1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit explained

The 1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States from January until April that year. It was the fifth edition of the circuit and consisted of 13 tournaments. Tennis promotor Bill Riordan organized the circuit and it was sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA). The circuit had a bonus pool of $100,000 for the top eight players.^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Jan	Bahamas International Freeport, Bahamas Hard – $50,000 – 32S	Jimmy Connors 6–0, 6–2			Jürgen Fassbender Clark Graebner Sandy Mayer Gene Mayer
	Baltimore International Baltimore, United States Carpet (i) – $30,000 – 16S/8D	Brian Gottfried 3–6, 6–2, 6–3			Erik van Dillen Paul Gerken Ray Ruffels Steve Krulevitz
		Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels 6–4, 6–3	Ismail El Shafei Frew McMillan
20 Jan	Birmingham International Birmingham, United States Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3			Jeff Austin Roger Taylor John Feaver Juan Gisbert Sr.
		Karl Meiler Jürgen Fassbender 6–1, 3–6, 7–6	Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill
27 Jan	Roanoke International Roanoke, United States Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Roger Taylor 7–6, 7–6			Clark Graebner Charles Owens Sandy Mayer Ian Fletcher
		Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer 7–6, 1–6, 6–3	Juan Gisbert Sr. Ion Țiriac
	Dayton Pro Tennis Classic Dayton, United States Carpet (i) – $30,000 – 16S/8D	Brian Gottfried 6–4, 4–6, 6–4			Phil Dent Allan Stone John Alexander Harold Solomon
		Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 7–6, 7–6	Paul Gerken Brian Gottfried

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Arkansas International Little Rock, United States Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Billy Martin 6–2, 7–6			Wojtek Fibak Juan Gisbert Sr. John Holladay Dick Bohrnstedt
	Marcello Lara Barry Phillips-Moore 6–4, 6–3	Jeff Austin Charles Owens
10 Feb	U.S. Indoor Championships Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 53S/24D	Jimmy Connors 5–7, 7–5, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0	Vitas Gerulaitis	Sandy Mayer Ilie Năstase	Teimuraz Kakulia Jan Kodeš Roger Taylor Billy Martin
	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–2	Jan Kodeš Roger Taylor
17 Feb	Boca West International Boca Raton, United States Clay	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–2	Jürgen Fassbender	Karl Meiler Charles Owens	Wojciech Fibak Jan Písecký Jeff Austin Mike Belkin
		Clark Graebner Juan Gisbert 6–2, 6–1	Jürgen Fassbender Ion Țiriac
24 Feb	Fairfield County International Ridgefield, United States Carpet (i)	Roger Taylor 7–5, 5–7, 7–6	Sandy Mayer	Roger Dowdeswell Peter Fleming	Juan Gisbert Jan Písecký Jan Kodeš Ion Țiriac
		Juan Gisbert Clark Graebner 6–4, 6–4	Sandy Mayer Ion Țiriac

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar	Shreveport International Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. Carpet (i) – 16S/8D	Juan Gisbert 6–3, 5–7, 6–1	Wojciech Fibak	Róbert Machán Bill Brown
		Bill Brown Juan Gisbert
10 Mar	Coliseum Mall International Hampton, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $37,500 – 32S/16D Singles	Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–3, 6–0	Jan Kodeš	Wojciech Fibak Juan Gisbert	Jeff Austin Robert Kreiss Karl Meiler Clark Graebner
		Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher 6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4	Karl Meiler Jan Písecký
17 Mar	IPA Tennis Championships New York, U.S.	Vitas Gerulaitis walkover	Jimmy Connors	Roger Taylor Jan Kodeš	Billy Martin John Feaver Jan Písecký Sandy Mayer
26 Mar	Tennis South Invitational Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.	Ken Rosewall 7–5, 4–6, 7–6	Butch Buchholz	Fred Stolle John Newcombe	John Feaver Bob Carmichael Roger Taylor Ion Țiriac

See also

• 1975 Grand Prix circuit
• 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit

External links

• 1975 ATP tournament schedule

Notes and References

1. Book: Happer . Marshall . Pioneers of the Game . 2021 . New Chapter Press . New York . 9781937559953 . 175–177.
2. News: Gisbert triumphs in Shrevesport tennis . Hartford Courant . March 10, 1975 . 38 . Newspapers.com . limited.