The Sacramento Capitals were a team in
World TeamTennis
World TeamTennis (WTT) is a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973.
The league's season normally takes place in the summer months. Players from the ATP and WTA take a ...
that competed from 1988 through 2013.
The Capitals won six championships, including four straight from 1997 to 2000. The other titles came in 2002 and 2007.
For the 2012
World TeamTennis
World TeamTennis (WTT) is a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973.
The league's season normally takes place in the summer months. Players from the ATP and WTA take a ...
season, the team returned to play its home matches at
Capitals Stadium at Sunrise Mall. In previous years, they called the following venues home: The
Westfield Galleria at Roseville
Westfield Galleria at Roseville is a two-level, 1.3 million-square-foot indoor upscale shopping mall in Roseville, California, United States, and is owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The property is anchored by department stores Macy’s, JCPenn ...
, Gold River Racquet Club in Gold River, and the original
ARCO Arena in the
Natomas area.
Move to Las Vegas
On February 4, 2014, the Capitals, after 28 seasons in Sacramento, announced their move to Las Vegas. The team was renamed the Las Vegas Neon. The new Las Vegas team was shut down a few weeks later, before it even started after owner Deepal Wannakuwatte was arrested for running a
Ponzi scheme
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.
See also
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World TeamTennis
World TeamTennis (WTT) is a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973.
The league's season normally takes place in the summer months. Players from the ATP and WTA take a ...
References
External links
Official team websiteJustice for Victims - Restitution Ordered in Decade-Long Ponzi Scheme(
FBI
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)
Defunct World TeamTennis teams
Capitals
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Tennis in California
Sports clubs established in 1988
Sports clubs disestablished in 2013
1988 establishments in California
2013 disestablishments in California
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