The 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[2] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters, Davis Cup Final and Nations Cup are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.
The men's schedule started in December 1974 with the Australian Open and continued in May 1975 following the conclusion of the rival 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit which ran from January to early May.
Schedule
- Key
Triple Crown events |
Grand Prix Masters |
AA events |
A events |
B events |
Team events |
December 1974
May
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 May |
Bavarian Championships
Munich, West Germany
Clay – 32S/16D |
Guillermo Vilas
2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 |
Karl Meiler |
Ulrich Pinner
Ilie Năstase |
Harald Elschenbroich
Pavel Hutka
Jan Kodeš
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
Wojciech Fibak
Jan Kodeš
7–5, 6–3 |
Milan Holecek
Karl Meiler |
12 May |
Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Clay – 48S/24D/16XD |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Onny Parun |
Guillermo Vilas
Patrick Proisy |
Bernard Mitton
Roger Taylor
Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes
8–6, 6–3 |
Syd Ball
Dick Crealy |
Sharon Walsh
David Lloyd
3–6, 8–6, 7–5 |
Lesley Charles
Mark Farrell |
19 May |
German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Jan Kodeš |
Paolo Bertolucci
Ilie Năstase |
Guillermo Vilas
Wojciech Fibak
Onny Parun
Roger Taylor |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes
6–3, 7–6 |
Wojciech Fibak
Jan Kodeš |
26 May |
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
$90,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Ilie Năstase
Guillermo Vilas |
Björn Borg
Eddie Dibbs
Harold Solomon
Onny Parun |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 |
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase |
Agfacolor Cup
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Clay – 32S/16D |
Jaime Fillol
6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
Jan Kodeš |
Colin Dibley
François Jauffret |
Raymond Moore
Harald Elschenbroich
Hans Kary
Toma Ovici |
François Jauffret
Jan Kodeš
6–2, 6–3 |
Harald Elschenbroich
Hans Kary |
June
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
3 June |
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – 128S/153Q/64D/32XD
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw |
Björn Borg
6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Guillermo Vilas |
Adriano Panatta
Eddie Dibbs |
Harold Solomon
John Andrews
Onny Parun
Raúl Ramírez |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
John Alexander
Phil Dent |
Fiorella Bonicelli
23x15px Thomaz Koch
6–4, 7–6 |
Pam Teeguarden
Jaime Fillol |
17 June |
John Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Grass – 64S/30D
Grade AA |
Tom Okker
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Tony Roche |
Roscoe Tanner
Phil Dent |
Jimmy Connors
Arthur Ashe
Bob Carmichael
Guillermo Vilas |
Charlie Pasarell
Roscoe Tanner
6–2, 6–3 |
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen |
24 June |
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – 128S/128Q/64D/40Q/64XD/24Q
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw –
Mixed Doubles Draw |
Arthur Ashe
6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Jimmy Connors |
Roscoe Tanner
Tony Roche |
Raúl Ramírez
Guillermo Vilas
Björn Borg
Tom Okker |
Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer
7–5, 8–6, 6–4 |
Colin Dowdeswell
Allan Stone |
Margaret Court
Marty Riessen
6–4, 7–5 |
Betty Stöve
Allan Stone |
July
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 July |
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – 32S/16D |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
6–0, 6–3 |
23x15px José Higueras |
23x15px Thomaz Koch
Corrado Barazzutti |
Björn Borg
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ismail El Shafei
Patrick Proisy |
Ove Bengtson
Björn Borg
7–6, 7–5 |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – 32S/16D |
Ken Rosewall
6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Karl Meiler |
Jairo Velasco
Guillermo Vilas |
Jeff Borowiak
Iván Molina
Marcello Lara
Nikola Pilić |
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–4, 9–7, 6–1 |
Colin Dowdeswell
Ken Rosewall |
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay – 32S/16D |
Adriano Panatta
2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |
Jan Kodeš |
Ulrich Pinner
Wojciech Fibak |
Hans Kary
