{{Infobox tennis tournament | name = Omaha Open | type = defunct | founded = 1969 | ended = 1974 | editions = 6 | location = Omaha, Nebraska, US | venue = Omaha Civic Auditorium | event name = Omaha International <br> Midlands International | tour = USLTA Indoor Circuit | 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'''.<ref>{{cite news |title=B.T. Fray Pits Jays, N.Illinois |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/886160661/?terms=Omaha%20International%2C%20tennis&match=1 |access-date=16 January 2024 |work=Omaha World-Herald |publisher=newspapers.com |date=27 Jan 1969 |location=Omaha, Nebraska |page=17 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Steve Sinclair |title=Midlands tennis canceled for fear of losing stars. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/886918633/ |work=Omaha World-Herald |date=March 6, 1975 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" |- !style="width:40px"|Year !style="width:200px"|Champions !style="width:200px"|Runners-up !style="width:145px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | 1969 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Richey || {{flagicon|MEX}} Joaquín Loyo-Mayo || 6–4, 6–2 |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith || {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Osborne || 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 |- | 1971 || {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase || {{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Richey || 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase<ref>{{cite news|title=Nastase wins Omaha tennis|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/338937352/|work=The Des Moines Register |agency=Reuters |date=January 31, 1972| page=1-S |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}</ref> || {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac || 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |- | 1973 || {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase || {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors || 5–0, ret. |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|GER}} Karl Meiler || {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors || 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |}
===Doubles=== {|class="wikitable" |- !style="width:40px"|Year !style="width:200px"|Champions !style="width:200px"|Runners-up !style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | 1969 || {{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Richey<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Edlefsen || {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Cox<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Jim McManus || 7–5, 6–3 |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Lutz || {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase<br />{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac || 6–4, 6–4 |- | 1971 || {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Thomaz Koch || {{flagicon|USA}} Jim McManus<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Osborne || 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase<br />{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac || {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno<br />{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes || 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |- | 1973 || {{flagicon|USA}} William Brown<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Estep || {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors<br />{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert, Sr. || DEF |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|GER}} Jürgen Fassbender<br />{{flagicon|GER}} Karl Meiler || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Fletcher<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick || 6–2, 6–4 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/omaha/2036/overview ATP tournament overview]
{{Omaha International tournaments}}
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