1975 World Championship Tennis circuit

1975 World Championship Tennis circuit
	Ashe left with President Regan in July 1982
Details
Duration	20 January 1975 – 7 May 1975
Edition	8th
Tournaments	26
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Arthur Ashe (5)
Most tournament finals	Arthur Ashe (7)
Points leader	Arthur Ashe (760)
	← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1975. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The 1975 circuit divided the players in three groups, Red, Blue and Green who played 24 tournaments in 12 countries. The first tournament, U.S. Professional Indoor Championships, was a combined event as was the season's final which was played in Dallas by the eight best performers and was won by American Arthur Ashe who defeated Björn Borg from Sweden in four sets.^[1]

Additionally there were three special non–ranking events; the CBS Classic (Puerto Rico, 13–19 January), the Aetna World Cup team contest between Australia and America (Hartford, 6–9 March) and the Rothmans International Trophy an eight-nation contest between 16 players (London, 4–8 March).

The total prize money for the 1975 WCT circuit was $2,068,500 which included $100,000 bonus money.^[1]

Overview

Date	Tournament	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
20 January 1975	U.S. Pro Indoor	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.	Marty Riessen	Vitas Gerulaitis	7–6^(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7^(0–7), 6–3
27 January 1975	Fidelity Tournament	Richmond, VA, U.S.	Björn Borg	Arthur Ashe	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
3 February 1975	St. Petersburg WCT	St. Petersburg, FL, U.S.	Raúl Ramírez	Roscoe Tanner	6–0, 1–6, 6–2
6 February 1975	Bologna WCT	Bologna, Italy	Björn Borg	Arthur Ashe	7–6, 4–6, 7–6
10 February 1975	Rothmans Toronto WCT	Toronto, Canada	Harold Solomon	Stan Smith	6–4, 6–1
17 February 1975	Fort Worth WCT	Ft. Worth, U.S.	John Alexander	Dick Stockton	7–6, 4–6, 6–3
17 February 1975	La Costa WCT	La Costa, CA, U.S.	Rod Laver	Allan Stone	6–2, 6–2
17 February 1975	Barcelona WCT	Barcelona, Spain	Arthur Ashe	Björn Borg	7–6, 6–3
23 February 1975	San Antonio WCT	San Antonio, TX, U.S.	Dick Stockton	Stan Smith	7–5, 2–6, 7–6
25 February 1975	Rotterdam WTT	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Arthur Ashe	Tom Okker	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
10 March 1975	Washington WCT	Washington, DC, U.S.	Mark Cox	Dick Stockton	6–2, 7–6
10 March 1975	São Paulo WCT	São Paulo, Brazil	Rod Laver	Charlie Pasarell	6–4, 6–4
10 March 1975	Munich WCT	Munich, Germany	Arthur Ashe	Björn Borg	6–4, 7–6
17 March 1975	Memphis WCT	Memphis, TN, U.S.	Harold Solomon	Jiří Hřebec	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
17 March 1975	Caracas WCT	Caracas, Venezuela	Rod Laver	Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–2
23 March 1975	Monte Carlo WCT	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Manuel Orantes	Bob Hewitt	6–2, 6–4
24 March 1975	Atlanta WCT	Atlanta, GA, U.S.	Mark Cox	John Alexander	6–3, 7–6
24 March 1975	Orlando WCT	Orlando, FL, U.S.	Rod Laver	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–3, 6–4
7 April 1975	St. Louis WCT	St. Louis, MO, U.S.	Vitas Gerulaitis	Roscoe Tanner	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
11 April 1975	Johannesburg WCT	Johannesburg, South Africa	Buster Mottram	Tom Okker	6–4, 6–2
14 April 1975	Tokyo WCT	Tokyo, Japan	Bob Lutz	Stan Smith	6–4, 6–4
14 April 1975	Denver WCT	Denver, CO, U.S.	Jimmy Connors	Brian Gottfried	6–3, 6–4
21 April 1975	Houston	Houston, TX, U.S.	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Drysdale	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
21 April 1975	Charlotte WCT	Charlotte, NC, U.S.	Raúl Ramírez	Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
21 April 1975	Stockholm WCT	Stockholm, Sweden	Arthur Ashe	Tom Okker	6–4, 6–2
7 May 1975	Dallas WCT Finals	Dallas, TX, U.S.	Arthur Ashe	Björn Borg	3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1975 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.^[2]

