When: November 28- December 13

Where: Manila (Nov 28-30), Singapore (Dec 2-4), Delhi (Dec 6-8), Dubai (Dec11-13)

Teams:

Manila Mavericks – Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Kirsten Flipkens, Daniel Nestor, Carlos Moya, Treat Huey

Singapore Slammers - Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Thomas Berdych, Lleyton Hewitt, Nick Krygios, Daniela Hantuchova, Patrick Rafter, Bruno Soares

Micromax Indian Aces – Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Gael Monfils, Ana Ivanovic, Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, Fabrice Santoro

UAE Royals - Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic, Caroline Wozniacki, Goran Ivanisevic, Kristina Mladenovic (replacing Genie Bouchard), Malek Jaziri, Nenad Zimonjic

Format: 24 ties, each consisting of one single-set men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles and past champion's singles. No-ad scoring, timeouts, power points (in which the next point is nominated once per set to count as a double point), shootouts (the four-minute period at five-games-all that replaces the traditional first-to-seven tie-breaker at 6-6) and a rolling shot clock (of 20 seconds between points and 45 seconds at changeovers, after which time a point is automatically lost).

Marketing spiel: Each game won in an IPTL team match counts as one point for the team points total and the team that wins the most games overall across the five sets wins the match. The IPTL matches will feature live entertainment, a running shot clock and many more features to "Break the Code" of the traditional etiquette of tennis to attract a new audience to the sport across the world. The team with the most accumulated points during the season are declared league champions and are awarded the IPTL Challenge Trophy in Dubai on December 13.