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.[3]
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Jan | Baltimore International Indoor Baltimore, Maryland, US [4] [5] 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 |
Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Pierre Barthès Clark Graebner |
12 Jan | Jacksonville International Indoor Jacksonville, Florida, US [6] | Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4 | Clark Graebner | Jaime Fillol Gerald Battrick | Ove Bengtson Haroon Rahim Dick Stockton Bill Higgins |
Jim McManus Jim Osborne 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 | Frank Froehling Vladimír Zedník |
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 |
Tom Gorman Clark Graebner 6–7, 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
23 Jan | Roanoke International Tournament Roanoke, Virginia, US [7] Carpet (i) – 9S/8D | Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–6 | Vladimír Zedník | Frank Froehling Jaime Fillol | |
Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Ian Crookenden Vladimír Zedník |
30 Jan | Midlands International Omaha, Nebraska, US [8] 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 |
Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes | |
Week of | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Feb | St. Luke's Hospital International Cleveland, Ohio, US [9] [10] 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 |
Gerald Battrick Onny Parun 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | Ove Bengtson Vladimír Zedník |
6 Feb | Des Moines International Des Moines, Iowa, US[11] 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 |
Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–3 | Georges Goven Thomaz Koch |
Greater Kansas City International Kansas City, Missouri, US [12] 16S/8D | Tom Edlefsen 6–3, 6–3 | Erik van Dillen | Pierre Barthès Željko Franulović | Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac Clark Graebner |
Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes |
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 |
Jim Osborne Jim McManus 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac |
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 |
Manuel Orantes Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3 | Juan Gisbert Vladimír Zedník |
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 | |