The 2014

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season was the 39th

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of the top

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in the United States. Pursuant to a

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with Mylan N.V., the official name of the league was Mylan World TeamTennis in 2014. The

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defeated the

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in the WTT Final to win their fourth consecutive King Trophy.

Competition format

The 2014 World TeamTennis season included seven teams split into two

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(Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference had three teams and the Western Conference had four teams. Each team played a 14-

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regular-season schedule with seven home and seven away matches. The top two teams in each conference qualified for the conference championship matches hosted by the first-place finishers. The conference champions met in the World TeamTennis Final hosted in 2014, by the Western Conference champion. An Eastern Conference champion that is a higher seed than a Western Conference champion is treated as the "home" team and has the right to determine order of play. The winner of the WTT Final is awarded the King Trophy.

Franchise movement and contraction

On November 21, 2013, WTT announced that entrepreneur

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had purchased the

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and relocated the team to

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, renaming it the

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. Immediately after the transaction, the Aces acquired the rights to

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's hometown

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in a

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with the

in exchange for financial

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. The team remains in the Western Conference. On January 6, 2014, WTT announced that

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businessman Russell Geyser had purchased the

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and relocated the team, renaming it the

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. The team was moved by WTT from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference. On February 4, 2014, after 28 years in

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, the

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announced the team was moving to

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for the 2014 season and would be renamed the Las Vegas Neon. The Capitals cited dissatisfaction with the team's stadium, a temporary facility on the parking lot of a mall. Management made plans for the team to play the 2014 season in the

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, a permanent 3,000-seat stadium about 11 miles west of the

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in the

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community within the Las Vegas city limits. On February 20, Neon principal owner Deepal Wannakuwatte was arrested on federal fraud charges. The

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s of his Sacramento-based

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, International Manufacturing Group Inc., were frozen by a

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. Wannakuwatte's family had owned the Capitals/Neon franchise since 2011. International Manufacturing Group Inc. was the

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of Capital Sports Management LLC which was the

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owner of the Neon. With the assets frozen, Neon ownership was unable to meet its financial obligations to the WTT, and on March 5, the league contracted the franchise. With the Sportimes moving from New York and becoming the San Diego Aviators and changing conferences, WTT had originally planned to move the Springfield Lasers from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference and have four teams in each conference. After the contraction of the Las Vegas Neon, WTT decided to keep the Lasers in the Western Conference.

Drafts

Marquee player draft

The 2014 World TeamTennis Marquee

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was conducted in New York City on February 11, 2014. The order in which teams selected was based on the results the teams achieved in 2013 with weaker teams selecting earlier and stronger teams selecting later. The order for relocated franchises was based on the results achieved in their previous city. Teams could protect up to two marquee players or doubles teams to which they held the rights from the previous season or acquired in a trade. These protected players could not be chosen by other teams unless the team protecting them failed to choose them in the draft. Rights to marquee players can be traded from one team to another before or during the draft, and the acquiring team may protect and then select those players. The selections made are shown in the tables below. ;First round ;Second round

Roster player draft

The 2014 World TeamTennis Roster Player Draft was conducted in

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on March 11, 2014. The order in which teams selected was based on the results the teams achieved in 2013 with weaker teams selecting earlier and stronger teams selecting later. The order for relocated franchises was based on the results achieved in their previous city. Teams could protect up to four players to which they held the rights from the previous season or acquired in a trade. These protected players could not be chosen by other teams unless the team protecting them failed to choose them in the draft. Rights to roster players can be traded from one team to another before or during the draft, and the acquiring team may protect and then select those players. In addition, the rights to make a selection in a particular position within the draft can be traded from one team to another. The selections made are shown in the tables below. ;First round ;Second round ;Third round ;Fourth round Notes:

Event chronology

Regular season

* July 7: The

and the

opened their seasons against each other at the

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in the debut match for both teams after the relocations of their franchises. The Aviators ended a seven-match

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with which they ended the 2013 season as the

by beating the Aces, 23–11. The match opened with men's

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represented the Aces, and

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took the

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for the Aviators. Devvarman won the opening set, 5–2. The Aces struck back in the next set as

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beat

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, 5–3, to cut the Aviators' lead to 8–7. But the Aviators took control of the match from there winning the next three sets.

