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1975 World Championship Tennis circuit

The 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1975. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The 1975 circuit divided the players in three groups, Red, Blue and Green who played 24 tournaments in 12 countries. The first tournament, U.S. Professional Indoor Championships, was a combined event as was the season's final which was played in Dallas by the eight best performers and was won by American Arthur Ashe who defeated Björn Borg from Sweden in four sets.

Additionally there were three special non–ranking events; the CBS Classic (Puerto Rico, 13–19 January), the Aetna World Cup team contest between Australia and America (Hartford, 6–9 March) and the Rothmans International Trophy an eight-nation contest between 16 players (London, 4–8 March).

The total prize money for the 1975 WCT circuit was $2,068,500 which included $100,000 bonus money.

Overview

Week	Tournament	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
20 Jan	U.S. Pro Indoor	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	U.S. Marty Riessen	U.S. Vitas Gerulaitis	7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(0–7), 6–3
27 Jan	Fidelity Tournament	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.	SWE Björn Borg	U.S. Arthur Ashe	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
3 Feb	St. Petersburg WCT	St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.	MEX Raúl Ramírez	U.S. Roscoe Tanner	6–0, 1–6, 6–2
6 Feb	WCT International	Bologna, Italy	SWE Björn Borg	U.S. Arthur Ashe	7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
10 Feb	Rothmans Toronto WCT	Toronto, Canada	U.S. Harold Solomon	U.S. Stan Smith	6–4, 6–1
17 Feb	Fort Worth WCT	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.	U.S. John Alexander	U.S. Dick Stockton	7–6, 4–6, 6–3
17 Feb	La Costa WCT	La Costa, California, U.S.	AUS Rod Laver	AUS Allan Stone	6–2, 6–2
17 Feb	Barcelona WCT	Barcelona, Spain	U.S. Arthur Ashe	SWE Björn Borg	7–6, 6–3
23 Feb	San Antonio WCT	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	U.S. Dick Stockton	U.S. Stan Smith	7–5, 2–6, 7–6
25 Feb	Rotterdam WTT	Rotterdam, Netherlands	U.S. Arthur Ashe	NED Tom Okker	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
10 Mar	Washington WCT	Washington, D.C., U.S.	UK Mark Cox	U.S. Dick Stockton	6–2, 7–6
10 Mar	São Paulo WCT	São Paulo, Brazil	AUS Rod Laver	U.S. Charlie Pasarell	6–4, 6–4
10 Mar	Munich WCT	Munich, West Germany	U.S. Arthur Ashe	SWE Björn Borg	6–4, 7–6
17 Mar	Memphis WCT	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	U.S. Harold Solomon	TCH Jiří Hřebec	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
17 Mar	Caracas WCT	Caracas, Venezuela	AUS Rod Laver	MEX Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–2
23 Mar	Monte Carlo WCT	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France	ESP Manuel Orantes	RSA Bob Hewitt	6–2, 6–4
24 Mar	Atlanta WCT	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	UK Mark Cox	U.S. John Alexander	6–3, 7–6
24 Mar	Orlando WCT	Orlando, Florida, U.S.	AUS Rod Laver	U.S. Vitas Gerulaitis	6–3, 6–4
7 Apr	St. Louis WCT	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.	U.S. Vitas Gerulaitis	U.S. Roscoe Tanner	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
11 Apr	Johannesburg WCT	Johannesburg, South Africa	UK Buster Mottram	NED Tom Okker	6–4, 6–2
14 Apr	Tokyo WCT	Tokyo, Japan	U.S. Bob Lutz	U.S. Stan Smith	6–4, 6–4
14 Apr	Denver WCT	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	U.S. Jimmy Connors	U.S. Brian Gottfried	6–3, 6–4
21 Apr	Houston	Houston, Texas, U.S.	AUS Ken Rosewall	RSA Cliff Drysdale	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
21 Apr	Charlotte WCT	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.	MEX Raúl Ramírez	U.S. Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
21 Apr	Stockholm WCT	Stockholm, Sweden	U.S. Arthur Ashe	NED Tom Okker	6–4, 6–2
7 May	Dallas WCT Finals	Dallas, Texas, U.S.	U.S. Arthur Ashe	SWE Björn Borg	3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1975 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.

