The 1971 USLTA Indoor Circuit, also known as the U.S. Indoor Winter Circuit, was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States that year. It consisted of six tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA). A $40,000 bonus pool was made available via the circuit sponsor Gillette for the top 10 points finishers. Total prize money for the tour, including the bonus, was $220,000.
Schedule
January Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 25 Jan Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, US $15,000 - Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 Cliff Richey Thomaz Koch Jim McManus Tom Gorman Frank Froehling Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Jim McManus Jim Osborne
February Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Feb Pontiac International Washington D.C., US $6,500 – carpet (i) – 16S Jaime Fillol 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 Thomaz Koch Cliff Richey Manuel Orantes Richard Russell Steve Fiske Patricio Cornejo Haroon Rahim 9 Feb Clean Air Classic Hawthorne, New Jersey, US New York City, New York, US $30,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Željko Franulović 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch Ilie Năstase Jim Osborne Haroon Rahim Tom Gorman Cliff Richey Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2 Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 20 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships Salisbury, Maryland, US $50,000 – hard – 64S/32D Clark Graebner 2–6, 7–6, 1–6, 7–6, 6–0 Cliff Richey Haroon Rahim Gerald Battrick Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes Tom Gorman Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2 Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch 25 Feb Macon International Macon, Georgia, US $25,000 – carpet (i) – 42S/22D Željko Franulović 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 7–6(5–4) Ilie Năstase Clark Graebner Jaime Fillol Edison Mandarino Tom Edlefsen Juan Gisbert, Sr. Tom Gorman Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–3 Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš
March
Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Mar National Indoor Championships Hampton, Virginia, US $35,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(5–0) Clark Graebner Željko Franulović Ion Țiriac Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol Jan Kodeš Thomaz Koch Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch
Bonus pool
RankPlayerBonus 1. Clark Graebner $10,000 2. Ilie Năstase $7,500 3. Željko Franulović $5,000
See also 1971 Grand Prix circuit 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit
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