1975 Munich WCT – Singles

Singles
1975 Munich WCT
Final date10 Mar - 16 Mar 1975
Champion Arthur Ashe
Runner-up Björn Borg
Score6–4, 7–6
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1975 Munich WCT – Singles was an event of the 1975 Munich WCT tennis tournament and was played in Munich, West Germany from 10 March until 16 March 1975. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Frew McMillan was the defending champion, but lost in the first round. First-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title, defeating Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 7–6.[1][2][3][4]

Seeds

  1. Arthur Ashe (champion)
  2. Björn Borg (final)
  3. (withdrew)
  4. Bob Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  5. Kim Warwick (second round)
  6. Onny Parun (first round)
  7. Bob Giltinan (second round)
  8. Patrice Dominguez (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
2 Björn Borg 6 7
Buster Mottram 3 5
2 Björn Borg 4 66
1 Arthur Ashe 6 78
Nikola Pilić 6 3 4
1 Arthur Ashe 3 6 6

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Björn Borg 65 6 6
Frew McMillan 77 3 1 2 Björn Borg 6 6
Dick Crealy 6 3 6 Dick Crealy 4 2
Q Reinhart Probst 2 6 3 2 Björn Borg 6 6
Q Lindorff 5 1 Balázs Taróczy 2 4
Tonino Zugarelli 7 6 Tonino Zugarelli 2 64
Balázs Taróczy 6 6 Balázs Taróczy 6 77
6 Onny Parun 4 4 2 Björn Borg 6 7
8 Patrice Dominguez 3 3 Buster Mottram 3 5
Buster Mottram 6 6 Buster Mottram 5 6 77
John Lloyd 6 78 John Lloyd 7 4 65
Steve Krulevitz 2 66 Buster Mottram 6 6
Dick Dell 64 7 66 4 Bob Hewitt 4 4
Syd Ball 77 5 78 Syd Ball 3 4
Hans Kary 4 6 0 4 Bob Hewitt 6 6
4 Bob Hewitt 6 3 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Kim Warwick 6 77
Q Florian Merkel 3 61 5 Kim Warwick 3 3
Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
WC Gunther Gnettner 2 1 Corrado Barazzutti 4 3
Pierre Barthès 3 4 Nikola Pilić 6 6
Nikola Pilić 6 6 Nikola Pilić 6 77
Fred McNair 4 4 7 Bob Giltinan 2 63
7 Bob Giltinan 6 6 Nikola Pilić 6 3 4
José Higueras 3 6 7 1 Arthur Ashe 3 6 6
WC Max Wünschig 6 2 5 José Higueras 6 3 2
Q Don Brosseau 0 2 Kjell Johansson 3 6 6
Kjell Johansson 6 6 Kjell Johansson 4 3
Sherwood Stewart 5 0r 1 Arthur Ashe 6 6
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7 1 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 1 3
Željko Franulović 62 61 1 Arthur Ashe 6 6
1 Arthur Ashe 77 77

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  2. ^ "Ashe topples Borg in Germany". The Spokesman-Review. AP. 17 March 1975 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "1975 Munich WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. ^ "WCT Munich 1975". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2023-12-14.