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and

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topped Roddick and Zvonareva, 5–2, in mixed doubles. Hantuchová and Peschke beat

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and Zvonareva, 5–2, in women's doubles. Devvarman and Klaasen dominated Roddick and

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, 5–0, in men's doubles. * July 8: The

had a successful home debut at

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just outside

against the

in the first home match for the former

after the franchise moved from

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. In a match nationally televised by the

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, the Aces were led by Austin hometown hero

who beat the Michael Russell, 5–2, in the opening set to take the men's singles. The Lasers bounced back in men's doubles with

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and Michael Russell beating

and Roddick, 5–2, to tie the match at 7–7. The Aces moved back in front as

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and Huey beat

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and

in mixed doubles, 5–2. However, the Lasers tied the match again with a 5–2 set win in women's doubles by

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and Govortsova over Bartoli and

. In the final set, Zvonareva delivered a 5–3 win in women's singles over Govortsova to give the Aces a 19–17 victory. * July 14: After opening the season with six consecutive victories, the

suffered their first defeat, losing at home to the

, 22–18. Including the 2013 regular season and playoffs, the Kastles had won 18 in a row. * July 15: After starting the season with six consecutive losses, the

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earned a 20–18 overtime victory over the

that ended their eight-match losing streak going back to the 2013 regular season and playoffs. After

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won the men's singles and

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and

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won the women's doubles each by scores of 5–0, the Aces charged back from the 10–0 deficit to win the next three sets and force overtime. After losing the first three games of overtime and seeing their lead in the match reduced to 19–18, the Lobsters' mixed-doubles team of Moulton-Levy and de Voest won the fourth overtime game to avoid the super tiebreaker and secure the victory. This would be the only win of the season for the Lobsters. * July 18: Despite losing their second straight match and third of the last four to fall to a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, the

clinched a playoff berth when the

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defeated the

, 25–14. * July 19: With a record of 6 wins and 4 losses, the

clinched a playoff berth when the

defeated the

, 23–9. The Lobsters were eliminated from the playoff race with the loss. * July 20: The

defeated the

, 21–15, to improve their record to 8 wins and 4 losses. The Aviators got set wins from

and

(5-3 in women's doubles),

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and Peschke (5–4 in mixed doubles), Hantuchová (5–3 in women's singles) and

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and Mike Bryan (5–0 in men's doubles). Later that evening, the Aviators clinched a playoff berth and

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for the Western Conference Championship Match when the

defeated the

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, 22–16. * July 22: The

won their third straight match and improved their record to 10 wins and 3 losses with a 23–15 victory over the

and clinched home-court advantage for the Eastern Conference Championship Match. The Kastles got set wins from

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(5–2 in women's singles),

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and

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(5–4 in men's doubles),

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and

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(5—2 in women's doubles) and Hingis and Paes (5–2 in mixed doubles). * July 23: The

earned a victory on the last day of the regular season over the

, 25–7, to clinch a playoff berth. The Lasers got set wins from

and Michael Russell (5–2 in men's doubles),

and

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(5–0 in women's doubles), Hutchins and Spears (5–2 in mixed doubles), Govortsova (5–0 in women's singles) and Russell (5–4 in men's singles). The Lasers' win eliminated the

and

from the playoff race. * July 23: The

defeated the

, 22–12, at

to give them the best regular-season record in WTT in 2014. The Aviators and

both finished the season with 10 wins and 4 loss, but the Aviators won the only regular-season meeting between the teams, giving them a tiebreaker edge. The Aviators won four of the five sets in the match against the Aces and were led by

(5–0 in men's singles),

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and

(5–2 in mixed doubles),

(5–3 in women's singles) and Bob and

(5–2 in men's doubles).

Playoffs

* July 24: The three-time defending WTT Champion

opened the postseason defense of their title by hosting the

. The Kastles got set wins from

(5–3 in men's singles),

and

(5–2 in mixed doubles) and Hingis and

(5–1 in women's doubles). After

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and

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won the fifth set for the Freedoms, Paes and Bobby Reynolds won the first game of overtime to give the Kastles a 21–16 victory and their fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Championship. * July 24: In the first-ever playoff match for the

since the franchise relocated from New York, the Aviators hosted the defending Western Conference Champion

. The Lasers got set wins from Michael Russell (5–4 in men's singles),

(5–0 in women's singles) and Russell and

(5–3 in men's doubles) on their way to a 22–17 victory and their second consecutive Western Conference Championship. * July 27: The

won their fourth consecutive King Trophy with a 25–13 victory in the WTT Final against the

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in a match nationally televised on

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(joined in progress during the first set). The Kastles won all five sets of the match:

(5–4 in men's singles),

(5–2 in women's singles), Reynolds and

(5–2 in men's doubles), Hingis and

(5–1 in women's doubles) and Paes and Hingis (5–4 in mixed doubles). Hingis was named Championship Most Valuable Player.

