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1975 Wimbledon Championships


FieldValue
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
champmsUSA Arthur Ashe
champwsUSA Billie Jean King
champmdUSA Vitas Gerulaitis / USA Sandy Mayer
champwdUSA Ann Kiyomura / JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu
champxdUSA Marty Riessen / AUS Margaret Court
champbsNZL Chris Lewis
champgsURS Natasha Chmyreva

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

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. 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.

**Mixed doubles ***£1,000£500£300£200£100£0£0
  • per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

USA Arthur Ashe defeated USA Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4

  • It was Ashe's 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Billie Jean King defeated AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1

  • 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

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

USA Vitas Gerulaitis / USA Sandy Mayer defeated RHO Colin Dowdeswell / AUS Allan Stone, 7–5, 8–6, 6–4

Women's doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Ann Kiyomura / JPN Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

USA Marty Riessen / AUS Margaret Court defeated AUS Allan Stone / NED Betty Stöve, 6–4, 7–5

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

NZL Chris Lewis defeated ECU Ricardo Ycaza, 6–1, 6–4

Girls' singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

URS Natasha Chmyreva defeated TCH Regina Maršíková, 6–4, 6–3

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. USA Jimmy Connors (final, lost to Arthur Ashe)
  2. AUS Ken Rosewall (fourth round, lost to Tony Roche)
  3. SWE Björn Borg (quarterfinals, lost to Arthur Ashe)
  4. ARG Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner)
  5. ROM Ilie Năstase (second round, lost to Sherwood Stewart)
  6. USA Arthur Ashe (champion)
  7. USA Stan Smith (first round, lost to Byron Bertram)
  8. MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
  9. NED Tom Okker (quarterfinals, lost to Tony Roche)
  10. AUS John Alexander (second round, lost to Paul Kronk)
  11. USA Roscoe Tanner (semifinals, lost to Jimmy Connors)
  12. TCH Jan Kodeš (second round, lost to Geoff Masters)
  13. USA Marty Riessen (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg)
  14. USA Vitas Gerulaitis (first round, lost to Ray Ruffels)
  15. NZL Onny Parun (third round, lost to Sandy Mayer)
  16. AUS Tony Roche (semifinals, lost to Arthur Ashe)

Women's singles

  1. USA Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
  2. TCH Martina Navrátilová (quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court)
  3. USA Billie Jean King (champion)
  4. AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final, lost to Billie Jean King)
  5. AUS Margaret Court (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  6. GBR Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley)
  7. URS Olga Morozova (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
  8. AUS Kerry Reid (second round, lost to Sue Barker)

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
  2. Barrett, John. (2001). "Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships". CollinsWillow.
  3. Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". [[AELTC.
  4. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  5. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  6. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  7. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  8. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  10. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
  11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
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