Washington Indoor
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Indoor circuit (1972)
WCT Tour (1973–1976)
Grand Prix circuit (1977–1980)
Founded1972
Abolished1980
Editions9
LocationWashington D.C., US
Merrifield, Virginia, US (1973)
Landover, Maryland, US (1974–75)
VenueCharles E. Smith Center
McDonough Gymnasium (1972)
Four Seasons Tennis Club (1973)
Capital Centre (1974–75)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Washington Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Washington D.C., except for the 1973 edition which was held in Merrifield, Virginia and the 1974–75 editions which were held in Landover, Maryland. The inaugural edition was part of the USLTA Indoor and Grand Prix circuits. It was played as part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit from 1973 until 1976 and the Grand Prix circuit from 1977 until 1980. The event was played on indoor carpet courts. Brian Gottfried was the only multiple singles champion, winning the title in 1977 and 1978.

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972United States Stan SmithUnited States Jimmy Connors4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
1973Netherlands Tom OkkerUnited States Arthur Ashe6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
1974Romania Ilie NăstaseNetherlands Tom Okker6–3, 6–3
1975United Kingdom Mark CoxUnited States Dick Stockton6–2, 7–6
1976United States Harold SolomonNew Zealand Onny Parun6–3, 6–1
1977United States Brian GottfriedUnited States Robert Lutz6–1, 6–2
1978United States Brian GottfriedMexico Raúl Ramírez7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1979United States Roscoe TannerUnited States Brian Gottfried6–4, 6–4
1980United States Victor AmayaCzech Republic Ivan Lendl6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Cliff Richey
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6–4, 6–3
1973Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1974South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–3
1975United States Mike Estep
New Zealand Jeff Simpson
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
7–6, 6–3
1976United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Harold Solomon
United Kingdom Mark Cox
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
6–4, 7–5
1977United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–5
1978United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
United States Arthur Ashe
United States John McEnroe
6–7, 7–5, 6–1
1979United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Brian Teacher
6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
1980United States Brian Teacher
United States Ferdi Taygan
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
4–6, 6–3, 7–6

See also

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