1975 Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament – Singles

Singles
Singles
1975 Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament
Champion	Stan Smith
Runner-up	Robert Lutz
Final score	7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	48
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated September 12, 2022

John Newcombe was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Vijay Amritraj.

Seeds

Ken Rosewall (third round)
John Newcombe (second round)
Tony Roche (third round)
John Alexander (quarterfinals)
Raúl Ramírez (third round)
Harold Solomon (first round)
Cliff Richey (third round)
Brian Gottfried (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

	Robert Lutz	6	6

8	Brian Gottfried	3	4
						Robert Lutz	6	2

						Stan Smith	7	6
	Stan Smith	6	6	6

	Ross Case	7	3	1

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

				1	K Rosewall	4	6	6
	D Crealy	6	6		D Crealy	6	4	1
	R Rheinberger	0	4						1	K Rosewall	7	3	6
	H Bunis	7	6							R Lutz	5	6	7
	J Kamiwazumi	5	4		H Bunis	3	4
					R Lutz	6	6
															R Lutz	6	7
															S Mayer	3	5
					R Keldie	0	3
	J James	2	2		S Mayer	6	6
	S Mayer	6	6							S Mayer	6	6
									5	R Ramírez	3	3
					P Dent	4	0
	C Letcher	4	2	5	R Ramírez	6	6
5	R Ramírez	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	J Alexander	6	6
	R Reid	5	6	7		R Reid	3	1
	B Carmichael	7	3	6					4	J Alexander	4	6	7
	N Saviano	6	7	2						A Stone	6	1	6
	A Stone	7	6	6		A Stone	6	7
						K Warwick	3	5
														4	J Alexander	2	3
														8	B Gottfried	6	6
						C Owens	1	1
	R Simpson	2	5			A Gardiner	6	6
	A Gardiner	6	7							A Gardiner	3	5
									8	B Gottfried	6	7
						B Giltinan	4	4
	M Anderson	5	4		8	B Gottfried	6	6
8	B Gottfried	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	C Richey	6	6
	S Ball	4	4			M Cahill	3	3
	M Cahill	6	6						7	C Richey	6	3	2
	J Kuki	1	0							S Smith	1	6	6
	S Smith	6	6			S Smith	6	6
						A Amritraj	2	2
															S Smith	6	7
															T Gorman	4	6
						M Edmondson	3	2
	T Gorman	6	3	6		T Gorman	6	6
	R Thung	4	6	3						T Gorman	7	7
									3	T Roche	6	6
						R Ruffels	5	4
	C Dibley	3	2		3	T Roche	7	6
3	T Roche	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

6	H Solomon	4	6	3
	P Kronk	6	2	6		P Kronk	7	6
						C Kachel	6	2
											P Kronk	2	0
	P McNamara	2	3								R Case	6	6
	R Case	6	6			R Case	6	6
						J Whitlinger	4	3
															R Case	4	7	6
															G Masters	6	6	3
						G Masters	6	6	7
	J Delaney	6	6			J Delaney	3	7	6
	E Ewert	1	1								G Masters	6	6
	V Amritraj	6	6								V Amritraj	2	1
	J Bartlett	4	1			V Amritraj	7	6
					2	J Newcombe	5	1

External links

1975 Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament draw

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