1975 Wimbledon Championships

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.

1975 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 5 July
Edition89th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D
Prize money£114,875
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll 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

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 N/A
Women's Doubles * £1,200 £700 £400 £200 £100 £0 £0 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £1,000 £500 £300 £200 £100 £0 £0 N/A

* 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

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.
Preceded by
1975 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1975 US Open
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