1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit

1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit
Details
Duration	17 January – 4 April
Edition	4th
Tournaments	13
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Jimmy Connors (7)
Most finals	Jimmy Connors (8)
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The 1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit , also known by its sponsored name Schick Tennis Classic, was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States from January until April that year. It consisted of 13 tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA). The circuit offered total prize money of over $400,000 including a bonus pool of $100,000 available for the top eight players who participated in at least six tournaments.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
17 Jan	Roanoke International Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $20,000 – 16S	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3	Karl Meiler	Vitas Gerulaitis Vijay Amritraj	Iván Molina Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher Jeff Austin
17 Jan		Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer 7–6, 6–1	Ian Crookenden Jeff Simpson	Vitas Gerulaitis Vijay Amritraj	Iván Molina Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher Jeff Austin
21 Jan	Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Carpet (i) – $20,000 – 32S/16D	Karl Meiler 6–3, 1–6, 6–1	Jimmy Connors	William Brown Ian Crookenden	Ian Fletcher Byron Bertram Vijay Amritraj Jeff Austin
21 Jan		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 6–2, 6–4	Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick	William Brown Ian Crookenden	Ian Fletcher Byron Bertram Vijay Amritraj Jeff Austin

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Baltimore International Indoors Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Hard – $20,000 – 24S/12D	Sandy Mayer 6–2, 6–1	Clark Graebner	Jürgen Fassbender Charlie Owens	Vijay Amritraj Jeff Austin Byron Bertram Kim Warwick
2 Feb		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 7–6, 7–5	Owen Davidson Clark Graebner	Jürgen Fassbender Charlie Owens	Vijay Amritraj Jeff Austin Byron Bertram Kim Warwick
10 Feb	Arkansas International Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Hard – $20,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–1	Karl Meiler	Vitas Gerulaitis Kim Warwick	Ian Fletcher Byron Bertram Dick R. Bohrnstedt Toma Ovici
10 Feb		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 6–0, 6–2	Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Hewitt	Vitas Gerulaitis Kim Warwick	Ian Fletcher Byron Bertram Dick R. Bohrnstedt Toma Ovici
11 Feb	Birmingham International Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 17S/9D	Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–3	Sandy Mayer	Charlie Owens Karl Meiler	Belus Prajoux Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Simpson Ian Fletcher
11 Feb		Ian Fletcher Sandy Mayer 7–5, 6–7, 6–3	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Iván Molina	Charlie Owens Karl Meiler	Belus Prajoux Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Simpson Ian Fletcher
19 Feb	U.S. Indoor Championships Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 58S/22D	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–5, 6–3	Frew McMillan	Sandy Mayer Jim Delaney	Ian Fletcher Robert Kreiss Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès
19 Feb		Jimmy Connors Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–2	Byron Bertram Andrew Pattison	Sandy Mayer Jim Delaney	Ian Fletcher Robert Kreiss Nikola Pilić Pierre Barthès

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar	Garcia Tennis Classic^[3] Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. Hard – 16S/8D	Sandy Mayer 6–1, 6–3	Jürgen Fassbender	Ian Fletcher Vijay Amritraj	Jeff Austin Vitas Gerulaitis Iván Molina Charles Owens
10 Mar	Coliseum Mall International Hampton, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $35,000 – 39S/11D	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–4	Ilie Năstase	Balázs Taróczy Nikola Pilić	Hans Kary Jürgen Fassbender Georges Goven Billy Martin
10 Mar		Željko Franulović Nikola Pilić 4–6, 7–5, 6–1	Pat Cramer Mike Estep	Balázs Taróczy Nikola Pilić	Hans Kary Jürgen Fassbender Georges Goven Billy Martin
17 Mar	Canadian Indoor Championships Calgary, Alberta, Canada Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Karl Meiler 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Byron Bertram	Jairo Velasco Sr Ian Crookenden	Kim Warwick Dick R. Bohrnstedt Balázs Taróczy José Higueras
17 Mar		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 6–4, 6–4	Iván Molina Jairo Velasco Sr	Jairo Velasco Sr Ian Crookenden	Kim Warwick Dick R. Bohrnstedt Balázs Taróczy José Higueras
18 Mar	American Savings International Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Hard – 24S/12D	Jimmy Connors 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Vitas Gerulaitis	Dick R. Bohrnstedt Billy Martin	Jairo Velasco Sr Jim Osborne Ian Crookenden Jürgen Fassbender
18 Mar		Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis 2–6, 7–6, 7–5	Iván Molina Jairo Velasco Sr	Dick R. Bohrnstedt Billy Martin
24 Mar	Rotary-Schick Tennis Classic Tempe, Arizona, U.S. Carpet – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2	Vijay Amritraj	Jürgen Fassbender Byron Bertram	Ian Fletcher Charles Owens Jeff Austin Vitas Gerulaitis
24 Mar		Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 6–4, 3–6, 7–6	Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick	Jürgen Fassbender Byron Bertram	Ian Fletcher Charles Owens Jeff Austin Vitas Gerulaitis
24 Mar	Mississippi Indoors Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Carpet – 24S/12D	Sandy Mayer 7–6^(5–2), 7–5	Karl Meiler	Vijay Amritraj Kim Warwick	Jeff Simpson Syd Ball Grover Raz Reid Charles Owens
24 Mar		Fred McNair Grover Raz Reid 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Byron Bertram John Feaver	Vijay Amritraj Kim Warwick	Jeff Simpson Syd Ball Grover Raz Reid Charles Owens

April

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Apr	Equity Funding Championship Washington D.C., U.S. Carpet – 32S	Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 6–3	Karl Meiler	Jimmy Connors Charles Owens	Ian Fletcher Byron Bertram Ian Crookenden Vitas Gerulaitis

References

^ "Rich indoor tennis tour gets backer". St. Petersburg Times. January 19, 1974. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Connors, Meiler pull away". The Daily Times. February 21, 1974. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mayer had it all figured out". The Record. March 4, 1974. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

1974 ATP tournament schedule

[1] "Rich indoor tennis tour gets backer". St. Petersburg Times. January 19, 1974. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Connors, Meiler pull away". The Daily Times. February 21, 1974. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Mayer had it all figured out". The Record. March 4, 1974. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.

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