1975 Grand Prix (tennis)

Professional tennis circuit 1975 Grand Prix circuit 200px 26 December 1974 – 16 December 1975 6th 44 TC events (3) GPM events (1) AA events (15) A events (6) B events (19) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (6) ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (9) ARG Guillermo Vilas ($237,392) ARG Guillermo Vilas (850) USA Arthur AsheThe ATP Moves to Dallas http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1976/september/the-atp-moves-to-dallas D Magazine Dennis Spencer September 13, 1976 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 1974 1976 3 450 center Jimmy Connors 2 (1978).jpg 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). Vilas raquetazo.jpg 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. Arthur Ashe (cropped).jpg 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 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.https://www.atptour.com/corporate/history.aspx History Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 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.World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1976 Queen Anne Press London 9780362002768 650229036 25–33 John Barrett 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 Team events December 1974 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists26 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Group B Grass – $50,000 – 32S/32D Singles – Doubles AUS John Newcombe 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) USA Jimmy Connors AUS Dick Crealy AUS Tony Roche AUS Kim Warwick AUS John Alexander URS Alex Metreveli AUS Geoff Masters AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent 6–3, 7–6 AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Allan Stone May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 May Bavarian Championships Munich, West Germany Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ARG Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 FRG Karl Meiler FRG Ulrich Pinner ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase FRG Harald Elschenbroich CSK Pavel Hutka CSK Jan Kodeš FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann POL Wojciech Fibak CSK Jan Kodeš 7–5, 6–3 CSK Milan Holeček FRG Karl Meiler 12 May Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Group B Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D/16XD ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 NZL Onny Parun ARG Guillermo Vilas FRA Patrick Proisy RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton GBR Roger Taylor CSK Jan Kodeš ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 8–6, 6–3 AUS Syd Ball AUS Dick Crealy USA Sharon Walsh GBR David Lloyd 3–6, 8–6, 7–5 GBR Lesley Charles GBR Mark Farrell 19 May German Open Hamburg, West Germany Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 CSK Jan Kodeš ITA Paolo Bertolucci ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ARG Guillermo Vilas POL Wojciech Fibak NZL Onny Parun GBR Roger Taylor ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–3, 7–6 POL Wojciech Fibak CSK Jan Kodeš 26 May Italian Open Rome, Italy Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D MEX Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 7–5, 7–5 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ARG Guillermo Vilas SWE Björn Borg USA Eddie Dibbs USA Harold Solomon NZL Onny Parun USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase Agfacolor Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D CHI Jaime Fillol 6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5 CSK Jan Kodeš AUS Colin Dibley FRA François Jauffret RSA 1928 Raymond Moore FRG Harald Elschenbroich AUT Hans Kary ROM 1965 Toma Ovici FRA François Jauffret CSK Jan Kodeš 6–2, 6–3 FRG Harald Elschenbroich AUT Hans Kary June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Triple Crown Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 ARG Guillermo Vilas ITA Adriano Panatta USA Eddie Dibbs USA Harold Solomon USA John Andrews NZL Onny Parun MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent URU Fiorella Bonicelli BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch 6–4, 7–6 USA Pam Teeguarden CHI Jaime Fillol 17 Jun John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Group AA Grass – $100,000 – 64S/30D NED Tom Okker 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 AUS Tony Roche USA Roscoe Tanner AUS Phil Dent USA Jimmy Connors USA Arthur Ashe AUS Bob Carmichael ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Charlie Pasarell USA Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–3 NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 24 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Triple Crown Grass – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Arthur Ashe 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 USA Jimmy Connors USA Roscoe Tanner AUS Tony Roche MEX Raúl Ramírez ARG Guillermo Vilas SWE Björn Borg NED Tom Okker USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Sandy Mayer 7–5, 8–6, 6–4 Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell AUS Allan Stone AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen 6–4, 7–5 NED Betty Stöve AUS Allan Stone July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–0, 6–3 ESP 1945 José Higueras BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch ITA Corrado Barazzutti SWE Björn Borg ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei FRA Patrick Proisy SWE Ove Bengtson SWE Björn Borg 7–6, 7–5 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles AUS Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 FRG Karl Meiler COL Jairo Velasco ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Jeff Borowiak COL Iván Molina MEX Marcelo Lara SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–4, 9–7, 6–1 Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell AUS Ken Rosewall Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D ITA Adriano Panatta 2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 CSK Jan Kodeš FRG Ulrich Pinner POL Wojciech Fibak AUT Hans Kary HUN János Benyik HUN Balázs Taróczy CSK Jiří Hřebec ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 FRA Patrice Dominguez FRA François Jauffret 14 Jul Chicago International Chicago, United States Group B Carpet – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Roscoe Tanner 6–1, 6–7, 7–6 AUS John Alexander USA Dick Stockton Rhodesia Andrew Pattison IND Sashi Menon USA Brian Gottfried USA Sherwood Stewart PAK Haroon Rahim AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent 6–3, 6–4 USA Mike Cahill USA John Whitlinger Dutch Open Hilversum, the Netherlands Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D Singles – Doubles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović PAR Víctor Pecci FRG Ulrich Pinner FRG Jürgen Fassbender EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Špear FRA François Jauffret POL Wojciech Fibak ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–3 SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović GBR John Lloyd 21 Jul Washington Star International Washington, United States Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–3 USA Harold Solomon MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Cliff Richey CHI Jaime Fillol USA Eddie Dibbs ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Arthur Ashe USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 28 Jul First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/30D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase CHI Jaime Fillol USA Arthur Ashe SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS John Alexander Not played. POL Fibak / ARG Vilas IND A. Amritraj / IND V. Amritraj Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Tom Gorman 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 USA Sherwood Stewart RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Stan Smith USA Brian Teacher RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale AUS Dick Crealy USA Robert Kreiss AUS Phil Dent RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 7–6, 6–4 MEX Marcelo Lara MEX Joaquín Loyo-Mayo August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Group AA Clay – $130,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–2 USA Arthur Ashe ARG Guillermo Vilas NZL Onny Parun USA Eddie Dibbs ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. COL Iván Molina CHI Jaime Fillol ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–5, 6–0 POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Volvo International North Conway, United States Group B Clay – $100,000 – 48S/20D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–2 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Rod Laver ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase PAR Víctor Pecci USA Norman Holmes RSA 1928 Raymond Moore AUS John Alexander PAK Haroon Rahim USA Erik van Dillen 7–6, 7–6 AUS John Alexander AUS Phil Dent 11 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–0, 6–1 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase AUS Phil Dent ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. POL Wojciech Fibak AUS John Alexander ITA Adriano Panatta FRG Hans-Joachim Plötz RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 CSK Jan Kodeš ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase City National Buckeye Championships Columbus, United States Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D IND Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 7–5 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith USA Tom Gorman FRG Jürgen Fassbender RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton USA Jim Delaney USA Sherwood Stewart USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 18 Aug U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Arthur Ashe AUS John Alexander AUS Rod Laver POL Wojciech Fibak ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 USA John Andrews USA Mike Estep Tennis Week Open South Orange, United States Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/12D ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–1 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt IND Vijay Amritraj IND Anand Amritraj USA Jimmy Connors RSA 1928 Raymond Moore USA Victor Amaya HUN Balázs Taróczy USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–3 AUS Dick Crealy GBR John Lloyd 25 Aug US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Triple Crown Clay – $166,810–128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 USA Jimmy Connors SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas Rhodesia Andrew Pattison USA Eddie Dibbs ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase CHI Jaime Fillol USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–6 NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen USA Rosemary Casals USA Dick Stockton 6–3, 7–6 USA Billie Jean King AUS Fred Stolle September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 15 Sep Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Group AA Hard – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Arthur Ashe 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 USA Roscoe Tanner MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Harold Solomon USA Bob Lutz USA Marty Riessen USA Dick Stockton AUS Allan Stone IND Anand