1975 Grand Prix (tennis)

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.[3]

1975 Grand Prix circuit
Details
Duration26 December 1974 – 16 December 1975
Edition6th
Tournaments44
CategoriesTC events (3)
GPM events (1)
AA events (15)
A events (6)
B events (19)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesSpain Manuel Orantes (6)
Most tournament finalsSpain Manuel Orantes (9)
Prize money leaderArgentina Guillermo Vilas ($237,392)
Points leaderArgentina Guillermo Vilas (850)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Arthur Ashe[1]
Newcomer of the yearUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
1974
1976
Jimmy Connors finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the second time in his career. Connors won two tournaments during the season, and was runner-up at three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open (though the Australian Open was a Group B event rather than a Triple Crown event like the other majors).
Guillermo Vilas was the 1975 Grand Prix No. 1. Vilas won five tournaments during the season, and was runner-up at a major at the French Open.
Arthur Ashe was named the ATP Player of the Year. Ashe won three tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships.

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

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Key
Triple Crown
Grand Prix Masters
Group AA events
Group A events
Group B events
Team events

December 1974

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
26 Dec Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Group B
Grass – $50,000 – 32S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  John Newcombe
7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
  Jimmy Connors   Dick Crealy
  Tony Roche
  Kim Warwick
  John Alexander
  Alex Metreveli
  Geoff Masters
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6–3, 7–6
  Bob Carmichael
  Allan Stone
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 May Bavarian Championships
Munich, West Germany
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  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 Holeček
  Karl Meiler
12 May Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 48S/24D/16XD
  Manuel Orantes
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
  Onny Parun   Guillermo Vilas
  Patrick Proisy
  Bernard Mitton
  Roger Taylor
  Jan Kodeš
  Ilie Năstase
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  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
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
  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
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
6–3, 7–6
  Wojciech Fibak
  Jan Kodeš
26 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
  Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 7–5, 7–5
  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
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 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

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jun French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Clay – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  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
  Thomaz Koch
6–4, 7–6
  Pam Teeguarden
  Jaime Fillol
17 Jun John Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Group AA
Grass – $100,000 – 64S/30D
  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 Jun Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Grass – 128S/64D/64XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  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

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
  Manuel Orantes
6–0, 6–3
  José Higueras   Thomaz Koch
  Corrado Barazzutti
  Björn Borg
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Ismail El Shafei
  Patrick Proisy
  Ove Bengtson
  Björn Borg
7–6, 7–5
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
  Ken Rosewall
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
  Karl Meiler   Jairo Velasco
  Guillermo Vilas
  Jeff Borowiak
  Iván Molina
  Marcelo Lara
  Nikola Pilić
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–4, 9–7, 6–1
  Colin Dowdeswell
  Ken Rosewall
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
  Adriano Panatta
2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
  Jan Kodeš   Ulrich Pinner
  Wojciech Fibak
  Hans Kary
  János Benyik
  Balázs Taróczy
  Jiří Hřebec
  Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
6–2, 6–2, 7–6
  Patrice Dominguez
  François Jauffret
14 Jul Chicago International
Chicago, United States
Group B
Carpet – $50,000 – 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
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/15D
SinglesDoubles
  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 Jul Washington Star International
Washington, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
  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 Jul First National Bank Classic
Louisville, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/30D
  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3
  Ilie Năstase   Jaime Fillol
  Arthur Ashe
  Željko Franulović
  Manuel Orantes
  Raúl Ramírez
  John Alexander
Not played.   Fibak /   Vilas
  A. Amritraj /   V. Amritraj
Western Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 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
  Marcelo Lara
  Joaquín Loyo-Mayo

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Group AA
Clay – $130,000 – 64S/32D
  Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–2
  Arthur Ashe   Guillermo Vilas
  Onny Parun
  Eddie Dibbs
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Iván Molina
  Jaime Fillol
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–0
  Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
Volvo International
North Conway, United States
Group B
Clay – $100,000 – 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 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
  Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–0, 6–1
  Ilie Năstase   Phil Dent
  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 Buckeye Championships
Columbus, United States
Group B
$50,000 – 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 Aug U.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  Björn Borg
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
  Guillermo Vilas   Arthur Ashe
  John Alexander
  Rod Laver
  Wojciech Fibak
  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
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 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 Aug US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Clay – $166,810–128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
  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

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
15 Sep Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Group AA
Hard – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  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(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
  Cliff Drysdale
  Marty Riessen
22 Sep Fireman's Fund International
San Francisco, United States
Group AA
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
  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 Sep Hawaii Open
Maui, United States
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 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
$100,000 – 8 countries
  United States
2–1
  United Kingdom   Chile
  India
  Mexico
  West Germany
  Australia
  Commonwealth Caribbean

