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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]
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.
Schedule
Key
Triple Crown
Grand Prix Masters
Group AA events
Group A events
Group B events
*Independent events recognized by the ATP
Team events
December 1974
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
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
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
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
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
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
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
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
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
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
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
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
November
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
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
December
Grand Prix points system
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
Group AA
Champion: 80 (16)
Runner-up: 60 (12)
Semifinalist: 40 (8)
Quarterfinalist: 20 (4)
9th – 16th: 10 (2)
17th – 32nd: 5
Group A
Champion: 60 (12)
Runner-up: 45 (9)
Semifinalist: 30 (6)
Quarterfinalist: 15 (3)
9th – 16th: 7 (1)
17th – 32nd: 3
Group B
Champion: 40 (8)
Runner-up: 30 (6)
Semifinalist: 20 (4)
5th – 8th: 10 (2)
9th – 16th: 5
Standings
ATP rankings
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.
List of tournament winners
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.
See also
Notes
^ The tournament began at Meadowbanks in Edinburgh on 8 November and moved to the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 November.
References
External links
Further reading
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 .