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Omaha Open
Omaha Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Omaha International ; Midlands International
Tour	USLTA Indoor Circuit
Founded	1969
Abolished	1974
Editions	6
Location	Omaha, Nebraska, US
Venue	City Auditorium
Surface	Carpet / indoor

The Omaha Open, also known as the Midlands International Indoor, was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1969 as the Omaha International Indoor.^[1] It was played in Omaha, Nebraska, until 1974. The event was part of the USLTA Indoor Circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts at the City Auditorium. The tournament was canceled in March 1975, less than three weeks before the scheduled start of its seventh edition because the participation of top players could no be guaranteed.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1969	Cliff Richey	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	6–4, 6–2
1970	Stan Smith	Jim Osborne	6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1971	Ilie Năstase	Cliff Richey	6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1972	Ilie Năstase^[3]	Ion Țiriac	2–6, 6–0, 6–1
1973	Ilie Năstase	Jimmy Connors	5–0, ret.
1974	Karl Meiler	Jimmy Connors	6–3, 1–6, 6–1

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1969	Cliff Richey Tom Edlefsen	Mark Cox Jim McManus	7–5, 6–3
1970	Stan Smith Bob Lutz	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	6–4, 6–4
1971	Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch	Jim McManus Jim Osborne	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1972	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes	5–7, 6–4, 7–6
1973	William Brown Mike Estep	Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert, Sr.	DEF
1974	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick	6–2, 6–4

References

^ "B.T. Fray Pits Jays, N.Illinois". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska: newspapers.com. 27 Jan 1969. p. 17. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ Steve Sinclair (March 6, 1975). "Midlands tennis canceled for fear of losing stars". Omaha World-Herald. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nastase wins Omaha tennis". The Des Moines Register. Reuters. January 31, 1972. p. 1-S – via Newspapers.com.