2015 World TeamTennis season

January 2025 March 2026 2015 World TeamTennis season World TeamTennis Team tennis World TeamTennis 40th Season Logo.jpg 40th season logo July 12 – August 2, 2015 Regular season: 49 (14 for each team)Postseason: 3 7 ESPN2ESPN3Tennis ChannelAltitude Sports and EntertainmentComcast SportsNet affiliatesMediacom ConnectionsMSG World TeamTennis Player Draft CAN Eugenie Bouchard Boston Lobsters Regular season Austin Aces RUS Teymuraz Gabashvili (Male MVP) (Austin)ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (Female co-MVP) (California)AUS Anastasia Rodionova (Female co-MVP) (Washington) Eastern Conference Washington Kastles Philadelphia Freedoms Western Conference Austin Aces California Dream Conference Championships Eastern Conference Washington Kastles Philadelphia Freedoms Western Conference Austin Aces California Dream World TeamTennis Final Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith Center Washington Kastles Austin Aces IND Leander Paes (Washington) World TeamTennis 2014 World TeamTennis season 2014 2016 World TeamTennis season 2016 The 2015 World TeamTennis season was the 40th season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States. Pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with Mylan N.V., the official name of the league was Mylan World TeamTennis in 2015.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=3463 World TeamTennis and Mylan Announce Three-Year Collaboration World TeamTennis October 16, 2012 February 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150223203015/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=3463 February 23, 2015 dead mdy-all The Washington Kastles defeated the Austin Aces in the WTT Final to win their fifth consecutive King Trophy. Competition format The 2015 World TeamTennis season included seven teams split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference had three teams, and the Western Conference had four teams. Each team played a 14-match 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 2015, by the Eastern Conference champion. A Western Conference champion that is a higher seed than an Eastern Conference champion would be treated as the "home" team in the WTT Final and have the right to determine order of play. The winner of the WTT Final was awarded the King Trophy. Franchise movement On February 23, 2015, WTT announced that a new ownership group had taken control of the Texas Wild and moved the team to Citrus Heights, California, renaming it the California Dream.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4749 Mylan World TeamTennis Returns to Sacramento Area in 2015 with California Dream World TeamTennis February 23, 2015 February 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224123010/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4749 2015-02-24 dead Draft Unlike previous seasons in which WTT conducted its Marquee Player Draft and its Roster Player Draft on different dates about one month apart, the league conducted a single draft at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on March 16, 2015.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4788 Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard Headline Mylan World TeamTennis Player Draft for Historic 40th Season World TeamTennis March 16, 2015 March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125645/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4788 2015-04-02 dead The order in which teams selected was based on the results the teams achieved in 2014, with weaker teams selecting earlier and stronger teams selecting later. The team with the worst regular-season record selected first in each round, and the remaining nonplayoff teams followed in order based on their records. After the nonplayoff teams chose, the conference championship loser with the worse record of the two selected and was followed by the other conference championship loser. The WTT runner up selected after the conference championship losers, and the WTT champion selected last. The draft position for the relocated California Dream franchise was based on the results achieved as the Texas Wild.