Tie Break Tens

Tie Break Tens[1] is the short tennis format in which only tie-break matches are played. There are no games or sets, only tie-break matches and the winner is the first player to reach 10 points and lead by a margin of two. Most other traditional rules of tennis are the same. The winner-take-all prize money is usually US$250,000 for each tournament which also support a charity partner. It is a short-format version of tennis, similar to other alternative forms of traditional sports, such as T20 Cricket and rugby sevens.[2]

The inaugural Tie Break Tens tournament took place at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 December 2015. It was won by Kyle Edmund who beat Andy Murray in the finals.[3]

Since then, tournaments have been played in Vienna, Madrid, Melbourne, New York, Indian Wells and Dubai with the world's current top tennis professionals competing for the grand prize.

Rules

Tie Break Tens is played using traditional tie-break rules. Players win by reaching 10 points (provided that they have a clear margin of two points). Rock-paper-scissors determines who serves first, and from which end of the court they play. The player who wins the toss, serves first. The other player then serves twice, and with the rest of the match continues with the players alternating serves every two points. Players change ends after every six points. Players are allowed an unlimited number of line-call challenges using review technology during each match, until an incorrect challenge is made. After this, no more challenges are allowed until the next match.

Format

A knock-out format is used, with quarterfinals, semifinals and final.

2015: London

The inaugural Tie Break Tens[4] tournament took place on 5 December 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. A round-robin format was used, with six players divided into two groups of three. It was staged in partnership with Champions Tennis and promoted by  IMG  with a winner-take-all prize of $250,000. Andy Murray, John McEnroe, Tim Henman, David Ferrer, Kyle Edmund and Champions Tennis qualifier  Xavier Malisse  participated in the competition. In the final, Edmund defeated Andy Murray 10-7 and took away the $250,000 prize, more than doubling his earnings for 2015.

Men's singles

Group 1 Henman McEnroe Malisse Match W–L Point W–L Differential Standings
Tim Henman 10–7 5–10 1–1 15–17 -2 2
John McEnroe 7–10 7–10 0–2 14–20 -6 3
Q Xavier Malisse 10–5 10–7 2–0 20–12 +8 1
Group 2 Murray Ferrer Edmund Match W–L Point W–L Differential Standings
Andy Murray 10–4 10–7 2–0 20–11 +9 1
David Ferrer 4–10 3–10 0–2 7–20 -13 3
Kyle Edmund 7–10 10–3 1–1 17–13 +4 2
Semifinals Final
      
Q Xavier Malisse 4
  Kyle Edmund 10
  Kyle Edmund 10
  Andy Murray 7
  Andy Murray 10
  Tim Henman 1

Source: Tie Break Tens[5][6]

2016: Vienna

Tie Break Tens took place on 23 October 2016, the opening weekend of the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna.[7] Andy Murray, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Dominic Thiem, Tommy Haas, Goran Ivanišević and Marcus Willis competed.[8] It also was competed as a round-robin. Dominic Thiem won, defeating Andy Murray 10–5 in the Final.[9]

Men's singles

Group A Thiem Tsonga Haas Match W–L Point W–L Differential Standings
Dominic Thiem 10–4 10–3 2–0 20–7 +13 1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–10 10–6 1–1 14–16 -2 2
Tommy Haas 3–10 6–10 0–2 9–20 -11 3
Group B Murray Willis Ivanišević Match W–L Point W–L Differential Standings
Andy Murray 10–3 10–7 2–0 20–10 +10 1
Marcus Willis 3–10 8–10 0–2 11–20 -9 3
Goran Ivanišević 7–10 10–8 1–1 17–18 -1 2
Semifinals Final
    
Dominic Thiem 10
Goran Ivanišević 5
Dominic Thiem 10
Andy Murray 5
Andy Murray 10
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 Third place match
Goran Ivanišević 8
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10

Source: Tie Break Tens[10][11]

2017: Madrid

Tie Break Tens Tens took place at the Caja Mágica in Madrid on 4 May 2017.[12] It featured both men's and women's tournaments for the first time. Grigor Dimitrov won the men's title with Simona Halep taking the women's title.[13] The knock-out format debuted here and has been used ever since.

