The 1975 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1975.[3] It was the 89th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975. Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.
1975 Wimbledon Championships | |
---|---|
Date | 23 June – 5 July |
Edition | 89th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Draw | 128S / 64D |
Prize money | £114,875 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Arthur Ashe | |
Women's singles | |
Billie Jean King | |
Men's doubles | |
Vitas Gerulaitis / Sandy Mayer | |
Women's doubles | |
Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu | |
Mixed doubles | |
Marty Riessen / Margaret Court | |
Boys' singles | |
Chris Lewis | |
Girls' singles | |
Natasha Chmyreva |
The total prize money for 1975 championships was £114,875. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.[3][4]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's singles | £10,000 | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £600 | £300 | £200 | £150 |
Women's singles | £7,000 | £4,000 | £1,500 | £750 | £500 | £250 | £175 | £150 |
Men's doubles * | £2,000 | £1,200 | £800 | £400 | £200 | £0 | £0 | — |
Women's doubles * | £1,200 | £700 | £400 | £200 | £100 | £0 | £0 | — |
Mixed doubles * | £1,000 | £500 | £300 | £200 | £100 | £0 | £0 | — |
* per team
Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4[5]
Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1[6]
Vitas Gerulaitis / Sandy Mayer defeated Colin Dowdeswell / Allan Stone, 7–5, 8–6, 6–4[7]
Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5[8]
Marty Riessen / Margaret Court defeated Allan Stone / Betty Stöve, 6–4, 7–5[9]
Chris Lewis defeated Ricardo Ycaza, 6–1, 6–4[10]
Natasha Chmyreva defeated Regina Maršíková, 6–4, 6–3[11]
Men's singles edit
|
Women's singles edit
|