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2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season

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2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season
Division champions
Record
2020 record12 wins, 2 losses
Team info
Owner(s)Billie Jean King
CoachCraig Kardon
StadiumThe Greenbrier
(capacity: 2,500-seat)
2021 →

The 2020 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 20th season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).

Season recap

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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

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On-court personnel

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Front office

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Results

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Regular season

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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

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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

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New York Empire def. Philadelphia Freedoms 22–18
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

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  1. ^ "World TeamTennis Announces 2020 Season To Be Played At Historic Greenbrier Resort, July 12-Aug. 2". World TeamTennis. 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ "World TeamTennis Holding 45th Season At West Virginia's Greenbrier Resort With 500 Fans In Attendance". Forbes. 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Team: Team Roster". Philadelphia Freedoms. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "WTT - Schedule". World TeamTennis. Retrieved 12 June 2020.