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4751 Player Draft World TeamTennis March 3, 2015 March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150322102313/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4751 March 22, 2015 dead mdy-all Each team could protect certain players from its 2014 roster. Marquee players or doubles teams and wildcard players could be protected if they appeared in a match for the team in 2014. Exempt, roster and substitute players who appeared in at least three matches for the team in 2014, could also be protected.http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf 2015 Mylan WTT Official Rules Guide 17–18 2015 World TeamTennis March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111819/http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf April 2, 2015 dead Teams could also protect players who qualified for protection based on match appearances in 2013, but were unable to play in 2014, due to injury.http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2014-Mylan-WTT-Rules-Guide-FINAL.pdf 2014 Mylan WTT Official Rules Guide 18 2014 World TeamTennis March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227140835/http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2014-Mylan-WTT-Rules-Guide-FINAL.pdf February 27, 2015 dead mdy-all Teams holding the right to protect players could trade those rights before or during the draft.http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf 2015 Mylan WTT Official Rules Guide 28 2015 World TeamTennis March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111819/http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf April 2, 2015 dead In another change from previous seasons, WTT eliminated its separate roster-exempt player draft. Instead, roster-exempt players were chosen in the roster player portion of the draft.http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf 2015 Mylan WTT Official Rules Guide 26 2015 World TeamTennis March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111819/http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf April 2, 2015 dead Since roster-exempt players are not required to be full-time members of the team, the rule change makes it possible for a team to make four selections in the roster player portion of the draft and not have two male and two female full-time players. In such cases, these teams are permitted to make selections in additional rounds of the roster player draft until they have a complete roster.http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf 2015 Mylan WTT Official Rules Guide 27 2015 World TeamTennis March 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111819/http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2015%20WTT%20Rules%20Guide%20-%20FINAL.pdf April 2, 2015 dead The selections made are shown in the tables below. Marquee draft – first round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Boston Lobsters CAN Eugenie Bouchard N 2 California Dream USA Bob and Mike Bryan Y Doubles team 3 Austin Aces USA Andy Roddick Y 4 Philadelphia Freedoms Pass – 5 San Diego Aviators USA Madison Keys N Designated 6 Springfield Lasers USA John Isner Y 7 Washington Kastles SUI Martina Hingis Y Marquee draft – second round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Boston Lobsters Pass – 2 California Dream Pass – 3 Austin Aces Pass – 4 Philadelphia Freedoms Pass – 5 San Diego Aviators Pass – 6 Springfield Lasers Pass – 7 Washington Kastles USA Venus Williams Y Marquee draft – third round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Boston Lobsters Pass – 2 California Dream Pass – 3 Austin Aces Pass – 4 Philadelphia Freedoms Pass – 5 San Diego Aviators Pass – 6 Springfield Lasers Pass – 7 Washington Kastles USA Serena Williams N Designated Roster draft – first round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Boston Lobsters USA Irina Falconi N 2 California Dream AUS Jarmila Gajdošová N 3 Austin Aces USA Nicole Gibbs N 4 Philadelphia Freedoms USA Taylor Townsend Y 5 San Diego Aviators USA Taylor Fritz N Amateur 6 Springfield Lasers GER Andre Begemann N 7 Washington Kastles USA Sam Querrey N Exempt Roster draft – second round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Boston Lobsters USA Scott Lipsky N 2 California Dream ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues N 3 Austin Aces RUS Alla Kudryavtseva N 4 Philadelphia Freedoms USA Robby Ginepri N 5 San Diego Aviators RSA Raven Klaasen Y 6 Springfield Lasers USA Alison Riske N Exempt 7 Washington Kastles IND Leander Paes Y Roster draft – third round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Boston Lobsters USA Chase Buchanan N 2 California Dream USA Tennys Sandgren N 3 Austin Aces USA Jarmere Jenkins N 4 Philadelphia Freedoms BRA Marcelo Melo Y 5 San Diego Aviators RSA Chanelle Scheepers N 6 Springfield Lasers GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld Y 7 Washington Kastles Pass – Roster draft – fourth round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Boston Lobsters ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja N 2 California Dream PAK Aisam Qureshi N 3 Austin Aces RUS Teymuraz Gabashvili N 4 Philadelphia Freedoms USA