1975 Roanoke International | |
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Date | January 29 – February 2 |
Edition | 4th |
Category | USLTA Indoor Circuit |
Draw | 24S / 9D |
Prize money | $25,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
Venue | Roanoke Civic Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Roger Taylor [1] | |
Doubles | |
Vitas Gerulaitis / Sandy Mayer [2] |
The 1975 Roanoke International, also known as the Roanoke Invitational Tennis Tournament, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia, in the United States that was part of the 1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit. It was the fourth and last edition of the event and was held from January 29 through February 2, 1975. Unseeded Roger Taylor won the singles title. [3]
Roger Taylor defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 7–6
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