1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit

The 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States that year. It consisted of eight tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA).[1][2]

1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit

Details
Duration	4 December 1971 – 2 February 1972
Edition	2nd
Tournaments	8
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Ilie Năstase (2)
Most tournament finals	Jimmy Connors (3)
← 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

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jan	Baltimore International Indoor Baltimore, Maryland, USA [4][5] Carpet (i) – S16/D8	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, USA [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
21 Jan	Roanoke International Tournament Roanoke, Virginia, USA [7] Hard (i)	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6	Vladimír Zedník	Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol
		Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Ian Crookenden Vladimír Zedník

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, USA [8] Carpet (i) – S16/D8	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
1 Feb	St. Luke's Hospital International Cleveland, Ohio, USA [9][10] Hard – S8/D4	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, USA [11] S16/S8	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, USA [12] S16/S8	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

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Dec	Clean Air Classic Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, USA [13][14] Carpet (i) – S16/D8	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

• 1972 Grand Prix circuit
• 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit

References

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. Jan 7, 1972.
3. Barrett, p.310
4. "Nastase Victor In Tennis Final". The New York Times. Jan 10, 1972.
5. "Nastase Grabs First Prize In Baltimore". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. Jan 10, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
6. "Graebner, Fillol Score In Tourney". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, MD. United Press Int. Jan 14, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
7. "Connors Wins 2nd Tourney". The Daily Times. Salisbury, MD. Associated Press. Jan 24, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
8. "Nastase Wins Omaha Tennis". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, IA. Reuters. Jan 31, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
9. "Pakistan's Rahim scores tennis upset". The Daily Reporter. Dover, OH. Associated Press. Jan 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 (Feb 7, 1972). "Veteran, 43, Storms Back To Top Goven (cont.)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, IA. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
12. "Californian Wins Meet". The Nevada Daily Mail. Nevada, MO. Associated Press. Feb 6, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
13. "Sports Whirl". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Associated Press. Dec 9, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
14. "Pasarell Tops Gonzales For Clean Air Victory". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. Dec 10, 1972. Retrieved 2015-10-15.