1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles

The 1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from August 20 through August 26, 1975. The draw comprised 32 teams of which two were seeded. Bob Lutz and Stan Smith were the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships doubles champions but lost in the first round. Second-seeded team of Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won the title by defeating the unseeded team of John Andrews and Mike Estep in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6.[1][2][3]

Doubles
1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Runner-upUnited States John Andrews
United States Mike Estep
Score4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    John Andrews
  Mike Estep
3 7 6
    Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 6 4
  John Andrews
  Mike Estep
6 3 6
2   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
4 6 7
  Wojciech Fibak
  Buster Mottram
3 2
2   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
6 6

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
4 6 6
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
6 0 3 1   Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
7 4 6
  Hans Kary
  Patrick Proisy
6 6   Hans Kary
  Patrick Proisy
5 6 4
  Billy Martin
  Ferdi Taygan
4 4 1   Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon
3 6 3
  John Andrews
  Mike Estep
w o   John Andrews
  Mike Estep
6 2 6
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
  John Andrews
  Mike Estep
6 6
  Charlie Pasarell
  Roscoe Tanner
6 6   Charlie Pasarell
  Roscoe Tanner
4 4
  Jerry Cromwell
  Paul Sullivan
3 3   John Andrews
  Mike Estep
3 7 6
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 6   Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 6 4
  Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
3 3   Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6 4 6
  Bob Carmichael
  Cliff Drysdale
7 6   Bob Carmichael
  Cliff Drysdale
4 6 3
  Bill Drake
  Chauncey Steele III
6 3   Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
4 6 6
  Patrice Dominguez
  François Jauffret
6 6   Lito Álvarez
  Víctor Pecci
6 3 4
  Željko Franulović
  Onny Parun
4 2   Patrice Dominguez
  François Jauffret
5 6
  Lito Álvarez
  Víctor Pecci
7 6   Lito Álvarez
  Víctor Pecci
7 7
  Gerald Battrick
  Graham Stilwell
5 3

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Álvaro Betancur
  Álvaro Fillol
3 6 6
  John Feaver
  Mark Farrell
6 1 4   Álvaro Betancur
  Álvaro Fillol
3 2
  Wojciech Fibak
  Buster Mottram
1 6 6   Wojciech Fibak
  Buster Mottram
6 6
  Colin Dowdeswell
  John Eagleton
6 4 2   Wojciech Fibak
  Buster Mottram
7 7
  Arthur Ashe
  Dennis Ralston
7 7   Björn Borg
  Rod Laver
5 6
  Mike Cahill
  John Whitlinger
6 6   Arthur Ashe
  Dennis Ralston
6 3 4
  Björn Borg
  Rod Laver
3 6 7   Björn Borg
  Rod Laver
4 6 6
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 3 5   Wojciech Fibak
  Buster Mottram
3 2
  Dick Stockton
  Erik van Dillen
7 6 2   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
6 6
  Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
6 4   Dick Stockton
  Erik van Dillen
6 7
  Jiří Hřebec
  Jan Kodeš
7 6   Jiří Hřebec
  Jan Kodeš
0 6
  José Higueras
  Antonio Muñoz
6 1   Dick Stockton
  Erik van Dillen
3 3
  Milan Holeček
  Karl Meiler
6 6 2   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
6 6
  Jim McManus
  František Pála
3 4   Milan Holeček
  Karl Meiler
2 2
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
4 6 2   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
6 6
2   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
6 7

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 97–99. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  2. ^ "Borg Wins U.S. Pro Title, Dumps Vilas at Longwood". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 27, 1975.
  3. ^ "1975 Boston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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