Washington Indoor

Washington Indoor
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Indoor circuit (1972)
WCT Tour (1973–1976)
Grand Prix circuit (1977–1980)
Founded1972
Abolished1980
Editions9
LocationWashington D.C., US
Merrifield, Virginia, US (1973)
Landover, Maryland, US (1974–75)
VenueCharles E. Smith Center
McDonough Gymnasium (1972)
Four Seasons Tennis Club (1973)
Capital Centre (1974–75)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Washington Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Washington D.C., except for the 1973 edition which was held in Merrifield, Virginia and the 1974–75 editions which were held in Landover, Maryland. The inaugural edition was part of the USLTA Indoor and Grand Prix circuits. It was played as part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit from 1973 until 1976 and the Grand Prix circuit from 1977 until 1980. The event was played on indoor carpet courts. Brian Gottfried was the only multiple singles champion, winning the title in 1977 and 1978.

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 United States Stan Smith United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
1973 Netherlands Tom Okker United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
1974 Romania Ilie Năstase Netherlands Tom Okker 6–3, 6–3
1975 United Kingdom Mark Cox United States Dick Stockton 6–2, 7–6
1976 United States Harold Solomon New Zealand Onny Parun 6–3, 6–1
1977 United States Brian Gottfried United States Robert Lutz 6–1, 6–2
1978 United States Brian Gottfried Mexico Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1979 United States Roscoe Tanner United States Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–4
1980 United States Victor Amaya Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Cliff Richey
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 6–3
1973 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1974 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–3
1975 United States Mike Estep
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
7–6, 6–3
1976 United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
United Kingdom Mark Cox
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
6–4, 7–5
1977 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–5
1978 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Arthur Ashe
United States John McEnroe
6–7, 7–5, 6–1
1979 United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Brian Teacher
6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
1980 United States Brian Teacher
United States Ferdi Taygan
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
4–6, 6–3, 7–6

See also

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