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1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Arthur Ashe defeated the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first Wimbledon singles title and third and last major singles title overall. He became the first Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, and the second Black player to do so overall, after Althea Gibson.[2]

Men's singles
1975 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Arthur Ashe
Runner-upUnited States Jimmy Connors
Score6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds edit

01.     Jimmy Connors (final)
02.     Ken Rosewall (fourth round)
03.     Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
04.     Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
05.     Ilie Năstase (second round)
06.     Arthur Ashe (champion)
07.     Stan Smith (first round)
08.     Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
09.     Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
10.     John Alexander (second round)
11.     Roscoe Tanner (semifinals)
12.     Jan Kodeš (second round)
13.     Marty Riessen (fourth round)
14.     Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
15.     Onny Parun (third round)
16.     Tony Roche (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Jimmy Connors 6 8 6
8   Raúl Ramírez 4 6 2
1   Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
11   Roscoe Tanner 4 1 4
4   Guillermo Vilas 4 7 8 2 2
11   Roscoe Tanner 6 5 6 6 6
1   Jimmy Connors 1 1 7 4
6   Arthur Ashe 6 6 5 6
6   Arthur Ashe 2 6 8 6
3   Björn Borg 6 4 6 1
6   Arthur Ashe 5 6 7 8 6
16   Tony Roche 7 4 5 9 4
9   Tom Okker 6 8 6 4 2
16   Tony Roche 2 9 2 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
  John Lloyd 2 3 1 1   J Connors 9 6 8
  Vijay Amritraj 7 6 6   V Amritraj 8 0 6
  Barry Phillips-Moore 5 3 4 1   J Connors 6 6 6
  Ion Țiriac 2 2 5   M Cox 4 2 2
  Mark Cox 6 6 7   M Cox 6 3 6 6
Q   Anthony Fawcett 3 3 6   J Loyo Mayo 3 6 1 2
  Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 6 8 1   J Connors 6 6 6
14   Vitas Gerulaitis 6 4 2 6 1   P Dent 1 2 2
  Ray Ruffels 3 6 6 3 6   R Ruffels 4 0r
Q   Bernard Mitton 6 6 6 Q   B Mitton 6 2
  Iván Molina 3 4 4 Q   B Mitton 6 3 4 6 4
  Bill Brown 6 9 2 6 3   P Dent 3 6 6 2 6
  Dick Crealy 8 8 6 3 6   R Crealy 7 5 3 5
  Phil Dent 7 3 6 6   P Dent 5 7 6 7
  Jan Písecký 5 6 4 2

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6
  Nikola Špear 4 0 2 8   R Ramírez 1 9 9 6
  Allan Stone 3 3 2   J Borowiak 6 8 7 3
  Jeff Borowiak 6 6 6 8   R Ramírez 6 7 7
  Tom Gorman 1 2 4   A Panatta 4 5 5
  Ismail El Shafei 6 6 6   I El Shafei 6 4 4 6 3
  Adriano Panatta 6 2 6 6   A Panatta 4 6 6 3 6
Q   Lito Álvarez 4 6 2 3 8   R Ramírez 6 6 6
12   Jan Kodeš 8 6 6   C Richey 2 3 2
  Georges Goven 6 2 3 12   J Kodeš 6 6 4 6 4
  Geoff Masters 6 6 6   G Masters 2 2 6 8 6
Q   John Holladay 3 1 3   G Masters 6 3 3 6 3
  Colin Dowdeswell 3 3 3   C Richey 3 6 6 4 6
  Cliff Richey 6 6 6   C Richey 9 6 9
  Balázs Taróczy 8 8 6 6   B Taróczy 7 4 8
Q   Martin Robinson 9 6 3 4

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6
Q   Russell Simpson 5 4 4 4   G Vilas 6 6 6
  Ray Moore 4 6 6 6   R Moore 4 3 1
  John Yuill 6 3 4 1 4   G Vilas 6 9 6
  Ulrich Pinner 6 7 9 6   U Pinner 2 7 4
  Patricio Cornejo 8 5 8 4   U Pinner 6 3 9 4 6
  Jeff Austin 4 6 3 7 6   J Austin 4 6 8 6 3
Q   John Paish 6 4 6 5 2 4   G Vilas 2 7 9 6
15   Onny Parun 6 6 9   A Mayer 6 5 8 3
  Neale Fraser 3 2 7 15   O Parun 6 1
  John Andrews 6 3 6 7 16 LL   T Svensson 2 0r
LL   Tenny Svensson 3 6 3 9 18 15   O Parun 4 8 2
  Sandy Mayer 6 6 6   A Mayer 6 9 6
  Alvin Gardiner 3 1 0   A Mayer 6 6 8 6
  Peter McNamara 1 2 5 Q   M Edmondson 3 0 9 2
Q   Mark Edmondson 6 6 7

