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.
Schedule
January Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists13 Jan Bahamas International Freeport, Bahamas Hard – $50,000 – 32S Jimmy Connors 6–0, 6–2 Karl Meiler Trey Waltke Juan Gisbert Sr. 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 Allan Stone Bob Lutz Tony Roche Erik van Dillen Paul Gerken Ray Ruffels Steve Krulevitz Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels 6–4, 6–3 Ismail El Shafei Frew McMillan20 Jan Birmingham International Birmingham, United States Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3 Billy Martin Karl Meiler Jürgen Fassbender Jeff Austin Roger Taylor John Feaver Juan Gisbert Sr. Karl Meiler Jürgen Fassbender 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill27 Jan Roanoke International Roanoke, United States Carpet (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Roger Taylor 7–6, 7–6 Vitas Gerulaitis Karl Meiler Jürgen Fassbender 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 Geoff Masters Teimuraz Kakulia Erik Van Dillen Phil Dent Allan Stone John Alexander Harold Solomon Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 7–6, 7–6 Paul Gerken Brian Gottfried
February Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 2 Feb Arkansas International Little Rock, United States Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D Billy Martin 6–2, 7–6 George Hardie Roger Taylor Karl Meiler 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 Taylor17 Feb Boca West InternationalBoca Raton, United States Clay Jimmy Connors6–4, 6–2 Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler Charles Owens Wojciech Fibak Jan Písecký Jeff Austin Mike Belkin Clark Graebner Juan Gisbert6–2, 6–1 Jürgen Fassbender Ion Țiriac24 Feb Fairfield County InternationalRidgefield, United States Carpet (i) Roger Taylor7–5, 5–7, 7–6 Sandy Mayer Roger Dowdeswell Peter Fleming Juan Gisbert Jan Písecký Jan Kodeš Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert Clark Graebner6–4, 6–4 Sandy Mayer Ion Țiriac
March
Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Mar Shreveport International Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. Carpet (i) – $15,000 – 16S/8D Juan Gisbert 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 Wojciech Fibak Róbert Machán Bill Brown Bill Brown Juan Gisbert 6–4, 6–4 Róbert Machán János Benyik 10 Mar Coliseum Mall International Hampton, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $37,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles 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. Carpet (i) – $35,000 Ken Rosewall 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) 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
References
External links 1975 ATP tournament schedule