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
20 January	U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, United States $115,000 - Carpet (i) - 128S/64D	Marty Riessen 7–6^(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7^(0–7), 6–3	Vitas Gerulaitis	Jaime Fillol John Alexander	Tony Roche Paul Gerken Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey
20 January		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Dick Stockton Erik Van Dillen	Jaime Fillol John Alexander	Tony Roche Paul Gerken Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey
27 January	Fidelity Tournament Richmond, USA $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Green group	Björn Borg 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Arthur Ashe	Kim Warwick Tom Okker	Jeff Borowiak Adriano Panatta Onny Parun Bob Giltinan
27 January		Fred McNair Hans Kary 7–6^(8–6), 5–7, 7–6^(8–6)	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	Kim Warwick Tom Okker	Jeff Borowiak Adriano Panatta Onny Parun Bob Giltinan

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 February	Havatampa–Raymond James Classic St. Petersburg, United States Bayfront Center $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Blue group	Raúl Ramírez 6–0, 1–6, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Rod Laver Geoff Masters	Jaime Fillol Sandy Mayer Brian Gottfried Andrew Pattison
3 February		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–4	Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner	Rod Laver Geoff Masters	Jaime Fillol Sandy Mayer Brian Gottfried Andrew Pattison
6 February	Bologna WCT Bologna, Italy $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Green group	Björn Borg 7–6, 4–6, 7–6	Arthur Ashe	Tom Okker Bob Hewitt	Niki Pilić Onny Parun Bob Giltinan Adriano Panatta
6 February		Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	Tom Okker Bob Hewitt	Niki Pilić Onny Parun Bob Giltinan Adriano Panatta
10 February	Rothmans Toronto WCT Toronto, Canada $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Red group	Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–1	Stan Smith	Erik van Dillen Marty Riessen	Paul Gerken Cliff Richey Bob Lutz Phil Dent
10 February		Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen 6–4, 7–5, 6–1	Vijay Amritraj Ashok Amritraj	Erik van Dillen Marty Riessen	Paul Gerken Cliff Richey Bob Lutz Phil Dent
17 February	Fort Worth WCT Ft. Worth, USA $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Red group	John Alexander 7–6^(7–2), 4–6, 6–3	Dick Stockton	Cliff Drysdale Vijay Amritraj	Harold Solomon Mark Cox Jiří Hřebec Milan Holeček
17 February		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–7, 7–6, 6–3	John Alexander Phil Dent	Cliff Drysdale Vijay Amritraj	Harold Solomon Mark Cox Jiří Hřebec Milan Holeček
17 February	Carlsbad WCT Carlsbad, USA $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Blue group	Rod Laver 6–2, 6–2	Allan Stone	Roscoe Tanner Alex Metreveli	Ismail El Shafei Ross Case Geoff Masters Raymond Moore
17 February		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 6–4	Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner	Roscoe Tanner Alex Metreveli	Ismail El Shafei Ross Case Geoff Masters Raymond Moore
17 February	Barcelona WCT Barcelona, Spain $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Green group	Arthur Ashe 7–6, 6–3	Björn Borg	Onny Parun José Higueras	Steve Krulevitz Bob Hewitt Kjell Johansson Kevin Warwick
17 February		Arthur Ashe Tom Okker 7–5, 6–1	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	Onny Parun José Higueras	Steve Krulevitz Bob Hewitt Kjell Johansson Kevin Warwick
23 February	San Antonio WCT San Antonio, USA $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Red group	Dick Stockton 7–5, 2–6, 7–6	Stan Smith	John Alexander Bob Lutz	Paul Gerken Mike Estep Marty Riessen Phil Dent
23 February		John Alexander Phil Dent 7–6, 4–6, 6–4	Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale	John Alexander Bob Lutz	Paul Gerken Mike Estep Marty Riessen Phil Dent
24 February	Rotterdam WTT Rotterdam, Netherlands $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Green group	Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Tom Okker	Patrice Dominguez Björn Borg	Bob Hewitt Steve Krulevitz Kevin Warwick Frew McMillan
24 February		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–2, 6–2	José Higueras Balázs Taróczy	Patrice Dominguez Björn Borg	Bob Hewitt Steve Krulevitz Kevin Warwick Frew McMillan