January

Week	Tournament	Champions
20 Jan	U.S. Pro Indoor
Philadelphia, United States
Carpet (i) – $115,000 – 128S/64D
Singles – Doubles	USA Marty Riessen
7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(0–7), 6–3	USA Vitas Gerulaitis	CHI Jaime Fillol
USA John Alexander	AUS Tony Roche
USA Paul Gerken
USA Arthur Ashe
USA Cliff Richey
USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)	USA Dick Stockton
USA Erik van Dillen
27 Jan	Fidelity Tournament
Richmond, United States
Green group
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles	SWE Björn Borg
4–6, 6–4, 6–4	USA Arthur Ashe	AUS Kim Warwick
NED Tom Okker	USA Jeff Borowiak
ITA Adriano Panatta
NZL Onny Parun
AUS Bob Giltinan
USA Fred McNair
AUT Hans Kary
7–6(8–6), 5–7, 7–6(8–6)	ITA Paolo Bertolucci
ITA Adriano Panatta

February

Week	Tournament	Champions
3 Feb	Havatampa–Raymond James Classic
St. Petersburg, United States
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	MEX Raúl Ramírez
6–0, 1–6, 6–2	USA Roscoe Tanner	AUS Rod Laver
AUS Geoff Masters	CHI Jaime Fillol
USA Sandy Mayer
USA Brian Gottfried
RHO Andrew Pattison
USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–4	USA Charlie Pasarell
USA Roscoe Tanner
6 Feb	WCT International
Bologna, Italy
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Green group
Singles – Doubles	SWE Björn Borg
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)	USA Arthur Ashe	NED Tom Okker
RSA Bob Hewitt	YUG Niki Pilić
NZL Onny Parun
AUS Bob Giltinan
ITA Adriano Panatta
ITA Paolo Bertolucci
ITA Adriano Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–3	USA Arthur Ashe
NED Tom Okker
10 Feb	Rothmans Toronto WCT
Toronto, Canada
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	USA Harold Solomon
6–4, 6–1	USA Stan Smith	USA Erik van Dillen
USA Marty Riessen	USA Paul Gerken
USA Cliff Richey
USA Bob Lutz
AUS Phil Dent
USA Dick Stockton
USA Erik van Dillen
6–4, 7–5, 6–1	IND Vijay Amritraj
IND Ashok Amritraj
17 Feb	Fort Worth WCT
Fort Worth, United States
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	AUS John Alexander
7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–3	USA Dick Stockton	RSA Cliff Drysdale
IND Vijay Amritraj	USA Harold Solomon
GBR Mark Cox
TCH Jiří Hřebec
TCH Milan Holeček
USA Bob Lutz
USA Stan Smith
6–7, 7–6, 6–3	AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent
17 Feb	Carlsbad WCT
Carlsbad, United States
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	AUS Rod Laver
6–2, 6–2	AUS Allan Stone	USA Roscoe Tanner
USSR Alex Metreveli	EGY Ismail El Shafei
AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
RSA Raymond Moore
USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez
7–5, 6–4	USA Charlie Pasarell
USA Roscoe Tanner
17 Feb	Barcelona WCT
Barcelona, Spain
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Green group	USA Arthur Ashe
7–6, 6–3	SWE Björn Borg	NZL Onny Parun
ESP José Higueras	USA Steve Krulevitz
RSA Bob Hewitt
SWE Kjell Johansson
AUS Kevin Warwick
USA Arthur Ashe
NED Tom Okker
7–5, 6–1	ITA Paolo Bertolucci
ITA Adriano Panatta
23 Feb	San Antonio WCT
San Antonio, United States
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	USA Dick Stockton
7–5, 2–6, 7–6	USA Stan Smith	AUS John Alexander
USA Bob Lutz	USA Paul Gerken
USA Mike Estep
USA Marty Riessen
AUS Phil Dent
AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent
7–6, 4–6, 6–4	GBR Mark Cox
RSA Cliff Drysdale
24 Feb	Rotterdam WTT
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Green group
Singles – Doubles	USA Arthur Ashe
3–6, 6–2, 6–4	NED Tom Okker	FRA Patrice Dominguez
SWE Björn Borg	RSA Bob Hewitt
USA Steve Krulevitz
AUS Kevin Warwick
RSA Frew McMillan
RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–2, 6–2	ESP José Higueras
HUN Balázs Taróczy

