1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships

1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Date August 4 – 11
Edition 7th
Category Grand Prix (AA)
Int. Grand Prix
Draw 64S/32D (M)
48S/16D (W)
Prize money $100,000 (M)
$50,000 (W)
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Indianapolis, USA
Champions
Men's Singles
Spain Manuel Orantes [1]
Women's Singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's Doubles
Spain Juan Gisbert / Spain Manuel Orantes [2]
Women's Doubles
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli / Colombia Isabel Fernández

The 1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from August 4 through August 11, 1975. Third-seeded Manuel Orantes won the men's singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first prize money while Chris Evert won the women's singles title.[3][4]


Winners

Men's Singles

Spain Manuel Orantes defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2


Women's Singles

United States Chris Evert defeated Australia Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–4


Men's Doubles

Spain Juan Gisbert / Spain Manuel Orantes defeated Poland Wojciech Fibak / West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–0


Women's Doubles

Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli / Colombia Isabel Fernández defeated France Gail Chanfreau / United States Julie Heldman 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

  1. "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  4. "Orantes clips Ashe for clay title". The Deseret News. Aug 12, 1975.

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