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 March	Washington WCT Washington, DC, United States $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Red group	Mark Cox 6–2, 7–6	Dick Stockton	Stan Smith Haroon Rahim	John Alexander Bob Lutz Phil Dent Eddie Dibbs
10 March		Mike Estep Russell Simpson 7–6, 6–3	Vijay Amritraj Ashok Amritraj	Stan Smith Haroon Rahim	John Alexander Bob Lutz Phil Dent Eddie Dibbs
10 March	São Paulo WCT São Paulo, Brazil $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Blue group	Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4	Charlie Pasarell	Thomas Koch Roscoe Tanner	Vitas Gerulaitis Alex Metreveli Ray Ruffels Brian Fairlie
10 March		Ross Case Geoff Masters 6–7, 7–6, 7–6	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Thomas Koch Roscoe Tanner	Vitas Gerulaitis Alex Metreveli Ray Ruffels Brian Fairlie
10 March	Munich WCT Munich, Germany $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Green group	Arthur Ashe 6–4, 7–6	Björn Borg	Niki Pilić Buster Mottram	Kjell Johansson Balázs Taróczy Corrado Barazzutti Bob Hewitt
10 March		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–4	Corrado Barazzutti Antonio Zugarelli	Niki Pilić Buster Mottram
17 March	Memphis WCT Memphis, United States $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Red group	Harold Solomon 2–6, 6–1, 6–4	Jiří Hřebec	John Alexander Mark Cox	Cliff Richey Vijay Amritraj Bob Lutz Phil Dent
17 March		Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen 1–6, 7–5, 6–4	Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale	John Alexander Mark Cox	Cliff Richey Vijay Amritraj Bob Lutz Phil Dent
17 March	Caracas WCT Caracas, Venezuela $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Blue group	Rod Laver 7–6, 6–2	Raúl Ramírez	Jeff Borowiak Roscoe Tanner	Ismail El Shafei Allan Stone Raymond Moore Roy Emerson
17 March		Ross Case Geoff Masters 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Jeff Borowiak Roscoe Tanner	Ismail El Shafei Allan Stone Raymond Moore Roy Emerson
23 March	Monte Carlo WCT Monte Carlo, Monaco $60,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Green group	Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–4	Bob Hewitt	José Higueras John Lloyd	Dick Crealy Adriano Panatta Buster Mottram Björn Borg
23 March		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–3, 6–2	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	José Higueras John Lloyd	Dick Crealy Adriano Panatta Buster Mottram Björn Borg
24 March	Atlanta WCT Atlanta, United States $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Red group	Mark Cox 6–3, 7–6	John Alexander	Cliff Richey Harold Solomon	Stan Smith Phil Dent Dick Stockton Milan Holeček
24 March		Vijay Amritraj Ashok Amritraj 6–3, 6–2	Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale	Cliff Richey Harold Solomon	Stan Smith Phil Dent Dick Stockton Milan Holeček
24 March	Orlando WCT Orlando, United States $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Blue group	Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4	Vitas Gerulaitis	Brian Gottfried Andrew Pattison	Jeff Borowiak Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez Allan Stone
24 March		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 6–4	Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels	Brian Gottfried Andrew Pattison	Jeff Borowiak Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez Allan Stone