March

Week	Tournament	Champions
10 Mar	Xerox Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., United States
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	GBR Mark Cox
6–2, 7–6	USA Dick Stockton	USA Stan Smith
PAK Haroon Rahim	AUS John Alexander
USA Bob Lutz
AUS Phil Dent
USA Eddie Dibbs
USA Mike Estep
NZL Jeff Simpson
7–6, 6–3	IND Vijay Amritraj
IND Ashok Amritraj
10 Mar	São Paulo WCT
São Paulo, Brazil
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	AUS Rod Laver
6–4, 6–4	USA Charlie Pasarell	BRA Thomas Koch
USA Roscoe Tanner	USA Vitas Gerulaitis
USSR Alex Metreveli
AUS Ray Ruffels
NZL Brian Fairlie
AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
6–7, 7–6, 7–6	USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez
10 Mar	Munich WCT
Munich, West Germany
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Green group
Singles	USA Arthur Ashe
6–4, 7–6	SWE Björn Borg	YUG Niki Pilić
GBR Buster Mottram	SWE Kjell Johansson
HUN Balázs Taróczy
ITA Corrado Barazzutti
RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–4	ITA Corrado Barazzutti
ITA Antonio Zugarelli
17 Mar	Memphis WCT
Memphis, United States
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	USA Harold Solomon
2–6, 6–1, 6–4	TCH Jiří Hřebec	AUS John Alexander
GBR Mark Cox	USA Cliff Richey
IND Vijay Amritraj
USA Bob Lutz
AUS Phil Dent
USA Dick Stockton
USA Erik van Dillen
1–6, 7–5, 6–4	GBR Mark Cox
RSA Cliff Drysdale
17 Mar	Caracas WCT
Caracas, Venezuela
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	AUS Rod Laver
7–6, 6–2	MEX Raúl Ramírez	USA Jeff Borowiak
USA Roscoe Tanner	EGY Ismail El Shafei
AUS Allan Stone
RSA Raymond Moore
AUS Roy Emerson
AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
7–5, 4–6, 6–2	USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez
23 Mar	Monte Carlo WCT
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Green group	ESP Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–4	RSA Bob Hewitt	ESP José Higueras
GBR John Lloyd	AUS Dick Crealy
ITA Adriano Panatta
GBR Buster Mottram
SWE Björn Borg
RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–2	USA Arthur Ashe
NED Tom Okker
24 Mar	First National Bank Classic
Atlanta, United States
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	GBR Mark Cox
6–3, 7–6(7–3)	AUS John Alexander	USA Cliff Richey
USA Harold Solomon	USA Stan Smith
AUS Phil Dent
USA Dick Stockton
TCH Milan Holeček
IND Vijay Amritraj
IND Ashok Amritraj
6–3, 6–2	GBR Mark Cox
RSA Cliff Drysdale
24 Mar	Orlando WCT
Orlando, United States
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	AUS Rod Laver
6–3, 6–4	USA Vitas Gerulaitis	USA Brian Gottfried
RHO Andrew Pattison	USA Jeff Borowiak
USA Roscoe Tanner
MEX Raúl Ramírez
AUS Allan Stone
USA Brian Gottfried
MEX Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–4	AUS Colin Dibley
AUS Ray Ruffels

