The World TeamTennis Finals are returning to Charleston in 2012. The Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C., will once again host the WTT Finals Weekend presented by Geico, Sept. 14-16.
The Road to Charleston begins when the 37th season
of the WTT Pro League kicks off with regular season action, July 9-28. The top two teams from the Eastern and Western Conference advance to Charleston. The conference championships will be Sept. 14-15, with the winners facing off in the WTT Finals on Sept. 16.
The WTT Finals Weekend is the culmination of three weeks of intense coed team competition featuring some of the biggest names in tennis playing in the WTT Pro League. In 2011, the Washington Kastles made WTT history in Charleston by completing the first undefeated season and winning their second King Trophy, named after WTT co-founder Billie Jean King.
The WTT Finals Weekend will also feature a national grassroots WTT Recreational League event.
Tickets for the WTT Finals Weekend go on sale during the Family Circle Cup, scheduled March 31-April 8. Tickets will be available through the Family Circle Tennis Center Box Office at (800) 677-2293 or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased online at familycircletenniscenter.com or ticketmaster.com.
The extended break between the end of the regular season and the WTT Finals will allow many of WTT’s players to compete in the Olympics, as well as give the Charleston hosts more time to promote the teams and players advancing to the WTT Finals Weekend.
“The Family Circle Tennis Center were tremendous hosts last year and all of our teams are excited about the opportunity to play for the title in Charleston again,” said WTT CEO/Commissioner Ilana Kloss.
Teams will begin to put together their 2012 lineups on Feb. 14, with the WTT Marquee Player Draft. Teams draft in reverse order of their 2011 finish, with defending champion Washington Kastles selecting last in the Draft. Team rosters will be completed on March 13, when the WTT Roster Player Draft is conducted.
