1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit

1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit

Details
Duration	January 1, 1973 – 19 March 1973
Edition	3rd
Tournaments	13
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Jimmy Connors (6)
Most tournament finals	Jimmy Connors (9)
Prize money leader	Jimmy Connors (37,700)
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The 1973 USLTA Indoor Circuit was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States from January until March that year. It consisted of 13 tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA).^[1][2]

Schedule

January

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 January	Baltimore International Indoors Baltimore, Maryland, USA Hard – S16/D8	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–5	Sandy Mayer	Clark Graebner Dick Stockton
		Jimmy Connors Clark Graebner 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Sandy Mayer Paul Gerken
15 January	Birmingham International Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Sandy Mayer 6–4, 7–6	Charlie Owens	Clark Graebner Jürgen Fassbender
		Jürgen Fassbender Pat Cramer 6–4, 7–5	Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner
15 January	Roanoke International Roanoke, Virginia, USA Hard – S4	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3	Ian Fletcher	Tito Vázquez John Paish
		Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert, Sr. 6–0, 7–6	Ian Fletcher Butch Seewagen
28 January	Omaha, Nebraska, USA Hard – S16/S16	Ilie Năstase 5–0, ret.	Jimmy Connors	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Jürgen Fassbender
		William Brown Mike Estep walkover	Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert, Sr.
28 January	Des Moines, Iowa, USA Hard – S16/S16	Clark Graebner 7–5, 5–7, 6–4	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	Karl Meiler Juan Gisbert, Sr.
		Jan Kukal Jiří Hřebec 4–6, 7–6, 6–1	Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert, Sr.

February

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 February	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Hard – S16/D8	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2	Paul Gerken	Ilie Năstase Szabolcs Baranyi
		Mike Estep Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–6	Jan Kukal Jiří Hřebec
12 February	Indoor Championships Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–6	Paul Gerken	Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert, Sr.
		Ilie Năstase Mike Estep 6–7, 7–5, 6–3	Péter Szőke Szabolcs Baranyi
19 February	U.S. National Indoor Open Championships Salisbury, Maryland, USA	Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6	Karl Meiler	Frank Froehling Brian Gottfried	Charlie Owens Sandy Mayer John Austin Ilie Năstase
		Jürgen Fassbender Juan Gisbert, Sr. 2–6, 6–4, 6–3	Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase
26 February	Hampton, Virginia, USA	Jimmy Connors 4–6. 6–3, 7–5, 6–3	Ilie Năstase	Paul Gerken Mike Estep

March

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 March	Paramus, New Jersey, USA Hard – S16/D8	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–2	Clark Graebner	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase	Sandy Mayer Ion Țiriac Vitas Gerulaitis Steve Siegel
5 March	Garcia Classic San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA	Alex Metreveli 6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5	Roger Taylor
19 March	Equity Funding Championship Washington D.C., USA Carpet – S32	Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	Jimmy Connors	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler
19 March	Mississippi Indoors Jackson, Mississippi, USA Hard – S16/D16	Eddie Dibbs 5–7, 6–1, 7–5	Frew McMillan	Sherwood Stewart Grover Reid	Zan Guerry Jaime Pinto-Bravo Charles Owens Clark Graebner

Prize money standings

Rk	Name	Prize money
1	Jimmy Connors (USA)	$37,700
2	Ilie Năstase (ROM)	$20,125
3	Clark Graebner (USA)	$15,250
4	Jürgen Fassbender (FRG)	$12,150
5	Juan Gisbert, Sr. (ESP)	$10,375
6	Karl Meiler (FRG)	$9,525
7	Sandy Mayer (USA)	$9,425
8	Paul Gerken (USA)	$8,975
9	Nicky Kalo (GRE)	$6,300
10	Ion Țiriac (ROM)	$6.050

See also

• 1973 Grand Prix circuit
• 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 327–329. ISBN 9780362001686.
2. "Indoor Open". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Newspapers.com. March 12, 1973. p. 20.