U.S. Pro Indoor

U.S. Pro Indoor
Defunct tennis tournament
Created 1968
Ended 1998
Event name Philadelphia (1968–98)
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States (1968–98)
Tour ATP Tour (1990–98)
Grand Prix Tour(1979–89)
GP Championship Series (1970–86)
WCT circuit (1968–78)
Surface Hard (i) (1993/97–98)
Carpet (i) (1968–92/94–96)

The U.S. Pro Indoor (mainly known as such during its run, but also as the U.S. Professional Indoor, the Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor, the Comcast U.S. Indoor, and the Advanta Championships) is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts. It was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit, between 1970 and 1986 it was a major ranking tournament of the Grand Prix Championship Series after which it became a Super Series tournament of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. It was held annually first at the Spectrum, and then at the CoreStates Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1968 to 1998.

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History

The United States Professional Indoor tennis championships were first created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1968, as part of the newly created WCT circuit, 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 1979, 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.[1] 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,[2] 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.[3] 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".[4] 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, now taking place on indoor hard courts at the CoreStates Center, before it was definitely discontinued in 1998.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1998 Pete Sampras Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6(3)
1997 Pete Sampras Patrick Rafter 5–7, 7–6(4), 6–3
1996 Jim Courier Chris Woodruff 6–4, 6–3
1995 Thomas Enqvist Michael Chang 0–6, 6–4, 6–0
1994 Michael Chang Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–2
1993 Mark Woodforde Ivan Lendl 5–4 retired
1992 Pete Sampras Amos Mansdorf 6–1, 7–6(4), 2–6, 7–6(2)
1991 Ivan Lendl Pete Sampras 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
1990 Pete Sampras Andrés Gómez 7–6, 7–5, 6–2
1989 Boris Becker Tim Mayotte 7–6, 6–1, 6–3
1988 Tim Mayotte John Fitzgerald 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1987 Tim Mayotte John McEnroe 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1986 Ivan Lendl Tim Mayotte W/O
1985 John McEnroe Miloslav Mečíř 6–3, 7–6, 6–1
1984 John McEnroe Ivan Lendl 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1983 John McEnroe Ivan Lendl 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–3
1982 John McEnroe Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1981 Roscoe Tanner Wojtek Fibak 6–2, 7–6, 7–5
1980 Jimmy Connors John McEnroe 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1979 Jimmy Connors Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1978 Jimmy Connors Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1977 Dick Stockton Jimmy Connors 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
1976 Jimmy Connors Björn Borg 7–6, 6–4, 6–0
1975 Marty Riessen Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6(1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(0), 6–3
1974 Rod Laver Arthur Ashe 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1973 Stan Smith Robert Lutz 7–6(2), 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4
1972 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6-2
1971 John Newcombe Rod Laver 7–6(5), 7–6(1), 6–4
1970 Rod Laver Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2
1969 Rod Laver Tony Roche 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1968 Manuel Santana Jan Leschly 8–6, 6–3

Doubles

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

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