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Tennis Premier League
Tennis Premier League
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Tennis Premier League
SportTennis
Founded2018 (2018)
Founder
First season2018
MottoEvery Point Matters
No. of teams8
Country India
ContinentAsia
Most recent
champion
Hyderabad Strikers (2024)
Most titlesHyderabad Strikers (3 titles)
BroadcastersIndia
Sports18 (TV) [1]
JioCinema (Internet) [2]
International
List of broadcasters
Official websiteWebsite

Tennis Premier League is an Indian tennis league.[3] It was founded by Kunal Thakkur and Mrunal Jain.[4] The first season of the league was launched in October 2018.[5]

Background

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Auctions

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Tennis Premier League has a selection of marquee national and international players, which get selected via auction.[6][7]

Notable names

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Former tennis player Leander Paes is the owner of a team.[8] Sania Mirza, an iconic and trailblazing name of Indian tennis, is the brand ambassador of a team. Bollywood actors Arjun Kapoor and Sonu Sood are also brand ambassadors of two TPL teams.[9]

To add to the list, Bollywood actresses Rakul Preet Singh, Sonali Bendre, and Taapsee Pannu are proud owners of three TPL teams.

During season 3 which was hosted in 2021, Goran Ivanišević, who is Novak Djokovic's coach, was part of TPL. Matthew Ebden, the winner of Wimbledon Championship 2022 men's doubles was a part of the league.[10]

Format

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The format of Tennis Premier League sees eight teams being divided into two groups. Each match has four games, men’s and women’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles: each worth 25 points.[11]

Teams

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There are total 8 teams in Tennis Premier League, with 24 players battling out for the final title. Each team has its own owner with a mentor, coach, a physio and nutritionist.[12]

Team City Owner Brand Ambassador
Bengal Wizards West Bengal Yatin Gupte Sania Mirza
Bengaluru SG Pipers Bengaluru Rohan Gupta Mahesh Bhupathi
Chennai Smashers Chennai Vipul Bansal
Dharmender Goel
Sonali Bendre
Rajasthan Rangers Rajasthan Rohan Gandotra Leander Paes
Gujarat Panthers Gujarat Ramku Patgir
Hyderabad Strikers Hyderabad Rajdeep Dalmia
Rakul Preet Singh
Yash Mumbai Eagles Mumbai Yash Mahamuni
Punjab Patriots Punjab Taapsee Pannu

Editions and results

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Season Year Finals Venue Ref(s)
Winner Results Runner-up
1 2018 Sea Hawks Black Panther Celebration Sports Club, Mumbai [13]
2 2019 Pune Warriors 46–44 Punjab Bulls Celebration Sports Club, Mumbai [14]
3 2021 Hyderabad Strikers 49–31 Mumbai Leon Army Celebration Sports Club, Mumbai [15]
4 2022 Hyderabad Strikers 41–32 Mumbai Leon Army Balewadi Stadium, Pune [16]
5 2023 Bengaluru SG Pipers 41–28 Bengal Wizards Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex [17]
6 2024 Hyderabad Strikers 51–42 Mumbai Eagles Cricket Club of India, Mumbai [18]

Broadcasting

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Territory Platform Years
India Sports18 (TV) 2024–2025
JioCinema (Internet) 2024–2025
USA Willow TV 2024
Canada Willow TV 2024
Russia Okko TV 2024
Kazakhstan Okko TV 2024
Belarus Okko TV 2024
Europe Unbeaten Channel 2024
North America Unbeaten Channel 2024

References

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See also

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