1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit

The 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States from January until March that year. It consisted of 13 tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA).[1][2]

1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit
Details
DurationJanuary 1, 1973 – 19 March 1973
Edition3rd
Tournaments13
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Jimmy Connors (6)
Most tournament finals Jimmy Connors (9)
Prize money leader Jimmy Connors (37,700)
1972
1974

Schedule

January

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Jan Baltimore International Indoors
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Carpet – 16S/8D
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 7–5
Sandy Mayer Clark Graebner
Dick Stockton
Paul Gerken
Ian Crookenden
Pat Cramer
Herb Fitzgibbon
Jimmy Connors
Clark Graebner
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Sandy Mayer
Paul Gerken
15 Jan Birmingham International
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Sandy Mayer
6–4, 7–6
Charlie Owens Clark Graebner
Jürgen Fassbender
Pat DuPré
Pat Cramer
John Cooper
Mike Belkin
Jürgen Fassbender
Pat Cramer
6–4, 7–5
Ion Țiriac
Clark Graebner
15 Jan Roanoke International
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Hard – S4
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–3
Ian Fletcher Tito Vázquez
John Paish
Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Ian Crookenden
Butch Seewagen
Juan Gisbert Sr.
Jimmy Connors
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
6–0, 7–6
Ian Fletcher
Butch Seewagen
28 Jan Omaha Open
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Hard – 16S/16S
Ilie Năstase
5–0, ret.
Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert Sr.
Jürgen Fassbender
Pat Cramer
Ion Țiriac
Paul Gerken
Sandy Mayer
William Brown
Mike Estep
walkover
Jimmy Connors
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
28 Jan Des Moines Open
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Hard – 16S/16S
Clark Graebner
7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Karl Meiler
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Szabolcz Baranyi
Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Pat Cramer
Ian Fletcher
Jan Kukal
Jiří Hřebec
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Ion Țiriac
Juan Gisbert, Sr.

February

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Feb Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Hard – 16S/8D
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–2
Paul Gerken Ilie Năstase
Szabolcs Baranyi
Jiří Hřebec
Jürgen Fassbender
Juan Gisbert Sr.
Mike Estep
Mike Estep
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–6
Jan Kukal
Jiří Hřebec
12 Feb Indoor Championships
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6
Paul Gerken Ion Țiriac
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Pat Cramer
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
Ilie Năstase
Mike Estep
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Péter Szőke
Szabolcs Baranyi
19 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships
Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 7–6
Karl Meiler Frank Froehling
Brian Gottfried
Charlie Owens
Sandy Mayer
John Austin
Ilie Năstase
Jürgen Fassbender
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Clark Graebner
Ilie Năstase
26 Feb Hampton, Virginia, U.S. Jimmy Connors
4–6. 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Ilie Năstase Paul Gerken
Mike Estep

March

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Mar Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
Hard – 16S/8D
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–2
Clark Graebner Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ilie Năstase
Sandy Mayer
Ion Țiriac
Vitas Gerulaitis
Steve Siegel
5 Mar Garcia Classic
San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Alex Metreveli
6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5
Roger Taylor
19 Mar Equity Funding Championship
Washington D.C., U.S.
Carpet – 32S
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Jimmy Connors Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Ian Fletcher
Billy Martin
Paul Gerken
19 Mar Mississippi Indoors
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Hard – 16S/D16
Eddie Dibbs
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Frew McMillan Sherwood Stewart
Raz Reid
Zan Guerry
Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Charles Owens
Clark Graebner

Prize money standings

RkNamePrize money
1 Jimmy Connors (USA)$37,700
2 Ilie Năstase (ROM)$20,125
3 Clark Graebner (USA)$15,250
4 Jürgen Fassbender (FRG)$12,150
5 Juan Gisbert, Sr. (ESP)$10,375
6 Karl Meiler (FRG)$9,525
7 Sandy Mayer (USA)$9,425
8 Paul Gerken (USA)$8,975
9 Nicky Kalo (GRE)$6,300
10 Ion Țiriac (ROM)$6.050

See also

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 327–329. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. "Indoor Open". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Newspapers.com. March 12, 1973. p. 20.
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