1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit

1972 USLTA Indoor CircuitDetails

Duration| 4 December 1971 – 2 February 1972
Edition| 2nd
Tournaments| 14
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles|  Ilie Năstase (2)
Most tournament finals|  Jimmy Connors (3)

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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

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### January

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Week of  | Tournament  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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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

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Week of  | Tournament  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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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

### March

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Week of  | Tournament  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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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

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Week of  | Tournament  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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9 Dec  | Clean Air Classic
Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, US [13][14]
Carpet (i) – 16S/8D  |  Charlie Pasarell
4–6, 6–2, 6–2  |  Pancho Gonzales |  Ove Bengtson
Frew McMillan |  Eddie Dibbs
Paul Gerken
Dennis Ralston
Haroon Rahim
Clark Graebner
Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–2  |  Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton

## See also

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* 1972 Grand Prix circuit
* 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e Also part of the 1972 Grand Prix circuit

## References

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1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '73. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 312, 313. ISBN 9780671216238.
2. ^ "Winter net series opens in Baltimore". Schenectady Gazette. January 7, 1972.
3. ^ Barrett, pp.309–310
4. ^ "Nastase Victor In Tennis Final". The New York Times. January 10, 1972.
5. ^ "Nastase Grabs First Prize In Baltimore". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. January 10, 1972. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
6. ^ "Graebner, Fillol Score In Tourney". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, MD. United Press Int. January 14, 1972. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
7. ^ "Connors Wins 2nd Tourney". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. January 24, 1972.
8. ^ "Nastase Wins Omaha Tennis". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, IA. Reuters. January 31, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
9. ^ "Pakistan's Rahim scores tennis upset". The Daily Reporter. Dover, OH. Associated Press. January 27, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
10. ^ "Czech Takes Net Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Associated Press. January 30, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
11. ^ Ron Maly (February 7, 1972). "2-set deficit, then Pancho wins". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1-S, 3-S - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Californian Wins Meet". The Nevada Daily Mail. Nevada, MO. Associated Press. February 6, 1972. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
13. ^ "Sports Whirl". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Associated Press. December 9, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
14. ^ "Pasarell Tops Gonzales For Clean Air Victory". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. December 10, 1972. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

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