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	World Team Tennis
		World Team Tennis is a concept, devised by Billie Jean King, which came to fruition in the 1970's and has recently made somewhat of a comeback.
		World Team Tennis was at it's peak in the mid 1970's, with the likes of Evert, Connors, and Borg among its ranks.
		The basic Team Tennis concept is as follows: The Team Tennis franchise is similar to US baseball and football, where teams based in various US cities compete against one another.
	www.tennislovers.com /Content/worldteam.htm (453 words)

	World Team Tennis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		World Team Tennis is a league of team tennis in the United States.
		The league was established in 1974 as Professional World Team Tennis and suspended play after the 1978 season.
		The Soviet National team was originally named the Pennsylvania Keystones and were to play in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Team_Tennis (251 words)

	Pittsburgh World Team Tennis History
		The WTT concept was the brainchild of Pittsburgh businessman Chuck Reichblum.
		Among the innovations WTT brought to tennis were no add 1,2,3,4 scoring, cumulative game scoring, overtime, the match-deciding super-tiebreaker, coaching during matches, player substitutions, sexually integrated teams, colored clothing, balls, and playing surfaces, no chairs for lines people, the authority of the umpire to overrule a linesperson, and encouragement of fan participation during matches.
		WTT also had an eight team Western Division for a total of sixteen teams representing most of the major metropolitan areas in the United States.
	ww3.telerama.com /~johnv/tennis/wtt5.htm (2982 words)

	Pittsburgh World Team Tennis History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The WTT concept was the brainchild of Pittsburgh businessman Chuck Reichblum.
		King retired from competitive tennis in 1984 and the same year became the first woman commissioner in professional sports in her position with the World Team Tennis League.
		Frank Fuhrer was a dominant influence on the raise and fall of WTT in Pittsburgh.
	users.telerama.com /~johnv/tennis/wtt5.htm (2982 words)

	World Team Tennis Scoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Teams must submit rosters before play, designating their mixed doubles teams as No. 5 or 6.
		B. If the trailing team won set No. 6, the match continues into overtime until the leading team wins one game or until the score is ties.
		In DuPont WORLD TEAMTENNIS, you warm-up with your teammate.
	users.telerama.com /~johnv/tennis/wtt2.htm (1133 words)

	World Team Tennis Logos on LogoServer
		All logos are intended for use as an educational and historical tool.
		The World Team Tennis league was one of the most commonly followed tennis leagues in the United States during the 1970s and the logos from each of their teams is below in alphabetical order.
		The World Team Tennis league was one of the most commonly followed tennis leagues in the United States during the 1970s and the logos from each of their teams is above in alphabetical order.
	www.logoserver.com /WTT.html (122 words)

	World Team Tennis
		I had read about World Team Tennis over the years and knew roughly how it was organized and its rules.
		It would be delightful to see a WTT team in my own region as a stimulus for Virginia's tennis activities.
		It is to King's credit that she lends her own energy and enormous prestige to advancing WTT and tennis in general.
	members.aol.com /Bowers555/delaware.html (1360 words)

	Sampras To Play World Team Tennis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pete Sampras is returning to the tennis court, signing up for the World Team Tennis Pro League more than three years after his last match.
		Sampras will be chosen by a team in the March 28 draft and expects to play about a half-dozen matches during the July 6-26 regular season.
		WTT co-founder Billie Jean King unsuccessfully tried to persuade Sampras to participate in the league while he was on tour.
	www.tbo.com /sports/MGBHRI5N8KE.html (449 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Latest - Sampras returns to play World Team Tennis
		The former world number one, who retired after winning the 2002 U.S. Open final against American compatriot Andre Agassi in his last professional match, will be making his Pro League debut.
		The WTT Pro League consists of 12 teams and past players include Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Andy Roddick and Venus Williams.
		His team and match schedule will be decided at the WTT Player Draft scheduled for March 28 in Miami.
	www.mirror.co.uk /sport/latest/tm_objectid=16757159&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=sampras-returns-to-play-world-team-tennis-name_page.html (412 words)

	Buy Cheap Dupont World Team Tennis Tickets- We Sell Dupont World Team Tennis Tickets
		WTT inserts a new permission in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Freedoms, one of the League's original teams in 1974, income with an all-star in the Dupont World Team Tennis line-up that take in, among others, tennis legend Jimmy Connors.
		The WTT and the Dupont World Team Tennis Finals were again held at the USTA National Tennis Center as part of the Arthur Ashe Kids' Day celebration where a lot of people has enjoyed the match and lead in selling lots of Dupont World Team Tennis Tickets.
		DuPont and the World Team Tennis is on plank for a third straight year as title sponsor for both the Professional and Recreational Leagues.
	www.rhinotickets.com /tennis/dupontworldteamtennis-tickets.htm (1231 words)

	World TeamTennis ::The Tennis Channel
		WTT is tennis as you have never seen it, and a sporting event not be missed.
		WTT started in 1974 when Billie Jean King's dream to incorporate a co-ed league and professional tennis came true.
		Keep an eye open for the high octane tennis, music and intimate venues that WTT delivers, while they go against tradition allowing player substitutions during matches, on court coaching and a fan friendly scoring system (no-ad) is used.
	www.thetennischannel.com /game/worldteamtennis (265 words)

	World Team Tennis Scoring
		B. If the trailing team won set No. 6, the match continues into overtime until the leading team wins one game or until the score is ties.
		In DuPont WORLD TEAMTENNIS, you warm-up with your teammate.
		We encourage team members to stand along the court and support their team.
	ww3.telerama.com /~johnv/tennis/wtt2.htm (1133 words)

	World Team Tennis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After Wimbledon, WTT takes center stage in professional tennis.
		Tennis fans have the opportunity to watch world-class men and women professionals on the same team playing singles, doubles and mixed doubles in an exciting and unique format.
		Each team is comprised of four players (two men and two women).
	www.newportbeachbreakers.com /html/wtt.html (119 words)

	Delaware Smash Tennis Team - World Team Tennis Pro League in Wilmington, Delaware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tennis fans have the opportunity to watch world-class men and women professionals on the same team playing singles, doubles and mixed doubles in an exciting and unique format.
		Each team is comprised of four players (two men and two women).
		The team that wins the most overall games is the winner.
	www.delawaresmash.com (353 words)

	World Team Tennis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The top two teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences will advance to the WTT Finals in Newport Beach, CA to compete for the King Trophy.
		Each team is comprised of two men, two women and a coach.
		Team matches consist of five sets, with one set each of men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
	www.wtt.com /teams.asp (265 words)

	Key Biscayne - World Team Tennis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		WTT is co-ed teams competing in a format of 6 no-ad sets.
		Your team is eligible to participate in a National Qualifier for up to one year form the ending date of your league.
		If you are joining an established team you will be able to identify that team as part of the registration process.
	www.btcservices.com /wtt (570 words)

	[ Sports Central ] Sports >> Tennis >> Welcome Back, World Team Tennis!
		The WTT was formed in 1973, the brainchild of a Pittsburgh millionaire merged with the talents of a true American star.
		Each team consists of five players and may have additional "marquee" players on the roster who may play in all or just a few of the team matches.
		The Freedoms were the original WTT team, and return to the "City of Brotherly Love" after a twenty-year vacation.
	www.sports-central.org /sports/tennis/articles/article87.shtml (1091 words)

	Pittsburgh World Team Tennis: Teams Now Forming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A "4.0 team" means that the average NTRP rating of its top four players equals 4.0 or less.
		Our team will consist of both "core" players who are able to make a strong commitment to participate in weekly matches as well as alternate players, who periodically fill in when a core player can't attend a match.
		In addition to the 4.0 league, 3.5 and 4.5 leagues consisting of teams using the same self-rating system described for the 4.0 league, are being formed in the South Hills at Peters Township, Upper St. Clair, Glen Creek, Greentree, Western Area YMCA and Rolling Hills Clubs.
	ivory.lm.com /~johnv/tennis/wtt6.htm (417 words)

	World Team Tennis League starting in North County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		WTT is a tennis league which allows men and women to compete in an exciting fast-paced co-ed format.
		A WTT match consists of five or six no-ad sets including one set of men's and women's doubles, one set of men's and women's singles and one or two sets of mixed doubles.
		WTT Leagues are sponsored by Gatorade, Penn Tennis Balls and Wilson Tennis Rackets.
	www.tennis-sandiego.com /WTT.html (352 words)

	1998 World Team Tennis: New York OTBzz vs. Kansas City Explorers
		The fourth season of World Team Tennis at Schenectady's Central Park (which used to host the now defunct OTB International Open) started off with a bang.
		She was also mindful of any negative impact on the OTBzz team chemistry, insisting that Randall take her chair when she got the impression she'd chosen the wrong seat.
		Although she has teamed with Conchita Martinez to form one of the more successful women's doubles partnerships of the past few years, Patricia Tarabini no longer makes any of her money from singles play.
	www.tennis-ontheline.com /98/wtt98.htm (2475 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pete Sampras signs up for World Team Tennis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sampras is returning to the tennis court, though, signing up for the World Team Tennis Pro League more than three years after his last match.
		Sampras will be chosen by a team in the March 28 draft and expects to play about a half-dozen matches during the July 6-26 regular season.
		WTT co-founder Billie Jean King unsuccessfully tried to persuade Sampras to participate in the league while he was on tour.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/2006-02-28-sampras-wtt_x.htm (771 words)

