Clean Air Classic

The Clean Air Classic[1][2] and also known as the New York Indoor[1] was a men's and women's open international indoor carpet court tennis tournament founded in 1971. It was organised by the USNLTA with the finals played at Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City, United States until 1972. This international tournament was part of the ILTF Independent Tour, until 1972 when it was discontinued.[1]

Clean Air Classic
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameClean Air Tennis Classic
TourILTF Independent Tour (1971–72)
Founded1971 (1971)
Abolished1972 (1972)
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueSeventh Regiment Armory
SurfaceCarpet indoors

History

On 25 March 1968 the Madison Square Garden Open Tennis Championship was established.[3] The tournament was organised by the USNLTA and was played on indoor carpet courts. The first two editions were played in the standard tournament format, the 1970 and final edition was played as a round robin tournament with a 3rd and 4th place play off then a final.[4]

In 1971 the owners of Madison Square Garden chose not to renew the tournament and the US tennis Association looked for a replacement New York Indoor event, they approached Combustion Equipment Associates Inc to sponsor a new event this led to the establishment of the Clean Air Tennis Classic tournament that would be played across three venues in Hawthorne, New Jersey and the Vanderbilt International Raquet Club, culminating in the final at the Seventh Regiment Armory.[2]

Finals

Men' singles (Feb)

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1971[5]Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zeljko FranulovicUnited States Clark Graebner7-6, 4–6, 6–2.[1]
1972[5]United States Stan SmithSpain Juan Gisbert Sr.4-6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1.[1]

Men' singles (Dec)

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1972[5]United States Charlie PasarellUnited States Pancho Gonzales4–6, 6–2, 6–2.[1]

Women's singles (Dec)

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1972United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited States Rosie Casals6–3, 6–3.

References
  1. "Tournaments:New York Indoor (II) - Clean Air Classic". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. Janoff, Murray (20 February 1971). "The Clean Air Classic". St Louis Sporting News. St Louis: Wikipedia Library - Newspaper Archive. Com. p. 28. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. "Tournaments:New York Indoor (I) - Madison Square Open Tennis Championship". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. "New York : Results 1968 to 1972". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ATP Tour 1968 to 1972
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