1975 Stockholm Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1975 Stockholm Open
Champion	Adriano Panatta
Runner-up	Jimmy Connors
Final score	4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

Last updated October 25, 2022

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Seeds

Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)^[2]
Jimmy Connors (final)
Guillermo Vilas (first round)
Björn Borg (semifinals)
Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
Jan Kodeš (first round)
Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
Adriano Panatta (champion)
Eddie Dibbs (second round)
Tom Okker (third round)
Onny Parun (semifinals)
Dick Stockton (second round)
Vitas Gerulaitis (second round)
Karl Meiler (third round)
Bob Hewitt (third round)
Jeff Borowiak (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

8	Adriano Panatta	6	6

11	Onny Parun	3	3
				8	Adriano Panatta	6	6

				2	Jimmy Connors	4	3
4	Björn Borg	2	6

2	Jimmy Connors	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	A Ashe	6	6
	I El Shafei	4	3		1	A Ashe	6	6
	T Waltke	6	3	6		T Waltke	2	4
	S Segura	4	6	0						1	A Ashe	6	6
9	E Dibbs	6	6								R Moore	4	4
Q	Bengt Lundstedt	3	2		9	E Dibbs	5	6	2
	R Moore	7	7			R Moore	7	4	6
	O Bengtson	6	6												1	A Ashe	3	2
8	A Panatta	6	6												8	A Panatta	6	6
	H Rahim	3	4		8	A Panatta	6	7
	S Stewart	6	6			S Stewart	2	5
	R Kreiss	2	3							8	A Panatta	7	6	7
14	K Meiler	4	6	7						14	K Meiler	6	7	6
	R Norberg	6	4	6	14	K Meiler	6	6
	C Dowdeswell	6	7			C Dowdeswell	4	3
Q	M Machette	1	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

3	G Vilas	2	2
	G Stilwell	6	6			G Stilwell	7	6
	F McNair	7	6			F McNair	5	2
	T Svensson	6	3							G Stilwell	7	4	3
11	O Parun	6	6						11	O Parun	5	6	6
Q	Hans Goransson	3	2		11	O Parun	6	6
	F McMillan	7	5	0	Q	J Andrew	3	4
Q	J Andrew	5	7	6										11	O Parun	3	7	7
7	R Tanner	7	6											7	R Tanner	6	6	6
Q	P Säilä	6	3		7	R Tanner	6	6
	K Johansson	3	6	3		M Estep	1	4
	M Estep	6	4	6					7	R Tanner	7	3	7
15	B Hewitt	7	6						15	B Hewitt	6	6	5
	J Feaver	5	3		15	B Hewitt	6	6
	J Lloyd	7	6			J Lloyd	4	2
	V Amaya	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	B Phillips-Moore	5	3
	V Pecci	7	6			V Pecci	6	6
	B Mottram	3	4		12	D Stockton	2	4
12	D Stockton	6	6							V Pecci	2	6
Q	Björn Wahlström	3	6	4					5	I Năstase	6	7
	B Andersson	6	2	6		B Andersson	2	2
	I Molina	3	5		5	I Năstase	6	6
5	I Năstase	6	7										5	I Năstase	4	4
	E van Dillen	7	6										4	B Borg	6	6
	Ž Franulović	5	3			E van Dillen	6	6
Q	J Källqvist	2	4		13	V Gerulaitis	4	4
13	V Gerulaitis	6	6							E van Dillen	4	4
	R Taylor	7	6						4	B Borg	6	6
	A Muñoz	6	4			R Taylor	0	4
	S Menon	4	2		4	B Borg	6	6
4	B Borg	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	J Hřebec	6	6
	J Austin	2	0			J Hřebec	6	3	6
Q	J McManus	7	6	7	Q	J McManus	3	6	2
16	J Borowiak	6	7	5							J Hřebec	1	4
	D Palm	6	6								B Mitton	6	6
	H Kary	3	1			D Palm	2	2
	B Mitton	6	6			B Mitton	6	6
6	J Kodeš	3	3												B Mitton	3	1
	C Pasarell	6	6	4										2	J Connors	6	6
	F Pála	3	7	6		F Pála	3	3
	G Hardie	2	5		10	T Okker	6	6
10	T Okker	6	7							10	T Okker	4	2
	U Pinner	7	6							2	J Connors	6	6
	S Krulevitz	6	3			U Pinner	3	2
	W Fibak	1	3		2	J Connors	6	6
2	J Connors	6	6

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References

↑ "Connors, Panatta make finals of Stockholm tennis open". Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL. 1977-11-09.
↑ "Ashe, Connors win at Stockholm". The Morning Record. Meriden, CT. 1977-11-07.

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[1] "Connors, Panatta make finals of Stockholm tennis open". Gadsden Times. Gadsden, AL. 1977-11-09.

[2] "Ashe, Connors win at Stockholm". The Morning Record. Meriden, CT. 1977-11-07.

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