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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.
| Ultimate Tennis Showdown | |
|---|---|
 UTS 10 | |
| Exhibition | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Editions | 10 |
| Location | Biot, 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) |
| Surface | Hard – outdoors |
| Website | https://www.uts.live/ |
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. The following events are scheduled to take place in Frankfurt, then London to finish the 2024 season, and then Guadalajara to initiate the 2025 season.
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 "power-up cards" that can affect the amount of points a player can accrue within a quarter.
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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).[2] 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.[3]
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Men
| Edition | Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTS 1 | 2020 | Biot |  Matteo BerrettiniThe Hammer |  Stefanos TsitsipasThe Greek God | 16–15, 15–12, 12–14, 8–15, 3–2 |
| UTS 2 | 2020 | Biot |  Alexander ZverevThe Lion |  Félix Auger-AliassimeThe Panther | 19–10, 11–13, 10–18, 18–8, 3–1 |
| UTS 3 | 2020 | Antwerp |  Alex de MinaurThe Demon |  Richard GasquetThe Virtuoso | 24–9, 15–14, 20–10 |
| UTS 4 | 2021 | Biot | Corentin Moutet The Tornado |  Taylor FritzThe Hotshot | 12–14, 15–11, 13–12, 16–8 |
| UTS 5 | 2023 | Los Angeles |  Wu YibingThe Great Wall | Taylor Fritz (2) The Hotshot | 11–16, 7–20, 12–11, 16–9, 2–0 |
| UTS 6 | 2023 | Frankfurt |  Andrey RublevRublo |  Grigor DimitrovG-Unit | 14–13, 12–17, 11–10, 17–16 |
| UTS 7 | 2023 | Seoul | postponed indefinitely | ||
| UTS 8 | 2023 | London |  Jack DraperThe Power |  Holger RuneThe Viking | 12–14, 15–12, 13–10, 19–7 |
| UTS 9 | 2024 | Oslo | Andrey Rublev Rublo | Alex de Minaur The Demon | 14–16, 17–10, 16–13, 20–12 |
| UTS 10 | 2024 | New York | Gaël Monfils La Monf |  Alexander BublikThe Bublik Enemy | 10–20, 17–12, 17–14, 15–14 |
| UTS 11 | 2024 | Frankfurt | |||
Women
| Edition | Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTS 2 | 2020 | Biot |  Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaThe Thunder | Alizé Cornet The Volcano | 16–8, 12–11, 11–14, 9–16, 3–1 |
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