1975 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1975. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and the women's tennis circuits.

Australian Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Men's singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated United States Jimmy Connors, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)[1]

• It was Newcombe's 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Women's singles

Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Women's singles

Australia Evonne Goolagong defeated Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–2[2]

• It was Goolagong Cawley's 4th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Australia John Alexander / Australia Philip Dent defeated Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Allan Stone, 6–3, 7–6[3]

• It was Alexander's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
• It was Dent's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Australia Evonne Goolagong / United States Peggy Michel defeated Soviet Union Olga Morozova / Australia Margaret Court, 7–6, 7–6[4]

• It was Goolagong 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd title at the Australian Open.
• It was Michel's 3rd and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Mixed doubles

No competition between 1970 and 1986.

French Open

Men's singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated Argentina Guillermo Vilas, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Borg's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd (consecutive) French Open title.

Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Evert's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) French Open title.

Men's doubles

United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez defeated Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4

Women's doubles

United States Chris Evert / Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova defeated United States Julie Anthony / Soviet Union Olga Morozova, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli / Brazil Thomaz Koch defeated United States Pam Teeguarden / Chile Jaime Fillol, 6–4, 7–6

Wimbledon

Men's singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

United States Arthur Ashe defeated United States Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4[5]

  • It was Ashe's 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1[6]

  • It was King's 12th (and last) career Grand Slam title (her 8th in the Open Era), and her 6th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

United States Vitas Gerulaitis / United States Sandy Mayer defeated Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell / Australia Allan Stone, 7–5, 8–6, 6–4[7]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

United States Ann Kiyomura / Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5[8]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

United States Marty Riessen / Australia Margaret Court defeated Australia Allan Stone / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 6–4, 7–5[9]

US Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1975 US Open – Men's singles

Spain Manuel Orantes[10] defeated United States Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Orantes's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1975 US Open – Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Evert's 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 1st US Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1975 US Open – Men's doubles

United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase defeated Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen, 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

Main article: 1975 US Open – Women's doubles

Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated United States Rosemary Casals / United States Billie Jean King, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1975 US Open – Mixed doubles

United States Rosemary Casals / United States Dick Stockton defeated United States Billie Jean King / Australia Fred Stolle, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "1975 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1975 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. ↑ "1975 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. ↑ "1975 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ Orantes became the first Spanish player (male or female) to win the US Open singles title.
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