1975 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

The 1975 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles was an event of the 1975 U.S. Pro Indoor tennis tournament and was played on outdoor carpet courts at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from January 20 through January 26, 1975. The draw comprised 82 players and 16 of them were seeded. Second-seeded Rod Laver was the defending U.S. Pro Indoor singles champion but lost in the second round in this edition. Seventh-seeded Marty Riessen won the title by defeating unseeded Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(0–7), 6–3.

Singles
1975 U.S. Pro Indoor
Final
ChampionUnited States Marty Riessen
Runner-upUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
Score7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(0–7), 6–3
Details
Draw84
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds edit

  1.   Björn Borg (third round)
  2.   Rod Laver (second round)
  3.   Guillermo Vilas (second round, withdrew)
  4.   Tom Okker (third round)
  5.   Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  6.   Stan Smith (third round)
  7.   Marty Riessen (champion)
  8.   Alex Metreveli (first round)
  9.   Roscoe Tanner (third round)
  10.   Dick Stockton (second round)
  11.   Harold Solomon (third round)
  12.   Cliff Drysdale (third round)
  13.   Raúl Ramírez (fourth round)
  14.   Tom Gorman (fourth round)
  15.   Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  16.   Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Final rounds edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
16   Cliff Richey 2 66  
    John Alexander 6 78  
    John Alexander 4 61 3    
    Vitas Gerulaitis 6 77 6    
    Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6  
    Paul Gerken 5 3  
    Vitas Gerulaitis 61 7 2 77 3
7   Marty Riessen 77 5 6 60 6
5   Arthur Ashe 66 6 66
    Jaime Fillol 78 2 78
    Jaime Fillol 1 4 0    
7   Marty Riessen 6 6 6    
7   Marty Riessen 7 6  
    Tony Roche 5 0  

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   B Borg 7 6  
    T Kakoulia 5 4  
1   B Borg 1 4  
    R Lutz 6 6  
    R Lutz 6 1 6
    E van Dillen 4 6 4
    R Lutz 6 2 3
16   C Richey 1 6 6
16   C Richey 6 3 6
    K Johansson 4 6 3
16   C Richey 65 7 77
    R Ruffels 77 5 63
    R Ruffels 6 6  
    A Pattison 4 4  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   S Smith 6 77  
    R Simpson 2 64  
6   S Smith 66 3  
    I El Shafei 78 6  
    J McManus 3 5  
    I El Shafei 6 7  
    I El Shafei 3 4  
    J Alexander 6 6  
15   E Dibbs 7 6  
    A Panatta 5 3  
15   E Dibbs 4 0  
    J Alexander 6 6  
    J Hřebec 66 4  
    J Alexander 78 6  

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   T Okker 6 6  
    J Higueras 2 3  
4   T Okker 6 5 4
    V Gerulaitis 4 7 6
    V Gerulaitis 7 4 6
    ON Bengtson 5 6 1
    V Gerulaitis 6 6  
13   R Ramírez 3 0  
13   R Ramírez 6 66 6
    B Giltinan 4 78 1
13   R Ramírez 6 4 6
    B Taróczy           C Pasarell 4 6 4
    C Pasarell w/o         C Pasarell 6 6  
    J Lloyd 6 6       J Lloyd 2 3  
    R Emerson 3 4  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   A Metreveli 3 6 64
    S Stewart 6 3 77     S Stewart 3 4  
    P Gerken 1 7 5     P Gerken 6 6  
    B Hewitt 6 5 2r     P Gerken 1 78 6
    V Amritraj w/o         V Amritraj 6 66 2
    N Pilić           V Amritraj 6 77  
    J Kamiwazumi 1 2       B Mottram 3 63  
    B Mottram 6 6       P Gerken 77 64 78
10   D Stockton 6 6       S Mayer 63 77 66
    R Case 1 1   10   D Stockton 4 7 2
    S Mayer 6 6       S Mayer 6 5 6
    P Bertolucci 1 4       S Mayer 6 78  
    Ž Franulović 66 7 63     D Crealy 3 66  
    D Crealy 78 5 77     D Crealy 4 77 6
    C Barazzutti 6 6       C Barazzutti 6 61 1
    S Krulevitz 4 4  

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    H Rahim w/o    
    V Zedník           H Rahim 3 6 4
    G Masters 2 4       B Gottfried 6 2 6
    B Gottfried 6 6       B Gottfried 6 4 7
    M Holeček 6 2 6 12   C Drysdale 2 6 5
    R Maud 1 6 2     M Holeček 5 6 4
    A Zugarelli       12   C Drysdale 7 4 6
12   C Drysdale w/o         B Gottfried 4 7 2
    J Borowiak w/o     5   A Ashe 6 5 6
    P Barthès           J Borowiak 7 4 6
    M Cox 6 6       M Cox 5 6 3
    G Battrick 3 2       J Borowiak 3 7 4
    F McMillan 3 3   5   A Ashe 6 5 6
    R Reid 6 6       R Reid 3 1  
    T Edlefsen 3 3   5   A Ashe 6 6  
5   A Ashe 6 6  

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    O Parun w/o    
    P Cornejo           O Parun 1 66  
    B Fairlie 6 6       B Fairlie 6 78  
    HJ Pohmann 0 1       B Fairlie 3 4  
14   T Gorman 6 6  
    H Kary 62 0  
14   T Gorman 77 6  
14   T Gorman 5 77 4
    J Fillol 7 64 6
    J Fillol w/o    
    T Koch      
    J Fillol 6 6  
    R Moore 1 4  
    R Moore w/o    
3   G Vilas      

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    S Ball 7 6  
    I Molina 5 2  
    S Ball 4 6 6
9   R Tanner 6 3 4
    P Dominguez 77 3 2
9   R Tanner 64 6 6
    S Ball 3 2  
7   M Riessen 6 6  
    M Estep 4 6 66
    D Dell 6 3 78
    D Dell 1 4  
7   M Riessen 6 6  
    A Amritraj 1 3  
7   M Riessen 6 6  

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    C Dibley 2 3  
    T Roche 6 6  
    T Roche 77 6  
11   H Solomon 61 4  
    G Stilwell 5 0  
11   H Solomon 7 6  
    T Roche 6 63 6
    P Dent 4 77 4
    B Phillips-Moore 65 4  
    A Stone 77 6  
    A Stone 2 2  
    P Dent 6 6  
    P Dent 77 5 77
2   R Laver 63 7 63

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