1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships

The 1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from August 4 through August 11, 1975. Third-seeded Manuel Orantes won the men's singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first prize money while Chris Evert won the women's singles title.[3][4]

1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateAugust 4 – 11
Edition7th
CategoryGrand Prix (AA)
Int. Grand Prix
Draw64S/32D (M)
48S/16D (W)
Prize money$100,000 (M)
$50,000 (W)
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationIndianapolis, USA
Champions
Men's Singles
Manuel Orantes [1]
Women's Singles
Chris Evert
Men's Doubles
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes [2]
Women's Doubles
Fiorella Bonicelli / Isabel Fernández

Finals

Men's Singles

Manuel Orantes defeated Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Orantes' sixth title of the year and the 17th of his career.

Women's Singles

Chris Evert defeated Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes defeated Wojciech Fibak / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–0

Women's Doubles

Fiorella Bonicelli / Isabel Fernández defeated Gail Chanfreau / Julie Heldman 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

  1. "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  4. "Orantes clips Ashe for clay title". The Deseret News. Aug 12, 1975.
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