Liezel Huber N 5 San Diego Aviators CZE Květa Peschke Y 6 Springfield Lasers USA Michael Russell Y 7 Washington Kastles AUS Anastasia Rodionova Y Roster draft – fifth roundDraft exempt The Springfield Lasers and Washington Kastles each drafted one exempt player during the first four rounds of the roster draft and could have selected another player in the fifth round. No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 Springfield Lasers Pass – 2 Washington Kastles Pass – Notes: Draft Event chronology Off-season February 23, 2015: The Texas Wild relocated to Citrus Heights, California, and the team was renamed the California Dream. March 16, 2015: WTT conducted its 2015 player draft. Regular season July 13, 2015: After opening the season with a loss on the road, the California Dream played its inaugural match at the new Dream Stadium at Sunrise Mall and defeated the Springfield Lasers, 23–18. Tennys Sandgren won the opening set of men's singles for the Dream in a tiebreaker. Jarmila Gajdošová and Anabel Medina Garrigues followed with a 5–2 set win in women's doubles to give the Dream a 10–6 lead. Anabel Medina Garrigues teamed with Neal Skupski in mixed doubles for another 5–2 set win to put the Dream was on top, 15–8. After Gajdošová lost the women's singles set in a tiebreaker, the Lasers took the final set of men's doubles, 5–3, to cut the Dream's lead to 22–18 and send the match to extended play. Sandgren and Skupski won the first game of extended play to secure the victory.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4950 Mylan World TeamTennis – Final Results for Monday, 7/13/2015 World TeamTennis May 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221534/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4950 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all July 24, 2015: The Washington Kastles earned a 22–14 road win over the Austin Aces, who entered the match with 8 wins and only 1 loss. The victory improved the Kastles' record to 7 wins and 3 losses and clinched their fifth consecutive playoff berth. The Kastles won four of the five sets in the convincing performance. Martina Hingis led the way, teaming with Leander Paes in the first set of mixed doubles and Anastasia Rodionova in the second set of women's doubles to give the Kastles an early 10–4 lead. Paes and Sam Querrey took the fourth set of men's doubles to extend the lead to 17–11, before Querrey took the final set of men's singles, 5–3, over Teymuraz Gabashvili to close out the match.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4991 Mylan World TeamTennis – Results for Friday, 7/24/2015 World TeamTennis May 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601015104/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4991 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all July 25, 2015: With a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, the Springfield Lasers were eliminated from WTT playoff contention when the California Dream defeated the Boston Lobsters, 21–19, in extended play. The Lobsters' loss also clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference and home-court advantage for the Eastern Conference Championship Match for the Washington Kastles.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4993 Mylan World TeamTennis – Results for Saturday, 7/25/2015 World TeamTennis May 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531205342/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4993 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all July 26, 2015: With a record of 9 wins and 2 losses, the Austin Aces clinched the franchise's first playoff berth since 2012, with a 25–8 victory over the San Diego Aviators.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4999 Aces Defeat Conference Rival San Diego Aviators 25–8 World TeamTennis May 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601041817/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4999 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all July 26, 2015: With a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, the California Dream clinched a playoff berth with a 22–16 win over the Philadelphia Freedoms.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4997 Mylan World TeamTennis – Results for Sunday, 7/26/2015 World TeamTennis May 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531211933/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4997 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all It is the first playoff berth for the franchise since 2013. The Dream's victory eliminated the San Diego Aviators, who had a record of 4 wins and 7 losses, from WTT playoff contention. July 27, 2015: With a record of 9 wins and 2 losses, the Austin Aces clinched the top seed in the Western Conference and home-court advantage for the Western Conference Championship Match when the Washington Kastles defeated the California Dream, 19–17.