Tennis 1975 Grand Prix

The 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.

The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters, Davis Cup Final and Nations Cup are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.

1975 Grand Prix circuit
Details
Duration26 December 1974 – 16 December 1975
Edition6th
Tournaments42
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesSpain Manuel Orantes (6)
Most tournament finalsSpain Manuel Orantes (9)
Prize money leaderArgentina Guillermo Vilas ($237,392)
Points leaderArgentina Guillermo Vilas (850)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Arthur Ashe
Newcomer of the yearUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
1974
1976
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix
Jimmy Connors finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the second time in his career. Connors won two tournaments during the season, and was runner-up at three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open (though the Australian Open was a Group B event rather than a Triple Crown event like the other majors).
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix
Guillermo Vilas was the 1975 Grand Prix No. 1. Vilas won five tournaments during the season, and was runner-up at a major at the French Open.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix
Arthur Ashe was named the ATP Player of the Year. Ashe won three tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships.

The men's schedule started in December 1974 with the Australian Open and continued in May 1975 following the conclusion of the rival 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit which ran from January to early May.

Schedule

    Key
Triple Crown
Grand Prix Masters
Group AA events
Group A events
Group B events
*Independent events recognized by the ATP
Team events

December 1974

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
26 Dec Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Group B
Grass – $50,000 – 32S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Newcombe
7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Crealy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tony Roche
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Kim Warwick
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Alex Metreveli
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
6–3, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Carmichael
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Allan Stone

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 May Bavarian Championships
Munich, West Germany
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ulrich Pinner
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harald Elschenbroich
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Pavel Hutka
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
7–5, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Milan Holeček
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler
12 May Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D/16XD
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Patrick Proisy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bernard Mitton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roger Taylor
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
8–6, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Syd Ball
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Crealy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sharon Walsh
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  David Lloyd
3–6, 8–6, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Lesley Charles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Mark Farrell
19 May German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Paolo Bertolucci
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roger Taylor
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
6–3, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
26 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 7–5, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Agfacolor Cup
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Colin Dibley
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  François Jauffret
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raymond Moore
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harald Elschenbroich
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans Kary
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Toma Ovici
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  François Jauffret
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
6–2, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harald Elschenbroich
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans Kary

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jun French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Clay – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Andrews
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Fiorella Bonicelli
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Thomaz Koch
6–4, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Pam Teeguarden
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
17 Jun John Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Group AA
Grass – $100,000 – 64S/30D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tony Roche Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Carmichael
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Charlie Pasarell
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner
6–2, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Marty Riessen
24 Jun Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Grass – 128S/64D/64XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tony Roche
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Vitas Gerulaitis
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer
7–5, 8–6, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Colin Dowdeswell
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Allan Stone
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Margaret Court
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Marty Riessen
6–4, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Betty Stöve
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Allan Stone

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
6–0, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  José Higueras Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Thomaz Koch
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Corrado Barazzutti
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ismail El Shafei
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Patrick Proisy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ove Bengtson
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
7–6, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ken Rosewall
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jairo Velasco
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jeff Borowiak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Iván Molina
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Marcelo Lara
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Nikola Pilić
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jürgen Fassbender
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–4, 9–7, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Colin Dowdeswell
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ken Rosewall
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta
2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ulrich Pinner
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans Kary
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  János Benyik
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Balázs Taróczy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jiří Hřebec
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Paolo Bertolucci
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta
6–2, 6–2, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Patrice Dominguez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  François Jauffret
14 Jul Chicago International
Chicago, United States
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner
6–1, 6–7, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Stockton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Andrew Pattison
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sashi Menon
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sherwood Stewart
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Haroon Rahim
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
6–3, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Mike Cahill
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Whitlinger
Dutch Open
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Željko Franulović Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Víctor Pecci
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ulrich Pinner
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jürgen Fassbender
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ismail El Shafei
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Nikola Špear
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  François Jauffret
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Željko Franulović
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Lloyd
21 Jul Washington Star International
Washington, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Richey
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Lutz
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Stan Smith
7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
28 Jul First National Bank Classic
Louisville, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/30D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Željko Franulović
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Not played. Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Fibak / Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  A. Amritraj / Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  V. Amritraj
Western Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Gorman
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sherwood Stewart Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Byron Bertram
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Stan Smith
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Teacher
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Drysdale
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Crealy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Robert Kreiss
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Drysdale
7–6, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Marcelo Lara
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Joaquín Loyo-Mayo

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Group AA
Clay – $130,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Iván Molina
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–0
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Volvo International
North Conway, United States
Group B
Clay – $100,000 – 48S/20D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ken Rosewall Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Rod Laver
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Víctor Pecci
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Norman Holmes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raymond Moore
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Haroon Rahim
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Erik van Dillen
7–6, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
11 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–0, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Joachim Plötz
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Drysdale
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raymond Moore
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
City National Buckeye Championships
Columbus, United States
Group B
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Lutz Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Stan Smith
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Gorman
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jürgen Fassbender
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bernard Mitton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jim Delaney
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sherwood Stewart
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Lutz
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Stan Smith
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jürgen Fassbender
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
18 Aug U.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Rod Laver
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Andrews
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Mike Estep
Tennis Week Open
South Orange, United States
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/12D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
7–6, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Hewitt Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Vijay Amritraj
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Anand Amritraj
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raymond Moore
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Victor Amaya
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Balázs Taróczy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Crealy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Lloyd
25 Aug US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Clay – $166,810–128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Andrew Pattison
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Marty Riessen
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Rosemary Casals
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Stockton
6–3, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Billie Jean King
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Fred Stolle

