1971 USLTA Indoor Circuit

August 2023 1971 USLTA Indoor Circuit January 25 – March 11 1st 6 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (3) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (4) 1970 1972 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).Don Lee Midlands tennis tourney here will remain 'men only' event https://www.newspapers.com/image/886167484/ Omaha World-Herald October 14, 1970 51 Newspapers.com limitedHapper Marshall Pioneers of the Game 2021 New Chapter Press New York 83–93 9781937559953 A $40,000 bonus pool was made available via the circuit sponsor Gillette for the top 10 points finishers.Tom Foster Nastase tops Graebner for Coliseum tennis title https://www.newspapers.com/image/233677473/ Daily Press March 8, 1971 11–12 Newspapers.com limited Total prize money for the tour, including the bonus, was $220,000.Fine edge helps out. https://www.newspapers.com/image/501289052/ The Province AP January 28, 1971 19 A $40,000 bonus by the Gillette Company Wednesday boosted to $220,000 the total prize money for the U.S. Indoor Winter Tennis Circuit. Newspapers.com limited Schedule January Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 25 Jan Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, US $15,000 - Carpet (i) – 16S/8D ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 USA Cliff Richey BRA Thomaz Koch USA Jim McManus USA Tom Gorman USA Frank Froehling PAK Haroon Rahim USA Dick Stockton USA Clark Graebner BRA Thomaz Koch 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 USA Jim McManus USA Jim Osborne February Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Feb Pontiac International Washington D.C., US $6,500 – carpet (i) – 16S CHI Jaime Fillol 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 BRA Thomaz Koch USA Cliff Richey ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes JAM Richard Russell USA Steve Fiske CHI Patricio Cornejo PAK Haroon Rahim 9 Feb Clean Air Classic Hawthorne, New Jersey, US New York City, New York, US $30,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D YUG Željko Franulović 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 USA Clark Graebner BRA Thomaz Koch ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Jim Osborne PAK Haroon Rahim USA Tom Gorman USA Cliff Richey ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert, Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2 USA Jimmy Connors PAK Haroon Rahim 20 Feb U.S. National Indoor Championships Salisbury, Maryland, US $50,000 – hard – 64S/32D USA Clark Graebner 2–6, 7–6, 1–6, 7–6, 6–0 USA Cliff Richey PAK Haroon Rahim GBR Gerald Battrick CHI Jaime Fillol USA Clark Graebner ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Tom Gorman ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert, Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–2 USA Clark Graebner BRA Thomaz Koch 25 Feb Macon International Macon, Georgia, US $25,000 – carpet (i) – 42S/22D YUG Željko Franulović 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 7–6(5–4) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Clark Graebner CHI Jaime Fillol BRA Edison Mandarino USA Tom Edlefsen ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert, Sr. USA Tom Gorman USA Clark Graebner BRA Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–3 YUG Željko Franulović TCH Jan Kodeš March Week ofTournamentChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Mar National Indoor Championships Hampton, Virginia, US $35,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(5–0) USA Clark Graebner YUG Željko Franulović ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac USA Frank Froehling CHI Jaime Fillol TCH Jan Kodeš BRA Thomaz Koch ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 USA Clark Graebner BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch Bonus pool RankPlayerBonus 1. USA Clark Graebner $10,000 2. ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase $7,500 3. YUG Željko Franulović $5,000 See also 1971 Grand Prix circuit 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit References Category:Tennis tournaments in the United States USLTA Indoor Circuit Category:USLTA Indoor Circuit seasons