1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit
Details | |
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Duration | 13 January – 10 March |
Edition | 5th |
Tournaments | 13 |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Jimmy Connors (5) |
Most tournament finals | Jimmy Connors (6) |
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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.[1][2]
Schedule
January
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 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 McMillan | ||||
20 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 Yuill | ||||
27 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 of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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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 Taylor | ||||
17 Feb | Boca West International Boca Raton, United States Clay | Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–2 | Jürgen Fassbender | Karl Meiler Charles Owens | Wojciech Fibak Jan Písecký Jeff Austin Mike Belkin |
Clark Graebner Juan Gisbert 6–2, 6–1 | Jürgen Fassbender Ion Țiriac | ||||
24 Feb | Fairfield County International Ridgefield, United States Carpet (i) | Roger Taylor 7–5, 5–7, 7–6 | Sandy Mayer | Roger Dowdeswell Peter Fleming | Juan Gisbert Jan Písecký Jan Kodeš Ion Țiriac |
Juan Gisbert Clark Graebner 6–4, 6–4 | Sandy Mayer Ion Țiriac |
March
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Mar | Shreveport International Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. Carpet (i) – 16S/8D | Juan Gisbert 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | Wojciech Fibak | Róbert Machán Bill Brown | |
Bill Brown Juan Gisbert | |||||
10 Mar | Coliseum Mall International Hampton, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $37,500 – 32S/16D Singles | 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. | Ken Rosewall 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 | 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