Men's singles

Stan Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov, Lucas Pouille, Feliciano López, Dan Evans, Tomáš Berdych, Jack Sock and Fernando Verdasco competed in the men's tournament. Dimitrov defeated Lopez in the final.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Grigor Dimitrov 14
Dan Evans 12
Grigor Dimitrov 10
Fernando Verdasco 8
Lucas Pouille 6
Fernando Verdasco 10
Grigor Dimitrov 10
Feliciano López 7
Tomáš Berdych 12
Jack Sock 10
Tomáš Berdych 8
Feliciano López 10
Stan Wawrinka 1
Feliciano López 10

Source: Tie Break Tens[14]

Women's singles

Maria Sharapova, Garbiñe Muguruza, Agnieszka Radwańska, Johanna Konta, Simona Halep, Madison Keys, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Monica Puig played in the women's competition with Halep defeating Kuznetsova in the final.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Madison Keys 10
Svetlana Kuznetsova 12
Svetlana Kuznetsova 10
Agnieszka Radwańska 6
Agnieszka Radwańska 10
Garbiñe Muguruza 5
Svetlana Kuznetsova 6
Simona Halep 10
Johanna Konta 2
Simona Halep 10
Simona Halep 10
Monica Puig 5
Monica Puig 10
Maria Sharapova 6

Source: Tie Break Tens[15]

2018: Melbourne

The first Tie Break Tens competition of 2018 was played on 10 January at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Australia.[16] It featured an 8-player men's singles tournament.

Men's singles

Initially, 5 of the 8 players were confirmed: Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios, Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka (withdrew, replaced by Milos Raonic) and former tennis player Lleyton Hewitt.[17] Later, Dominic Thiem, Tomáš Berdych and Lucas Pouille also announced their participation, thus completing the field. Tomáš Berdych won the $250,000 prize defeating Nadal in the final 10–5.[18]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Lleyton Hewitt 10
Novak Djokovic 6
Lleyton Hewitt 11
Rafael Nadal 13
Lucas Pouille 1
Rafael Nadal 10
Rafael Nadal 5
Tomáš Berdych 10
Tomáš Berdych 10
Nick Kyrgios 8
Tomáš Berdych 11
Milos Raonic 9
Milos Raonic 10
Dominic Thiem 7

Source: Tie Break Tens[19]

2018: New York

The women's only tournament was played on 5 March 2018 in New York City at Madison Square Garden. This was the first time the competition had been staged in the United States.

Women's singles

It featured an 8-player woman's singles tournament including Serena Williams, Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe, Daniela Hantuchová, Elina Svitolina, Marion Bartoli, Shuai Zhang and Sorana Cîrstea.[20]

It marked the return of Serena Williams playing her first singles competition since giving birth to her daughter.[21]

Svitolina from Ukraine won the $250 000 winner-takes-all prize defeating Zhang in the final 10–3.[22]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
CoCo Vandeweghe 10
Daniela Hantuchová 7
CoCo Vandeweghe 0
Elina Svitolina 10
Venus Williams 3
Elina Svitolina 10
Elina Svitolina 10
Zhang Shuai 3
Marion Bartoli 5
Serena Williams 10
Serena Williams 11
Zhang Shuai 13
Sorana Cîrstea 4
Zhang Shuai 10

2019: Indian Wells

The men's singles tournament was played on 5 March 2019 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. This was their first competition at Indian Wells.

Men's singles

It was an 8-player men's singles tournament including Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka, Gaël Monfils, Milos Raonic, Taylor Fritz, Rafael Nadal, Marin Čilić and David Goffin. The tournament was played in Stadium 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, in front of 8,000 people.

