2012 World TeamTennis season
The 2012 World TeamTennis season is the 37th season of the top professional tennis league in the United States. Before the start of the 2012 season, the St. Louis Aces announced they would not compete this year. The Newport Beach Breakers changed their name to the Orange County Breakers.
Duration | July 9, 2012 – July 28, 2012 |
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Eastern Conference Champions champions | Washington Kastles |
Western Conference Champions champions | Sacramento Capitals |
WTT Finals | |
Date | September 16, 2012 |
Venue | Charleston, SC |
Champions | Washington Kastles |
Competition format
The 2012 World TeamTennis season included 8 teams, split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference and Western Conference had 4 teams each. Each team played a 14 match regular season schedule, with 7 home and 7 away matches. World TeamTennis's playoff format consisted of the top two teams in each conference playing a semifinal on either September 14 (Eastern Conference) or September 15 (Western Conference), and the winners of each match playing in the final on September 16, 2012.
Standings
Eastern Conference | ||||||||
Pos | Team | MP | W | L | Perc | MB | GW | GL |
1 | Washington Kastles | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 308 | 220 |
2 | New York Sportimes | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 5 | 290 | 250 |
3 | Boston Lobsters | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 9 | 251 | 283 |
4 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 9 | 250 | 281 |
2012 Eastern Conference Playoffs |
Western Conference | ||||||||
Pos | Team | MP | W | L | Perc | MB | GW | GL |
1 | Orange County Breakers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | - | 274 | 261 |
2 | Sacramento Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 1 | 278 | 274 |
3 | Kansas City Explorers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 245 | 291 |
4 | Springfield Lasers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 250 | 286 |
2012 Western Conference Playoffs |
Results table
Abbreviation and Color Key: Boston Lobsters - BOS • Kansas City Explorers - KCE • New York Sportimes - NYS • Orange County Breakers - OCB Philadelphia Freedoms - PHI • Sacramento Capitals - SAC • Springfield Lasers - SPR • Washington Kastles - WAS Win • Loss • Home • Away | ||||||||||||||
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Team | Match | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Boston Lobsters | SAC | PHI | WAS | SPR | WAS | OCB | KCE | NYS | NYS | PHI | NYS | PHI | OCB | SAC |
20-14 | 17-24 | 19-24 | 21-15 | 11-20 | 19-24 | 20-19 | 18-22 | 22-20 | 21-13 | 16-24 | 17-18 | 13-21 | 17-25 | |
Kansas City Explorers | SPR | OCB | SAC | SPR | NYS | PHI | BOS | SAC | OCB | WAS | SPR | SPR | WAS | NYS |
23-16 | 8-25 | 21-22 | 17-16 | 16-23 | 16-20 | 19-20 | 21-22 | 22-15 | 8-25 | 22-21 | 17-22 | 17-22 | 18-22 | |
New York Sportimes | SPR | WAS | PHI | KCE | SAC | PHI | BOS | PHI | WAS | BOS | BOS | WAS | SPR | KCE |
22-14 | 18-20 | 22-16 | 23-16 | 17-18 | 23-16 | 22-18 | 19-18 | 20-21 | 20-22 | 24-16 | 16-21 | 22-16 | 22-18 | |
Orange County Breakers | WAS | KCE | SAC | SAC | SPR | BOS | OCB | WAS | KCE | SPR | SAC | SAC | BOS | PHI |
18-22 | 25-8 | 14-24 | 23-20 | 17-20 | 24-19 | 19-23 | 13-24 | 15-22 | 24-17 | 19-16 | 21-18 | 21-13 | 21-15 | |
Philadelphia Freedoms | SAC | BOS | NYS | SPR | WAS | KCE | NYS | OCB | NYS | BOS | WAS | BOS | SAC | OCB |
16-22 | 24-17 | 16-22 | 21-18 | 13-22 | 20-16 | 16-23 | 23-19 | 18-19 | 13-21 | 16-21 | 18-17 | 21-23 | 15-21 | |
Sacramento Capitals | BOS | PHI | KCE | OCB | OCB | NYS | WAS | SPR | KCE | SPR | OCB | OCB | PHI | BOS |
14-20 | 22-16 | 22-21 | 24-14 | 20-23 | 18-17 | 19-21 | 19-20 | 22-21 | 16-23 | 16-19 | 18-21 | 23-21 | 25-17 | |
Springfield Lasers | KCE | NYS | WAS | KCE | PHI | BOS | OCB | SAC | SAC | OCB | KCE | KCE | NYS | WAS |
16-23 | 14-22 | 18-20 | 16-17 | 18-21 | 15-21 | 20-17 | 20-19 | 23-16 | 17-24 | 21-22 | 22-17 | 16-22 | 14-25 | |
Washington Kastles | OCB | SPR | NYS | BOS | PHI | BOS | SAC | OCB | NYS | KCE | PHI | NYS | KCE | SPR |
22-18 | 20-18 | 20-18 | 24-19 | 22-13 | 20-11 | 21-19 | 24-13 | 21-20 | 25-8 | 21-16 | 21-16 | 22-17 | 25-14 | |
Playoffs
Conference Championships | WTT Finals | ||||||||
1 | Washington Kastles | 19 | |||||||
2 | New York Sportimes | 15 | |||||||
Washington Kastles | 20 | ||||||||
Sacramento Capitals | 19 | ||||||||
1 | Orange County Breakers' | 15 | |||||||
2 | Sacramento Capitals | 25 |