U.S. Pro Indoor

This article is about the ILTF/WCT/GP/ATP defunct tennis event. For the defunct women's tennis event of Philadelphia, see Advanta Championships Philadelphia.
U.S. Pro Indoor
Defunct tennis tournament
Event namePhiladelphia
TourWCT circuit (1969, 1971–77)
Grand Prix Tour (1978–89)
ATP Tour (1990–98)
Founded1962
Abolished1998
Editions37
LocationPhiladelphia, PA, U.S.
SurfaceHard (i) (1993/97–98)
Carpet (i) (1968–92/94–96)

The U.S. Professional Indoor Championships, also known as U.S. Pro Indoor,[1] was a professional tennis tournament founded in 1962 as the Philadelphia Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships. [2] The tournament was held in Philadelphia, United States from 1962 to 1998. It played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts. It was an ILTF sanctioned event from 1962 to 1967 and again in 1970, the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit in 1968, 1969 and from 1971 to 1977 and the Grand Prix Tour from 1978 to 1989 before being held on the ATP Tour. It was held annually first at the Spectrum, and then at the CoreStates Center. It was originally named the Philadelphia Indoor Open Tournament prior to the open era.

History

The tournament was founded in 1962 as the Philadelphia Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships.[3][4] This tournament until 1970 was part of the ILTF World Circuit.[4] In 1964 the tournament was also known as the Philadelphia Indoor Championships.[4][5] In 1969 the name was changed to the Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships.[4] In 1970 the tournament was organised by the International Tennis Players Association (founded in 1965 as the International Professional Tennis Players Association)[6] and branded as the International Tennis Players Association Open Indoor[7] or ITPA Open Indoor. In 1971 the tournament was re-branded as the Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships[8] also called the Philadelphia International Indoor[9]

In 1972 the United States Professional Indoor tennis championships were created in Philadelphia, United States, as part of the WCT circuit,[10][11] rival of the National Tennis League (NTL). As the first event of the season, the Philadelphia U.S. Professional Indoor attracted all WCT stars at the Philadelphia Spectrum at each of its yearly editions, with Rod Laver, John Newcombe or Marty Riessen winning the event in the early 1970s. After the WCT absorbed the NTL in 1970, the tournament continued to exist within the WCT tour until 1978, when the event officially became part of the Grand Prix Tour, precursor of the current ATP Tour.

As part of the Grand Prix's top tier tournaments until 1986, the Philadelphia event known as the U.S. Pro Indoor since 1973, saw American players dominating the fields in the 1970s and 1980s, with Tim Mayotte reaching four finals, World No. 1s Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe six finals each, and Czechoslovak Ivan Lendl three. In 1985, Swiss watch company Ebel S.A. started its six-year sponsorship of the event, the tournament becoming until 1990 the Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor.[12][13] The event entered the new ATP circuit in 1990 as part of the Championship Series, to see eighteen-year-old, and future US Open champion Pete Sampras win his first career title against Andrés Gómez.

In 1991, the event lost Ebel's sponsorship,[14] and went back to being the U.S. Pro Indoor for two editions, before Comcast became the sponsor of the event in 1992, effectively saving it from being discontinued.[15] In the following years, the Comcast U.S. Indoor's prize money was reduced to less than a million dollars, preventing the creation of attractive line ups, and gaining the nickname "Comatose U.S. Indoor".[16] In 1997, Advanta, already the sponsor of the 1971-created women's tournament of Philadelphia, the Advanta Championships, since 1995, took upon the sponsorship of the men's event, which also became the Advanta Championships. Pete Sampras won his third and fourth Philadelphia titles in the last two editions of the event, taking place on indoor hard courts at the CoreStates Center, before it was definitely discontinued in 1998.