Raonic won the $150,000 prize by defeating Wawrinka 10–6 in the final.[23]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Marin Čilić 11
David Goffin 9
Marin Čilić 3
Milos Raonic 10
Milos Raonic 10
Gaël Monfils 7
Milos Raonic 10
Stan Wawrinka 6
Dominic Thiem 5
Stan Wawrinka 10
Stan Wawrinka 13
Rafael Nadal 11
Taylor Fritz 8
Rafael Nadal 10

2021: Dubai

Men's singles

A men's singles tournament was played in Dubai on 22 October 2021 with AED 500,000 winner take all prize money at the Coca-Cola Arena.[24] The 8 players were Gaël Monfils, Dan Evans, Taylor Fritz, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Zizou Bergs, Dustin Brown, Simon Roberts and Benjamin Hassan.[25]

The winner of the tournament was Zizou Bergs from Belgium, who overcame Taylor Fitz after saving a championship point, 11–9.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Gaël Monfils 11
Benjamin Hassan 9
Gaël Monfils 9
Zizou Bergs 11
Zizou Bergs 10
Dustin Brown 6
Zizou Bergs 11
Taylor Fritz 9
Taylor Fritz 10
Simon Roberts 3
Taylor Fritz 10
Dan Evans 7
Ramkumar Ramanathan 7
Dan Evans 10

2022: Indian Wells

Women's singles

The 2022 tournament was organized as a women's singles event and was played on 8 March 2022 in honor of International Women's Day. The event was held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the second time, ahead of the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. The eight-player field originally included Paula Badosa, Leylah Fernandez, Simona Halep, Ons Jabeur, Barbora Krejčíková, Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka, and Maria Sakkari. Amanda Anisimova later replaced Krejčíková after she withdrew following an elbow injury.[26][27][28] Anisimova won the event and claimed US$150,000 in prize money.[29]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Simona Halep 7
Aryna Sabalenka 10
Aryna Sabalenka 5
Maria Sakkari 10
Ons Jabeur 6
Maria Sakkari 10
Maria Sakkari 7
Amanda Anisimova 10
Leylah Fernandez 3
Paula Badosa 10
Paula Badosa 6
Amanda Anisimova 10
Amanda Anisimova 10
Naomi Osaka 3

2023: Indian Wells

Mixed doubles

The 2023 tournament was organized as the event's first mixed doubles tournament and was played on 7 March 2023. It was held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, ahead of the 2023 Indian Wells Open. Emma Raducanu was scheduled to play with Cameron Norrie but withdrew before the tournament.[30] The eight-team field included:[31][32]

  1. Aryna Sabalenka / Taylor Fritz (champions)
  2. Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz (final)
  3. Paula Badosa / Cameron Norrie (quarterfinals)
  4. Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)
  5. Ons Jabeur / Casper Ruud (semifinals)
  6. Jessica Pegula / Tommy Paul (quarterfinals)
  7. Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas (semifinals)
  8. Belinda Bencic / Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Maria Sakkari
Stefanos Tsitsipas 		12
Paula Badosa
Cameron Norrie 		10
Maria Sakkari
Stefanos Tsitsipas 		7
Iga Świątek
Hubert Hurkacz 		10
Leylah Fernandez
Félix Auger-Aliassime 		6
Iga Świątek
Hubert Hurkacz 		10
Iga Świątek
Hubert Hurkacz 		8
Aryna Sabalenka
Taylor Fritz 		10
Ons Jabeur
Casper Ruud 		10
Jessica Pegula
Tommy Paul 		5
Ons Jabeur
Casper Ruud 		8
Aryna Sabalenka
Taylor Fritz 		10
Aryna Sabalenka
Taylor Fritz 		10
Belinda Bencic
Stan Wawrinka 		4

