The 2016 International Premier Tennis League season (2016 IPTL season, officially the 2016 Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League) was the third and final season of the professional team tennis league contested by four teams in Asia.
Teams and players Four teams competed in the 2016 IPTL season.
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.
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.
Category Indian Aces Japan Warriors Singapore Slammers UAE Royals MenPlayer A Feliciano López Kei Nishikori Nick Kyrgios Tomáš BerdychPlayer B Ivan Dodig Fernando Verdasco Marcos Baghdatis Pablo CuevasDoubles Rohan Bopanna Jean-Julien Rojer Marcelo Melo Daniel NestorLegends A Mark Philippoussis Marat Safin Carlos Moyá Goran IvaniševićLegends B Thomas Enqvist Fernando González Rainer Schüttler Thomas JohanssonPlayer C Prajnesh Gunneswaran WomenPlayer A Sania Mirza Jelena Janković Kiki Bertens Ana IvanovicPlayer B Kirsten Flipkens Kurumi Nara Martina Hingis
Schedule The 2016 IPTL will be played in three cities. Round Location Date Team 1 Score Team 2 1 SaitamaSaitama Super Arena 2 December UAE Royals 29–19 Singapore Slammers Japan Warriors 17–30 Indian Aces 2 3 December Singapore Slammers 25–26 Indian Aces Japan Warriors 23–20 UAE Royals 3 4 December UAE Royals 30-20 Indian Aces Japan Warriors 23-27 Singapore Slammers 4 SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium 6 December Indian Aces 26-19 UAE Royals Singapore Slammers 29-16 Japan Warriors 5 7 December Indian Aces 20-27 Japan Warriors Singapore Slammers 30-18 UAE Royals 6 8 December UAE Royals 20-23 Japan Warriors Singapore Slammers 22-23 Indian Aces 7 HyderabadGachibowli Indoor Stadium 9 December UAE Royals 20-25 Japan Warriors Indian Aces 24-19 Singapore Slammers 8 10 December Singapore Slammers 30-20 Japan Warriors Indian Aces 20-24 UAE Royals Final 11 December Singapore Slammers 30-14 Indian Aces
Results table
TeamRound12345678FinalDec 2Dec 3Dec 4Dec 6Dec 7Dec 8Dec 9Dec 10Dec 11 Indian Aces (IND) JPN SIN UAE UAE JPN SIN SIN UAE SIN30–1726–25 20–30 26–19 20–27 23–22 24–19 20–24 14–30 Japan Warriors (JPN)IND UAE SIN SIN IND UAE UAE SIN 3rd17–30 23–20 23–27 16–29 27–20 23–20 25–20 20–30 Singapore Slammers (SIN)UAE IND JPN JPN UAE IND IND JPN IND19–29 25–26 27–23 29–16 30–18 22–23 19–24 30–20 30–14 UAE Royals (UAE)SIN JPN IND IND SIN JPN JPN IND 4th29–1920–2330–20 19–26 18–30 20–23 20–25 24–20Color 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.
Team 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
Date Fixture Score Venue 11 December Singapore Slammers vs. Indian Aces 30–14 Hyderabad, India
All Matches Set Singapore Slammers Indian Aces Score Score after set Legends' Singles Carlos Moyá Mark Philippoussis 6–4 6–4 Women's Singles Kiki Bertens Kirsten Flipkens (Sania Mirza sub.) 6–3 12–7 Mixed Doubles Kiki Bertens / Marcelo Melo Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna (Ivan Dodig sub.) 6–1 18–8 Men's Doubles Nick Kyrgios / Marcelo Melo Feliciano López / Ivan Dodig 6–2 24–10 Men's Singles Marcos Baghdatis Feliciano López 6–4 30–14
References
External links International Premier Tennis League official website