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]
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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.
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December 1974
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May
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5 May | Bavarian Championships Munich, West Germany Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | 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 |
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June
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3 Jun | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Triple Crown Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 |
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July
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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 Singles – Doubles | 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 Singles – Doubles | 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 |
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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 Singles – Doubles | 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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed 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 |
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15 Sep | Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Group AA Hard – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | 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 Singles – Doubles | 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 |
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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 Singles – Doubles | 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 |
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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 Singles – Doubles | 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 |
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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
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- 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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- Champion: 40 (8)
- Runner-up: 30 (6)
- Semifinalist: 20 (4)
- 5th – 8th: 10 (2)
- 9th – 16th: 5
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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.
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The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:
- 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.
The tournament began at Meadowbanks in Edinburgh on 8 November and moved to the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 November.
"History". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- 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.