1975 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1975 Australian Open
Champion John Newcombe
Runner-up Jimmy Connors
Score7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Draw64
Seeds8
Main article: 1975 Australian Open

John Newcombe defeated defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1975 Australian Open. It was his seventh and last major singles title. Newcombe became the first man in the Open Era to win a major after saving match points, saving three against Tony Roche in the semifinals.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. John Newcombe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Jimmy Connors (finalist)
  2. John Newcombe (champion)
  3. Tony Roche (semifinals)
  4. John Alexander (quarterfinals)
  5. Ross Case (first round)
  6. Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)
  7. Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
  8. Phil Dent (second round)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
Kim Warwick 3 2 2
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
Dick Crealy 4 3 4
4 John Alexander 3 6 3 6
Dick Crealy 6 4 6 7
1 Jimmy Connors 5 6 4 6
2 John Newcombe 7 3 6 7
6 Alex Metreveli 6 6 4 3
3 Tony Roche 7 3 6 6
3 Tony Roche 4 6 4 6 9
2 John Newcombe 6 4 6 2 11
7 Geoff Masters 6 3 7 3 8
2 John Newcombe 1 6 6 6 10

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 J Connors 7 6 6
C Kachel 5 2 3 1 J Connors 6 6 6
U Pinner 6 7 6 U Pinner 3 3 2
K Tanabe 1 6 3 1 J Connors 6 6 5 6
GR Reid 6 6 6 6 GR Reid 2 3 7 0
G Braun 1 7 2 1 GR Reid 7 4 6 6
J Singh 6 7 6 J Singh 6 6 3 3
A Dawson 2 6 0 1 J Connors 6 6 6
G Thomson 6 6 6 K Warwick 3 2 2
M Prineas 4 3 3 G Thomson 3 4 6
K Warwick 6 6 6 K Warwick 6 6 7
K Hiskins 1 3 2 K Warwick 4 4 7 6 6
H Elschenbroich 7 6 6 H Elschenbroich 6 6 6 4 2
N Špear 6 3 3 H Elschenbroich 4 6 6 6
H Gauvain 4 2 3 8 P Dent 6 4 4 3
8 P Dent 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 J Alexander 3 7 6 6
P Doerner 6 5 2 4 4 J Alexander 6 6 4 6
M Edmondson 6 6 1 6 6 M Edmondson 3 4 6 1
T Sakai 1 2 6 7 4 4 J Alexander 6 6 7
J James 6 7 6 A Stone 2 4 5
S Segura 2 6 3 J James 4 6 7 6
A Stone 6 6 6 A Stone 6 7 6 8
S Myers 4 4 3 4 J Alexander 3 6 3 6
W Bowrey 6 6 6 D Crealy 6 4 6 7
S Kato 3 0 3 W Bowrey 2 3 1
J Andrews 6 7 6 J Andrews 6 6 6
G Perkins 3 6 3 J Andrews 2 4 6 6
D Crealy 7 2 7 6 D Crealy 6 6 4 7
J Kuki 5 6 5 3 D Crealy 6 6 7
R Ruffels 4 6 6 6 R Ruffels 3 4 6
5 R Case 6 3 4 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 A Metreveli 6 5 7 4 9
S Ball 4 7 5 6 7 6 A Metreveli 6 6 6
M Robinson 6 5 7 7 M Robinson 3 1 0
K Hirai 1 7 5 6 6 A Metreveli 6 6 7 6
E Ewert 2 6 6 6 C Letcher 4 7 6 4
D Carter 6 2 3 3 E Ewert 2 2 3
C Letcher 3 7 7 6 C Letcher 6 6 6
J Eastburn 6 6 5 0 6 A Metreveli 6 6 4 3
J Loyo-Mayo 7 6 6 3 T Roche 7 3 6 6
N Fraser 6 4 4 J Loyo-Mayo 6 3 2 1
P McNamara 6 6 7 P McNamara 3 6 6 6
D Stojović 1 2 5 P McNamara 6 5 2 3
C Dibley 6 6 6 3 T Roche 4 7 6 6
W Durham 3 4 2 C Dibley 1 3 3
M Machette 5 4 3 3 T Roche 6 6 6
3 T Roche 7 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 G Masters 6 6 6 7
R Keldie 3 4 7 5 7 G Masters 6 6 6
F Sedgman 6 5 6 6 F Sedgman 1 4 3
R Lewis 3 7 4 3 7 G Masters 6 6 4
P Beust w/o B Giltinan 0 7 3r
K Johansson P Beust 0 3 2
B Giltinan 7 6 7 B Giltinan 6 6 6
J Trickey 5 4 6 7 G Masters 6 3 7 3 8
B Carmichael 6 6 6 6 2 J Newcombe 1 6 6 6 10
U Marten 7 2 3 3 B Carmichael 6 6 6
S Menon 7 4 7 6 S Menon 4 2 2
W Coghlan 6 6 6 1 B Carmichael 6 3 2
R Gehring 6 6 6 2 J Newcombe 7 6 6
C Stubs 3 2 4 R Gehring 7 4 6 2 4
T Fancutt 2 1 2 2 J Newcombe 6 6 3 6 6
2 J Newcombe 6 6 6
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