1975 US Open (tennis)

1975 US Open
Date 27 August - 7 September
Edition 95th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Forest Hills, Queens, USA
Venue West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Spain Manuel Orantes
Women's Singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's Doubles
United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase
Women's Doubles
Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Mixed Doubles
United States Rosemary Casals / United States Dick Stockton

The 1975 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Forest Hills, Queens in New York, USA. 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 of Forrest Hills.[1]

Seniors

Men's singles

Spain Manuel Orantes[2] defeated United States Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles

United States Chris Evert defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Men's doubles

United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase defeated Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen, 6–4, 7–6

Women's doubles

Australia Margaret Court / United Kingdom Virginia Wade defeated United States Rosemary Casals / United States Billie Jean King, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6

Mixed doubles

United States Rosemary Casals / United States Dick Stockton defeated United States Billie Jean King / Australia Fred Stolle, 6–3, 7–6

Juniors

Boys' singles

United States Howard Schoenfield defeated New Zealand Chris Lewis, 6–4, 6–2

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Chmyeva defeated South Africa 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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Preceded by
1975 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1976 Australian Open
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