Amritraj IND Vijay Amritraj 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale USA Marty Riessen 22 Sep Fireman's Fund International San Francisco, United States Group AA Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Arthur Ashe 6–0, 7–6(7–4) ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Jeff Borowiak AUS Geoff Masters USA Bob Lutz USA Dick Stockton RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale USA Sandy Mayer USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 7–6(7–3) AUS Allan Stone AUS Kim Warwick 29 Sep Hawaii Open Maui, United States Group B Hard – $50,000 – 32S/20D USA Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–0 USA Sandy Mayer RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton PAK Haroon Rahim USA Billy Martin USA Bob Lutz USA Jeff Borowiak AUS Allan Stone USA Fred McNair USA Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 USA Jeff Borowiak PAK Haroon Rahim Nations Cup Kingston, Jamaica $100,000 – 8 countries United States 2–1 United Kingdom Chile India Mexico Australia Commonwealth Caribbean October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Oct Trofeo Melia Madrid, Spain Group A Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D CSK Jan Kodeš 5–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–3 ITA Adriano Panatta SWE Björn Borg CHI Jaime Fillol ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Eddie Dibbs ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes CSK Jan Kodeš ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 7–6, 4–6, 9–7 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes South Pacific Championships Melbourne, Australia Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Brian Gottfried 6–2, 7–6, 6–1 USA Harold Solomon AUS Phil Dent USA Cliff Richey AUS Geoff Masters USA Nick Saviano AUS Ross Case AUS Dick Crealy AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 6–4, 6–0 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 13 Oct Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Group AA Hard (i) – $100,000 – 48S/24D USA Stan Smith 7–6, 6–2 USA Bob Lutz USA Brian Gottfried AUS Ross Case USA Sandy Mayer AUS John Alexander USA Tom Gorman AUS Geoff Masters USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–2 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Group A Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 ITA Adriano Panatta ARG Guillermo Vilas CHI Jaime Fillol USA Eddie Dibbs CSK Jan Kodeš ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Karl Meiler 20 Oct Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D USA Eddie Dibbs 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 COL Iván Molina ARG Guillermo Vilas FRA Patrick Proisy ITA Corrado Barazzutti NZL Onny Parun COL Jairo Velasco ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Hitachi-Datsun Tennis Classic Perth, Australia Group B Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Harold Solomon 6–2, 7–6, 7–5 USA Sandy Mayer USA Brian Gottfried AUS Ross Case USA Cliff Richey AUS Tony Roche AUS Syd Ball USA Tom Gorman USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 27 Oct Philta International Manila, the Philippines Group A Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D AUS Ross Case 6–3, 6–1 ITA Corrado Barazzutti ESP 1945 José Higueras AUS Ken Rosewall ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes AUS John Newcombe AUS Dick Crealy FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 6–1, 6–2 AUS Syd Ball AUS Kim Warwick Jean Becker Open Paris, France Group B Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/18D Singles – Doubles NED Tom Okker 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 USA Arthur Ashe RSA 1928 Raymond Moore ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Roscoe Tanner CHI Jaime Fillol USA Eddie Dibbs NZL Onny Parun POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Karl Meiler 6–4, 7–6 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase NED Tom Okker November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 2 Nov Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Group AA Carpet – $100,000 – 64S/32D ITA Adriano Panatta 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 USA Jimmy Connors NZL Onny Parun SWE Björn Borg USA Arthur Ashe USA Roscoe Tanner ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 USA Charlie Pasarell USA Roscoe Tanner Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Group AA Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes AUS Tony Roche AUS Ken Rosewall USA Harold Solomon AUS Dick Crealy AUS John Newcombe FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–4 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 9 Nov Dewar CupThe tournament began at Meadowbanks in Edinburgh on 8 November and moved to the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 November. Edinburgh/London, Great Britain Group A Carpet – 48S/23D USA Eddie Dibbs 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 USA Jimmy Connors GBR Buster Mottram ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Arthur Ashe CSK Jan Kodeš PAK Haroon Rahim RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton POL Wojciech Fibak FRG Karl Meiler 6–1, 7–5 USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group A Clay – $50,000 – 32S/28D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 ITA Adriano Panatta ARG Ricardo Cano CHI Jaime Fillol SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović COL Iván Molina PAR Víctor Pecci BRA 1968 José Edison Mandarino ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Citizen's Classic Hong Kong, Hong Kong Group B Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D USA Tom