1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit

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).^[1][2]

1972 USLTA Indoor Circuit

Details
Duration	4 December 1971 – 2 February 1972
Edition	2nd
Tournaments	14
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Ilie Năstase (2)
Most finals	Jimmy Connors (3)
← 1971 1973 →

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.^[3]

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jan	Baltimore International Indoor Baltimore, Maryland, US [4][5] 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 [6]	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 Tournament Roanoke, Virginia, US [7] 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 [8] 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 of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Feb	St. Luke's Hospital International Cleveland, Ohio, US [9][10] 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[11] 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 [12] 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[a] 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[a] 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 Classic[a] New 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 of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar	National Indoor Championships[a] Hampton, 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 International[a] Washington 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 of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Dec	Clean Air Classic Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, US [13][14] 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

Notes

1. Also part of the 1972 Grand Prix circuit