The 2008 World TeamTennis season included 11 teams split into two conferences (Eastern and Western).

The team sold fewer than half of the 4,500 available tickets for a match that featured Anna Kournikova playing for the visitors.

The team was founded by a group led by venture capitalist and entrepreneur Mark Ein, a native of Washington, D.C. At the press conference announcing the team's creation, Ein said, "I am thrilled to bring World TeamTennis to our area.

WTT tennis is great entertainment emphasizing fan interaction, and it is the only major sport with men and women playing together on the same team.

The Washington Kastles season will be an exciting summertime addition to our local economy and a fun activity for our entire community."

The draft order is ordinarily determined as follows: Expansion teams select in the middle of each round.

Therefore, the Breakers, Aces, Lobsters, Sportimes, Smash and Explorers were assigned the preliminary first through sixth draft positions.

The New York Buzz lost the 2007 WTT Final and were assigned the preliminary ninth draft position.

The 2007 WTT champion Sacramento Capitals were assigned the preliminary tenth draft position.

Teams could protect up to four players to which they held the rights from the previous season or acquired in a trade.

Select matches shown on the Tennis Channel were also rebroadcast by regional sports networks.