# 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).
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.

## Schedule
### January

| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 9 Jan | Baltimore International Indoor Baltimore, Maryland, US 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 |
| 9 Jan | Baltimore International Indoor Baltimore, Maryland, US Carpet (i) – 16S/8D | Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Pierre Barthès Clark Graebner | Clark Graebner Pierre Barthès | Jaime Fillol Ion Țiriac Frank Froehling Haroon Rahim |
| 12 Jan | Jacksonville International Indoor Jacksonville, Florida, US | Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4 | Clark Graebner | Jaime Fillol Gerald Battrick | Ove Bengtson Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton Bill Higgins |
| 12 Jan | Jacksonville International Indoor Jacksonville, Florida, US | Jim McManus Jim Osborne 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 | Frank Froehling Vladimír Zedník | Jaime Fillol Gerald Battrick | Ove Bengtson Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton Bill Higgins |
| 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 |
| 22 Jan | Rothmans International London, UK | Tom Gorman Clark Graebner 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Ilie Năstase Lew Hoad | Ion Țiriac Pancho Gonzales Gerald Battrick Georges Goven |
| 23 Jan | Roanoke International Tournament Roanoke, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – 9S/8D | Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6 | Vladimír Zedník | Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol | Ove Bengtson Thomaz Koch Haroon Rahim Ian Crookenden |
| 23 Jan | Roanoke International Tournament Roanoke, Virginia, US Carpet (i) – 9S/8D | Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Ian Crookenden Vladimír Zedník | Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol | Ove Bengtson Thomaz Koch Haroon Rahim Ian Crookenden |
| 30 Jan | Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, US 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 |
| 30 Jan | Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, US Carpet (i) – 16S/8D | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes | Georges Goven Jimmy Connors | Jaime Fillol Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes Thomaz Koch |

### February

| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 1 Feb | St. Luke's Hospital International Cleveland, Ohio, US 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 |
| 1 Feb | St. Luke's Hospital International Cleveland, Ohio, US Hard – 8S/4D | Gerald Battrick Onny Parun 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | Ove Bengtson Vladimír Zedník | Pierre Barthès Ove Bengtson | Patricio Cornejo Jim Osborne Onny Parun Gerald Battrick |
| 6 Feb | Des Moines International Des Moines, Iowa, US 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 |
| 6 Feb | Des Moines International Des Moines, Iowa, US 16S/8D | Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–3 | Georges Goven Thomaz Koch | Haroon Rahim Juan Gisbert | Cliff Richey Thomaz Koch Jim Osborne Gerald Battrick |
| 6 Feb | Greater Kansas City International Kansas City, Missouri, US 16S/8D | Tom Edlefsen 6–3, 6–3 | Erik van Dillen | Pierre Barthès Željko Franulović | Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner |
| 6 Feb | Greater Kansas City International Kansas City, Missouri, US 16S/8D | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes | Pierre Barthès Željko Franulović | Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner |
| 14 Feb | The May Co. International 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 |
| 14 Feb | The May Co. International Los Angeles, California, US Group C 32S/16D | Jim Osborne Jim McManus 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | Jimmy Connors Thomaz Koch | Vladimír Zedník Cliff Richey Pancho Gonzales Ilie Năstase |
| 20 Feb | U.S. National Indoor Championships 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 |
| 20 Feb | U.S. National Indoor Championships Salisbury, Maryland, US Group B Hard – 64S/32D | Manuel Orantes Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3 | Juan Gisbert Vladimír Zedník | Haroon Rahim Gerald Battrick | Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner Manuel Orantes Tom Gorman |
| 28 Feb | Clean Air Classic 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 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 |
| 5 Mar | National Indoor Championships Hampton, Virginia, US Group C Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 7–5, 7–5 | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes | Andrés Gimeno Cliff Richey | Juan Gisbert Jimmy Connors Georges Goven Ian Crookenden |
| 6 Mar | Equity Funding International 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 |
| 6 Mar | Equity Funding International Washington D.C., US Carpet – 32S/16D | Cliff Richey Tom Edlefsen 6–4, 6–3 | Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch | Tom Gorman Manuel Orantes | Jim Osborne Pierre Barthès Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase |

### December

| Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 9 Dec | Clean Air Classic Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, US 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 |
| 9 Dec | Clean Air Classic Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, US Carpet (i) – 16S/8D | Clark Graebner Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–2 | Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton | Ove Bengtson Frew McMillan | Eddie Dibbs Paul Gerken Dennis Ralston Haroon Rahim |