1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit Duration 4 December 1971 – 2 February 1972 Edition 2nd Tournaments 14 Most tournament titles Ilie Năstase (2)Most tournament finals Jimmy Connors (3)
The 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States that year. It consisted of 14 tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA).[1] [2]
Players who reached at least the quarter-finals of the six top tournaments received ranking points. Ilie Năstase won the first prize of $15,000 from a total bonus pool of $50,000 which was linked to the Boise Cascade Classic series of 13 U.S. indoor tournaments.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] January [ edit ] Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 9 Jan Baltimore International Indoor Baltimore , Maryland, US [4] [5] Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 Jimmy Connors Clark Graebner Pierre Barthès Jaime Fillol Ion Țiriac Frank Froehling Haroon Rahim Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Pierre Barthès Clark Graebner 12 Jan Jacksonville International Indoor Jacksonville , Florida, US [6] Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4 Clark Graebner Jaime Fillol Gerald Battrick Ove Bengtson Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton Bill Higgins Jim McManus Jim Osborne 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 Frank Froehling Vladimír Zedník 22 Jan Rothmans International London, UK Cliff Richey 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0 Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase Lew Hoad Ion Țiriac Pancho Gonzales Gerald Battrick Georges Goven Tom Gorman Clark Graebner 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 23 Jan Roanoke International Tournament Roanoke , Virginia, US [7] Carpet (i) – 9S/8D Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6 Vladimír Zedník Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol Ove Bengtson Thomaz Koch Haroon Rahim Ian Crookenden Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Ian Crookenden Vladimír Zedník 30 Jan Midlands International Omaha , Nebraska, US [8] Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Ilie Năstase 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 Ion Țiriac Georges Goven Jimmy Connors Jaime Fillol Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes Thomaz Koch Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
February [ edit ] Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Feb St. Luke's Hospital International Cleveland , Ohio, US [9] [10] Hard – 8S/4D Vladimír Zedník 7–6, 6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Haroon Rahim Pierre Barthès Ove Bengtson Patricio Cornejo Jim Osborne Onny Parun Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick Onny Parun 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 Ove Bengtson Vladimír Zedník 6 Feb Des Moines International Des Moines , Iowa, US[11] 16S/8D Pancho Gonzales 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Georges Goven Haroon Rahim Juan Gisbert Cliff Richey Thomaz Koch Jim Osborne Gerald Battrick Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–3 Georges Goven Thomaz Koch Greater Kansas City International Kansas City , Missouri, US [12] 16S/8D Tom Edlefsen 6–3, 6–3 Erik van Dillen Pierre Barthès Željko Franulović Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes 14 Feb The May Co. International[a] Los Angeles, California, US Group C 32S/16D Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 Pierre Barthès Jimmy Connors Thomaz Koch Vladimír Zedník Cliff Richey Pancho Gonzales Ilie Năstase Jim Osborne Jim McManus 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 20 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships [a] Salisbury, Maryland , US Group B Hard – 64S/32D Stan Smith 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 Ilie Năstase Haroon Rahim Gerald Battrick Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3 Juan Gisbert Vladimír Zedník 28 Feb Clean Air Classic[a] New York , US Group C 64S Stan Smith 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 Juan Gisbert Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase Alejandro Olmedo Ove Nils Bengtson Andrés Gimeno Jimmy Connors
Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Mar National Indoor Championships [a] Hampton, Virginia , US Group C Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(3–5) , 6–4 Ilie Năstase Andrés Gimeno Cliff Richey Juan Gisbert Jimmy Connors Georges Goven Ian Crookenden Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7–5, 7–5 Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes 6 Mar Equity Funding International [a] Washington D.C. , US Carpet – 32S/16D Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes Jim Osborne Pierre Barthès Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase Cliff Richey Tom Edlefsen 6–4, 6–3 Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch
December [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '73 . London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 312, 313. ISBN 9780671216238 . ^ "Winter net series opens in Baltimore" . Schenectady Gazette . January 7, 1972. ^ Barrett, pp.309–310 ^ "Nastase Victor In Tennis Final" . The New York Times . January 10, 1972. ^ "Nastase Grabs First Prize In Baltimore" . The Daily Times . Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. January 10, 1972. Retrieved October 13, 2015 . ^ "Graebner, Fillol Score In Tourney" . The Cumberland News . Cumberland, MD. United Press Int. January 14, 1972. Retrieved October 13, 2015 . ^ "Connors Wins 2nd Tourney" . The Daily Times . Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. January 24, 1972. ^ "Nastase Wins Omaha Tennis" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, IA. Reuters. January 31, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015 . ^ "Pakistan's Rahim scores tennis upset" . The Daily Reporter . Dover, OH. Associated Press. January 27, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015 . ^ "Czech Takes Net Crown" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, WA. Associated Press. January 30, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015 . ^ Ron Maly (February 7, 1972). "2-set deficit, then Pancho wins" . The Des Moines Register . pp. 1-S, 3-S – via Newspapers.com. ^ "Californian Wins Meet" . The Nevada Daily Mail . Nevada, MO. Associated Press. February 6, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015 . ^ "Sports Whirl" . The Virgin Islands Daily News . Associated Press. December 9, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2015 . ^ "Pasarell Tops Gonzales For Clean Air Victory" . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . Associated Press. December 10, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2015 .
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