1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit explained

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]}

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Baltimore International Indoors Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Carpet – $15,000 – 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. Carpet – $15,000 – 16S/9D	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. Carpet – $7,500 – 8S/4D	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	Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Carpet – $15,000 – 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 International Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Hard – $15,000 – 16S/16S	Clark Graebner 7–5, 5–7, 6–4	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	Karl Meiler Juan Gisbert Sr.	Szabolcs 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	Canadian Indoor Championships Calgary, Alberta, Canada Hard (i) – $20,000 – 28S/14D	Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–6(5–4)	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. Hard (i) – $50,000 – 64S/32D	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	Coliseum Mall International Hampton, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $35,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3	Ilie Năstase	Paul Gerken Mike Estep	Jürgen Fassbender Sherwood Stewart Clark Graebner Brian Gottfried
		Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–1

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar	Paramus Tennis Classic Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. Hard (i) – 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

Prize money standings

Rk	Name	Prize money
1		$37,700
2		$20,125
3		$15,250
4		$12,150
5		$10,375
6		$9,525
7		$9,425
8		$8,975
9		$6,300
10		$6.050

See also

• 1973 Grand Prix circuit
• 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit

External links

• 1973 ATP tournament schedule

Notes and References

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