1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit

The 1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit , also known by its sponsored name Schick Tennis Classic, was a professional tennis circuit held in the United States from January until April that year. It consisted of 13 tournaments and was organized by Bill Riordan and sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA). The circuit offered total prize money of over $400,000 including a bonus pool of $100,000 available for the top 8 players who participated in at least 6 tournaments.[1][2]

1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit
Details
Duration17 January – 4 April
Edition4th
Tournaments13
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Jimmy Connors (7)
Most tournament finals Jimmy Connors (8)
1973
1975

Schedule

January

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
17 Jan Roanoke International
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Carpet – S16
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 6–3
Karl Meiler Vitas Gerulaitis
Vijay Amritraj
Iván Molina
Ian Crookenden
Ian Fletcher
Jeff Austin
Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer
7–6, 6–1
Ian Crookenden
Jeff Simpson
21 Jan Midlands International
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Carpet – 32S/16D
Karl Meiler
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Jimmy Connors William Brown
Ian Crookenden
Ian Fletcher
Byron Bertram
Vijay Amritraj
Jeff Austin
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
6–2, 6–4
Ian Fletcher
Kim Warwick

February

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Feb Baltimore International Indoors -
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Hard – 24S/12D
Sandy Mayer
6–2, 6–1
Clark Graebner Jürgen Fassbender
Charlie Owens
Vijay Amritraj
Jeff Austin
Byron Bertram
Kim Warwick
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
7–6, 7–5
Owen Davidson
Clark Graebner
10 Feb Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Hard – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–1
Karl Meiler Vitas Gerulaitis
Kim Warwick
Ian Fletcher
Byron Bertram
Dick R. Bohrnstedt
Toma Ovici
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
6–0, 6–2
Vitas Gerulaitis
Bob Hewitt
11 Feb Birmingham International
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Jimmy Connors
7–5, 6–3
Sandy Mayer Charlie Owens
Karl Meiler
Belus Prajoux
Jürgen Fassbender
Jeff Simpson
Ian Fletcher
Ian Fletcher
Sandy Mayer
7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Iván Molina
19 Feb U.S. Indoor Championships
Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Frew McMillan Sandy Mayer
Jim Delaney
Ian Fletcher
Robert Kreiss
Nikola Pilić
Pierre Barthès
Jimmy Connors
Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–2
Byron Bertram
Andrew Pattison

March

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Mar Garcia Tennis Classic[3]
Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
Hard – 16S/8D
Sandy Mayer
6–1, 6–3
Jürgen Fassbender Ian Fletcher
Vijay Amritraj
Jeff Austin
Vitas Gerulaitis
Iván Molina
Charles Owens
10 Mar Coliseum Mall International
Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Jimmy Connors
6–4, 6–4
Ilie Năstase Balázs Taróczy
Nikola Pilić
Hans Kary
Jürgen Fassbender
Georges Goven
Billy Martin
Željko Franulović
Nikola Pilić
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Pat Cramer
Mike Estep
17 Mar Canadian Indoor Championships
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Karl Meiler
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Byron Bertram Jairo Velasco Sr
Ian Crookenden
Kim Warwick
Dick R. Bohrnstedt
Balázs Taróczy
Jose Higueras
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
6–4, 6–4
Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco Sr
18 Mar American Savings International
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Hard – 24S/12D
Jimmy Connors
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Vitas Gerulaitis Dick R. Bohrnstedt
Billy Martin
Jairo Velasco Sr
Jim Osborne
Ian Crookenden
Jürgen Fassbender
Jimmy Connors
Vitas Gerulaitis
2–6, 7–6, 7–5
Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco Sr
24 Mar Rotary-Schick Tennis Classic
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Carpet – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–2
Vijay Amritraj Jürgen Fassbender
Byron Bertram
Ian Fletcher
Charles Owens
Jeff Austin
Vitas Gerulaitis
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Ian Fletcher
Kim Warwick
24 Mar Mississippi Indoors
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Carpet – 32S/16D
Sandy Mayer
7–6, 7–5
Karl Meiler Vijay Amritraj
Kim Warwick
Jeff Simpson
Syd Ball
Grover Raz Reid
Charles Owens
Fred McNair
Grover Raz Reid
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Byron Bertram
John Feaver

April

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Apr Equity Funding Championship
Washington D.C., U.S.
Carpet – 32S
Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 6–3
Karl Meiler Jimmy Connors
Charles Owens
Ian Fletcher
Byron Bertram
Ian Crookenden
Vitas Gerulaitis

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