1975 Richmond WCT – Singles

Tennis tournament event March 2023 1975 Richmond WCT SWE Björn Borg USA Arthur Ashe 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 32 8 singles doubles The 1975 Richmond WCT – Singles was an event of the 1975 Richmond WCT men's tennis tournament that was played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 27 through February 2, 1975. The draw comprised 32 players and 8 of them were seeded. The draw had to be redone after substitute players Jeff Borowiak and Tony Roche had been seeded in violation of WCT rules which stated that substitute players could not be seeded.RWCT pairings scrapped. https://www.newspapers.com/image/829842165/ Richmond Times-Dispatch January 24, 1975 B-7 Newspapers.com limited Ilie Năstase was the defending champion, but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title, defeating third-seeded Arthur Ashe in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1976 Queen Anne Press London 9780362002768 650229036 149 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Borg downs Arthur Ashe https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FwM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GyMIAAAAIBAJ&dq=borg%20ashe%20richmond&pg=5663%2C627790 Bangor Daily News AP February 3, 1975 11 Google News ArchiveBorg wins title over Ashe https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FwM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GyMIAAAAIBAJ&pg=5663%2C627790 Toledo Blade AP February 13, 1975 31 Google News Archive Seeds 30em SWE Björn Borg (Champion) NED Tom Okker (Semifinals) USA Arthur Ashe (Final) NZL Onny Parun (Quarterfinals) ITA Adriano Panatta (Quarterfinals) FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (First round) RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (First round) AUS Kim Warwick (Semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 2 NED Tom Okker 4 4 3 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 8 AUS Kim Warwick 3 2 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 3 USA Arthur Ashe 6 4 4 1 SWE Björn Borg 4 6 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 2 NED Tom Okker 6 6 USA Ferdi Taygan 2 4 SWE Kjell Johansson 6 6 USA John Whitlinger 3 4 FRA Patrice Dominguez 7 77 USA Dick Dell 5 64 AUS Bob Giltinan 6 66 6 7 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 4 78 3 5 ITA Adriano Panatta 1 7 6 GBR Buster Mottram 6 5 3 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 6 USA Billy Martin 4 2 USA Fred McNair 6 1 65 YUG Željko Franulović 3 6 77 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 2 3 3 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 2 NED Tom Okker 6 6 SWE Kjell Johansson 3 2 FRA Patrice Dominguez 3 3 AUS Bob Giltinan 6 6 5 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 0 6 4 YUG Željko Franulović 3 1 3 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 2 NED Tom Okker 6 77 AUS Bob Giltinan 1 61 5 ITA Adriano Panatta 78 2 2 3 USA Arthur Ashe 66 6 6 2 NED Tom Okker 4 4 3 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 4 NZL Onny Parun 6 1 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 4 6 2 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 6 2 6 AUS Dick Crealy 2 6 4 AUS Tony Roche USA Bruce Manson w/o GBR John Lloyd 3 3 8 AUS Kim Warwick 6 6 6 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 65 2 USA Jeff Borowiak 77 6 USA Sherwood Stewart 3 65 USA Raz Reid 6 77 ESP 1945 José Higueras 6 6 AUS Syd Ball 2 1 AUT Hans Kary 0 1 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 4 NZL Onny Parun 77 6 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 65 3 USA Bruce Manson 4 6 4 8 AUS Kim Warwick 6 4 6 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 6 USA Raz Reid 1 2 ESP 1945 José Higueras 4 6 0 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 2 6 4 NZL Onny Parun 4 63 8 AUS Kim Warwick 6 77 USA Jeff Borowiak 5 7 1 1 SWE Björn Borg 7 5 6 8 AUS Kim Warwick 3 2 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 References External links ITF tournament edition details Richmond WCT