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5007 Mylan World TeamTennis – Results for Monday, 7/27 World TeamTennis May 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531210225/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5007 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all July 28, 2015: The Austin Aces defeated the four-time defending WTT champion Washington Kastles, 19–16, to improve their record to 11 wins and 2 losses and clinch the best overall regular-season record in WTT for 2015. Trailing 10–7 after two sets, Teymuraz Gabashvili gave the Aces a 12–10 lead with a 5–0 set win over Sam Querrey in men's singles. After dropping the fourth set of mixed doubles, the Aces found themselves trailing, 15–14, heading into the final set of women's singles. Elina Svitolina, making her Aces home debut, topped Madison Brengle, 5–1, to give the Aces the victory.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5011 Austin Aces Defeat Defending Champions Washington Kastles at Home 19–16 World TeamTennis May 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601061950/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5011 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all July 29, 2015: With an opportunity to clinch the final available playoff spot on the final day of the regular season, the Boston Lobsters fell to the Washington Kastles, 22–14, clinching a playoff berth for the idle Philadelphia Freedoms.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5015 Kane David MylanWTT StreamCap: BOS vs. WAS World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701184642/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5015 July 1, 2016 dead mdy-all Since the Freedoms and Lobsters finished the regular season with identical 5–9 records, the WTT standings tiebreaker system was used to break the tie. The teams split their four regular-season meetings. So, the tie was broken by comparing games won in head-to-head matches, which favored the Freedoms, 78–71. The biggest contribution to this margin was made by the Freedoms' 24–14 road victory over the Lobsters on July 22. Playoffs July 30, 2015: The four-time defending WTT Champion Washington Kastles opened the postseason defense of their title by hosting the Philadelphia Freedoms. The Kastles won all five sets en route to a 25–9 victory. Martina Hingis and Leander Paes opened the match with a 5–1 set win in mixed doubles. Madison Brengle followed by taking the women's singles, 5–2. Paes and Sam Querrey took the men's doubles, 5–2. Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova needed a tiebreaker to get past Taylor Townsend and Coco Vandeweghe in women's doubles. Querrey closed out the match by shutting out Robby Ginepri, 5–0.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5020 Washington Kastles One Win Away From Record Fifth Straight Mylan WTT Title World TeamTennis July 30, 2015 May 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602011056/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5020 June 2, 2016 dead mdy-all July 30, 2015: In the first-ever playoff match for both the Austin Aces and the California Dream since the relocations of their franchises from Orange County and Texas, respectively, the Aces won all five sets and posted a 25–14 victory. Teymuraz Gabashvili and Alla Kudryavtseva opened the match with a 5–2 set win in mixed doubles. Kudryavtseva and Elina Svitolina followed by taking the women's doubles, 5–3. Gabashvili and Jarmere Jenkins were pushed to a tiebreaker by Neal Skupski and amateur Tennys Sandgren. Svitolina handled Jarmila Gajdošová, 5–1, in the women's singles. Gabashvili closed out the match by taking a men's singles tiebreaker from Sandgren.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5022 Austin Aces Capture First Mylan WTT Western Conference Championship World TeamTennis July 30, 2015 May 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601061639/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5022 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all August 2, 2015: The Washington Kastles won their fifth straight King Trophy as WTT champions with a 24–18 victory over the Austin Aces in extended play. The Kastles won the first four sets led by Martina Hingis and WTT Final Most Valuable Player Leander Paes who opened the match with a 5–2 set win in mixed doubles. Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova followed by taking the women's doubles set in a tiebreaker. Paes teamed up with Sam Querrey for a 5–3 triumph in men's doubles. Querrey won a tiebreaker against WTT Male Most Valuable Player Teymuraz Gabashvili in the men's singles set. Elina Svitolina topped Madison Brengle, 5–3, in women's singles to send the match to extended play with the Kastles leading, 23–18. Brengle secured the victory by breaking Svitolina in the first game of extended play.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5031 Washington Kastles Defeat Austin Aces 24–18 to Win Record 5th Consecutive Mylan World TeamTennis Title August 2, 2015 World TeamTennis May 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601050642/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5031 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all Standings Eastern Conference Pos Position TeamMP Matches playedW Matches wonL Matches lostPCT Winning percentageMB Matches behindGW Games wonGL Games lost 1 Washington Kastles 14 10 4 .714 0 289 228 2 Philadelphia Freedoms 14 5 9 .357 5 260 267 3 Boston Lobsters 14 5 9 .357 5 253 283 2015 Eastern Conference Playoffs Philadelphia and Boston split their head-to-head meetings during the regular season, 2 matches each. Philadelphia wins the tiebreaker on games won in head-to-head meetings, 78–71. Western Conference Pos Position TeamMP Matches playedW Matches wonL Matches lostPCT Winning percentageMB Matches behindGW Games wonGL Games lost 1 Austin Aces 14 12 2 .857 0 290 235 2 California Dream 14 9 5 .643 3 283 259 3 San Diego Aviators 14 5 9 .357 7 249 297 4 Springfield Lasers 14 3 11 .214 9 247 302 2015 Western Conference Playoffs Boston swept both head-to-head meetings with San Diego during the regular season and wins the tiebreaker in the overall standings. Results table Abbreviation and Color Key:Austin Aces – AUS • Boston Lobsters – BOS • California Dream – CAL • Philadelphia Freedoms – PHISan Diego Aviators – SDA • Springfield Lasers – SPR • Washington Kastles – WAS Win Loss Home AwayTeamMatch1234567891011121314Austin Aces BOS WAS CAL CAL SPR CAL SDA SPR PHI WAS SDA SDA WAS SPR 22–18(EP)22–17 20–19 22–16 19–18(STB,7–1) 20–18 24–17 23–16 14–22(EP) 14–22 25–8 25–13(EP) 19–16 21–15 Boston LobstersWAS AUS SPR SDA PHI CAL SDA WAS PHI WAS CAL PHI PHI WAS 17–2018–22(EP) 25–18(EP) 25–13 21–17 17–20 20–19 13–25 14–24 14–25 19–21(EP) 17–20 19–17(EP) 14–22California Dream SDA SPR PHI AUS AUS BOS AUS SPR SDA SDA BOS PHI WAS SDA 19–24 23–18(EP) 22–20 19–20 16–22 20–17 18–20 22–19 25–11 20–19 21–19(EP) 22–16 17–19 20–15Philadelphia Freedoms SPR SDA CAL BOS WAS WAS SPR WAS BOS AUS SPR CAL BOS BOS 22–1921–22(STB,5–7) 20–22 17–21 20–21 6–23 19–20 18–16 24–14 22–14(EP) 18–21 16–22 20–17 17–19(EP)San Diego AviatorsCAL PHI BOS WAS SPR BOS AUS CAL CAL SPR AUS AUS SPR CAL 24–19 22–21(STB,7–5) 13–25 22–18 19–22 19–20 17–24 11–25 19–20 25–17 8–25 13–25(EP) 22–16 15–20Springfield LasersPHI CAL BOS WAS SDA AUS PHI CAL AUS PHI SDA WAS SDA AUS 19–2218–23(EP) 18–25(EP) 16–21 22–19 18–19(STB,1–7) 20–19 19–22 16–23 21–18 17–25 16–24(EP) 16–22 15–21Washington Kastles BOS AUS SPR SDA PHI PHI PHI BOS BOS AUS SPR CAL AUS BOS 20–1717–22 21–16 18–22 21–20 23–6 16–18 25–13 25–14 22–14 24–16(EP) 19–17 16–19 22–14 Playoff bracket Conference Championships(July 30) WTT Final(August 2) 200 E1 Washington Kastles 25 E2 Philadelphia Freedoms 9 W1 Austin Aces 25 W2 California Dream 14 2 Washington Kastles 24* 1 Austin Aces 18 * indicates match went to extended play. Playoff match summaries Eastern Conference Championship Match July 30 at Kastles Stadium at Charles E. Smith Center, Washington, District of Columbia: Washington Kastles 25, Philadelphia Freedoms 9 Mixed Doubles: Martina Hingis and Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Taylor Townsend and Marcelo Melo (Freedoms), 5–1 Women's Singles: Madison Brengle (Kastles) def. Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms), 5–2 Men's Doubles: Leander Paes and Sam Querrey (Kastles) def. Robby Ginepri and Marcelo Melo (Freedoms), 5–2 Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) def. Taylor Townsend and Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms), 5–4 Men's Singles: Sam Querrey (Kastles) def. Robby Ginepri (Freedoms), 5–0 Western Conference Championship Match July 30 at Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas: Austin Aces 25, California Dream 14 Mixed Doubles: Teymuraz Gabashvili and Alla Kudryavtseva (Aces) def. Neal Skupski and Anabel Medina Garrigues (Dream), 5–2 Women's Doubles: Alla Kudryavtseva and Elina Svitolina (Aces) def. Anabel Medina Garrigues and Jarmila Gajdošová (Dream), 5–3 Men's Doubles: Jarmere Jenkins and Teymuraz Gabashvili (Aces) def. Neal