Women's singles | |
---|---|
1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
Champion | Chris Evert |
Runner-up | Dianne Fromholtz |
Final score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Chris Evert took her fourth consecutive US Clay Court title and $10,000 first-prize money, defeating Dianne Fromholtz in the final. [1]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. [2]
Quarterfinals [3] [4] | Semifinals [5] | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Donna Ganz | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Chris Evert | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Nancy Gunter | 7 | 5 | 2r | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Nancy Gunter | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Janet Newberry | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Chris Evert | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Dianne Fromholtz | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Iris Riedel | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dianne Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dianne Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Katja Ebbinghaus | 7 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Katja Ebbinghaus | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Julie Heldman | 5 | 4 |
First round [6] [7] | Second round [7] [8] | Third round [8] [3] | Quarterfinals [3] [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Walsh | 6 | 4 | P Peisachov | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Peisachov | 7 | 6 | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Coles | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Weisenberger | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Coles | 6 | 6 | G Coles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Martinez | 3 | 3 | 1 | C Evert | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Ganz | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Reynolds | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | T Holladay | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | T Holladay | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Mehmedbasich | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | T Holladay | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Ganz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Mappin | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
W Paish | 4 | 4 | D Ganz | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Ganz | 6 | 6 |
First round [6] [7] | Second round [7] [8] | Third round [8] [3] | Quarterfinals [3] [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | N Gunter | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | L Rowley | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | N Gunter | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
J Russell | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | N Gunter | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Redondo | 4 | 1 | L duPont | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L duPont | 6 | 6 | L duPont | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M McLean | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | N Gunter | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J Newberry | 6 | 6 | 5 | J Newberry | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Dimond | 1 | 1 | 5 | J Newberry | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Bruning | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J Newberry | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Bueno | 3 | 5 | Q | M Simionescu | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Simionescu | 6 | 7 | Q | M Simionescu | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Zwaan | 1 | 1 |
First round [6] [7] | Second round [7] [8] | Third round [8] [3] | Quarterfinals [3] [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M O'Keefe | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
I Fernández | 6 | 6 | I Fernández | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Hogan | 2 | 3 | Q | M O'Keefe | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Riedel | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Riedel | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Tenney | 1 | 2 | 7 | G Chanfreau | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | G Chanfreau | 6 | 6 | I Riedel | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Fromholtz | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Struthers | 7 | 6 | Q | M Struthers | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Teeguarden | 6 | 3 | D Fromholtz | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Louie | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A-M Nasuelli | 6 | 1r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
K May | 6 | 2 | 3 | M Louie | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Louie | 7 | 6 |
First round [6] [7] | Second round [7] [8] | Third round [8] [3] | Quarterfinals [3] [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Evert | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Doerner | 3 | 4 | K Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | K Ebbinghaus | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Moore | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | L Boshoff | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Fuchs | 4 | 4 | Q | S Moore | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Moore | 6 | 6 | K Ebbinghaus | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | J Heldman | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Nagelsen | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Anthony | 3 | 6 | 6 | J Anthony | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Bonicelli | 6 | 1 | 4 | J Anthony | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | J Heldman | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L Charles | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Gurdal | 1 | 0 | 2 | J Heldman | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | J Heldman | 6 | 6 |
Two-time defending champion Chris Evert successfully defended her title, defeating Wendy Turnbull in the final, 7–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1977 US Open. It was her third US Open title and her seventh major singles title overall.
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.
Top-seed Virginia Ruzici won the final and $24,000 first prize money by defeating seventh-seeded Helena Suková in the final.
Second-seed José Luis Clerc retained the title by defeating Ivan Lendl in the final and claimed first prize money of $32,000.
Second-seeded JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici won the title and $9,600 first-prize money after defeating Sue Barker and Paula Smith in the final.
Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title for the sixth time, beating fourth-seed Andrea Jaeger in the final for a first-prize of $30,000.
Top-seeded Anne Smith and Paula Smith won the title and $9,600 first-prize money after defeating Virginia Ruzici and Renáta Tomanová in the final.
Top-seed Chris Evert-Lloyd won the title beating third-seed Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the final for a first-prize of $20,000. It was Evert-Lloyd's fifth title at the U.S. Clay Courts and followed an absence of three years during which World Team Tennis commitments clashed with the event.
Gene Mayer returned with John McEnroe to defend the title he had won with Hank Pfister. Top-seeds Mayer and McEnroe defeated No.2 pair Jan Kodeš and Tomáš Šmíd in the final for a prize of $9,200.
Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors. Top-seed Connors claimed the title and first prize money of $24,000 by defeating seventh-seeded José Higueras in the final.
Laura duPont was the defending champion but was upset in her first match against Kate Latham. College amateur Dana Gilbert won the title beating Viviana González in the final.
Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cornejo, the defending champions, returned with new partners. The pairs met in the quarterfinals with Cornejo and Pat DuPré claiming victory but Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister ended their run in the semifinal. Top-seeded Mayer and Pfister went on to win the title, beating Jeff Borowiak and Chris Lewis in the final.
Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions but did not participate due to Boshoff's retirement and Kloss' return to World TeamTennis. Helena Anliot and Helle Sparre-Viragh won the title after defeating Barbara Hallquist and Sheila McInerney in the final.
Manuel Orantes was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals. Jimmy Connors won the title for the second time and $25,000 prize money by defeating Wojciech Fibak in the final.
Chris Evert was the defending champion but had clashing commitments in World TeamTennis. Eleventh-seed Kathy May won the title and $6,000 first-prize money, defeating Brigitte Cuypers in the final.
Jimmy Connors did not defend his title, he chose to play in North Conway instead. Third-seeded Manuel Orantes won the championship for the second time and $16,000 first-prize money by defeating Arthur Ashe in the final.
Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase didn't defend their title, they played in North Conway instead. Juan Gisbert and Manuel Orantes claimed the title and $6,000 first-prize money following victory over Wojciech Fibak and Hans-Jürgen Pohmann in the final.
Top-seeds and defending champions Gail Chanfreau and Julie Heldman made the final but lost to Fiorella Bonicelli and Isabel Fernández, who won $3,500 for their efforts.
Chris Evert took her third US Clay Court title in succession and $6,000 first-prize money, defeating Gail Chanfreau in the final for the loss of only 15 points.
Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the final 5–7, 3–6 against Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull.