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1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit

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1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit
Details
Duration13 January – 10 March
Edition5th
Tournaments13
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Jimmy Connors (5)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Jimmy Connors (6)
1974
1976

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

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January

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

February

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

March

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Happer, Marshall (2021). Pioneers of the Game. New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 175–177. ISBN 9781937559953.
  2. ^ "Gisbert triumphs in Shrevesport tennis". Hartford Courant. March 10, 1975. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
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