1975 Wimbledon Championships

1975 Wimbledon Championships
Date	23 June – 5 July
Edition	89th
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S / 64D
Prize money	£114,875
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Arthur Ashe
Women's singles
Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
Vitas Gerulaitis / Sandy Mayer
Women's doubles
Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu
Mixed doubles
Marty Riessen / Margaret Court
Boys' singles
Chris Lewis
Girls' singles
Natasha Chmyreva

The 1975 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.^[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1975.^[3] It was the 89th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975. Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1975 championships was £114,875. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.^[3][4]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's singles	£10,000	£6,000	£2,000	£1,000	£600	£300	£200	£150
Women's singles	£7,000	£4,000	£1,500	£750	£500	£250	£175	£150
Men's doubles *	£2,000	£1,200	£800	£400	£200	£0	£0	—
Women's doubles *	£1,200	£700	£400	£200	£100	£0	£0	—
Mixed doubles *	£1,000	£500	£300	£200	£100	£0	£0	—

_{* per team}

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4^[5]

• It was Ashe's 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1^[6]

• It was King's 12th (and last) career Grand Slam title (her 8th in the Open Era), and her 6th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Vitas Gerulaitis / Sandy Mayer defeated Colin Dowdeswell / Allan Stone, 7–5, 8–6, 6–4^[7]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5^[8]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Marty Riessen / Margaret Court defeated Allan Stone / Betty Stöve, 6–4, 7–5^[9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Chris Lewis defeated Ricardo Ycaza, 6–1, 6–4^[10]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Natasha Chmyreva defeated Regina Maršíková, 6–4, 6–3^[11]

Singles seeds

Men's singles Jimmy Connors (final, lost to Arthur Ashe) Ken Rosewall (fourth round, lost to Tony Roche) Björn Borg (quarterfinals, lost to Arthur Ashe) Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals, lost to Roscoe Tanner) Ilie Năstase (second round, lost to Sherwood Stewart) Arthur Ashe (champion) Stan Smith (first round, lost to Byron Bertram) Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors) Tom Okker (quarterfinals, lost to Tony Roche) John Alexander (second round, lost to Paul Kronk) Roscoe Tanner (semifinals, lost to Jimmy Connors) Jan Kodeš (second round, lost to Geoff Masters) Marty Riessen (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg) Vitas Gerulaitis (first round, lost to Ray Ruffels) Onny Parun (third round, lost to Sandy Mayer) Tony Roche (semifinals, lost to Arthur Ashe)

Women's singles Chris Evert (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King) Martina Navrátilová (quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court) Billie Jean King (champion) Evonne Goolagong Cawley (final, lost to Billie Jean King) Margaret Court (semifinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) Virginia Wade (quarterfinals, lost to Evonne Goolagong Cawley) Olga Morozova (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King) Kerry Reid (second round, lost to Sue Barker)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 380, 381. ISBN 0007117078.
3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 129, 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
4. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
5. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
6. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1975 French Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1975 US Open