1975 Grand Prix (tennis)
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Duration | 26 December 1974 – 16 December 1975 |
Edition | 6th |
Tournaments | 42 |
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The 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[2] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Commercial Union Assurance Masters, Davis Cup Final and Nations Cup are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.[3]
The men's schedule started in December 1974 with the Australian Open and continued in May 1975 following the conclusion of the rival 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit which ran from January to early May.
Schedule[]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Grand Prix Masters |
Grand Prix Super Series |
Group A events |
Group B events |
*Independent events recognized by the ATP |
Team events |
December 1974[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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26 Dec | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $50,000 – Grass – 32S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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January[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jan | Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand *Non-tour event Grass – 32S/16D Singles |
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February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Feb | Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland *Non-tour event Hard (i) – 32S |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 May | Bavarian Championships Munich, West Germany Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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12 May | Coca-Cola British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Group B $50,000 – Clay – 48S/24D/16XD |
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19 May | German Open Hamburg, West Germany Group B $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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26 May | Italian Open Rome, Italy Super Series $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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Agfacolor Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Jun | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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17 Jun | John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Super Series $100,000 – Grass – 64S/30D |
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24 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 128S/64D/64XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Jul | Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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14 Jul | Chicago International Chicago, United States Group B $50,000 – Carpet – 32S/16D |
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Dutch Open Hilversum, the Netherlands Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/15D |
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21 Jul | Washington Star International Washington, United States Super Series $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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28 Jul | First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group B $100,000 – Clay – 64S/30D |
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Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Aug | U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Super Series $130,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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Volvo International North Conway, United States Group B $100,000 – Clay – 48S/20D |
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11 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Group B $100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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City National Championships Columbus, United States Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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18 Aug | U.S. Professional Tennis Championships $100,000 – Boston, United States Super Series Clay – 64S/32D |
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Tennis Week Open South Orange, United States Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/12D |
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25 Aug | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $166,810 – Clay – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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15 Sep | Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Super Series $100,000 – Hard – 64S/32D |
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22 Sep | Fireman's Fund International San Francisco, United States Group B $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 64S/32D |
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29 Sep | Hawaii Open Maui, United States Group B $50,000 – Hard – 32S/20D |
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Nations Cup Kingston, Jamaica $100,000 – 8 countries |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Oct | Trofeo Melia Madrid, Spain Group A $75,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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South Pacific Championships Melbourne, Australia Group B $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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13 Oct | Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Group A $100,000 – Hard (i) – 48S/24D |
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Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Group A $75,000 – Clay – 64S/32D |
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20 Oct | Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Group B $100,000 – Clay – 48S/24D |
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Hitachi & Nissan-Datsun Championships Perth, Australia Group B $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D |
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27 Oct | Philta International Manila, the Philippines Group A $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D |
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Jean Becker Open Paris, France Group B $50,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/18D |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Nov | Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Super Series $100,000 – Hard (i) – 64S/32D |
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Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Group A $100,000 – Hard – 48S/24D |
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9 Nov | Dewar Cup[note 1] Edinburgh/London, Great Britain Group A Carpet – 48S/23D |
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South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group A $50,000 – Clay – 32S/28D |
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Citizen's Classic Hong Kong, Hong Kong Group B $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D |
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16 Nov | South African Breweries Open Johannesburg, South Africa Group B $100,000 – Hard – 43S/24D/16XD |
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Indian Open Calcutta, India Group A $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D |
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30 Nov | Commercial Union Assurance Masters Stockholm, Sweden Grand Prix Masters $130,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |
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December[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Dec | Davis Cup Final Stockholm, Sweden – Carpet (i) |
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Grand Prix points system[]
The tournaments listed above were divided into four groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into three other groups – AA, A and B – by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation – with doubles points listed in brackets – can be found below:
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Standings[]
Rk | Name | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
850 |
2 | ![]() |
764 |
3 | ![]() |
560 |
4 | ![]() |
550 |
5 | ![]() |
485 |
6 | ![]() |
470 |
7 | ![]() |
402 |
8 | ![]() |
393 |
9 | ![]() |
375 |
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370 |
ATP Rankings[]
These are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1974 season[4] and at the end of the 1975 season,[5] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1975, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.
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List of tournament winners[]
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:
Manuel Orantes (6) Bournemouth, Hamburg, Båstad, Indianapolis, Montreal, US Open
Guillermo Vilas (5) Munich, Hilversum, Washington, D.C., Louisville, Buenos Aires
Arthur Ashe (3) Wimbledon, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Björn Borg (3) French Open, Boston, Barcelona
Ilie Năstase (3) Barcelona, South Orange, Masters
Vijay Amritraj (2) Columbus, Calcutta
Ross Case (2) Manila, Sydney Indoor
Jimmy Connors (2) North Conway, Maui
Tom Gorman (2) Cincinnati, Hong Kong
Tom Okker (2) Nottingham, Paris (Jean Becker)
Adriano Panatta (2) Kitzbühel, Stockholm
Raúl Ramírez (2) Rome, Tokyo Outdoor
Harold Solomon (2) Perth, Johannesburg
Eddie Dibbs (1) Tehran
Jaime Fillol (1) Düsseldorf
Brian Gottfried (1) Melbourne Indoor
Jan Kodeš (1) Madrid
John Newcombe (1) Australian Open
Ken Rosewall (1) Gstaad
Stan Smith (1) Sydney Indoor
No players won their first Grand Prix title in 1975.
See also[]
- 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit
- 1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit
- 1975 WTA Tour
Notes[]
- ^ The tournament began at Meadowbanks in Edinburgh on 8 November and moved to the Royal Albert Hall in London on 12 November.
References[]
- ^ Dennis Spencer (September 13, 1976). "The ATP Moves to Dallas". D Magazine.
- ^ "History". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 25–33. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
- ^ a b "ATP Rankings (singles) – 20 Dec 1974". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ a b "ATP Rankings (singles) – 15 Dec 1975". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
External links[]
- ATP Archive 1975: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments
- History Mens Professional Tours
Further reading[]
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
- 1975 Grand Prix (tennis)
- Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons
- 1975 in tennis