Des Moines Open

The Des Moines Open also known as the Des Moines International Indoors is a defunct USLTA Indoor Circuit affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1973. It was held at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts in February.[1][2][3]

Des Moines Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDes Moines Open
TourUSLTA Indoor Circuit
Founded1971
Abolished1973
Editions3
LocationDes Moines, Iowa, US
VenueVeterans Memorial Auditorium
SurfaceCarpet

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 [4] Cliff Richey Vladimír Zedník6–1, 6–3
1972 Pancho Gonzales Georges Goven3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1973 Clark Graebner Nicholas Kalogeropoulos7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Milan Holeček
Vladimír Zedník
Tom Edlefsen
Frank Froehling
6–3, 7–5
1972 Jim Osborne
Jim McManus
Georges Goven
Thomaz Koch
6–2, 6–3
1973 Jiří Hřebec
Jan Kukal
Juan Gisbert Sr.
Ion Țiriac
4–6, 7–6, 6–1

References

  1. Phil Maly (April 12, 1971). "Richey hates love — It's a big zero". Des Moines Tribune. p. 1-S via Newspapers.com.
  2. Ron Maly (February 7, 1972). "2-set deficit, then Pancho wins". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1-S, 3-S via Newspapers.com.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 312–313. ISBN 9780671216238.
  4. Staff, S. I. (19 April 1971). "A roundup of the sports information of the week: TENNIS—CLIFF RICHEY defeated Vladimer Zednick of Czechoslovakia 6-1, 6-3 to win the Des Moines International singles". Sports Illustrated Vault. Sports Illustrated Inc. Retrieved 5 June 2023.


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