2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season
| 2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season | |
|---|---|
| Division champions | |
| Record | |
| 2020 record | 12 wins, 2 losses |
| Team info | |
| Owner(s) | Billie Jean King |
| Coach | Craig Kardon |
| Stadium | The Greenbrier (capacity: 2,500-seat) |
The 2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 20th season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).
Season recap
[edit]As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all World Team Tennis matches were moved to The Greenbrier “America's Resort” in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Freedoms were previously scheduled to play home matches at the Hagan Arena at St. Joseph's University.[1][2]
Team Personnel
[edit]On-court personnel
[edit]
Craig Kardon, Head Coach [3]- Caroline Dolehide
- Taylor Fritz
- Sofia Kenin
Fabrice Martin- Taylor Townsend
- Donald Young
Front office
[edit]- Billie Jean King – Owner
Results
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Color Key: Win • Loss - Reference:[4]
| Team | Match | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Philadelphia Freedoms (PHL) |
OCB | SPR | NYE | WAS | WAS | SPR | CHI | LVR | OCB | ORL | SAN | SAN | CHI | NYE |
| 25–16 | 24–12 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 22–14 | 23–17 | 23–19 | 25–16 | 22–21 | 13–23 | 20–18 | 24–19 | 22–21 | 23–17 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| WTT Semifinals 1 August, The Greenbrier | WTT Finals 2 August, The Greenbrier | ||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia Freedoms | 18 | |||||||
| 4 | New York Empire | 22 | |||||||
| 4 | New York Empire | 21 | |||||||
| 3 | Chicago Smash | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | Orlando Storm | 13 | |||||||
| 3 | Chicago Smash | 24 | |||||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Event | New York Empire | Philadelphia Freedoms | Score | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | Jack Sock / Neal Skupski | Taylor Fritz / Fabrice Martin | 5–3 | 5–3 |
| Women's singles | CoCo Vandeweghe | Sofia Kenin | 4–5 | 9–8 |
| Mixed doubles | Jack Sock / CoCo Vandeweghe | Fabrice Martin (Taylor Fritz sub) / Taylor Townsend | 5–1 | 14–9 |
| Women's doubles | Nicole Melichar / CoCo Vandeweghe | Caroline Dolehide / Taylor Townsend | 3–5 | 17–14 |
| Men's singles | Jack Sock | Taylor Fritz | 5–4 | 22–18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "World TeamTennis Announces 2020 Season To Be Played At Historic Greenbrier Resort, July 12-Aug. 2". World TeamTennis. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "World TeamTennis Holding 45th Season At West Virginia's Greenbrier Resort With 500 Fans In Attendance". Forbes. 9 June 2020.
- ^ "2020 Team: Team Roster". Philadelphia Freedoms. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "WTT - Schedule". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 12 June 2020.