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
15 Sep Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Group AA
Hard – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Lutz
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Marty Riessen
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Stockton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Allan Stone
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Anand Amritraj
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Vijay Amritraj
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Drysdale
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Marty Riessen
22 Sep Fireman's Fund International
San Francisco, United States
Group AA
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
6–0, 7–6(7–4)
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jeff Borowiak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Lutz
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Stockton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Drysdale
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Fred McNair
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Allan Stone
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Kim Warwick
29 Sep Hawaii Open
Maui, United States
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/20D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–0
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bernard Mitton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Haroon Rahim
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Billy Martin
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Lutz
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jeff Borowiak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Allan Stone
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Fred McNair
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jeff Borowiak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Haroon Rahim
Nations Cup
Kingston, Jamaica
$100,000 – 8 countries
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  United States
2–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  United Kingdom Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Chile
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  India
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Mexico
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  West Germany
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Australia
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Commonwealth Caribbean

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Oct Trofeo Melia
Madrid, Spain
Group A
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
5–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
7–6, 4–6, 9–7
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
South Pacific Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
6–2, 7–6, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Phil Dent
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Richey
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Nick Saviano
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Crealy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–0
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
13 Oct Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Group AA
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Stan Smith
7–6, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Lutz Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Alexander
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Gorman
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Group A
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler
20 Oct Aryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Iván Molina Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Patrick Proisy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Corrado Barazzutti
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jairo Velasco
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Hewitt
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Frew McMillan
Hitachi & Nissan-Datsun Championships
Perth, Australia
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon
6–2, 7–6, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Cliff Richey
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tony Roche
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Syd Ball
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Gorman
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
27 Oct Philta International
Manila, the Philippines
Group A
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
6–3, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Corrado Barazzutti Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  José Higueras
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ken Rosewall
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Newcombe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Crealy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ross Case
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Geoff Masters
6–1, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Syd Ball
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Kim Warwick
Jean Becker Open
Paris, France
Group B
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/18D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker
6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raymond Moore
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler
6–4, 7–6
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Nov Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Group AA
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta
6–4, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bernard Mitton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Hewitt
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Charlie Pasarell
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Roscoe Tanner
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Group AA
Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tony Roche
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ken Rosewall
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Dick Crealy
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Newcombe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
9 Nov Dewar Cup
Edinburgh/London, Great Britain
Group A
Carpet – 48S/23D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs
1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Buster Mottram
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jan Kodeš
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Haroon Rahim
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bernard Mitton
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Wojciech Fibak
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler
6–1, 7–5
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Group A
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/28D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ricardo Cano
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jaime Fillol
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Željko Franulović
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Iván Molina
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Víctor Pecci
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  José Edison Mandarino
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Paolo Bertolucci
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jürgen Fassbender
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Citizen's Classic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Gorman
6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Carmichael
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  John Newcombe
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Okker
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ken Rosewall
6–3, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Carmichael
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer
16 Nov South African Breweries Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group AA
Hard – $100,000 – 43S/24D/16XD
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon
6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Brian Gottfried Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Onny Parun
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Pat Cramer
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Frew McMillan
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raymond Moore
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Andrew Pattison
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bob Hewitt
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–4
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Karl Meiler
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Charlie Pasarell
Title shared. Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Kloss / Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Bertram
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Carnahan / Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Russell
Indian Open
Calcutta, India
Group A
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Vijay Amritraj
7–5, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Mike Cahill
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Kim Warwick
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Tom Gorman
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sandy Mayer
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Haroon Rahim
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Anand Amritraj
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Vijay Amritraj
30 Nov Commercial Union Assurance Masters
Stockholm, Sweden
Grand Prix Masters
Carpet (i) – $130,000 – 8S/4D
SinglesDoubles
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe
Round robin
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–1
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jürgen Fassbender
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Dec Davis Cup Final
Stockholm, Sweden – carpet (i)
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Sweden
3–2
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Czechoslovakia Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Chile
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Australia
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Spain
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  France
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  South Africa
Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  New Zealand

Grand Prix points system

The tournaments listed above were divided into four groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into three other groups – AA, A and B – by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation – with doubles points listed in brackets – can be found below:

Group TC
  • Champion: 120 (24)
  • Runner-up: 90 (18)
  • Semifinalist: 60 (12)
  • Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
  • Fourth Round: 15 (3)
  • Third Round: 7 (1)
  • Second Round: 3
Group AA
  • Champion: 80 (16)
  • Runner-up: 60 (12)
  • Semifinalist: 40 (8)
  • Quarterfinalist: 20 (4)
  • 9th – 16th: 10 (2)
  • 17th – 32nd: 5
Group A
  • Champion: 60 (12)
  • Runner-up: 45 (9)
  • Semifinalist: 30 (6)
  • Quarterfinalist: 15 (3)
  • 9th – 16th: 7 (1)
  • 17th – 32nd: 3
Group B
  • Champion: 40 (8)
  • Runner-up: 30 (6)
  • Semifinalist: 20 (4)
  • 5th – 8th: 10 (2)
  • 9th – 16th: 5

Standings

Rk Name Points
1 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 850
2 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Manuel Orantes (ESP) 764
3 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Björn Borg (SWE) 560
4 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Arthur Ashe (USA) 550
5 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Ilie Năstase (ROM) 485
6 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Jimmy Connors (USA) 470
7 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Raúl Ramírez (MEX) 402
8 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Adriano Panatta (ITA) 393
9 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Harold Solomon (USA) 375
10 Tennis 1975 Grand Prix  Eddie Dibbs (USA) 370

ATP rankings

These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1974 season and at the end of the 1975 season, with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1975, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:

No players won their first Grand Prix title in 1975.

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

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