- Teams and players
- Schedule
- Results table
- Standings
- Final
- References
- External links
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2016 International Premier Tennis League
| league = International Premier Tennis League
| sport = Team tennis
| duration = 2–11 December 2016
| no_of_teams = 4
| league_champs = Singapore Slammers
| second_place = Indian Aces
| seasonslistnames = IPTL
| prevseason_link =2015 International Premier Tennis League season
| prevseason_year =2015
| nextseason_link =2017 International Premier Tennis League season
| nextseason_year =2017
}}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. Teams and playersFour 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 | {{flagicon|India Indian Aces | {{flagicon|Japan Japan Warriors | {{flagicon|SGP Singapore Slammers | {{flagicon|UAE UAE Royals |
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| Men | | Player A | ESP}} Feliciano López | JPN}} Kei Nishikori | AUS}} Nick Kyrgios | CZE}} Tomáš Berdych | | Player B | CRO}} Ivan Dodig | ESP}} Fernando Verdasco | CYP}} Marcos Baghdatis | URU}} Pablo Cuevas | | Doubles | IND}} Rohan Bopanna | NED}} Jean-Julien Rojer | BRA}} Marcelo Melo | CAN}} Daniel Nestor | | Legends A | AUS}} Mark Philippoussis | RUS}} Marat Safin | ESP}} Carlos Moyá | CRO}} Goran Ivanišević | | Legends B | SWE}} Thomas Enqvist | CHI}} Fernando González | GER}} Rainer Schüttler | SWE}} Thomas Johansson | | Player C | IND}} Prajnesh Gunneswaran | | Women | | Player A | IND}} Sania Mirza | SRB}} Jelena Janković | NED}} Kiki Bertens | SRB}} Ana Ivanovic | | Player B | BEL}} Kirsten Flipkens | JPN}} Kurumi Nara | SUI}} Martina Hingis |
ScheduleThe 2016 IPTL will be played in three cities.[5] | Round | Location | Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | | 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Saitama
Saitama Super Arena | 2 December | UAE Royals | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161204134737/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1144-scorecard 29–19] | Singapore Slammers |
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| Japan Warriors | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161204134732/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1145-scorecard 17–30] | Indian Aces | | 2 | 3 December | Singapore Slammers | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161205163115/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1146-scorecard 25–26] | Indian Aces |
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| Japan Warriors | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161205122455/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1147-scorecard 23–20] | UAE Royals | | 3 | 4 December | UAE Royals | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161206110210/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1148-scorecard 30-20] | Indian Aces |
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| Japan Warriors | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161206151410/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1149-scorecard 23-27] | Singapore Slammers | | 4 | {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium | 6 December | Indian Aces | 26-19 | UAE Royals |
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| Singapore Slammers | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161208150955/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1151-scorecard 29-16] | Japan Warriors | | 5 | 7 December | Indian Aces | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161209120401/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1152-scorecard 20-27] | Japan Warriors |
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| Singapore Slammers | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161211042834/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1153-scorecard 30-18] | UAE Royals | | 6 | 8 December | UAE Royals | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161210142139/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1154-scorecard 20-23] | Japan Warriors |
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| Singapore Slammers | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161210142050/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1155-scorecard 22-23] | Indian Aces | | 7 | {{flagicon|IND}} Hyderabad
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 9 December | UAE Royals | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161211184636/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1156-scorecard 20-25] | Japan Warriors |
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| Indian Aces | [https://web.archive.org/web/20161211224123/http://www.iptlworld.com/matchcentre/1157-scorecard 24-19] | Singapore Slammers | | 8 | 10 December | Singapore Slammers | 30-20 | Japan Warriors |
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| Indian Aces | 20-24 | UAE Royals | | Final | 11 December | Singapore Slammers | 30-14 | Indian Aces |
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Results table| Team | Round | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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| Dec 2 | Dec 3 | Dec 4 | Dec 6 | Dec 7 | Dec 8 | Dec 9 | Dec 10 | Dec 11 |
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| {{flagicon|IND}} Indian Aces (IND) | JPN | SIN | UAE | UAE | JPN | SIN | SIN | UAE | SIN | | 30–17 | 26–25 | 20–30 | 26–19 | 20–27 | 23–22 | 24–19 | 20–24 | 14–30 | | {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan Warriors (JPN) | IND | UAE | SIN | SIN | IND | UAE | UAE | SIN | 3rd | | 17–30 | 23–20 | 23–27 | 16–29 | 27–20 | 23–20 | 25–20 | 20–30 | | {{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore Slammers (SIN) | UAE | IND | JPN | JPN | UAE | IND | IND | JPN | IND | | 19–29 | 25–26 | 27–23 | 29–16 | 30–18 | 22–23 | 19–24 | 30–20 | 30–14 | | {{flagicon|UAE}} UAE Royals (UAE) | SIN | JPN | IND | IND | SIN | JPN | JPN | IND | 4th | | 29–19 | 20–23 | 30–20 | 19–26 | 18–30 | 20–23 | 20–25 | 24–20 | | Color Key: Win {{*}} Loss {{*}} Home {{*}} Away {{*}} Neutral |
StandingsStandings 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. | {{abbr|P|Position | Team | {{abbr|MP|Matches played | {{abbr|W|Matches won | {{abbr|L|Matches lost | {{abbr|GW|Games won | {{abbr|GL|Games lost | {{abbr|Pts|Points | | 1 | {{flagicon|IND}} Indian Aces | 8 | 5 | 3 | 189 | 183 | 18 | | 2 | {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore Slammers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 201 | 179 | 14 | | 3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan Warriors | 8 | 4 | 4 | 174 | 196 | 14 | | 4 | {{flagicon|UAE}} UAE Royals | 8 | 3 | 5 | 180 | 186 | 12 |
Final| Date | Fixture | Score | Venue |
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| 11 December | Singapore Slammers vs. Indian Aces | 30–14 | Hyderabad, India |
| All Matches | | Set | Singapore Slammers | Indian Aces | Score | Score after set |
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| 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 |
References1. ^{{Cite web|title = IPTL 2016 schedule announced|url =http://www.iptlworld.com/news/1047-2016-schedule-announced-hyderabad-confirmed-as-india-venue | publisher= IPTL | date = 2016-11-24}}
2. ^{{Cite web|title = Federer, Serena out of IPTL|url =http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/article/553/10684615/iptl-2016-serena-williams-wont-play-for-singapore-slammers | publisher= Sporting Life | date = 2016-12-06}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Philippine Mavericks out of IPTL Season 3|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/12/08/1651427/philippine-mavericks-out-iptl-season-3|accessdate=9 December 2016|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=8 December 2016}}
4. ^{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Marc|title=Lhuillier, Mavericks air side over missing IPTL season 3|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/231976/lhuillier-mavericks-air-side-missing-iptl-season-3|accessdate=9 December 2016|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=9 December 2016}}
5. ^{{Cite web|title = IPTL Schedule 2016|url =http://www.iptlworld.com/schedules-fixtures | publisher= IPTL }}
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140928082307/http://www.iptlworld.com/ International Premier Tennis League official website]
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