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Doubles League — How It Works

How the competition works, shown with a generic 16-player field. This page explains the mechanics; the named season schedule lives on its own page.

July 19Earliest start of games
July – SeptemberSeason
Round Robin + Semis + FinalsFormat
SEE ALSOCode of Play ↗Ranking & Points ↗Semis & Finals ↗2026 Season ↗

How the league works

Nine simple rules. Nothing is drawn on the night — every pairing and match-up is set in advance, so you always know who you're playing with and against.

On-Court Code of Play No refs in the qualifying rounds — the ten rules that keep matches honest, fast, and fair. Read it →
Sun · Mon · Wed

Men's doubles

The men team up and rotate partners through the field.
Friday

Women's doubles

The women team up and rotate partners through the field.
Weekend

Mixed doubles

Every team pairs one man with one woman.

Schedule is illustrative and may have other days in the week. Check the actual schedule for more information.

1
Round-robin format

Everyone plays a rotating series of matches rather than a knockout.

2
Three disciplines

Men's, women's, and mixed doubles each run their own schedule.

3
Partner everyone once

You partner every other player in your event exactly once — one match per partnership across the season.

4
Fixed match days

Men's on Sun/Mon/Wed, women's on Fridays, mixed on weekends.

5
Pre-set pairings

All partnerships and match-ups are published ahead of time.

6
Balanced field

Based on the number of participants, the league is balanced between men and women as much as possible.

7
3-set matches

First to 4 games wins a set; at 3–3 a 5-point tie-break decides it.

8
Ranked by results

The ladder is ordered by Points — games won per scheduled match — then win %.

9
Top-4 finals

Each event's top four play a short round-robin, then a balanced final for the champion pair.

The players

Sixteen players, numbered for the schedule. Men are Players 1–8, women are Players 9–16. In mixed doubles, every pair is one of each.

Men · Sun/Mon/Wed & mixed

Women · Fridays & mixed

Season calendar

Everyone partners everyone exactly once, plotted across the season from Sun 19 July 2026. Two courts run each night. Pick a discipline to see every date, court, and match-up.

Scoring a match

Every match follows the same simple format, whichever night you play.

Format

Best of 3 sets

Win 2 sets to win the match
A set

First to 4 games

Win by reaching 4 games first
At 3–3

5-point tie-break

Decides a level set

Worked example

PairSet 1Set 2Set 3Sets
Player 1 & Player 4424(5)2
Player 2 & Player 6143(3)1

Set 3 reached 3–3, so a 5-point tie-break was played — Players 1 & 4 took it 5–3 to win the match two sets to one.

Standings & finals

Because partners rotate, each discipline ranks its players individually — by Points (games won per scheduled match), then win % as the first tie-break. The top 4 then contest a short round-robin that re-seeds them into a balanced final, crowning a champion pair — the same round-robin-then-final shape the ATP & WTA Finals use.

Example ladder — men's discipline (illustrative)

RankPlayerWinsPoints

Points = games won; with everyone on an equal 7-match slate here, the Points order is the ranking order (Points per scheduled match, then win %). The top 4 (highlighted) advance. Women's runs the same group-into-final; mixed uses a seeded four-team bracket, since its man + woman pairs already exist.

Step 1 · The top 4 play a round-robin group

The four qualifiers play everyone-partners-everyone — three doubles matches, each partnering each of the others once. No fixed teams to guess at; it mirrors how the season is played.

Step 2 · The balanced final

The group produces a fresh 1–4 order (R1–R4). The final pairs strongest with weakest, so the two best land on opposite sides.

Ties in the group go to the higher season seed, so the summer's form carries in. The winning pair are champions — three champion pairs in all: men's, women's, and mixed.