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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1975 Richmond WCT | |
| Champion |  Björn Borg |
| Runner-up |  Arthur Ashe |
| Score | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
Björn Borg (Champion)
Tom Okker (Semifinals)
Arthur Ashe (Final)
Onny Parun (Quarterfinals)
Adriano Panatta (Quarterfinals)
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (First round)
Frew McMillan (First round)
Kim Warwick (Semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Tom Okker
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Björn Borg
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 |  Kim Warwick
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Top half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tom Okker
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferdi Taygan
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Tom Okker
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kjell Johansson
| 6 | 6 | Kjell Johansson
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Whitlinger
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Tom Okker
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Patrice Dominguez
| 7 | 77 | Bob Giltinan
| 1 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Dell
| 5 | 64 | Patrice Dominguez
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Giltinan
| 6 | 66 | 6 | Bob Giltinan
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Frew McMillan
| 4 | 78 | 3 | 2 | Tom Okker
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Adriano Panatta
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Buster Mottram
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Adriano Panatta
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | Bob Hewitt
| 0 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Martin
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Adriano Panatta
| 78 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred McNair
| 6 | 1 | 65 | 3 | Arthur Ashe
| 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Željko Franulović
| 3 | 6 | 77 | Željko Franulović
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Corrado Barazzutti
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Onny Parun
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Krulevitz
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Onny Parun
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Bertolucci
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Paolo Bertolucci
| 65 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Crealy
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Onny Parun
| 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Roche
| 8 | Kim Warwick
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Manson
| w/o | Bruce Manson
| 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Lloyd
| 3 | 3 | 8 | Kim Warwick
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kim Warwick
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Kim Warwick
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
| 65 | 2 | 1 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Borowiak
| 77 | 6 | Jeff Borowiak
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwood Stewart
| 3 | 65 | Raz Reid
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raz Reid
| 6 | 77 | Jeff Borowiak
| 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 José Higueras
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Björn Borg
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Syd Ball
| 2 | 1 | José Higueras
| 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hans Kary
| 0 | 1 | 1 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "RWCT pairings scrapped". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 24, 1975. p. B-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
- ^ "Borg downs Arthur Ashe". Bangor Daily News. AP. February 3, 1975. p. 11 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Borg wins title over Ashe". Toledo Blade. AP. February 13, 1975. p. 31 – via Google News Archive.