Tennis Premier League

Tennis Premier League

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Tennis Premier League
Sport	Tennis
Founded	2018 (2018)
Founder	Kunal Thakkur Mrunal Jain
First season	2018
Motto	Every Point Matters
No. of teams	8
Country	India
Continent	Asia
Most recent champion	Hyderabad Strikers (2024)
Most titles	Hyderabad Strikers (3 titles)
Broadcasters	India Sports18 (TV) [1] JioCinema (Internet) [2] International List of broadcasters
Official website	Website

Tennis Premier League is an Indian tennis league. ^[3] It was founded by Kunal Thakkur and Mrunal Jain. ^[4] The first season of the league was launched in October 2018. ^[5]

Background

Auctions

Tennis Premier League has a selection of marquee national and international players, which get selected via auction. ^{[6] [7]}

Notable names

Former tennis player Leander Paes is the owner of a team. ^[8] Sania Mirza, an iconic and trailblazing name of Indian tennis, is the brand ambassador of a team. Bollywood actors Arjun Kapoor and Sonu Sood are also brand ambassadors of two TPL teams. ^[9]

To add to the list, Bollywood actresses Rakul Preet Singh, Sonali Bendre, and Taapsee Pannu are proud owners of three TPL teams.

During season 3 which was hosted in 2021, Goran Ivanišević, who is Novak Djokovic's coach, was part of TPL. Matthew Ebden, the winner of Wimbledon Championship 2022 men's doubles was a part of the league. ^[10]

Format

The format of Tennis Premier League sees eight teams being divided into two groups. Each match has four games, men’s and women’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles: each worth 25 points. ^[11]

Teams

There are total 8 teams in Tennis Premier League, with 24 players battling out for the final title. Each team has its own owner with a mentor, coach, a physio and nutritionist. ^[12]

Bengal Wizards

Bengaluru SG Pipers

Chennai Smashers

Rajasthan Rangers

Gujarat Panthers

Hyderabad Strikers

Mumbai Eagles

Punjab Patriots

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Locations of the eight TPL teams

Team		City	Owner	Brand Ambassador
	GS Delhi Aces	Delhi	Vijay Pusdekar	Leander Paes
	SG Pipers	Bengaluru	Rohan Gupta	Mahesh Bhupathi
	Chennai Smashers	Chennai	Vipul Bansal Dharmender Goel	Sonali Bendre
	Rajasthan Rangers	Rajasthan	Rohan Gandotra
	Gujarat Panthers	Gujarat	Ramku Patgir	—
	Hyderabad Strikers	Hyderabad	Rajdeep Dalmia Rakul Preet Singh	—
	Yash Mumbai Eagles	Mumbai	Yash Mahamuni	—
	Gurgaon Grand Slammers	Gurgaon	Gaurav Agarwal	Sania Mirza

Editions and results

Season	Year	Finals			Venue	Ref(s)
		Winner	Results	Runner-up
1	2018	Sea Hawks		Black Panther	Celebration Sports Club, Mumbai	[13]
2	2019	Pune Warriors	46–44	Punjab Bulls	Celebration Sports Club, Mumbai	[14]
3	2021	Hyderabad Strikers	49–31	Mumbai Leon Army	Celebration Sports Club, Mumbai	[15]
4	2022	Hyderabad Strikers	41–32	Mumbai Leon Army	Balewadi Stadium, Pune	[16]
5	2023	Bengaluru SG Pipers	41–28	Bengal Wizards	Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex	[17]
6	2024	Hyderabad Strikers	51–42	Mumbai Eagles	Cricket Club of India, Mumbai	[18]

Broadcasting

Territory	Platform	Years
India	Sports18 (TV)	2024–2025
	JioCinema (Internet)	2024–2025
USA	Willow TV	2024
Canada	Willow TV	2024
Russia	Okko TV	2024
Kazakhstan	Okko TV	2024
Belarus	Okko TV	2024
Europe	Unbeaten Channel	2024
North America	Unbeaten Channel	2024

References

1. "Tennis Premier League Partners with Viacom18". brandequity. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
2. "Tennis Premier League Partners with Viacom18". brandequity. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
3. Iyer, Aniruddh (2023-06-12). "Transforming tennis: An inside look at TPL and its impact on the sport". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
4. Srinivasan, Kamesh (2022-08-25). "Tennis Premier League, an effort to benefit Indian tennis, says Kunal Thakkur". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
5. "Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Leander Paes inaugurate Kunal Thakkur & Mrunal Jain's Tennis Premier League". Bollyy. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
6. "Sumit Nagal becomes the most expensive player at Tennis Premier League season 5 auction". The Times of India. 2023-10-03. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-11-01.
7. "Leander Paes bets on young guns at TPL auction". The Times of India. 2019-10-13. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-11-01.
8. Acharya, Shayan (2023-05-29). "Tennis Premier League right step forward for the sport in India: Leander Paes". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
9. "Sonali Bendre, Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, Rakul Preet, Sonu Sood spotted at Tennis Premier League auction". The Tribune.
10. "Wimbledon men's doubles champ Ebden appointed marquee player of Tennis Premier League-4". The Times of India. 2022-07-18. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-11-01.
11. "Push for Indian tennis is coming in small packages, leagues". Money Control.
12. "Zeeshan Ali, Nandan Bal to mentor teams in Tennis Premier League". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. Mumbai Mirror. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
13. "Popular TV actors on board for Tennis Premier League". The Bridge Chronicle. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
14. "Pune Warriors wins Tennis Premier League 2nd edition". sportstar.thehindu.com. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
15. Nayse, Suhas (2021-12-20). "Hyderabad Strikers crowned Tennis Premier League champions". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
16. "Finecab Hyderabad crowned Tennis Premier League champions for second time in a row". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
17. "Tennis Premier League: Bengaluru SG Mavericks crowned champions of Season 5 after beating Bengal Wizards". India Today.
18. Sportstar, Team (2024-12-08). "Tennis Premier League 2024: Hyderabad Strikers beats Yash Mumbai Eagles to lift title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08.

See also

• Tennis in India