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Ilie Năstase 6 6 6
  Teimuraz Kakulia 2 4 2 5   I Năstase 6 8 2 6 3
  Karl Meiler 2 4 5   S Stewart 8 6 6 1 6
  Sherwood Stewart 6 6 7   S Stewart 6 6 9 4 6
  Mike Estep 6 6 9   M Estep 2 8 8 6 8
  Doug Crawford 2 4 8   M Estep 9 5 6 6
  Donald Dell 9 7 1 4 4   R Drysdale 8 7 4 4
  Robin Drysdale 8 5 6 6 6   M Estep 8 4 2
11   Roscoe Tanner 8 6 8 6 11   R Tanner 9 6 6
  Bob Lutz 6 1 9 4 11   R Tanner 6 6 9
  Mark Farrell 6 6 4 5 4 Q   V Pecci 3 4 8
Q   Víctor Pecci 4 1 6 7 6 11   R Tanner 9 9 6
  Jürgen Fassbender 5 6 6 6   C Owens 8 8 1
  Hans Kary 7 3 4 4   J Fassbender 6 1 3 1
  Bernard Mignot 3 5 4   C Owens 2 6 6 6
  Charles Owens 6 7 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q   Gerald Battrick 3 4 4
Q   Graham Stilwell 6 6 6 Q   G Stilwell 5 6 7 6 6
  Raz Reid 6 6 6   G Reid 7 3 5 8 3
  Frew McMillan 1 4 4 Q   G Stilwell 6 7 9
  Paul Kronk 3 1 6 6 6   P Kronk 4 5 8
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 1 3 2   P Kronk 1 9 9 9
  Jun Kuki 3 4 4 10   J Alexander 6 8 8 8
10   John Alexander 6 6 6 Q   G Stilwell 2 7 4 2
Q   Carlos Alberto Kirmayr 6 6 6 6   A Ashe 6 5 6 6
  Jairo Velasco 0 1 2 Q   C Kirmayr 6 5 8 6 4
  Brian Gottfried 6 6 6   B Gottfried 4 7 9 4 6
  Richard Lewis 3 1 1   B Gottfried 2 3 1
  Jun Kamiwazumi 9 3 9 7 6   A Ashe 6 6 6
  Erik van Dillen 8 6 7 5   J Kamiwazumi 2 5 4
  Bob Hewitt 5 6 2 4 6   A Ashe 6 7 6
6   Arthur Ashe 7 3 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Charlie Pasarell 6 7 6
Q   Woody Blocher 3 5 3   C Pasarell 6 6 6
  Paul Gerken 3 3 6 6 17   P Gerken 3 3 1
  José Edison Mandarino 6 6 1 3 15   C Pasarell 4 4 6 8
  Trey Waltke 5 3 3 13   M Riessen 6 6 1 9
  Colin Dibley 7 6 6   C Dibley 8 2 3
  Patrick Proisy 3 2 2 13   M Riessen 9 6 6
13   Marty Riessen 6 6 6 13   M Riessen 2 6 6 1
  Wojciech Fibak 6 5 7 4 3   B Borg 6 8 4 6
Q   Chiradip Mukerjea 4 7 9 6 Q   C Mukerjea 3 6 2 3
  Jaime Fillol 6 8 6   J Fillol 6 3 6 6
  Roger Taylor 3 6 4   J Fillol 6 4 4 3
  Harald Elschenbroich 2 4 4 3   B Borg 0 6 6 6
  Milan Holeček 6 6 6   M Holeček 6 3 4 8
Q   Jorge Andrew 2 4 4 3   B Borg 3 6 6 9
3   Björn Borg 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Rick Fisher 6 5 0 4
  Patrice Dominguez 3 7 6 6   P Dominguez 6 6 5 6 1
  Bob Carmichael 4 5 1   K Warwick 4 8 7 4 6
  Kim Warwick 6 7 6   K Warwick 3 2 4
  Antonio Zugarelli 0 4 2 9   T Okker 6 6 6
  Haroon Rahim 6 6 6   H Rahim 9 6 7 3 0
  Nikola Pilić 3 6 3 9   T Okker 8 4 9 6 6
9   Tom Okker 6 8 6 9   T Okker 6 6 8
  Rolf Thung 4 8 4   A Metreveli 0 2 6
  Jean-François Caujolle 6 9 6   J-F Caujolle 7 4 2 2
  Alex Metreveli 6 6 6   A Metreveli 5 6 6 6
  Anand Amritraj 4 1 2   A Metreveli 6 6 6
  Andrew Pattison 6 7 6   A Pattison 4 1 3
  Thomaz Koch 4 5 3   A Pattison 9 4 1 8 6
  Byron Bertram 6 6 6   B Bertram 7 6 6 6 1
7   Stan Smith 1 2 1

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Steve Krulevitz 4 7 4
  Fred McNair 6 9 6   F McNair 3 8 6
  Bob Kreiss 9 3 1 9 3   R Case 6 9 8
  Ross Case 7 6 6 8 6   R Case 2 0 3
LL   John James 2 4 3 16   A Roche 6 6 6
  Julián Ganzábal 6 6 6   J Ganzábal 3 2 4
  Jiří Hřebec 3 3 3 16   A Roche 6 6 6
16   Tony Roche 6 6 6 16   A Roche 6 6 8 6
  Syd Ball 0 6 6 3 2   K Rosewall 3 8 6 1
Q   Humphrey Hose 6 1 8 6 Q   H Hose 6 3 6 4
LL   Tito Vázquez 5 7 8 2   B Andersson 4 6 8 6
  Birger Andersson 7 9 6 6   B Andersson 2 2 2
  Marcelo Lara 1 7 7 3 3 2   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  John Feaver 6 5 5 6 6   J Feaver 4 4 4
  Corrado Barazzutti 5 3 2 2   K Rosewall 6 6 6
2   Ken Rosewall 7 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ "1975: Ashe's Wimbledon win makes history". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 5 July 1975. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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