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1962 Jon Douglas Ronald Holmberg 5–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1963 Whitney Reed Frank Froehling 4–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4
1964 Chuck McKinley Rafael Osuna 6–3, 8–6, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3
1965 Charlie Pasarell Ian Crookenden 6–8, 11–9, 8–6, 6–4
1966 Charlie Pasarell Arthur Ashe 13–11, 6–2, 2–6, 9–7
1967 Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 7–5, 9–7, 6–3
1968 Manuel Santana Jan Leschly 8–6, 6–3
1969 Rod Laver Tony Roche 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1970 Rod Laver (2) Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2
1971 John Newcombe Rod Laver 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
1972 Rod Laver (3) Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1973 Stan Smith Robert Lutz 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4
1974 Rod Laver (4) Arthur Ashe 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1975 Marty Riessen Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(0–7), 6–3
1976 Jimmy Connors Björn Borg 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–0
1977 Dick Stockton Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
1978 Jimmy Connors (2) Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1979 Jimmy Connors (3) Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1980 Jimmy Connors (4) John McEnroe 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1981 Roscoe Tanner Wojtek Fibak 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
1982 John McEnroe Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1983 John McEnroe (2) Ivan Lendl 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 6–3
1984 John McEnroe (3) Ivan Lendl 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1985 John McEnroe (4) Miloslav Mečíř 6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
1986 Ivan Lendl Tim Mayotte (walkover)
1987 Tim Mayotte John McEnroe 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1988 Tim Mayotte (2) John Fitzgerald 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1989 Boris Becker Tim Mayotte 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–3
1990 Pete Sampras Andrés Gómez 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–2
1991 Ivan Lendl (2) Pete Sampras 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1992 Pete Sampras (2) Amos Mansdorf 6–1, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
1993 Mark Woodforde Ivan Lendl 5–4 (ret.)
1994 Michael Chang Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–2
1995 Thomas Enqvist Michael Chang 0–6, 6–4, 6–0
1996 Jim Courier Chris Woodruff 6–4, 6–3
1997 Pete Sampras (3) Patrick Rafter 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
1998 Pete Sampras (4) Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 Not held
1969 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 8–6, 6–4
1970 Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac		 Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston		 6–4, 6–3
1971 Competition stopped at the quarterfinals stage
1972 Arthur Ashe
Robert Lutz		 John Newcombe
Tony Roche		 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1973 Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton		 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1974 Pat Cramer
Mike Estep		 Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Georges Goven		 6–1, 6–1
1975 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 Dick Stockton
Erik van Dillen		 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1976 Rod Laver
Dennis Ralston		 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
1977 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker		 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
1978 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer		 6–4, 6–4
1979 Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker		 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1980 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–3, 7–6
1981 Sherwood Stewart
Marty Riessen		 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–2, 6–2
1982 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan		 7–6, 6–4
1983 Kevin Curren
Steve Denton		 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 6–4, 7–6
1984 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah		 6–2, 6–3
1985 Mats Wilander
Joakim Nyström		 Wojtek Fibak
Sandy Mayer		 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1986 Scott Davis
David Pate		 Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1987 Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 Christo Steyn
Danie Visser		 3–6, 6–1, 7–6
1988 Kelly Evernden
Johan Kriek		 Kevin Curren
Danie Visser		 7–6, 6–3
1989 Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg		 Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		 6–3, 7–5
1990 Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		 Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1991 Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		 Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich		 6–4, 6–4
1992 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 6–4, 7–6
1993 Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 Marcos Ondruska
Brad Pearce		 6–7, 6–3, 6–0
1994 Paul Haarhuis
Jacco Eltingh		 Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer		 6–3, 6–4
1995 Jim Grabb
Jonathan Stark		 Paul Haarhuis
Jacco Eltingh		 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
1996 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 Byron Black
Grant Connell		 7–6, 6–2
1997 Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien		 Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith		 6–3, 6–3
1998 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 David Macpherson
Richey Reneberg		 7–6, 6–7, 6–2

Records

Singles

Most titles Rod Laver 4
Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
Pete Sampras
Most finals Jimmy Connors 6
John McEnroe
Most consecutive titles John McEnroe
(1982–1985)
 4
Most consecutive finals Jimmy Connors
(1976–1980)
 5

Event names

A chronological list of this tournaments names:

  • Philadelphia Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships (1962–1965)
  • Philadelphia International Indoor Championships (1966–1968)
  • International Tennis Players Association Open Indoor (1970)
  • Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships (1969, 1971)
  • U.S. Professional Indoor (1972–1984)
  • Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor (1985–1990)
  • U.S. Pro Indoor (1991–1992)
  • Comcast U.S. Indoor (1993-1996)
  • Advanta Championships (1997–1998)

See also

References

  1. ^ Tingay, Lance (1973). "Philadelphia - New Dimension In Tennis". In Barrett, John (ed.). World Tennis' 73. London: The Queen Anne Press Ltd. pp. 142, 143. ISBN 0362000913.
  2. ^ McManus, Jim (2010). History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups. Pont Vedra Beach: MAC and Company Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 9781450728331.
  3. ^ McManus
  4. ^ a b c d "Tournaments: Philadelphia Indoor Invitation - Philadelphia Indoor Open Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "McKinley Wins Meet". Jeffersonville Evening News. Jeffersonville, Indiana: Wikipedia Library - Newspaper Archive. Com. 17 February 1964. p. 7. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ Kramer, Jack (1974). Robertson, Max (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd. p. 74. ISBN 0047960426.
  7. ^ Tingay, Lance (1971). "US Tournaments". In Barrett, John (ed.). World Tennis' 71 A BP YEARBOOK. London: The Queen Anne Press Ltd. p. 240. ISBN 0362000913.
  8. ^ Amur, Neil Amur (11 February 1971). "Rosewall Is Upset by Davidson in First Round of Philadelphia Open Tennis". The New York Times. New York City. p. 62. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  9. ^ Tingay, Lance (1971). "US Tournaments". In Barrett, John (ed.). World Tennis' 71 A BP YEARBOOK. London: The Queen Anne Press Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 0362000913.
  10. ^ "Tournaments: U.S. Pro Indoor Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. ^ World Tennis' 73
  12. ^ Tuller, David (1987-06-07). "What's New In The Tennis Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  13. ^ Bill Fleischman (January 27, 1986). "U.S. Pro Indoor Has Come In From The Cold". Philly.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014.
  14. ^ Macnow, Glen (1991-02-12). "Hard Times For Pro Indoor Title Sponsor Missing For First Time In Years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  15. ^ Jensen, Mike (1991-11-08). "New Sponsorship Saves Spectrum Tournament". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  16. ^ Fleishman, Bill (1997-02-21). "1996 Finalist Wooruff To Skip Advanta". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 2008-09-23.


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