Coco Gauff has joined World Team Tennis as a player and owner of the Florida Flamingos Racquet Club ahead of the mixed-gender league’s December relaunch.
The league was co-founded in the 1970s by Billie Jean King, and prepares to return after a five-year hiatus for its 47th season.
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World Tour Tennis, the Billie Jean King-led, Elton John-inspiring league is back, rebooted from its 1970s heyday for a modern audience ⬇️
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World Team Tennis is returning in 2026 and now give players equity in the league.
Jessica Pegula (ranked No. 5 in the world) will be among several pro's involved: “I think fans are going to have a lot of fun with this.”
News @SBJ this AM: World Team Tennis is relaunching this winter under new ownership and with a new competition format. The first event is at Barclays Center Dec. 2. Jess Pegula is signed on, with more purportedly to come. More details here: https://t.co/XDlakhdsOM
We’re excited to announce that Jason Wagenheim is to join Footballco as CEO of North America to lead our expansion in the US.
Jason will join us from Bustle Digital Group where he is currently President and Chief Revenue Officer.
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INSANE STAT OF THE WEEK:
There are three players with >20,000 Instagram followers from this year’s men’s Final Four teams combined
There are six such players on the South Carolina women’s BENCH