18 UAE Royals
68 DecemberUAE Royals 20-23 Japan Warriors
Singapore Slammers 22-23 Indian Aces
7 Flag of India.svg Hyderabad
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
9 DecemberUAE Royals 20-25 Japan Warriors
Indian Aces 24-19 Singapore Slammers
810 DecemberSingapore Slammers 30-20 Japan Warriors
Indian Aces 20-24 UAE Royals
Final11 DecemberSingapore Slammers 30-14 Indian Aces

Results table

TeamRound
12345678Final
Dec 2Dec 3Dec 4Dec 6Dec 7Dec 8Dec 9Dec 10Dec 11
Flag of India.svg Indian Aces (IND)JPNSINUAEUAEJPNSINSINUAESIN
30–1726–2520–3026–1920–2723–2224–1920–2414–30
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Warriors (JPN)INDUAESINSININDUAEUAESIN3rd
17–3023–2023–2716–2927–2023–2025–2020–30
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Slammers (SIN)UAEINDJPNJPNUAEINDINDJPNIND
19–2925–2627–2329–1630–1822–2319–2430–2030–14
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Royals (UAE)SINJPNINDINDSINJPNJPNIND4th
29–1920–2330–2019–2618–3020–2320–2524–20
Color Key: Win  Loss  Home  Away  Neutral

Standings

Standings are determined by number of points. 3 points for match win, 1 point for loss with at least 20 games wins.
Top two teams qualify for final.

PTeamMPWLGWGLPts
1 Flag of India.svg Indian Aces85318918318
2 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Slammers84420117914
3 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Warriors84417419614
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Royals83518018612

Final

DateFixtureScoreVenue
11 December Singapore Slammers vs. Indian Aces 30–14Hyderabad, India

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