1975 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
1975 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 5 July
Edition89th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D
Prize money£114,875
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Arthur Ashe
Women's singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
United States Vitas Gerulaitis / United States Sandy Mayer
Women's doubles
United States Ann Kiyomura / Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
Mixed doubles
United States Marty Riessen / Australia Margaret Court
Boys' singles
New Zealand Chris Lewis
Girls' singles
Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva
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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.[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1975.[3] 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.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's singles £10,000 £6,000 £2,000 £1,000 £600 £300 £200 £150
Women's singles £7,000 £4,000 £1,500 £750 £500 £250 £175 £150
Men's doubles * £2,000 £1,200 £800 £400 £200 £0 £0 —
Women's doubles * £1,200 £700 £400 £200 £100 £0 £0 —
Mixed doubles * £1,000 £500 £300 £200 £100 £0 £0 —

* per team

Champions

Seniors

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

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

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

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

Mixed doubles

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

Juniors

Boys' singles

New Zealand Chris Lewis defeated Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza, 6–1, 6–4[10]

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva defeated Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková, 6–4, 6–3[11]

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. United States Jimmy Connors (final, lost to Arthur Ashe)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (fourth round, lost to Tony Roche)
  3. Sweden Björn Borg (quarterfinals, lost to Arthur Ashe)
  4. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
  5. Romania Ilie Năstase (second round, lost to Sherwood Stewart)
  6. United States Arthur Ashe (champion)
  7. United States Stan Smith (first round, lost to Byron Bertram)
  8. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
  9. Netherlands Tom Okker (quarterfinals, lost to Tony Roche)
  10. Australia John Alexander (second round, lost to Paul Kronk)
  11. United States Roscoe Tanner (semifinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
  12. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (second round, lost to Geoff Masters)
  13. United States Marty Riessen (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg)
  14. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (first round, lost to Ray Ruffels)
  15. New Zealand Onny Parun (third round, lost to Sandy Mayer)
  16. Australia Tony Roche (semifinals, lost to Arthur Ashe)

Women's singles

  1. United States Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
  2. Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová (quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court)
  3. United States Billie Jean King (champion)
  4. Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final, lost to Billie Jean King)
  5. Australia Margaret Court (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  6. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  7. Soviet Union Olga Morozova (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
  8. Australia Kerry Reid (second round, lost to Sue Barker)

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 380, 381. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ a b Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 129, 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

  • Official Wimbledon Championships website
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