Skupski and Tennys Sandgren (Dream), 5–4 Women's Singles: Elina Svitolina (Aces) def. Jarmila Gajdošová (Dream), 5–1 Men's Singles: Teymuraz Gabashvili (Aces) def. Tennys Sandgren (Dream), 5–4 WTT Final Match August 2 at Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith Center, Washington, District of Columbia:Final home Prior to the start of the season, WTT determined that the World TeamTennis Championship Match would be played on the home court of the Eastern Conference champion. Austin, as the higher seed, was treated as the "home" team under WTT rules for determining order of play. Washington Kastles 24, Austin Aces 18 (extended play) Mixed Doubles: Martina Hingis and Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Alla Kudryavtseva and Teymuraz Gabashvili (Aces), 5–2 Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) def. Elina Svitolina and Alla Kudryavtseva (Aces), 5–4 Men's Doubles: Leander Paes and Sam Querrey (Kastles) def. Teymuraz Gabashvili and Jarmere Jenkins (Aces), 5–3 Men's Singles: Sam Querrey (Kastles) def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (Aces), 5–4 Women's Singles: Elina Svitolina (Aces) def. Madison Brengle (Kastles), 5–3 Extended Play – Women's Singles: Madison Brengle (Kastles) def. Elina Svitolina (Aces), 1–0 Note: Final 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.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=363 2015 League Leaders World TeamTennis May 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160907113552/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=363 2016-09-07 dead 100% 50% Men's singles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Teymuraz Gabashvili Austin Aces 98 60 38 .612 2 Sam Querrey Washington Kastles 59 35 24 .593 3 Alex Kuznetsov Boston Lobsters 41 21 20 .512 50% Women's singles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Jarmila Gajdošová California Dream 106 60 46 .566 2 Madison Brengle Washington Kastles 57 30 27 .526 3 Taylor Townsend Philadelphia Freedoms 66 34 32 .515 100% 50% Men's doubles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Leander Paes Washington Kastles 98 62 36 .633 2 Sam Querrey Washington Kastles 65 39 26 .600 3 Alex Kuznetsov Boston Lobsters 51 29 22 .569 4 Teymuraz Gabashvili Austin Aces 112 59 53 .527 Jarmere Jenkins Austin Aces 112 59 53 .527 6 Scott Lipsky Boston Lobsters 116 59 57 .509 50% Women's doubles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Anastasia Rodionova Washington Kastles 97 59 38 .608 2 Madison Brengle Washington Kastles 56 34 22 .607 3 Arantxa Parra Santonja Boston Lobsters 100 57 43 .570 4 Irina Falconi Boston Lobsters 105 57 48 .543 5 Nicole Gibbs Austin Aces 77 41 36 .532 6 Alla Kudryavtseva Austin Aces 96 50 46 .521 Mixed doubles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Anabel Medina Garrigues California Dream 91 57 34 .626 2 Neal Skupski California Dream 80 46 34 .575 3 Alla Kudryavtseva Austin Aces 103 59 44 .573 4 Taylor Townsend Philadelphia Freedoms 85 48 37 .565 5 Teymuraz Gabashvili Austin Aces 96 54 42 .563 6 Marcelo Melo Philadelphia Freedoms 110 57 53 .518 Individual honors Reference: http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5027 Gabashvili, Rodionova and Garrigues Named Mylan World TeamTennis MVPs World TeamTennis July 31, 2015 May 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601071421/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5027 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all Award Recipient Team Female Co-Most Valuable Players Anabel Medina Garrigues California Dream Anastasia Rodionova Washington Kastles Male Most Valuable Player Teymuraz Gabashvili Austin Aces Female Rookie of the Year Alla Kudryavtseva Austin Aces Male Rookie of the Year Neal Skupski California Dream Coach of the Year Rick Leach Austin Aces WTT Final Most Valuable Player Leander Paes Washington Kastles Team statistics The tables below show the regular-season winning percentages of each team in each of the league's five events.Stats error1 Tim Smyczek's statistics are not included in the team totals shown on WTT's website. The Boston Lobsters' men's singles and men's doubles statistics shown in this section have been corrected to include Smyczek as described in the article about the 2015 Lobsters season. 