Ultimate Tennis Showdown

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The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) is an international individual tennis league that was founded in 2020. The competition was organized by tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou and businessman Alex Popyrin, father of professional tennis player Alexei Popyrin. Originally created as a response to the disruption of the professional tennis season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] the UTS has since taken place every year except in 2022.

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Ultimate Tennis Showdown
UTS 12
Exhibition
Founded2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Editions12
LocationBiot, France (UTS 1-2, 4),
Antwerp, Belgium (UTS 3),
Los Angeles, United States (UTS 5),
Frankfurt, Germany (UTS 6),
Seoul, South Korea (UTS 7),
London, United Kingdom (UTS 8),
Oslo, Norway (UTS 9),
New York City, United States (UTS 10),
Frankfurt, Germany (UTS 11),
London, United Kingdom (UTS 12)
SurfaceHard – outdoors and Hard (indoor)
Websitehttps://www.uts.live/
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The first three events were held in 2020; the first two were organized at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Biot near Nice and the third was held in Antwerp. In 2021, UTS returned to the Mouratoglou Academy for its fourth edition. After a two-year absence, UTS returned in July 2023 with a series of three events in the United States, Germany, and South Korea, designed to culminate in a new "Grand Final" at the end of the season, which took place at The ICC London, United Kingdom. The 2024 series featured 4 events, in Norway and then returning to the United States, Frankfurt and the Grand Final once again in the United Kingdom,[2] this time taking place at the Copper Box Arena, London. Event 1 of the 2025 series will be in Mexico[3] and then Italy.[4]

All events use a modified scoring format, with matches divided into timed quarters. Among the features UTS has built into the tournament to differentiate the game are "bonus cards" that can affect the amount of points a player can accrue within a quarter.

Format

UTS matches use a different format in comparison to traditional rules, including matches being divided into timed quarters rather than sets, a 15-second shot clock for serves and the ability to take a coaching timeout once per-set, and "cards" — which allow players to affect the game (such as taking away the opponent's second serve).[5] Until UTS 4, even if a player had a majority in quarters, all 4 quarters were played for averaging purposes. If two players are equal in the amount of quarters won, a 'sudden death' is played, where the first player to win two consecutive points wins the match. Introduced in UTS 4, players only have one serve per point, where lets are played; and 'KO Mode', where if a player is leading by 10 points in the quarter, it is declared over.[6]

The UTS also does not enforce a code of conduct.[7][8][9]

Past results

Men

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Edition Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
UTS 12020BiotItaly Matteo Berrettini
The Hammer
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
The Greek God
16–15, 15–12, 12–14, 8–15, 3–2
UTS 22020BiotGermany Alexander Zverev
The Lion
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime
The Panther
19–10, 11–13, 10–18, 18–8, 3–1
UTS 32020AntwerpAustralia Alex de Minaur
The Demon
France Richard Gasquet
The Virtuoso
24–9, 15–14, 20–10
UTS 42021BiotFrance Corentin Moutet
The Tornado
United States Taylor Fritz
The Hotshot
12–14, 15–11, 13–12, 16–8
UTS 52023Los AngelesChina Wu Yibing
The Great Wall
United States Taylor Fritz (2)
The Hotshot
11–16, 7–20, 12–11, 16–9, 2–0
UTS 62023Frankfurt Andrey Rublev
Rublo
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
G-Unit
14–13, 12–17, 11–10, 17–16
UTS 72023Seoulpostponed indefinitely
UTS 82023LondonUnited Kingdom Jack Draper
The Power
Denmark Holger Rune
The Viking
12–14, 15–12, 13–10, 19–7
UTS 92024Oslo Andrey Rublev
Rublo
Australia Alex de Minaur
The Demon
14–16, 17–10, 16–13, 20–12
UTS 102024New YorkFrance Gaël Monfils
La Monf
Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik
The Bublik Enemy
10–20, 17–12, 17–14, 15–14
UTS 112024FrankfurtUnited States Ben Shelton
The Mountain
France Ugo Humbert
The Commander
10–19, 18–8, 15–11, 19–11[10]
UTS 122024LondonAustralia Alex de Minaur
The Demon
Denmark Holger Rune
The Viking
13–8, 14–11, 16–10[11]
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Women

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Edition Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
UTS 22020BiotRussia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
The Thunder
France Alizé Cornet
The Volcano
16–8, 12–11, 11–14, 9–16, 3–1
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