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 April	St. Louis WCT St. Louis, United States $60,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Blue group	Vitas Gerulaitis 2–6, 6–2, 6–3	Roscoe Tanner	Rod Laver Brian Gottfried	Jeff Borowiak Brian Fairlie Jaime Fillol Raúl Ramírez
7 April		Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels 6–4, 6–4	Ross Case Geoff Masters	Rod Laver Brian Gottfried	Jeff Borowiak Brian Fairlie Jaime Fillol Raúl Ramírez
11 April	Johannesburg WCT Johannesburg, South Africa $60,000 - Hard - 32S/16D Green group	Buster Mottram 6–4, 6–2	Tom Okker	Björn Borg Frew McMillan	Bob Hewitt Onny Parun Kevin Warwick Arthur Ashe
11 April		Arthur Ashe Tom Okker 6–3, 6–2	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	Björn Borg Frew McMillan	Bob Hewitt Onny Parun Kevin Warwick Arthur Ashe
14 April	Tokyo WCT Tokyo, Japan $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Red group	Bob Lutz 6–4, 6–4	Stan Smith	John Alexander Mark Cox	Harold Solomon Dick Stockton Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen
14 April		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–4, 6–7^(6–8), 6–2	John Alexander Phil Dent	John Alexander Mark Cox	Harold Solomon Dick Stockton Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen
14 April	Denver WCT Denver, United States $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Blue group	Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–4	Brian Gottfried	Sandy Mayer Ismail El Shafei	Thomas Koch Raúl Ramírez Vitas Gerulaitis Jaime Fillol
14 April		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–2, 3–6, 7–5	Bob Carmichael Allan Stone	Sandy Mayer Ismail El Shafei	Thomas Koch Raúl Ramírez Vitas Gerulaitis Jaime Fillol
21 April	Houston WCT Houston, United States $60,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Red group	Ken Rosewall 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Cliff Drysdale	Harold Solomon Vijay Amritraj	John Alexander Phil Dent Bob Lutz Eddie Dibbs
21 April		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 7–5, 7–6	Mike Estep Russell Simpson	Harold Solomon Vijay Amritraj	John Alexander Phil Dent Bob Lutz Eddie Dibbs
21 April	Charlotte WCT Charlotte, United States $60,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Blue group	Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Roscoe Tanner	Rod Laver Andrew Pattison	Iván Molina Jaime Fillol Brian Fairlie Brian Gottfried
21 April		Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	Rod Laver Andrew Pattison	Iván Molina Jaime Fillol Brian Fairlie Brian Gottfried
21 April	Stockholm WCT Stockholm, Sweden $60,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Green group	Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–2	Tom Okker	Onny Parun Fred McNair	Buster Mottram José Higueras Corrado Barazzutti Tenny Svensson
21 April		Arthur Ashe Tom Okker 6–3, 7–6	Patrice Dominguez Kevin Warwick	Onny Parun Fred McNair

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	WCT Finals Dallas, United States Tour Finals $100,000 – Carpet – 8S Singles Draw	Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0	Björn Borg	John Alexander Rod Laver	Mark Cox Raúl Ramírez Roscoe Tanner Harold Solomon

Standings

Blue group

Player	Tournaments Played	Tournaments Won	Matches Won	Matches Lost	Points	Prize Money
Rod Laver ^*	9	4	30	5	700	$109,731
Roscoe Tanner ^*	9	0	25	9	590	$52,962
Raúl Ramírez ^*	9	2	22	7	550	$86,680
Brian Gottfried	9	0	19	9	450	$68,300
Vitas Gerulaitis	6	1	19	5	420	$40,300
Jaime Fillol	9	0	14	9	390	$22,200
Allan Stone	9	0	10	9	350	$19,000
Andrew Pattison	9	0	11	9	420	$26,328
Jeff Borowiak	9	0	11	9	330	$22,610
Ismail El Shafei	9	0	11	9	330	$15,600

Green group

Player	Tournaments Played	Tournaments Won	Matches Won	Matches Lost	Points	Prize Money
Arthur Ashe ^*	9	4	35	5	760	$177,161
Björn Borg ^*	9	2	27	7	640	$78,140
Tom Okker	8	0	19	8	470	$41,292
Buster Mottram	9	1	15	8	400	$27,250
Bob Hewitt	8	0	15	8	395	$33,370
Onny Parun	8	0	13	8	350	$18,250
Kim Warwick	8	0	12	8	340	$18,700
José Higueras	9	0	9	9	330	$16,750
Patrice Dominguez	9	0	9	9	290	$13,350
Bob Giltinan	9	0	8	9	280	$11,930

Red group

Player	Tournaments Played	Tournaments Won	Matches Won	Matches Lost	Points	Prize Money
John Alexander ^*	9	1	26	8	610	$94,075
Harold Solomon ^*	9	2	22	7	540	$46,950
Mark Cox ^*	9	2	22	7	520	$75,822
Stan Smith	9	0	19	9	500	$46,189
Dick Stockton	9	1	19	8	490	$60,275
Bob Lutz	9	1	19	7	470	$41,647
Phil Dent	9	0	14	9	390	$25,200
Cliff Drysdale	9	0	14	9	390	$40,408
Vijay Amritraj	9	0	11	9	350	$25,750
Marty Riessen	9	0	8	9	350	$42,259

^* Qualified for the WCT Finals. The best two players from each group qualified plus the next two players with the highest points total.

References

1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis '76. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–152. ISBN 0362002754.
↑ atpworldtour.com. "1975 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar".

External links

ATP 1975 results archive

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[wot76-1] 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis '76. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–152. ISBN 0362002754.

[ATPCalendar-2] tpworldtour.com. "1975 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar".

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