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season was the 43rd

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of the top professional

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in the United States. The

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defeated the

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in the WTT Finals to win their first King Trophy as WTT champions.

Competition format

The 2018 World TeamTennis season included six teams. Each team played a 14-match regular-season schedule with seven home and seven away matches. The top two teams in the regular season qualified for the World TeamTennis Finals. The higher seed was treated as the "home" team in the WTT Finals and had the right to determine the order of play. The winner of the WTT Finals was awarded the King Trophy.

Teams and players

Roster players compete (nearly) the entire season, Franchise and Wildcard players only a limited season. Substitute players are not listed. * On 2 August 2018, the Springfield Lasers traded Marcelo Demoliner from the Orange County Breakers for Daniel Nestor.

Standings

The top two teams qualified for the 2018 WTT Finals.

Results table

Statistical leaders

The table below shows the WTT team and the player who had the highest regular-season winning percentages in each of the league's five events. Only players who played in at least 40% of the total number of games played by their team in a particular event are eligible to be listed. * Most Valuable Players
Female MVP: Taylor Townsend
Male MVP: Marcin Matkowski

WTT Finals

Match summary

References

External links

Official website
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