Standings

* Austin won 2 of the 3 matches it played against Texas placing it third in the Western Conference. * San Diego won the only match it played against Washington and thus finished with the league's best record.

Results table

Playoff bracket

* indicates match went to overtime.

Playoff match summaries

Eastern Conference Championship Match

July 24 at Kastles Stadium at Charles E. Smith Center, Washington, D.C.:

21,

16, overtime * Men's singles:

(Kastles) def.

(Freedoms), 5–3 * Women's singles:

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(Freedoms) def.

(Kastles), 5–2 * Mixed doubles: Martina Hingis and

(Kastles) def.

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and

(Freedoms), 5–2 * Women's doubles: Martina Hingis and

(Kastles) def. Liezel Huber and Taylor Townsend (Freedoms), 5–1 * Men's doubles: Frank Dancevic and Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) def. Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds (Kastles), 5–3 * Overtime – Men's doubles: Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Frank Dancevic and Marcelo Melo (Freedoms), 1–0

Western Conference Championship Match

July 24 at

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22,

17 * Men's singles: Michael Russell (Lasers) def.

(Aviators), 5–4 * Women's doubles:

and

(Aviators) def.

and

(Lasers), 5–4 * Mixed doubles:

and Květa Peschke (Aviators) def.

and Olga Govortsova (Lasers), 5–3 * Women's singles: Olga Govortsova (Lasers) def. Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators), 5–0 * Men's doubles: Michael Russell and Ross Hutchins (Lasers) def. Bob Bryan and

(Aviators), 5–3

WTT Final Match

July 27 at Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex,

25,

13 * Men's singles:

(Kastles) def. Michael Russell (Lasers), 5–4 * Women's singles:

(Kastles) def.

(Lasers), 5–2 * Men's doubles: Bobby Reynolds and

(Kastles) def.

and Michael Russell (Lasers), 5–2 * Women's doubles: Martina Hingis and

(Kastles) def. Olga Govortsova and

(Lasers), 5–1 * Mixed doubles: Leander Paes and Martina Hingis (Kastles) def. Ross Hutchins and Olga Govortsova (Lasers), 5–4 Note:

Individual statistical leaders

The tables below show the WTT players who had the highest regular-season winning percentages in each of the league's five events. Only players who played in at least 40% of the total number of games played by their team in a particular event are eligible to be listed among the official WTT league leaders for that event. ;Men's singles ;Women's singles ;Men's doubles ;Women's doubles ;Mixed doubles

Individual honors

''Reference:'' Note:

Team statistics

The tables below show the regular-season winning percentages of each team in each of the league's five events. ;Men's singles ;Women's singles ;Men's doubles ;Women's doubles ;Mixed doubles

Television

The

broadcast four matches nationally. However, only one was shown live; the other three were shown on tape delay. The matches shown by the Tennis Channel were * July 8 at 7:30 pm CDT:

(broadcast on tape delay at 12:00 midnight EDT on July 9) * July 15 at 7:00 pm EDT:

(broadcast on tape delay at 10:00 pm EDT) * July 16 at 7:00 pm EDT:

(broadcast on tape delay at 10:00 pm EDT) * July 22 at 7:00 pm PDT:

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) The WTT Final between the

and the

on July 27 at 4:00 pm CDT was broadcast live by

, but was scheduled to be joined in progress at 6:00 pm EDT, approximately one hour after the match's scheduled starting time. However, ESPN2's coverage of the 2014 Atlanta Open ended earlier than expected, and the network went to coverage of the WTT Final earlier than originally planned, joining the match during the first set. In addition to the five national telecasts described above, several matches were shown by

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References

External links

World TeamTennis official website

2014 World TeamTennis Media Guide
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014 World TeamTennis season World Team season World TeamTennis season World TeamTennis seasons

Competition format

Franchise movement and contraction

Drafts

Marquee player draft

Roster player draft

Event chronology

Regular season

Playoffs

Standings

Results table

Playoff bracket

Playoff match summaries

Eastern Conference Championship Match

Western Conference Championship Match

WTT Final Match

Individual statistical leaders

Individual honors

Team statistics

Television

See also

References

External links