Janos Benyik
Balázs Taróczy
Jiří Hřebec |
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
Patrice Dominguez
François Jauffret |
14 July |
Chicago International
Chicago, United States
Carpet – 32S/16D |
Roscoe Tanner
6–1, 6–7, 7–6 |
John Alexander |
Dick Stockton
Andrew Pattison |
Sashi Menon
Brian Gottfried
Sherwood Stewart
Haroon Rahim |
John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–3, 6–4 |
Mike Cahill
John Whitlinger |
Dutch Open
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Clay – 32S/15D |
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Željko Franulović |
Víctor Pecci
Ulrich Pinner |
Jürgen Fassbender
Ismail El Shafei
Nikola Špear
François Jauffret |
Wojciech Fibak
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3 |
Željko Franulović
John Lloyd |
21 July |
Washington Star International
Washington, United States
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–3 |
Harold Solomon |
Raúl Ramírez
Cliff Richey |
Jaime Fillol
Eddie Dibbs
Ilie Năstase
Arthur Ashe |
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
7–5, 2–6, 6–1 |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez |
28 July |
First National Bank Classic
Louisville, United States
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/30D
Grade AA |
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3 |
Ilie Năstase |
Jaime Fillol
Arthur Ashe |
Željko Franulović
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Raúl Ramírez
John Alexander |
Not played. |
Fibak / Vilas
A. Amritraj / V. Amritraj |
Western Championships
Cincinnati, United States
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
Tom Gorman
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Sherwood Stewart |
Byron Bertram
Stan Smith |
Brian Teacher
Cliff Drysdale
Dick Crealy
Robert Kreiss |
Phil Dent
Cliff Drysdale
7–6, 6–4 |
Marcello Lara
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo |
August
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
4 August |
U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
$130,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–2 |
Arthur Ashe |
Guillermo Vilas
Onny Parun |
Eddie Dibbs
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Iván Molina
Jaime Fillol |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–0 |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez |
Volvo International
North Conway, United States
Clay – 48S/20D |
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 6–2 |
Ken Rosewall |
Rod Laver
Ilie Năstase |
Víctor Pecci
Norman Holmes
Raymond Moore
John Alexander |
Haroon Rahim
Erik Van Dillen
7–6, 7–6 |
John Alexander
Phil Dent |
11 August |
Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Ilie Năstase |
Phil Dent
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. |
Wojciech Fibak
John Alexander
Adriano Panatta
Hans-Joachim Plötz |
Cliff Drysdale
Raymond Moore
6–4, 5–7, 7–6 |
Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase |
City National Championships
Columbus, United States
Clay – 32S/16D |
Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–5 |
Bob Lutz |
Stan Smith
Tom Gorman |
Jürgen Fassbender
Bernard Mitton
Jim Delaney
Sherwood Stewart |
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
18 August |
U.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Clay – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Guillermo Vilas |
Arthur Ashe
John Alexander |
Rod Laver
Wojciech Fibak
23x15px Manuel Orantes
Raúl Ramírez |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
John Andrews
Mike Estep |
Tennis Week Open
South Orange, United States
Clay – 32S/12D |
Ilie Năstase
7–6, 6–1 |
Bob Hewitt |
Vijay Amritraj
Anand Amritraj |
Jimmy Connors
Raymond Moore
Victor Amaya
Balázs Taróczy |
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–3 |
Dick Crealy
John Lloyd |
25 August |
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam
$166,810 – Clay – 128S/64D/32XD
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw –
Mixed Doubles Draw |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
Jimmy Connors |
Björn Borg
Guillermo Vilas |
Andrew Pattison
Eddie Dibbs
Ilie Năstase
Jaime Fillol |
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6 |
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen |
Rosemary Casals
Dick Stockton
6–3, 7–6 |
Billie Jean King
Fred Stolle |
September
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
15 September |
Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Hard – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
