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1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit

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

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

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January

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Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Jan Baltimore International Indoors
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Carpet – $15,000 – 16S/8D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–4, 7–5
United States Sandy Mayer United States Clark Graebner
United States Dick Stockton
United States Paul Gerken
New Zealand Ian Crookenden
South Africa Pat Cramer
United States Herb Fitzgibbon
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Clark Graebner
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
United States Sandy Mayer
United States Paul Gerken
15 Jan Birmingham International
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Carpet – $15,000 – 16S/9D
United States Sandy Mayer
6–4, 7–6
United States Charlie Owens United States Clark Graebner
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Pat DuPré
South Africa Pat Cramer
Australia John Cooper
Canada Mike Belkin
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
South Africa Pat Cramer
6–4, 7–5
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Clark Graebner
15 Jan Roanoke International
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Carpet – $7,500 – 8S/4D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–3
Australia Ian Fletcher Argentina Tito Vázquez
United Kingdom John Paish
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo
New Zealand Ian Crookenden
United States Butch Seewagen
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United States Jimmy Connors
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
6–0, 7–6
Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Butch Seewagen
28 Jan Midlands International
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Carpet – $15,000 – 16S/16S
Romania Ilie Năstase
5–0, ret.
United States Jimmy Connors Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
South Africa Pat Cramer
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Paul Gerken
United States Sandy Mayer
United States William Brown
United States Mike Estep
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United States Jimmy Connors
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
28 Jan Des Moines International
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Hard – $15,000 – 16S/16S
United States Clark Graebner
7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos West Germany Karl Meiler
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo
South Africa Pat Cramer
Australia Ian Fletcher
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.

February

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Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Feb Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Hard – 16S/8D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–2
United States Paul Gerken Romania Ilie Năstase
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
United States Mike Estep
United States Mike Estep
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–6
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
12 Feb Canadian Indoor Championships
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hard (i) – $20,000 – 28S/14D
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6(5–4)
United States Paul Gerken Romania Ion Țiriac
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
South Africa Pat Cramer
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Mike Estep
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Hungary Péter Szőke
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi
19 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships
Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 64S/32D
United States Jimmy Connors
6–4, 7–6
West Germany Karl Meiler United States Frank Froehling
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Charlie Owens
United States Sandy Mayer
United States John Austin
Romania Ilie Năstase
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase
26 Feb Coliseum Mall International
Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Carpet (i) – $35,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States Jimmy Connors
4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Romania Ilie Năstase United States Paul Gerken
United States Mike Estep
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Clark Graebner
United States Brian Gottfried
United States Clark Graebner
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–1
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ion Țiriac

March

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Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Mar Paramus Tennis Classic

Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
Hard (i) – 16S/8D

United States Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–2
United States Clark Graebner Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Sandy Mayer
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Steve Siegel
5 Mar Garcia Classic
San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
19 Mar Equity Funding Championship
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Carpet – 32S
Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
United States Jimmy Connors West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Billy Martin
United States Paul Gerken
19 Mar Mississippi Indoors
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Hard – 16S/D16
United States Eddie Dibbs
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
South Africa Frew McMillan United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Raz Reid
United States Zan Guerry
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo
United States Charles Owens
United States Clark Graebner

Prize money standings

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Rk Name Prize 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

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References

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  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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