The Minnesota Penguins were a One-Year Wonder that existed for one season in the co-ed World Team Tennis promotion during the summer of 1993. The Penguins’ top attraction was two-time Australian Open champion Johan Kriek, a former Top 10 ranked singles player. The Flagship Athletic Club hosted the Penguins’ home matches. The Penguins did not return for the 1994 World Team Tennis season.
The San Antonio Racquets were a long-standing club in World TeamTennis, the summer time co-ed tennis promotion fronted by Billie Jean King. The Racquets won two league championships (1986 and 1989) during their ten-year run in the league. Top players included Kim Warwick and Sammy Giammalva who both earned TeamTennis Male Most Valuable Player honors during their time with the Racquets.
The Oakland Breakers were one of four original franchises in the low-key, California-only relaunch of World Team Tennis in 1981. The original World Team Tennis, founded in part by superstar Billie Jean King, existed from 1974 to 1978 and included a Bay Area franchise known as the “Golden Gaters”. The Breakers, like the Gaters before them, made their home at the Oakland Coliseum.
The Houston Astro-Knots were a short-lived franchise during the early 1980’s re-boot of World Team Tennis. The club was owned by long-time tennis promoter George Liddy, who also promoted the $100,000 Avon Tennis Championships of Houston that were staged at the Houston Summit in the early 1980’s. The Astro-Knots played their matches at the Woodlands Inn & Country Club during the summers of 1982 and 1983.
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