Tennis Premier League

Tennis Premier League

File:Tennis premier League.jpg Tennis Premier League
Sport	Team tennis
Founded	2018 (2018)
Founder	Kunal Thakkur & Mrunal Jain
First season	2018
Motto	Every Point Matters
No. of teams	8 (per season)
Country	India
Continent	Asia
Most recent champion(s)	Hyderabad Strikers
Most titles	Hyderabad Strikers (2)
Official website	www.tplsport.com

{{subst:submit}} The Tennis Premier League (TPL) is an annual tennis league that takes place in India. Founded in 2018, the upcoming tennis tournament season 5 will take place in December 2023. The league is supported by the All India Tennis Association (AITA), Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Indian Wheelchair Tennis Tour (IWTT)].

Former international tennis players such as Leander Paes and Sania Mirza are a part of this League. When asked about it, Paes said, "The League is very important to me as it's helping the sport of tennis to grow. As we have seen in the past, the Indian Premier League (IPL) or the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) are becoming very popular in India".

Season 3 which was held in 2021, Goran Ivenisevic, the current coach of global tennis player Novak Djokovic, was a part of TPL's earlier season. Currently in Season 4, the winner of Wimbledon Championship 2022 Men's Doubles and Matthew Ebden from Australia is going to be a part of the league.

There are 8 teams participating in Season 5 are – Mumbai Leon Army, with Brand Ambassador Sonu Sood, Hyderabad Strikers, co-owned by Rakul Preet Singh, Delhi Binny’s Brigade, with Malaika Arora, Pune Jaguars, co-owned by Sonali Bendre Behl, Bengal Wizards, co-owned by Leander Paes, Bengaluru SG Mavericks, with Brand Ambassador Sania Mirza, Gujarat Panthers, with Arjun Kapoor and Punjab Tigers co-owned by Taapsee Pannu

The Founders of Tennis Premier League are Kunal Thakkur and Mrunal Jain. The League kicked off its first season in October 2018.

Team Formation

In TPL there are a total of 8 city team’s in the League, with 48 players battling out for the final title (including AITA’s top 10, National & International players). Each team has its own owner with a mentor, coach, a physio and nutritionist to hone their skills in every aspect. In this league, the owners and the mentors travel to 4 cities and give an opportunity to the upcoming players in the country.

Auctions

They also have a selection of marquee players, National & International players, a total of 20 Men & 10 Women professionals, which will be auctioned by all the team owners. Followed by press conferences & photo ops with tennis personalities as well as some popular faces.

Winners

• Season 1 - Black Panther
• Season 2 - Pune Jaguars
• Season 3 - Finecab Hyderabad Strikers
• Season 4 - Finecab Hyderabad Strikers