Gorman 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 USA Sandy Mayer MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Brian Gottfried ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. AUS Bob Carmichael AUS John Newcombe NED Tom Okker NED Tom Okker AUS Ken Rosewall 6–3, 6–4 AUS Bob Carmichael USA Sandy Mayer 16 Nov South African Breweries Open Johannesburg, South Africa Group AA Hard – $100,000 – 43S/24D/16XD USA Harold Solomon 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 USA Brian Gottfried FRG Karl Meiler NZL Onny Parun RSA 1928 Pat Cramer RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Raymond Moore Rhodesia Andrew Pattison RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–4 FRG Karl Meiler USA Charlie Pasarell Title shared. RSA 1928 Kloss / RSA 1928 Bertram USA Carnahan / USA Russell Indian Open Calcutta, India Group A $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D IND Vijay Amritraj 7–5, 6–3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Mike Cahill AUS Kim Warwick USA Tom Gorman USA Sandy Mayer PAK Haroon Rahim ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 IND Anand Amritraj IND Vijay Amritraj 30 Nov Commercial Union Assurance Masters Stockholm, Sweden Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) – $130,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Arthur Ashe Round robinESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ITA Adriano Panatta USA Harold Solomon MEX Raúl Ramírez ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–5, 6–1 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 14 Dec Davis Cup Final Stockholm, Sweden – carpet (i) SWE 3–2 CSK CHI AUS ESP FRA RSA 1928 NZL 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 Guillermo Vilas ARG 850 2 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 764 3 Björn Borg SWE 560 4 Arthur Ashe USA 550 5 Ilie Năstase ROM 485 6 Jimmy Connors USA 470 7 Raúl Ramírez MEX 402 8 Adriano Panatta ITA 393 9 Harold Solomon USA 375 10 Eddie Dibbs USA 370 ATP rankings These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1974 seasonATP Rankings (singles) – 20 Dec 1974 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=1974-12-20&rankRange=0-100 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and at the end of the 1975 season,ATP Rankings (singles) – 15 Dec 1975 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=1975-12-15&rankRange=0-100 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 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. auto As of 20 December 1974ATP rankings 20 Dec 1974 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1974-12-20 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name 1 Jimmy Connors USA 2 John Newcombe AUS 3 Björn Borg SWE 4 Rod Laver AUS 5 Guillermo Vilas ARG 6 Tom Okker NED 7 Arthur Ashe USA 8 Stan Smith USA 9 Ken Rosewall AUS 10 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 11 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 12 Marty Riessen USA 13 Alex Metreveli URS 14 Roscoe Tanner USA 15 Dick Stockton USA 16 Harold Solomon USA 17 Jan Kodeš TCH 18 Cliff Drysdale RSA 1928 19 Raúl Ramírez MEX 20 François Jauffret FRA Year-end rankings 1975 (15 December 1975)ATP Year-end top 20 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1975-12-15 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name Points Average High Low Change 1 Jimmy Connors USA 769 42.72 = 2 Guillermo Vilas ARG 893 42.52 +3 3 Björn Borg SWE 728 38.32 = 4 Arthur Ashe USA 905 37.71 +3 5 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 887 35.48 +6 6 Ken Rosewall AUS 387 29.77 +3 7 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 699 29.12 +3 8 John Alexander AUS 587 24.46 +18 9 Roscoe Tanner USA 569 23.71 +5 10 Rod Laver AUS 351 23.40 −6 11 Tom Okker NED 326 23.29 −5 12 Tony Roche AUS 279 23.25 +15 13 Raúl Ramírez MEX 620 22.14 +6 14 Adriano Panatta ITA 485 20.21 +24 15 Vitas Gerulaitis USA 286 19.07 +30 16 Jaime Fillol CHI 469 18.04 +15 17 Harold Solomon USA 582 17.64 −1 18 Eddie Dibbs USA 450 17.31 +4 19 Jan Kodeš TCH 342 16.29 −2 20 John Newcombe AUS 187 15.58 −18 List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles: ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (6) Bournemouth, Hamburg, Båstad, Indianapolis, Montreal, US Open ARG Guillermo Vilas (5) Munich, Hilversum, Washington, D.C., Louisville, Buenos Aires USA Arthur Ashe (3) Wimbledon, Los Angeles, San Francisco SWE Björn Borg (3) French Open, Boston, Barcelona ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (3) Barcelona, South Orange, Masters IND Vijay Amritraj (2) Columbus, Calcutta AUS Ross Case (2) Manila, Sydney Indoor USA Jimmy Connors (2) North Conway, Maui USA Tom Gorman (2) Cincinnati, Hong Kong NED Tom Okker (2) Nottingham, Paris (Jean Becker) ITA Adriano Panatta (2) Kitzbühel, Stockholm MEX Raúl Ramírez (2) Rome, Tokyo Outdoor USA Harold Solomon (2) Perth, Johannesburg USA Eddie Dibbs (1) Tehran CHI Jaime Fillol (1) Düsseldorf USA Brian Gottfried (1) Melbourne Indoor CSK Jan Kodeš (1) Madrid AUS John Newcombe (1) Australian Open AUS Ken Rosewall (1) Gstaad USA Stan Smith (1) Sydney Indoor No players won their first Grand Prix title in 1975. See also 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit 1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit 1975 WTA Tour Notes note References External links ATP Archive 1975: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments History Mens Professional Tours Further reading The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book Collins Bud Bud Collins New Chapter Press New York 2nd 2010 978-0-942257-70-0 Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons Grand Prix