1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Appearance
1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | |
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Date | August 19–25 |
Edition | 48th |
Category | Grand Prix (Group AA) |
Draw | 64S / 32D |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
Venue | Longwood Cricket Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Björn Borg[1] | |
Doubles | |
Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez[2] |
The 1975 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts (Har-Tru) at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States. It was classified as a Group AA category tournament and was part of the 1975 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 48th edition of the tournament and was held from August 19 through August 25, 1975. Second-seeded and defending champion Björn Borg won the singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first prize money.[3][4] The tournament started a day late due to rain.[3]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Björn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Borg's 4th singles title of the year and the 12th of his career.
Doubles
[edit]Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez defeated John Andrews / Mike Estep 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
References
[edit]- ^ "1975 Boston – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1975 Boston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 97–99. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
- ^ "Borg Wins U.S. Pro Title, Dumps Vilas at Longwood". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 27, 1975.
External links
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- 1975 in sports in Massachusetts
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- Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Clay court tennis tournaments
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- Sports in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Tennis tournaments in Massachusetts
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