Arthur Ashe
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Roscoe Tanner |
Raúl Ramírez
Harold Solomon |
Bob Lutz
Marty Riessen
Dick Stockton
Allan Stone |
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Cliff Drysdale
Marty Riessen |
22 September |
Fireman's Fund International
San Francisco, United States
$100,000 – Carpet (i) – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
Arthur Ashe
6–0, 7–6(7–4) |
Guillermo Vilas |
Jeff Borowiak
Geoff Masters |
Bob Lutz
Dick Stockton
Cliff Drysdale
Sandy Mayer |
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Allan Stone
Kim Warwick |
29 September |
Hawaii Open
Maui, United States
Hard – 32S/20D |
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–0 |
Sandy Mayer |
Bernard Mitton
Haroon Rahim |
Billy Martin
Bob Lutz
Jeff Borowiak
Allan Stone |
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Jeff Borowiak
Haroon Rahim |
Nations Cup
Kingston, Jamaica |
United States
2–1 |
United Kingdom |
Chile
India |
Mexico
West Germany
Australia
Commonwealth Caribbean |
October
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 October |
Trofeo Melia
Madrid, Spain
Clay – 64S/32D |
Jan Kodeš
6–2, 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Adriano Panatta |
Björn Borg
Jaime Fillol |
Guillermo Vilas
Eddie Dibbs
Ilie Năstase
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase
7–6, 4–6, 9–7 |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
South Pacific Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Hard (i) – 32S/16D |
Brian Gottfried
6–2, 7–6, 6–1 |
Harold Solomon |
Phil Dent
Cliff Richey |
Geoff Masters
Nick Saviano
Ross Case
Dick Crealy |
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–0 |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez |
13 October |
Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
$100,000 – Hard (i) – 48S/24D
Grade AA |
Stan Smith
7–6, 6–2 |
Bob Lutz |
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case |
Sandy Mayer
John Alexander
Tom Gorman
Geoff Masters |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 6–2 |
Ross Case
Geoff Masters |
Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – 64S/32D |
Björn Borg
1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Adriano Panatta |
Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol |
Eddie Dibbs
Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Björn Borg
Guillermo Vilas
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Wojciech Fibak
Karl Meiler |
20 October |
Aryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Clay – 48S/24D
Grade AA |
Eddie Dibbs
1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Iván Molina |
Guillermo Vilas
Patrick Proisy |
Corrado Barazzutti
Onny Parun
Jairo Velasco
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
Hitachi & Nissan-Datsun Championships
Perth, Australia
Hard – 32S/16D |
Harold Solomon
6–2, 7–6, 7–5 |
Sandy Mayer |
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case |
Cliff Richey
Tony Roche
Syd Ball
Tom Gorman |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 |
Ross Case
Geoff Masters |
27 October |
Philta International
Manila, the Philippines
Hard – 32S/16D |
Ross Case
6–3, 6–1 |
Corrado Barazzutti |
23x15px José Higueras
Ken Rosewall |
23x15px Manuel Orantes
John Newcombe
Dick Crealy
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–1, 6–2 |
Syd Ball
Kim Warwick |
Jean Becker Open
Paris, France
Hard (i) – 32S/18D |
Tom Okker
6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Arthur Ashe |
Raymond Moore
Ilie Năstase |
Roscoe Tanner
Jaime Fillol
Eddie Dibbs
Onny Parun |
Wojciech Fibak
Karl Meiler
6–4, 7–6 |
Ilie Năstase
Tom Okker |
November
Week of |
Tournament |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
2 November |
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i) – 64S/32D
Grade AA |
Adriano Panatta
6–4, 6–3 |
Jimmy Connors |
Onny Parun
Björn Borg |
Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
Ilie Năstase
Bernard Mitton |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Charlie Pasarell
Roscoe Tanner |
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
$100,000 – Hard – 48S/24D
Grade AA |
Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Tony Roche
Ken Rosewall |
Harold Solomon
Dick Crealy
John Newcombe
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–4 |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
9 November |
Dewar Cup[note 1]
Edinburgh/London, Great Britain
Carpet – 48S/23D |
Eddie Dibbs
1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Jimmy Connors |