	Calling All Franchise Players - World Team Tennis Pro League is on the lookout for potential club owners Black ...
		World Team Tennis, the league started by 20-time Wimbledon champ Billie Jean King and her husband back in 1974, is looking to broaden its horizons while at the same time extending its community-oriented appeal.
		It means that African Americans--and indeed anyone with a love for tennis, a strong involvement in the local community and some solid financial backing--can put their bids in the hat to become franchise owners.
		And even today, the DuPont WTT continues to be one of the fastest-growing independent, co-ed, recreational tennis programs in the country and has had more than 400,000 league participants to date.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1365/is_2_30/ai_55625609 (914 words)

	Sports News Watch : Top Sports Story Today: Tennis’ troubled team events (Dupont World Team Tennis News) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ESPN.com - More than 30 years ago, she launched World Team Tennis, the co-ed team competition that she believes has a format that would be an ideal fit for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup and yes, the Olympics.
		Texas Sports - In 1988, she earned Tennis Magazine’s Professional Rookie of the Year honor, and in 1992 was named World Team Tennis Rookie of the Year.
		Hartford Courant - The scoring system Saturday was as complicated as the one employed by World Team Tennis, and evidently it carried over to the attendance count because an announced crowd of 9,200...
	www.sportswatchblog.com /Tennis/dupont-world-team-tennis (635 words)

	Franchise Opportunities Directory of Franchises
		World Team Tennis franchise offering allows you to become the entrepreneur of your dreams.
		World Team Tennis primary goal is to help franchisees build a successful business.
		World Team Tennis' staff of professionals help you with every step of your investment.
	www.franchiseopportunities.com /Zor_3338/World_Team_Tennis.htm (256 words)

	A Look At The World Team Tennis Pro League
		The World Team Tennis Pro League is comprised of the Eastern and Western Conference, each of which consists of 6 teams for a total of 12 in competition.
		Many of the rules governing the World Team Tennis association are designed in order to make the game a fan-friendly sport, which seems to be working with attendance steadily rising each year.
		World Team Tennis is regularly covered on tennis news programs, in tennis news publications and on the internet.
	www.findmorearticles.com /Article/A-Look-At-The-World-Team-Tennis-Pro-League/4395 (605 words)

	TENNIS - CBS SportsLine.com
		World Team Tennis was one of the first places where Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick and Nicole Vaidisova made a big splash.
		As I see it, the American junior tennis scene -- heavily based on elimination tournaments -- is set up to push people away from the game, creating a form of Darwinism that weeds out aspiring tennis players with the same brutality that a freshman chemistry course imposes on wannabe doctors.
		Back in the days when Wayne was tennis director at the Cabrillo Racquet Club in Camarillo, Calif., the first thing he would do when a kid showed up at his club was assign him to a team.
	www.sportsline.com /tennis/story/9560397 (1087 words)

	Bloomfield Journal - World Team Tennis Hartford FoxForce make WTT playoffs for first time
		Hartford tennis and fitness-related businesses and publications also offered their products and services as part of promotions by the team's management to advertisers, as one local business person noted.
		She indicated Avon was a refreshing respite from the big cities often encountered by professional tennis players.
		Assaiante, who has coached six men's squash teams at Trinity College to undefeated seasons and national championships the past six years and three Trinity men's tennis teams to Division III championships in 1999, 2000, and 2001 added that the season was more fun with the team in playoff contention.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12637443&BRD=1650&PAG=461&dept_id=12162&rfi=6 (1135 words)

	Germany win World team tennis
		Tommy Haas and Alexander Waske revived memories of Germany's glorious tennis past by capturing the World Team Cup with a stunning 2-1 comeback triumph over the Argentine dream team on Saturday.
		Coria shrugged off accusations that he was not a team player by running a rather lethargic Mayer ragged around the baseline during a 51-minute defeat.
		The world number six released his pent-up frustration by smashing his racket to the ground when trailing 3-1 in the second set but the move did little to change his fortunes.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/may/22germany.htm (556 words)

	INSIDER TENNIS STRATEGIES,TENNIS TIPS, AND TACTICS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Even people who have been playing tennis all their lives are constantly thanking me because they know I've just given them a super valuable insight.
		It breaks my heart that too many players think that the only key to improving their tennis is to keep working on their strokes and learning how to hit the ball harder and harder.
		Why you rarely see tennis pros chip and charge on the second serve anymore and how this can be a devastating strategy at the club level.
	www.justtennisinfo.com /tennis/T-Y/world-team-tennis.html (3696 words)

	NIRSA \| USA Team Tennis National Campus Championship
		The United States Tennis Association, National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, Intercollegiate Tennis Association and World Team Tennis are pleased to announce the 8th annual USTA Campus Championship.
		The first come first-serve priority will go, first, to those teams who competed in their USTA Section Campus Championship, second, to those teams not yet represented in the championship field, and third, to second or 'B' teams.
		Teams that do NOT submit the second certification form, or have students that are not enrolled in the required number of credits during the tournament will be ineligible for the 2008 USTA National Campus Championship.
	www.nirsa.org /sports/tennis/sport_club/2007/Default.aspx (348 words)

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