1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit

1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit
Details
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)
	← 1971 1973 →

Last updated March 23, 2023

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]

Schedule

January

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
9 Jan		Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Pierre Barthès Clark Graebner	Clark Graebner Pierre Barthès	Jaime Fillol Ion Țiriac Frank Froehling Haroon Rahim
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
12 Jan		Jim McManus Jim Osborne 4–6, 7–6, 6–4	Frank Froehling Vladimír Zedník	Jaime Fillol Gerald Battrick	Ove Bengtson Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton Bill Higgins
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
22 Jan	Rothmans International London, UK	Tom Gorman Clark Graebner 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	Ilie Năstase Lew Hoad	Ion Țiriac Pancho Gonzales Gerald Battrick Georges Goven
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
23 Jan		Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Ian Crookenden Vladimír Zedník	Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol	Ove Bengtson Thomaz Koch Haroon Rahim Ian Crookenden
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
30 Jan		Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 5–7, 6–4, 7–6	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes	Georges Goven Jimmy Connors	Jaime Fillol Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes Thomaz Koch

February

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
1 Feb		Gerald Battrick Onny Parun 6–4, 5–7, 6–3	Ove Bengtson Vladimír Zedník	Pierre Barthès Ove Bengtson	Patricio Cornejo Jim Osborne Onny Parun Gerald Battrick
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
	Des Moines International Des Moines, Iowa, US^[11] 16S/8D	Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–3	Georges Goven Thomaz Koch	Haroon Rahim Juan Gisbert	Cliff Richey Thomaz Koch Jim Osborne Gerald Battrick
	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	Pierre Barthès Željko Franulović	Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner
14 Feb	The May Co. International^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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
14 Feb		Jim Osborne Jim McManus 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	Jimmy Connors Thomaz Koch	Vladimír Zedník Cliff Richey Pancho Gonzales Ilie Năstase
20 Feb	U.S. National Indoor Championships ^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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
20 Feb		Manuel Orantes Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3	Juan Gisbert Vladimír Zedník	Haroon Rahim Gerald Battrick	Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes Tom Gorman
28 Feb	Clean Air Classic^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar	National Indoor Championships ^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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
5 Mar		Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7–5, 7–5	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes	Andrés Gimeno Cliff Richey	Juan Gisbert Jimmy Connors Georges Goven Ian Crookenden
6 Mar	Equity Funding International ^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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
6 Mar		Cliff Richey Tom Edlefsen 6–4, 6–3	Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch	Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes	Jim Osborne Pierre Barthès Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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
9 Dec		Clark Graebner Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–2	Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton	Ove Bengtson Frew McMillan	Eddie Dibbs Paul Gerken Dennis Ralston Haroon Rahim

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 Also part of the 1972 Grand Prix circuit

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References

↑ 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. Jan 10, 1972.
↑ "Nastase Grabs First Prize In Baltimore". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. January 10, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
↑ "Graebner, Fillol Score In Tourney". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, MD. United Press Int. January 14, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
↑ "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 2015-10-14.
↑ "Pakistan's Rahim scores tennis upset". The Daily Reporter. Dover, OH. Associated Press. January 27, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
↑ "Czech Takes Net Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Associated Press. Jan 30, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
↑ 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 2015-10-14.
↑ "Sports Whirl". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Associated Press. December 9, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
↑ "Pasarell Tops Gonzales For Clean Air Victory". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. December 10, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

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[grandprix-13] 1 2 3 4 5 Also part of the 1972 Grand Prix circuit

[wot73-1] 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. Jan 10, 1972.

[BALT-5] "Nastase Grabs First Prize In Baltimore". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. January 10, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-13.

[6] "Graebner, Fillol Score In Tourney". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, MD. United Press Int. January 14, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-13.

[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 2015-10-14.

[9] "Pakistan's Rahim scores tennis upset". The Daily Reporter. Dover, OH. Associated Press. January 27, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

[10] "Czech Takes Net Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Associated Press. Jan 30, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

[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 2015-10-14.

[14] "Sports Whirl". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Associated Press. December 9, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

[15] "Pasarell Tops Gonzales For Clean Air Victory". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. December 10, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

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