WTT adds $1 million in PlayOffs prize money for 2020

Oct 23, 2019
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WTT adds $1 million in PlayOffs prize money for 2020

Published Oct 23, 2019

A record amount of player prize money–including a new additional increase of $1 million for the postseason–will be at stake when the 45th World TeamTennis season hits the courts next July.

The prize money will increase to a staggering $5 million for the season, with the added $1 million awarded in WTT Playoffs compensation, including a $500,000 bonus to the team that hoists the King Trophy in 2020. The WTT Playoffs will return to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, home to the Vegas Rollers, for the second consecutive year with the WTT’s semifinals.

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In addition to the prize money increase, World TeamTennis will be announcing two new franchises in the months ahead, boosting the league to a total of 10 teams.

“Last year was the biggest growth year in the league’s history, and we believe the increase in $1 million additional playoff prize money will allow us to entice even more of the world’s top ATP and WTA players to compete this summer in World TeamTennis,” WTT CEO Carlos Silva said in a press release. “It’s no secret that the players love the team format World TeamTennis and with two new expansion teams, we feel like 2020 is going to be our biggest year yet.”

Last season featured several new broadcast media partnerships including CBS Sports. ESPN+ and video-sharing technology platform Dailymotion.

The Springfield Lasers repeated as WTT champions in 2019 as they rallied to complete a 20-19 comeback victory over the New York Empire, a fourth-year franchise and first-time playoff entrant. In 2019, World TeamTennis rolled out two new teams with the addition of the Orlando Storm and Vegas Rollers, increasing the league size to eight teams.