April

Week	Tournament	Champions
7 Apr	St. Louis Tennis Classic
St. Louis, United States
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	USA Vitas Gerulaitis
2–6, 6–2, 6–3	USA Roscoe Tanner	AUS Rod Laver
USA Brian Gottfried	USA Jeff Borowiak
NZL Brian Fairlie
CHI Jaime Fillol
MEX Raúl Ramírez
AUS Colin Dibley
AUS Ray Ruffels
6–4, 6–4	AUS Ross Case
AUS Geoff Masters
11 Apr	Johannesburg WCT
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Green group	GBR Buster Mottram
6–4, 6–2	NED Tom Okker	SWE Björn Borg
RSA Frew McMillan	RSA Bob Hewitt
NZL Onny Parun
AUS Kevin Warwick
USA Arthur Ashe
USA Arthur Ashe
NED Tom Okker
6–3, 6–2	RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan
14 Apr	Tokyo WCT
Tokyo, Japan
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	USA Bob Lutz
6–4, 6–4	USA Stan Smith	AUS John Alexander
GBR Mark Cox	USA Harold Solomon
USA Dick Stockton
RSA Cliff Drysdale
USA Marty Riessen
USA Bob Lutz
USA Stan Smith
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–2	AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent
14 Apr	Denver WCT
Denver, United States
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	USA Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–4	USA Brian Gottfried	USA Sandy Mayer
EGY Ismail El Shafei	BRA Thomas Koch
MEX Raúl Ramírez
USA Vitas Gerulaitis
CHI Jaime Fillol
AUS Roy Emerson
AUS Rod Laver
6–2, 3–6, 7–5	AUS Bob Carmichael
AUS Allan Stone
21 Apr	Houston WCT
Houston, United States
Clay – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Red group	AUS Ken Rosewall
6–3, 3–6, 6–1	RSA Cliff Drysdale	USA Harold Solomon
IND Vijay Amritraj	AUS John Alexander
AUS Phil Dent
USA Bob Lutz
USA Eddie Dibbs
USA Bob Lutz
USA Stan Smith
7–5, 7–6	USA Mike Estep
NZL Russell Simpson
21 Apr	Charlotte WCT
Charlotte, United States
Clay – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Blue group	MEX Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 6–4, 6–3	USA Roscoe Tanner	AUS Rod Laver
RHO Andrew Pattison	COL Iván Molina
CHI Jaime Fillol
NZL Brian Fairlie
USA Brian Gottfried
CHI Patricio Cornejo
CHI Jaime Fillol
6–3, 5–7, 6–4	EGY Ismail El Shafei
NZL Brian Fairlie
21 Apr	Stockholm WCT
Stockholm, Sweden
Carpet (i) – $60,000 – 32S/16D
Green group	USA Arthur Ashe
6–4, 6–2	NED Tom Okker	NZL Onny Parun
USA Fred McNair	GBR Buster Mottram
ESP José Higueras
ITA Corrado Barazzutti
SWE Tenny Svensson
USA Arthur Ashe
NED Tom Okker
6–3, 7–6	FRA Patrice Dominguez
AUS Kevin Warwick

May

Week	Tournament	Champions
7 May	WCT Finals
Dallas, United States
WCT Finals
Carpet – $100,000 – 8S
Singles	USA Arthur Ashe
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0	SWE Björn Borg	AUS John Alexander
AUS Rod Laver	GBR Mark Cox
MEX Raúl Ramírez
USA Roscoe Tanner
USA Harold Solomon

Standings

Blue group

Player	Tournaments played	Tournaments won	Matches won	Matches lost	Points	Prize money
AUS Rod Laver *****	9	4	30	5	700	$109,731
USA Roscoe Tanner *****	9	0	25	9	590	$52,962
MEX Raúl Ramírez *****	9	2	22	7	550	$86,680
USA Brian Gottfried	9	0	19	9	450	$68,300
USA Vitas Gerulaitis	6	1	19	5	420	$40,300
CHI Jaime Fillol	9	0	14	9	390	$22,200
AUS Allan Stone	9	0	10	9	350	$19,000
RHO Andrew Pattison	9	0	11	9	420	$26,328
USA Jeff Borowiak	9	0	11	9	330	$22,610
EGY Ismail El Shafei	9	0	11	9	330	$15,600

Green group

Player	Tournaments played	Tournaments won	Matches won	Matches lost	Points	Prize money
USA Arthur Ashe *****	9	4	35	5	760	$177,161
SWE Björn Borg *****	9	2	27	7	640	$78,140
NED Tom Okker	8	0	19	8	470	$41,292
UK Buster Mottram	9	1	15	8	400	$27,250
RSA Bob Hewitt	8	0	15	8	395	$33,370
NZL Onny Parun	8	0	13	8	350	$18,250
AUS Kim Warwick	8	0	12	8	340	$18,700
ESP José Higueras	9	0	9	9	330	$16,750
FRA Patrice Dominguez	9	0	9	9	290	$13,350
AUS Bob Giltinan	9	0	8	9	280	$11,930

Red group

Player	Tournaments played	Tournaments won	Matches won	Matches lost	Points	Prize money
AUS John Alexander *****	9	1	26	8	610	$94,075
USA Harold Solomon *****	9	2	22	7	540	$46,950
UK Mark Cox *****	9	2	22	7	520	$75,822
USA Stan Smith	9	0	19	9	500	$46,189
USA Dick Stockton	9	1	19	8	490	$60,275
USA Bob Lutz	9	1	19	7	470	$41,647
AUS Phil Dent	9	0	14	9	390	$25,200
RSA Cliff Drysdale	9	0	14	9	390	$40,408
IND Vijay Amritraj	9	0	11	9	350	$25,750
USA Marty Riessen	9	0	8	9	350	$42,259

Qualified for the WCT Finals. The best two players from each group qualified plus the next two players with the highest points total.

References

(1977). "World of Tennis '76". Queen Anne Press.
"1975 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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