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.

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

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972   Stan Smith   Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
1973   Tom Okker   Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
1974   Ilie Năstase   Tom Okker 6–3, 6–3
1975   Mark Cox   Dick Stockton 6–2, 7–6
1976   Harold Solomon   Onny Parun 6–3, 6–1
1977   Brian Gottfried   Robert Lutz 6–1, 6–2
1978   Brian Gottfried   Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1979   Roscoe Tanner   Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–4
1980   Victor Amaya   Ivan Lendl 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

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

See also

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