Buster Mottram
Ilie Năstase |
Arthur Ashe
Jan Kodeš
Haroon Rahim
Bernard Mitton |
Wojciech Fibak
Karl Meiler
6–1, 7–5 |
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase |
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – 32S/28D |
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
Adriano Panatta |
Ricardo Cano
Jaime Fillol |
Željko Franulović
Iván Molina
Víctor Pecci
23x15px José Edison Mandarino |
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
Citizen's Classic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
$75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D |
Tom Gorman
6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
Sandy Mayer |
Raúl Ramírez
Brian Gottfried |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Bob Carmichael
John Newcombe
Tom Okker |
Tom Okker
Ken Rosewall
6–3, 6–4 |
Bob Carmichael
Sandy Mayer |
16 November |
South African Breweries Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard – 43S/24D/16XD
Grade AA |
Harold Solomon
6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
Brian Gottfried |
Karl Meiler
Onny Parun |
Pat Cramer
Frew McMillan
Raymond Moore
Andrew Pattison |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–4 |
Karl Meiler
Charlie Pasarell |
Title shared. |
Kloss / Bertram
Carnahan / Russell |
Indian Open
Calcutta, India
Clay – 32S/16D |
Vijay Amritraj
7–5, 6–3 |
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Mike Cahill
Kim Warwick |
Tom Gorman
Sandy Mayer
Haroon Rahim
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. |
23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj |
30 November |
Commercial Union Assurance Masters
Stockholm, Sweden
$130,000 – Hard (i) – 8S/4D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
Björn Borg |
Guillermo Vilas
Arthur Ashe |
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23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr.
23x15px Manuel Orantes |
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
December
Grand Prix points system
The tournaments listed above were divided into four groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into three other groups – AA, A and B – by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation – with doubles points listed in brackets – can be found below:
Group TC
- Champion: 120 (24)
- Runner-up: 90 (18)
- Semifinalist: 60 (12)
- Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
- Fourth Round: 15 (3)
- Third Round: 7 (1)
- Second Round: 3
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Group AA
- Champion: 80 (16)
- Runner-up: 60 (12)
- Semifinalist: 40 (8)
- Quarterfinalist: 20 (4)
- 9th – 16th: 10 (2)
- 17th – 32nd: 5
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Group A
- Champion: 60 (12)
- Runner-up: 45 (9)
- Semifinalist: 30 (6)
- Quarterfinalist: 15 (3)
- 9th – 16th: 7 (1)
- 17th – 32nd: 3
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Group B
- Champion: 40 (8)
- Runner-up: 30 (6)
- Semifinalist: 20 (4)
- 5th – 8th: 10 (2)
- 9th – 16th: 5
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ATP Rankings
These are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1974 season [3] and at the end of the 1975 season,[4] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1975, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.
List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:
- 23x15px Manuel Orantes (6) Bournemouth, Hamburg, Båstad, Indianapolis, Montreal, US Open
- Guillermo Vilas (5) Munich, Hilversum, Washington, D.C., Louisville, Buenos Aires
- Arthur Ashe (3) Wimbledon, Los Angeles, San Francisco
- Björn Borg (3) French Open, Boston, Barcelona
- Ilie Năstase (3) Barcelona, South Orange, Masters
- Vijay Amritraj (2) Columbus, Calcutta
- Ross Case (2) Manila, Sydney Indoor
- Jimmy Connors (2) North Conway, Maui
- Tom Gorman (2) Cincinnati, Hong Kong
- Tom Okker (2) Nottingham, Paris (Jean Becker)
- Adriano Panatta (2) Kitzbühel, Stockholm
- Raúl Ramírez (2) Rome, Tokyo Outdoor
- Harold Solomon (2) Perth, Johannesburg
- Eddie Dibbs (1) Tehran
- Jaime Fillol (1) Düsseldorf
- Brian Gottfried (1) Melbourne Indoor
- Jan Kodeš (1) Madrid
- John Newcombe (1) Australian Open
- Ken Rosewall (1) Gstaad
- Stan Smith (1) Sydney Indoor
No players won their first Grand Prix title in 1975.
See also
Notes
- ↑ The tournament began at Meadowbanks in Edinburgh on 8 November and moved to the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 November.
References
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