1975 Australian Open

The 1975 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 21 December 1974 to 1 January 1975. It was the 63rd edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong.

1975 Australian Open
Date21 December 1974 – 1 January 1975
Edition63rd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueKooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
John Newcombe
Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong
Men's Doubles
John Alexander / Phil Dent
Women's Doubles
Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel

Seniors

Men's singles
Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Men's Singles

John Newcombe defeated Jimmy Connors, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) [1]

• It was Newcombe's 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Women's singles
Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Evonne Goolagong defeated Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–2 [2]

• It was Goolagong Cawley's 4th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

John Alexander / Philip Dent defeated Bob Carmichael / Allan Stone, 6–3, 7–6 [3]

• It was Alexander's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
• It was Dent's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles
Main article: 1975 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel defeated Olga Morozova / Margaret Court, 7–6, 7–6 [4]

• It was Goolagong 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd title at the Australian Open.
• It was Michel's 3rd and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Mixed doubles
No competition between 1970 and 1986.

References
  1. "1975 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011.
  2. "1975 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. "1975 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. "1975 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
Preceded by
1974 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1975 French Open
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