1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships

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1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships
DateAugust 4–11
Edition7th
Category Grand Prix (AA)
Int. Grand Prix
Draw64S/32D (men)
48S/16D (women)
Prize money$100,000 (men)
$50,000 (women)
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Indianapolis, US
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Men's doubles
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juan Gisbert / Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of Uruguay.svg Fiorella Bonicelli / Flag of Colombia.svg Isabel Fernández
  1974  · U.S. Clay Court Championships ·  1976  

The 1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from August 4 through August 11, 1975. Third-seeded Manuel Orantes won the men's singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first prize money while Chris Evert won the women's singles title. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes defeated Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juan Gisbert / Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes defeated Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak / Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–0

Women's doubles

Flag of Uruguay.svg Fiorella Bonicelli / Flag of Colombia.svg Isabel Fernández defeated Flag of France.svg Gail Chanfreau / Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

  1. "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN   9780362002768. OCLC   650229036.
  4. "Orantes clips Ashe for clay title". The Deseret News. August 12, 1975.