The 1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States that year. It consisted of 14 tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA).
Players who reached at least the quarter-finals of the six top tournaments received ranking points. Ilie Năstase won the first prize of $15,000 from a total bonus pool of $50,000 which was linked to the Boise Cascade Classic series of 13 U.S. indoor tournaments.Barrett, pp.309–310
Schedule
January Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Jan Baltimore International Indoor Baltimore, Maryland, US Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 Jimmy Connors Clark Graebner Pierre Barthès Jaime Fillol Ion Țiriac Frank Froehling Haroon Rahim Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Pierre Barthès Clark Graebner 12 Jan Jacksonville International Indoor Jacksonville, Florida, US Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4 Clark Graebner Jaime Fillol Gerald Battrick Ove Bengtson Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton Bill Higgins Jim McManus Jim Osborne 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 Frank Froehling Vladimír Zedník 22 Jan Rothmans International London, UK Cliff Richey 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0 Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase Lew Hoad Ion Țiriac Pancho Gonzales Gerald Battrick Georges Goven Tom Gorman Clark Graebner 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 23 Jan Roanoke International TournamentRoanoke, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – 9S/8D Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6 Vladimír Zedník Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol Ove Bengtson Thomaz Koch Haroon Rahim Ian Crookenden Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Ian Crookenden Vladimír Zedník 30 Jan Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, US Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Ilie Năstase 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 Ion Țiriac Georges Goven Jimmy Connors Jaime Fillol Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes Thomaz Koch Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes
February Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Feb St. Luke's Hospital International Cleveland, Ohio, US Hard – 8S/4D Vladimír Zedník 7–6, 6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Haroon Rahim Pierre Barthès Ove Bengtson Patricio Cornejo Jim Osborne Onny Parun Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick Onny Parun 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 Ove Bengtson Vladimír Zedník 6 Feb Des Moines International Des Moines, Iowa, US 16S/8D Pancho Gonzales 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Georges Goven Haroon Rahim Juan Gisbert Cliff Richey Thomaz Koch Jim Osborne Gerald Battrick Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–3 Georges Goven Thomaz Koch Greater Kansas City International Kansas City, Missouri, US 16S/8D Tom Edlefsen 6–3, 6–3 Erik van Dillen Pierre Barthès Željko Franulović Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes 14 Feb The May Co. International Los Angeles, California, US Group C 32S/16D Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 Pierre Barthès Jimmy Connors Thomaz Koch Vladimír Zedník Cliff Richey Pancho Gonzales Ilie Năstase Jim Osborne Jim McManus 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 20 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships Salisbury, Maryland, US Group B Hard – 64S/32D Stan Smith 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 Ilie Năstase Haroon Rahim Gerald Battrick Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3 Juan Gisbert Vladimír Zedník 28 Feb Clean Air ClassicNew York, US Group C 64S Stan Smith 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 Juan Gisbert Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase Alejandro Olmedo Ove Nils Bengtson Andrés Gimeno Jimmy Connors
March
Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 Mar National Indoor ChampionshipsHampton, Virginia, US Group C Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(3–5), 6–4 Ilie Năstase Andrés Gimeno Cliff Richey Juan Gisbert Jimmy Connors Georges Goven Ian Crookenden Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7–5, 7–5 Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes 6 Mar Equity Funding InternationalWashington D.C., US Carpet – 32S/16D Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 Jimmy Connors Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes Jim Osborne Pierre Barthès Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase Cliff Richey Tom Edlefsen 6–4, 6–3 Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch
December Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Dec Clean Air Classic Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, US Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Charlie Pasarell 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 Pancho Gonzales Ove Bengtson Frew McMillan Eddie Dibbs Paul Gerken Dennis Ralston Haroon Rahim Clark Graebner Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–2 Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton
See also 1972 Grand Prix circuit 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit
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