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Oct Trofeo Melia
Madrid, Spain
Group A
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
  Jan Kodeš
5–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–3
  Adriano Panatta   Björn Borg
  Jaime Fillol
  Guillermo Vilas
  Eddie Dibbs
  Ilie Năstase
  Manuel Orantes
  Jan Kodeš
  Ilie Năstase
7–6, 4–6, 9–7
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
South Pacific Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 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 Oct Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Group AA
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 48S/24D
  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
Group A
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
  Björn Borg
1–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–2
  Adriano Panatta   Guillermo Vilas
  Jaime Fillol
  Eddie Dibbs
  Jan Kodeš
  Ilie Năstase
  Manuel Orantes
  Björn Borg
  Guillermo Vilas
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
  Wojciech Fibak
  Karl Meiler
20 Oct Aryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 48S/24D
  Eddie Dibbs
1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
  Iván Molina   Guillermo Vilas
  Patrick Proisy
  Corrado Barazzutti
  Onny Parun
  Jairo Velasco
  Manuel Orantes
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
  Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
Hitachi & Nissan-Datsun Championships
Perth, Australia
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 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 Oct Philta International
Manila, the Philippines
Group A
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
  Ross Case
6–3, 6–1
  Corrado Barazzutti   José Higueras
  Ken Rosewall
  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
Group B
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/18D
SinglesDoubles
  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

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Nov Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Group AA
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D
  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
Group AA
Hard – $100,000 – 48S/24D
  Raúl Ramírez
6–4, 7–5, 6–3
  Manuel Orantes   Tony Roche
  Ken Rosewall
  Harold Solomon
  Dick Crealy
  John Newcombe
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–4
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
9 Nov Dewar Cup[note 1]
Edinburgh/London, Great Britain
Group A
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
Group A
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/28D
  Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
  Adriano Panatta   Ricardo Cano
  Jaime Fillol
  Željko Franulović
  Iván Molina
  Víctor Pecci
  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
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
  Tom Gorman
6–3, 6–1, 6–1
  Sandy Mayer   Raúl Ramírez
  Brian Gottfried
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Bob Carmichael
  John Newcombe
  Tom Okker
  Tom Okker
  Ken Rosewall
6–3, 6–4
  Bob Carmichael
  Sandy Mayer
16 Nov South African Breweries Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group AA
Hard – $100,000 – 43S/24D/16XD
  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
Group A
$50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
  Vijay Amritraj
7–5, 6–3
  Manuel Orantes   Mike Cahill
  Kim Warwick
  Tom Gorman
  Sandy Mayer
  Haroon Rahim
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
  Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
30 Nov Commercial Union Assurance Masters
Stockholm, Sweden
Grand Prix Masters
Carpet (i) – $130,000 – 8S/4D
SinglesDoubles
  Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
  Björn Borg   Guillermo Vilas
  Arthur Ashe
Round robin
  Manuel Orantes
  Adriano Panatta
  Harold Solomon
  Raúl Ramírez
  Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–1
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Dec Davis Cup Final
Stockholm, Sweden – carpet (i)
  Sweden
3–2
  Czechoslovakia   Chile
  Australia
  Spain
  France
  South Africa
  New Zealand

Grand Prix points system

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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
Group AA
  • Champion: 80 (16)
  • Runner-up: 60 (12)
  • Semifinalist: 40 (8)
  • Quarterfinalist: 20 (4)
  • 9th – 16th: 10 (2)
  • 17th – 32nd: 5
Group A
  • Champion: 60 (12)
  • Runner-up: 45 (9)
  • Semifinalist: 30 (6)
  • Quarterfinalist: 15 (3)
  • 9th – 16th: 7 (1)
  • 17th – 32nd: 3
Group B
  • Champion: 40 (8)
  • Runner-up: 30 (6)
  • Semifinalist: 20 (4)
  • 5th – 8th: 10 (2)
  • 9th – 16th: 5

Standings

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Rk Name Points
1   Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 850
2   Manuel Orantes (ESP) 764
3   Björn Borg (SWE) 560
4   Arthur Ashe (USA) 550
5   Ilie Năstase (ROM) 485
6   Jimmy Connors (USA) 470
7   Raúl Ramírez (MEX) 402
8   Adriano Panatta (ITA) 393
9   Harold Solomon (USA) 375
10   Eddie Dibbs (USA) 370

ATP rankings

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These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1974 season[4] and at the end of the 1975 season,[5] 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

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The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:

No players won their first Grand Prix title in 1975.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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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  1. ^ Dennis Spencer (September 13, 1976). "The ATP Moves to Dallas". D Magazine.
  2. ^ "History". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 25–33. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  4. ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) – 20 Dec 1974". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  5. ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) – 15 Dec 1975". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  6. ^ "ATP rankings 20 Dec 1974". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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Further reading

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  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.