100% 50% Men's singles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Austin Aces 106 65 41 .613 2 Washington Kastles 104 58 46 .558 3 Philadelphia Freedoms 101 51 50 .505 4 California Dream 114 56 58 .491 5 San Diego Aviators 116 56 60 .483 6 Springfield Lasers 112 51 61 .455 7 Boston Lobsters 99 39 60 .394 50% Women's singles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 California Dream 106 60 46 .566 2 Austin Aces 108 57 51 .528 3 Philadelphia Freedoms 100 52 48 .520 4 Washington Kastles 101 52 49 .515 5 San Diego Aviators 109 54 55 .495 6 Boston Lobsters 103 46 57 .447 7 Springfield Lasers 109 47 62 .431 100% 50% Men's doubles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Washington Kastles 107 67 40 .626 2 Austin Aces 112 59 53 .527 3 Boston Lobsters 116 59 57 .509 4 Springfield Lasers 112 53 59 .473 5 California Dream 106 50 56 .472 6 Philadelphia Freedoms 107 48 59 .449 7 San Diego Aviators 108 48 60 .444 50% Women's doubles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Washington Kastles 97 59 38 .608 2 Boston Lobsters 105 57 48 .543 3 Austin Aces 96 50 46 .521 4 California Dream 112 56 56 .500 5 Philadelphia Freedoms 109 52 57 .477 6 Springfield Lasers 101 46 55 .455 7 San Diego Aviators 102 41 61 .402 Mixed doubles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 California Dream 104 61 43 .587 2 Austin Aces 103 59 44 .573 3 Philadelphia Freedoms 110 57 53 .518 4 Washington Kastles 108 53 55 .491 5 Boston Lobsters 113 52 61 .460 6 San Diego Aviators 111 50 61 .450 7 Springfield Lasers 115 50 65 .435 Notes: Stats Television The 2015 season was the second year of a four-year television rights contract between WTT and ESPN, Inc. The WTT Final was telecast live on ESPN2. ESPN3 streamed the conference championship matches along with one match each night during the regular season.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4449 Mylan WTT, ESPN Agree to Multi-Year Deal for Matches on ESPN2, ESPN3 World TeamTennis June 24, 2014 April 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707201231/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4449 July 7, 2014 dead mdy-all In a June 2, 2015 press release, WTT announced that the WTT Final would start at 11:30 am EDT on August 2, and would be streamed from the start by ESPN3. Live television coverage would begin on ESPN2 at 1:00 pm with the match already in progress. The start times for the conference championship matches would be 7:00 pm local time on Thursday July 30.http://www.wtt.com/downloads/2015%20Mylan%20WTT%20media%20kit_June2.pdf Mylan World TeamTennis – Facts & Figures 11 World TeamTennis June 2, 2015 July 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707234128/http://www.wtt.com/downloads/2015%20Mylan%20WTT%20media%20kit_June2.pdf July 7, 2015 dead mdy-all Four regular-season matches were nationally televised on the Tennis Channel as well as on regional sports networks Altitude Sports and Entertainment, Comcast SportsNet affiliates, Mediacom Connections and MSG. These matches were as follows: 7:00 pm CDT, Thursday, July 16: California Dream at Austin Aces 7:00 pm EDT, Tuesday, July 21: Boston Lobsters at Washington Kastles 7:30 pm PDT, Thursday, July 23: San Diego Aviators at California Dream 7:00 pm EDT, Tuesday, July 28: Boston Lobsters at Philadelphia Freedoms Nationally televised matches were also streamed on ESPN3. In addition to the televised ones, the following regular-season matches were streamed exclusively on ESPN3: 7:00 pm PDT, Monday, July 13: Philadelphia Freedoms at San Diego Aviators 7:00 pm EDT, Tuesday, July 14: Austin Aces at Washington Kastles 7:00 pm EDT, Monday, July 20: Washington Kastles at Philadelphia Freedoms 7:00 pm CDT, Saturday, July 25: San Diego Aviators at Springfield Lasers 8:00 pm EDT, Sunday, July 26: California Dream at Philadelphia Freedoms 7:00 pm EDT, Monday, July 27: Philadelphia Freedoms at Boston Lobsters 7:00 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 28: Springfield Lasers at San Diego Aviators 7:00 pm EDT, Wednesday, July 29: Boston Lobsters at Washington Kastles Sponsorship On December 8, 2014, WTT announced that its title-sponsorship agreement with Mylan N.V. was extended for two more years through the 2017 season. As part of its partnership with WTT, Mylan will continue to sponsor events at which children meet with WTT players and are introduced to tennis, charitable events and the Mylan Aces program which allows each team to select a local charity for which it can earn money donated by Mylan by recording the most aces in the league on a given day during the regular season.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4698 World TeamTennis and Mylan Announce Title Sponsorship Extension through 2017 World TeamTennis December 8, 2014 April 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324135928/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4698 March 24, 2016 dead mdy-all See also Tennis References 2 External links World TeamTennis official website World TeamTennis season Category:World TeamTennis seasons Category:2015 in American tennis