World Tennis League

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World Tennis League
Tennisball current event.svg 2025 World Tennis League
Exhibition
Founded 2022
Location Dubai (2022),
Abu Dhabi (2023-2024),
Bengaluru (2025-present)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (2022-2024),
Flag of India.svg India (2025)
Venue Coca-Cola Arena (2022),
Etihad Arena (2023-2024)
SM Krishna Tennis Stadium (2025-present)
CategoryExhibition
Draw4 teams
Website worldtennisleague.com

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

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Format

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

Editions

YearLocationVenueDates
2022 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai, UAE Coca-Cola Arena December 19–24, 2022
2023 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi, UAE Etihad Arena December 21–24, 2023
2024 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi, UAE Etihad Arena December 19–22, 2024
2025 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru, IndiaSM Krishna Tennis StadiumDecember 17–20, 2025

Finals

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

References

  1. ↑ "World Tennis League announces blockbuster swoop as Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek confirm entry". Yahoo Sport. 21 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nick Kyrgios excited for Wimbledon final "rematch" with Novak Djokovic in World Tennis League". sportskeeda. 17 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "World Tennis League comes to Abu Dhabi for Season 2 in December 2023". Zawya. 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "World Tennis League unveils star-studded lineup of players for Season 3". 5 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  6. ↑ "World Tennis League 2023: Players, teams, schedule, order of play and more". Sportskeeda. 21 December 2023.
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