1975 Wimbledon Championships

October 2020 1975 Wimbledon Championships 23 June – 5 July 89th Grand Slam 128S / 64D £114,875 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club USA Arthur Ashe USA Billie Jean King USA Vitas Gerulaitis / USA Sandy Mayer USA Ann Kiyomura / JPN 1947 Kazuko Sawamatsu USA Marty Riessen / AUS Margaret Court NZL Chris Lewis URS 1955 Natasha Chmyreva The 1975 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 422, 432Barrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 380, 381 The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1975. It was the 89th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975. Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles. Prize money The total prize money for 1975 championships was £114,875. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 129, 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£10,000£6,000£2,000£1,000£600£300£200£150Women's singles£7,000£4,000£1,500£750£500£250£175£150Men's doubles *£2,000£1,200£800£400£200£0£0Women's doubles *£1,200£700£400£200£100£0£0Mixed doubles *£1,000£500£300£200£100£0£0 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles USA Arthur Ashe defeated USA Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Ashe's 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title. Women's singles 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Billie Jean King defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 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 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles USA Vitas Gerulaitis / USA Sandy Mayer defeated RHO Colin Dowdeswell / AUS Allan Stone, 7–5, 8–6, 6–4Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Ann Kiyomura / JPN 1947 Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles USA Marty Riessen / AUS Margaret Court defeated AUS Allan Stone / NED Betty Stöve, 6–4, 7–5Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles NZL Chris Lewis defeated ECU Ricardo Ycaza, 6–1, 6–4Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles URS 1955 Natasha Chmyreva defeated TCH Regina Maršíková, 6–4, 6–3Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles USA Jimmy Connors (final, lost to Arthur Ashe) AUS Ken Rosewall (fourth round, lost to Tony Roche) SWE Björn Borg (quarterfinals, lost to Arthur Ashe) ARG Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner) ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (second round, lost to Sherwood Stewart) USA Arthur Ashe (champion) USA Stan Smith (first round, lost to Byron Bertram) MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors) NED Tom Okker (quarterfinals, lost to Tony Roche) AUS John Alexander (second round, lost to Paul Kronk) USA Roscoe Tanner (semifinals, lost to Jimmy Connors) TCH Jan Kodeš (second round, lost to Geoff Masters) USA Marty Riessen (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (first round, lost to Ray Ruffels) NZL Onny Parun (third round, lost to Sandy Mayer) AUS Tony Roche (semifinals, lost to Arthur Ashe) Women's singles USA Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King) TCH Martina Navrátilová (quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court) USA Billie Jean King (champion) AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final, lost to Billie Jean King) AUS Margaret Court (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) URS 1955 Olga Morozova (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King) AUS Kerry Reid (second round, lost to Sue Barker) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1975 French Open Grand Slams 1975 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships