Singles | |
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1974 Volvo International | |
Champion | Rod Laver |
Runner-up | Harold Solomon |
Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Vijay Amritraj was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Harold Solomon.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Ken Rosewall won the singles title of the 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals with a 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) victory in the final against Rod Laver.
In the 1972 World Championship Tennis Finals - Singles, Ken Rosewall was the defending champion, having previously won the tennis competition, and won in the final 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5) against Rod Laver. Of particular note, the final is credited as the "match that made tennis in the United States" because its unprecedented domestic television audience of 23 million fueled a massive increase in the sport's popularity.
Ken Rosewall was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Arthur Ashe.
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe.
John Newcombe was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.
John Newcombe was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Vijay Amritraj.
John McEnroe was the defending champion and won the singles title at the 1980 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament defeating Kim Warwick in the final 6–3, 6–1.
The 1973 Volvo International – Singles was one of the competitions of the 1973 Volvo International tennis tournament held in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, between July 23 and July 29, 1973. The draw comprised 28 players of which eight were seeded. Eighth-seeded Vijay Amritraj won the singles title after a 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 win in the final against first-seeded Jimmy Connors.
Rod Laver and Fred Stolle were the defending champions but only Laver competed that year with Jeff Borowiak.
Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions and won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart.
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Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.
Pat Cramer and Mike Estep were the defending champions, but Cramer did not participate this year. Estep partnered Russell Simpson, losing in the second round.
John McEnroe was the defending champion.
Tom Gorman was the defending champion but withdrew due to an ankle injury sustained playing in the Vienna Open.
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Owen Davidson and John Newcombe were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Davidson teamed up with Ken Rosewall and lost in second round to Anand Amritraj and Vijay Amritraj, while Newcombe teamed up with Tony Roche and lost in semifinals to tournament runners-up Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol.
The 1975 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1975 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 16 and September 22, 1975. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. Jimmy Connors was the defending Pacific Southwest Open singles champion but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Arthur Ashe won the title by defeating second-seeded Roscoe Tanner in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3.
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