2016 International Premier Tennis League season

The 2016 International Premier Tennis League season (2016 IPTL season, officially the 2016 Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League) was the third season of the professional team tennis league contested by four teams in Asia.

2016 International Premier Tennis League
LeagueInternational Premier Tennis League
SportTeam tennis
Duration2–11 December 2016
Number of teams4
League championsSingapore Slammers
Runners-upIndian Aces

Teams and players

Four teams competed in the 2016 IPTL season.[1]

Although the IPTL had announced that the top stars Roger Federer and Serena Williams would take part in this year, both players withdrew due to financial causes shortly after the league had started.[2]

The Philippine Mavericks did not compete in this season, reportedly due to IPTL's failure to fulfill its obligations to the franchise in the 2015 season.[3][4]

Category Indian Aces Japan Warriors Singapore Slammers UAE Royals
Men
Player A Feliciano López Kei Nishikori Nick Kyrgios Tomáš Berdych
Player B Ivan Dodig Fernando Verdasco Marcos Baghdatis Pablo Cuevas
Doubles Rohan Bopanna Jean-Julien Rojer Marcelo Melo Daniel Nestor
Legends A Mark Philippoussis Marat Safin Carlos Moyá Goran Ivanišević
Legends B Thomas Enqvist Fernando González Rainer Schüttler Thomas Johansson
Player C Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Women
Player A Sania Mirza Jelena Janković Kiki Bertens Ana Ivanovic
Player B Kirsten Flipkens Kurumi Nara Martina Hingis

Schedule

The 2016 IPTL will be played in three cities.[5]

RoundLocationDateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
1 Saitama
Saitama Super Arena
2 DecemberUAE Royals29–19Singapore Slammers
Japan Warriors17–30Indian Aces
2 3 DecemberSingapore Slammers25–26Indian Aces
Japan Warriors23–20UAE Royals
3 4 DecemberUAE Royals30-20Indian Aces
Japan Warriors23-27Singapore Slammers
4 Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium
6 DecemberIndian Aces26-19UAE Royals
Singapore Slammers29-16Japan Warriors
5 7 DecemberIndian Aces20-27Japan Warriors
Singapore Slammers30-18UAE Royals
6 8 DecemberUAE Royals20-23Japan Warriors
Singapore Slammers22-23Indian Aces
7 Hyderabad
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
9 DecemberUAE Royals20-25Japan Warriors
Indian Aces24-19Singapore Slammers
8 10 DecemberSingapore Slammers30-20Japan Warriors
Indian Aces20-24UAE Royals
Final 11 DecemberSingapore Slammers30-14Indian Aces

Results table

TeamRound
12345678Final
Dec 2Dec 3Dec 4Dec 6Dec 7Dec 8Dec 9Dec 10Dec 11
Indian Aces (IND) JPNSINUAEUAEJPNSINSINUAESIN
30–1726–2520–3026–1920–2723–2224–1920–2414–30
Japan Warriors (JPN) INDUAESINSININDUAEUAESIN3rd
17–3023–2023–2716–2927–2023–2025–2020–30
Singapore Slammers (SIN) UAEINDJPNJPNUAEINDINDJPNIND
19–2925–2627–2329–1630–1822–2319–2430–2030–14
UAE Royals (UAE) SINJPNINDINDSINJPNJPNIND4th
29–1920–2330–2019–2618–3020–2320–2524–20
Color Key: Win     Loss     Home     Away     Neutral

Standings

Standings are determined by number of points. 3 points for match win, 1 point for loss with at least 20 games wins.
Top two teams qualify for final.

P Team MP W L GW GL Pts
1 Indian Aces 8 5 3 189 183 18
2 Singapore Slammers 8 4 4 201 179 14
3 Japan Warriors 8 4 4 174 196 14
4 UAE Royals 8 3 5 180 186 12

Final

DateFixtureScoreVenue
11 DecemberSingapore Slammers vs. Indian Aces30–14Hyderabad, India

References

  1. "IPTL 2016 schedule announced". IPTL. 2016-11-24. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. "Federer, Serena out of IPTL". Sporting Life. 2016-12-06.
  3. "Philippine Mavericks out of IPTL Season 3". The Philippine Star. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. Reyes, Marc (9 December 2016). "Lhuillier, Mavericks air side over missing IPTL season 3". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. "IPTL Schedule 2016". IPTL. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
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