Clean Air Classic

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Clean Air Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameClean Air Tennis Classic
Tour ILTF Independent Tour (1971–72)
Founded1971;52 years ago (1971)
Abolished1972;51 years ago (1972)
Location New York City, United States
Venue Seventh Regiment Armory
Surface Carpet indoors

The Clean Air Classic [1] [2] and also known as the New York Indoor [1] was a men's and women's open international indoor carpet court tennis tournament founded in 1971. It was organised by the USNLTA with the finals played at Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, United States until 1972. This international tournament was part of the ILTF Independent Tour, until 1972 when it was discontinued. [1]

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History

On 25 March 1968 the Madison Square Garden Open Tennis Championship was established. [3] The tournament was organised by the USNLTA and was played on indoor carpet courts. The first two editions were played in the standard tournament format, the 1970 and final edition was played as a round robin tournament with a 3rd and 4th place play off then a final. [4]

In 1971 the owners of Madison Square Garden chose not to renew the tournament and the US tennis Association looked for a replacement New York Indoor event, they approached Combustion Equipment Associates Inc to sponsor a new event this led to the establishment of the Clean Air Tennis Classic tournament that would be played across three venues in Hawthorne, New Jersey and the Vanderbilt International Raquet Club, culminating in the final at the Seventh Regiment Armory. [2]

Finals

Men' singles (Feb)

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1971 [5] Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zeljko Franulovic Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner 7-6, 4–6, 6–2. [1]
1972 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith Flag of Spain.svg Juan Gisbert Sr. 4-6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1. [1]

Men' singles (Dec)

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1972 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Pasarell Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales 4–6, 6–2, 6–2. [1]

Women's singles (Dec)

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1972 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals 6–3, 6–3.

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