1975 Nations Cup (tennis)

The 1975 ATP Nations Cup, sponsored by Reynolds Metals, was a men's team tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the inaugural edition of the World Team Cup and took place in Kingston, Jamaica from 29 September through 5 October 1975. The tournament was played by the eight nations whose players were the highest ranked on the ATP ranking. Each team consisted of two or three players and the prize money for the event was $100,000.^[1][2]

The United States defeated Great Britain in the final to win the title an $35,000 first prize money.^[3][4]

Players

Australia John Alexander Ross Case

Chile Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol Belus Prajoux

Commonwealth Caribbean John Antonas Richard Russell

United Kingdom Roger Taylor Buster Mottram

India Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj

Mexico Joaquín Loyo Mayo Raúl Ramírez

Germany Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

United States Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner

First round

United States vs. Mexico

United States 2	Kingston, Jamaica September 1975 Clay		Mexico 1
1 2 3 1 Roscoe Tanner Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 2 6 1     2 Arthur Ashe Raúl Ramírez 3 6 6 4 7 6   3 Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Raúl Ramírez 6 7 5 7

Chile vs. West Germany

Chile 3	Kingston, Jamaica September 1975 Clay		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Belus Prajoux Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 3 6 7 6 6 4   2 Jaime Fillol Jürgen Fassbender 7 5 4 6 6 2   3 Jaime Fillol / Patricio Cornejo Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 2 6 4

India vs. Australia

India 2	Kingston, Jamaica September 1975 Clay		Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Anand Amritraj Ross Case 4 6 1 6     2 Vijay Amritraj John Alexander 2 6 7 6 7 5   3 Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj John Alexander / Ross Case 7 6 6 3

Great Britain vs. Commonwealth Caribbean (Jamaica)

Great Britain 3	Kingston, Jamaica September 1975 Clay		Jamaica 0
1 2 3 1 Roger Taylor John Antonas 6 2 6 0     2 Buster Mottram Richard Russell 6 1 6 3     3 Buster Mottram / Roger Taylor John Antonas / Richard Russell 6 1 6 4

Semifinal

United States vs. Chile

United States 3	Kingston, Jamaica 3 October 1975 Clay		Chile 0
1 2 3 1 Roscoe Tanner Belus Prajoux 6 1 6 1     2 Arthur Ashe Jaime Fillol 6 2 6 2     3 Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 3 6 7 5 6 3

Great Britain vs. India

Great Britain 2	Kingston, Jamaica 4 October 1975 Clay		India 1
1 2 3 1 Roger Taylor Anand Amritraj 6 4 6 0     2 Buster Mottram Vijay Amritraj 6 4 6 2     3 Buster Mottram / Roger Taylor Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj 4 6 3 6

Final

United States vs. Great Britain

United States 2	Kingston, Jamaica 5 October 1975 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 1 Roscoe Tanner Roger Taylor 6 3 2 6 6 4   2 Arthur Ashe Buster Mottram 5 7 7 5 1 6   3 Arthur Ashe / Roscoe Tanner Buster Mottram / Roger Taylor 6 1 1 6 6 4

See also

• 1975 Davis Cup
• 1975 Federation Cup

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
2. "India qualify to play Britain". The Glasgow Herald. Oct 3, 1975.
3. "US Beats Chile, Gains Tennis Final". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Oct 4, 1975.
4. "Evert's Take Now $307,000". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Oct 6, 1975.