1975 US Open (tennis)

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1975 US Open
Date27 August – 7 September
Edition95th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Forest Hills, Queens, United States
Venue West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors / Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Women's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton
  1974  · US Open ·  1976  

The 1975 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, New York. The tournament ran from 27 August until 7 September. It was the 95th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1975. During the final three years at the Forest Hills location, 1975-1977, the US Open was played on a green-colored Har-Tru clay surface, a surface slightly harder and faster than red clay. The switch came after player complaints about the poor state and uneven ball bounce on the grass courts in Forest Hills. [1] The tie-break scoring system changed in this championship. Previously a sudden death point was played at 4–4 with the winner the first to 5 points. It changed to the 13 point tie-break first to 7 points or the first player to win by two clear points if the scores reached 6–6.

Contents

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Orantes [2] defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors / Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker / Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen, 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade defeated Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Dick Stockton defeated Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Howard Schoenfield defeated Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' singles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Chmyreva defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Greer Stevens, 6–7, 6–2, 6–2

References

  1. Eugene Scott (1973). Tennis : Game of Motion . New York: Crown. p.  174. ISBN   978-0517503911.
  2. Orantes became the first Spanish player (male or female) to win the US Open singles title.
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