1975 Grand Prix (tennis)

1975 Grand Prix circuit
Details
Duration	26 December 1974 – 16 December 1975
Edition	6th
Tournaments	44
Categories	TC events (3) ; GPM events (1) ; AA events (15) ; A events (6) ; B events (19)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Manuel Orantes (6)
Most finals	Manuel Orantes (9)
Prize money ; leader	Guillermo Vilas ($237,392)
Points leader	Guillermo Vilas (850)
Awards
Player of the year	Arthur Ashe
Newcomer ; of the year	Vitas Gerulaitis
	← 1974 1976 →

Last updated December 09, 2024

Jimmy Connors finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the second time in his career. Connors won two tournaments during the season, and was runner-up at three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open (though the Australian Open was a Group B event rather than a Triple Crown event like the other majors).

Guillermo Vilas was the 1975 Grand Prix No. 1. Vilas won five tournaments during the season, and was runner-up at a major at the French Open.

Arthur Ashe was named the ATP Player of the Year. Ashe won three tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships.

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]

Schedule

Key

Triple Crown
Grand Prix Masters
Group AA events
Group A events
Group B events
Team events

December 1974

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
26 Dec	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Group B Grass – $50,000 – 32S/32D Singles – Doubles	John Newcombe 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6	Jimmy Connors	Dick Crealy Tony Roche	Kim Warwick John Alexander Alex Metreveli Geoff Masters
26 Dec		John Alexander Phil Dent 6–3, 7–6	Bob Carmichael Allan Stone	Dick Crealy Tony Roche	Kim Warwick John Alexander Alex Metreveli Geoff Masters

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
5 May		Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš 7–5, 6–3	Milan Holeček Karl Meiler	Ulrich Pinner Ilie Năstase
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
19 May		Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 6–3, 7–6	Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš	Paolo Bertolucci Ilie Năstase	Guillermo Vilas Wojciech Fibak Onny Parun Roger Taylor
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
	Italian Open Rome, Italy Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	Ilie Năstase Guillermo Vilas	Björn Borg Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon Onny Parun
	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	Colin Dibley François Jauffret	Raymond Moore Harald Elschenbroich Hans Kary Toma Ovici

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
17 Jun		Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–3	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Roscoe Tanner Phil Dent	Jimmy Connors Arthur Ashe Bob Carmichael Guillermo Vilas
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	Thomaz Koch Corrado Barazzutti	Björn Borg Juan Gisbert Sr. Ismail El Shafei Patrick Proisy
	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	Jairo Velasco Guillermo Vilas	Jeff Borowiak Iván Molina Marcelo Lara Nikola Pilić
	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	Ulrich Pinner Wojciech Fibak	Hans Kary János Benyik Balázs Taróczy Jiří Hřebec
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	Dick Stockton Andrew Pattison	Sashi Menon Brian Gottfried Sherwood Stewart Haroon Rahim
	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	Víctor Pecci Ulrich Pinner
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
21 Jul		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 7–5, 2–6, 6–1	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Raúl Ramírez Cliff Richey	Jaime Fillol Eddie Dibbs Ilie Năstase Arthur Ashe
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	Jaime Fillol Arthur Ashe
	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	Byron Bertram Stan Smith	Brian Teacher Cliff Drysdale Dick Crealy Robert Kreiss

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	Guillermo Vilas Onny Parun	Eddie Dibbs Juan Gisbert Sr. Iván Molina Jaime Fillol
	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	Rod Laver Ilie Năstase	Víctor Pecci Norman Holmes Raymond Moore John Alexander
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	Phil Dent Juan Gisbert Sr.
	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	Stan Smith Tom Gorman
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	Arthur Ashe John Alexander	Rod Laver Wojciech Fibak Manuel Orantes Raúl Ramírez
	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	Vijay Amritraj Anand Amritraj	Jimmy Connors Raymond Moore Victor Amaya Balázs Taróczy
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
15 Sep		Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 6–4	Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen	Raúl Ramírez Harold Solomon	Bob Lutz Marty Riessen Dick Stockton Allan Stone
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
22 Sep		Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)	Allan Stone Kim Warwick	Jeff Borowiak Geoff Masters	Bob Lutz Dick Stockton Cliff Drysdale Sandy Mayer
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	Bernard Mitton Haroon Rahim	Billy Martin Bob Lutz Jeff Borowiak Allan Stone
	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
	Trofeo Melia Madrid, Spain Group A Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	Jan Kodeš Ilie Năstase 7–6, 4–6, 9–7	Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes	Björn Borg Jaime Fillol	Guillermo Vilas Eddie Dibbs Ilie Năstase 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	Phil Dent Cliff Richey	Geoff Masters Nick Saviano Ross Case Dick Crealy
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	Brian Gottfried Ross Case	Sandy Mayer John Alexander Tom Gorman 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	Guillermo Vilas Jaime Fillol	Eddie Dibbs Jan Kodeš Ilie Năstase Manuel Orantes
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	Guillermo Vilas Patrick Proisy	Corrado Barazzutti Onny Parun Jairo Velasco Manuel Orantes
	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	Brian Gottfried Ross Case	Cliff Richey Tony Roche Syd Ball Tom Gorman
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	José Higueras Ken Rosewall
	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	Raymond Moore Ilie Năstase	Roscoe Tanner Jaime Fillol Eddie Dibbs Onny Parun

