2015 Philadelphia Freedoms season
| 2015 Philadelphia Freedoms season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| Record | |
| 2015 record | 5 wins, 9 losses |
| Home record | 2 wins, 5 losses |
| Road record | 3 wins, 4 losses |
| Games won–lost | 260–267 |
| Team Info | |
| Owner(s) | Billie Jean King |
| General Manager | Barbara Perry |
| Coach | Josh Cohen |
| Stadium |
The Pavilion (capacity: 3,500) |
The 2015 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 15th season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).
Led by the strong mixed doubles play of Taylor Townsend and Marcelo Melo, the Freedoms had only 5 wins against 9 losses but qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Freedoms lost the Eastern Conference Championship Match, 25–9, to the Washington Kastles.
At the WTT draft on March 16, 2015, the Freedoms passed on making any selections in the marquee portion of the draft. In the roster portion of the draft, the Freedoms protected Taylor Townsend and 2014 WTT Male Most Valuable Player Marcelo Melo. They left Victoria Duval and Liezel Huber unprotected in the second round and instead chose Robby Ginepri. The Freedoms could not protect Frank Dancevic in the fourth round, because they already had two full-time male players. Huber was still available, and the Freedoms selected her to complete their roster.
On June 29, 2015, the Freedoms announced that Liezel Huber would miss the 2015 season due to health concerns, and she was removed from the active roster. The Freedoms also announced that they had signed Coco Vandeweghe, Asia Muhammad and Abigail Spears as substitute players. Vandeweghe was scheduled to play in the team's first three matches (all on the road), followed by Muhammad playing in the next four and Spears playing in the final seven.
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