2024: Indian Wells

Mixed doubles

The 2024 tournament was organized as the event's second mixed doubles tournament and was played on 5 March 2024. It was held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for a third consecutive year, ahead of the 2024 Indian Wells Open.[33]

Before the tournament, Jessica Pegula was partnered with Tommy Paul and Elena Rybakina was partnered with Andrey Rublev; both Pegula and Rybakina withdrew and were replaced by Sloane Stephens and Maria Sakkari, respectively.[34] The eight-team field included:

  1. Aryna Sabalenka / Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)
  2. Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz (quarterfinals)
  3. Paula Badosa / Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)
  4. Caroline Wozniacki / Holger Rune (semifinals)
  5. Maria Sakkari / Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)
  6. Sloane Stephens / Tommy Paul (quarterfinals)
  7. Zheng Qinwen / Frances Tiafoe (semifinals)
  8. Emma Navarro / Ben Shelton (champions)
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Maria Sakkari
Andrey Rublev 		9
Emma Navarro
Ben Shelton 		11
Emma Navarro
Ben Shelton 		10
Caroline Wozniacki
Holger Rune 		5
Aryna Sabalenka
Taylor Fritz 		7
Caroline Wozniacki
Holger Rune 		10
Emma Navarro
Ben Shelton 		10
Paula Badosa
Stefanos Tsitsipas 		8
Sloane Stephens
Tommy Paul 		8
Zheng Qinwen
Frances Tiafoe 		10
Zheng Qinwen
Frances Tiafoe 		3
Paula Badosa
Stefanos Tsitsipas 		10
Iga Świątek
Hubert Hurkacz 		2
Paula Badosa
Stefanos Tsitsipas 		10

2025: Indian Wells

Mixed doubles

The 2025 tournament was organized as the short formats' third mixed doubles tournament and was played on 4 March 2025 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for a fourth consecutive year, ahead of the 2025 Indian Wells Open.[35] Amanda Anisimova and Daniil Medvedev replaced Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas prior to the event.[36]

The eight-team field included:

  1. Emma Navarro / Ben Shelton (semifinals)
  2. Elena Rybakina / Taylor Fritz (champions)
  3. Madison Keys / Tommy Paul (final)
  4. Amanda Anisimova / Daniil Medvedev (quarterfinals)
  5. Katie Boulter / Alex de Minaur (quarterfinals)
  6. Maria Sakkari / Casper Ruud (quarterfinals)
  7. Iga Świątek / Hubert Hurkacz (semifinals)
  8. Jasmine Paolini / Lorenzo Musetti (quarterfinals)
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Iga Świątek
Hubert Hurkacz 		10
Jasmine Paolini
Lorenzo Musetti 		6
Iga Świątek
Hubert Hurkacz 		8
Madison Keys
Tommy Paul 		10
Madison Keys
Tommy Paul 		10
Maria Sakkari
Casper Ruud 		6
Madison Keys
Tommy Paul 		4
Elena Rybakina
Taylor Fritz 		10
Amanda Anisimova
Daniil Medvedev 		4
Elena Rybakina
Taylor Fritz 		10
Elena Rybakina
Taylor Fritz 		10
Emma Navarro
Ben Shelton 		6
Emma Navarro
Ben Shelton 		10
Katie Boulter
Alex de Minaur 		7

Media coverage

Each Tie Break Tens tournament is broadcast live around the world. Some of the broadcast partners have included: Sky Sports,[37] Dubai Sports, Canal+, DAZN, Facebook Live, CNN Open Court,[38] presented by Pat Cash, SuperSport, Teledeporte TVE, BeIN Sports, Dave[39] ESPN 2 and ESPN 3,[40] and Tennis Channel.[41]

Sponsors

Past and current sponsors of the tournament include Voss Water,[42] Betway,[43] Tennis.com,[44] Mutua, Rolex, Mercedes, Estrella, Wilson,[45] TransferMate,[46] FILA[47] and Masimo,[48] SlingerBag

See also

Notes

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