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	Onny Parun Björn Borg	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner Ilie Năstase Bernard Mitton
	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	Tony Roche Ken Rosewall
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	Buster Mottram Ilie Năstase	Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš Haroon Rahim Bernard Mitton
	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	Ricardo Cano Jaime Fillol
	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	Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried	Juan Gisbert Sr. Bob Carmichael John Newcombe Tom Okker
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	Mike Cahill Kim Warwick	Tom Gorman Sandy Mayer Haroon Rahim Juan Gisbert Sr.
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
30 Nov		Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 7–5, 6–1	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	Guillermo Vilas Arthur Ashe

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Dec	Davis Cup Final Stockholm, Sweden – carpet (i)	Sweden 3–2	Czechoslovakia	Chile Australia	Spain France South Africa New Zealand

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

Rk	Name	Points
1	Guillermo Vilas (ARG)	850
2	Manuel Orantes (ESP)	764
3	Björn Borg (SWE)	560
4	Arthur Ashe (USA)	550
5	Ilie Năstase (ROM)	485
6	Jimmy Connors (USA)	470
7	Raúl Ramírez (MEX)	402
8	Adriano Panatta (ITA)	393
9	Harold Solomon (USA)	375
10	Eddie Dibbs (USA)	370

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.

As of 20 December 1974^[6]
Rk	Name
1	Jimmy Connors (USA)
2	John Newcombe (AUS)
3	Björn Borg (SWE)
4	Rod Laver (AUS)
5	Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
6	Tom Okker (NED)
7	Arthur Ashe (USA)
8	Stan Smith (USA)
9	Ken Rosewall (AUS)
10	Ilie Năstase (ROU)
11	Manuel Orantes (ESP)
12	Marty Riessen (USA)
13	Alex Metreveli (URS)
14	Roscoe Tanner (USA)
15	Dick Stockton (USA)
16	Harold Solomon (USA)
17	Jan Kodeš (TCH)
18	Cliff Drysdale (RSA)
19	Raúl Ramírez (MEX)
20	François Jauffret (FRA)

Year-end rankings 1975 (15 December 1975)^[7]
Rk	Name	Points	Average	High	Low	Change
1	Jimmy Connors (USA)	769	42.72			=
2	Guillermo Vilas (ARG)	893	42.52			+3
3	Björn Borg (SWE)	728	38.32			=
4	Arthur Ashe (USA)	905	37.71			+3
5	Manuel Orantes (ESP)	887	35.48			+6
6	Ken Rosewall (AUS)	387	29.77			+3
7	Ilie Năstase (ROU)	699	29.12			+3
8	John Alexander (AUS)	587	24.46			+18
9	Roscoe Tanner (USA)	569	23.71			+5
10	Rod Laver (AUS)	351	23.40			−6
11	Tom Okker (NED)	326	23.29			−5
12	Tony Roche (AUS)	279	23.25			+15
13	Raúl Ramírez (MEX)	620	22.14			+6
14	Adriano Panatta (ITA)	485	20.21			+24
15	Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)	286	19.07			+30
16	Jaime Fillol (CHI)	469	18.04			+15
17	Harold Solomon (USA)	582	17.64			−1
18	Eddie Dibbs (USA)	450	17.31			+4
19	Jan Kodeš (TCH)	342	16.29			−2
20	John Newcombe (AUS)	187	15.58			−18

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.

Notes

↑ The tournament began at Meadowbanks in Edinburgh on 8 November and moved to the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 November.

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References

↑ Dennis Spencer (September 13, 1976). "The ATP Moves to Dallas". D Magazine.
↑ "History". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
↑ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 25–33. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
↑ "ATP Rankings (singles) – 20 Dec 1974". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
↑ "ATP Rankings (singles) – 15 Dec 1975". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
↑ "ATP rankings 20 Dec 1974". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
↑ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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ATP Archive 1975: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments
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