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The WTT Pro League enters its 32nd season of play in 2007. Billie Jean King and Larry King created the unique gender-equity team concept in the early 1970s. The WTT Pro League first hit the courts in 1974 for a five-year run. After a short hiatus, the League returned in 1981 and has been a highlight of the annual U.S. tennis calendar for the past 27 consecutive years. |
The Smash cheer for their player
at the WTT Finals |
A. Agassi and M. Knowles
congratulate each other
on a great point |
The 2007 WTT Professional League season will be played July 5-25. The top two teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences advance to the WTT Championship Weekend in Sacramento, Calif., to compete for the King Trophy. Eastern Conference teams include the Boston Lobsters, Delaware Smash, New York Buzz, New York Sportimes and Philadelphia Freedoms. The Western Conference is made up of the Houston Wranglers, Kansas City Explorers, Newport Beach Breakers, Sacramento Capitals, St. Louis Aces and Springfield Lasers.
Each team is comprised of two men, two women and a coach. Team matches consist of five sets, with one set each of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. |
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The first team to reach five games wins each set. One point is awarded for each game won, and a nine-point tiebreaker is played if a set reaches four all. If necessary, Overtime and a Supertiebreaker are played to determine the outright winner
of the match. |
Nana Miyagi and Mike Bryan talk
about their winning strategy |
Anna Kournikova and Silvija Talaja
laugh off a tough match |
Past players have included Andre Agassi, Tracy Austin, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Lindsay Davenport, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Rod Laver, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Andy Roddick, Monica Seles, Patrick Rafter, Serena Williams and Venus Williams. |
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