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]
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Duration | 4 December 1971 – 2 February 1972 |
Edition | 2nd |
Tournaments | 14 |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | |
Most tournament finals | |
← 1971 1973 → |
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
editJanuary
editFebruary
editMarch
editWeek 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
editWeek 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
editNotes
editReferences
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.