1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Arthur Ashe defeated the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Ashe was the first black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon.[2]

Men's Singles
1975 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Arthur Ashe
Runner-up Jimmy Connors
Final score6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Draw128 (16Q)
Seeds16
Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Jimmy Connors (Final)
02.   Ken Rosewall (Fourth round)
03.   Björn Borg (Quarterfinals)
04.   Guillermo Vilas (Quarterfinals)
05.   Ilie Năstase (Second round)
06.   Arthur Ashe (Champion)
07.   Stan Smith (First round)
08.   Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
09.   Tom Okker (Quarterfinals)
10.   John Alexander (Second round)
11.   Roscoe Tanner (Semifinals)
12.   Jan Kodeš (Second round)
13.   Marty Riessen (Fourth round)
14.   Vitas Gerulaitis (First round)
15.   Onny Parun (Third round)
16.   Tony Roche (Semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Jimmy Connors 6 8 6
8 Raúl Ramírez 4 6 2
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
11 Roscoe Tanner 4 1 4
4 Guillermo Vilas 4 7 8 2 2
11 Roscoe Tanner 6 5 6 6 6
1 Jimmy Connors 1 1 7 4
6 Arthur Ashe 6 6 5 6
6 Arthur Ashe 2 6 8 6
3 Björn Borg 6 4 6 1
6 Arthur Ashe 5 6 7 8 6
16 Tony Roche 7 4 5 9 4
9 Tom Okker 6 8 6 4 2
16 Tony Roche 2 9 2 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 J Connors 6 6 6
J Lloyd 2 3 1 1 J Connors 9 6 8
V Amritraj 7 6 6 V Amritraj 8 0 6
B Phillips-Moore 5 3 4 1 J Connors 6 6 6
I Țiriac 2 2 5 M Cox 4 2 2
M Cox 6 6 7 M Cox 6 3 6 6
Q A Fawcett 3 3 6 J Loyo Mayo 3 6 1 2
J Loyo Mayo 6 6 8 1 J Connors 6 6 6
14 V Gerulaitis 6 4 2 6 1 P Dent 1 2 2
R Ruffels 3 6 6 3 6 R Ruffels 4 0r
Q B Mitton 6 6 6 Q B Mitton 6 2
I Molina 3 4 4 Q B Mitton 6 3 4 6 4
W Brown 6 9 2 6 3 P Dent 3 6 6 2 6
R Crealy 8 8 6 3 6 R Crealy 7 5 3 5
P Dent 7 3 6 6 P Dent 5 7 6 7
J Písecký 5 6 4 2

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 R Ramírez 6 6 6
N Špear 4 0 2 8 R Ramírez 1 9 9 6
A Stone 3 3 2 J Borowiak 6 8 7 3
J Borowiak 6 6 6 8 R Ramírez 6 7 7
T Gorman 1 2 4 A Panatta 4 5 5
I El Shafei 6 6 6 I El Shafei 6 4 4 6 3
A Panatta 6 2 6 6 A Panatta 4 6 6 3 6
Q E Álvarez 4 6 2 3 8 R Ramírez 6 6 6
12 J Kodeš 8 6 6 C Richey 2 3 2
G Goven 6 2 3 12 J Kodeš 6 6 4 6 4
G Masters 6 6 6 G Masters 2 2 6 8 6
Q J Holladay 3 1 3 G Masters 6 3 3 6 3
C Dowdeswell 3 3 3 C Richey 3 6 6 4 6
C Richey 6 6 6 C Richey 9 6 9
B Taróczy 8 8 6 6 B Taróczy 7 4 8
Q M Robinson 9 6 3 4

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 G Vilas 7 6 6
Q R Simpson 5 4 4 4 G Vilas 6 6 6
R Moore 4 6 6 6 R Moore 4 3 1
J Yuill 6 3 4 1 4 G Vilas 6 9 6
U Pinner 6 7 9 6 U Pinner 2 7 4
P Cornejo 8 5 8 4 U Pinner 6 3 9 4 6
J Austin 4 6 3 7 6 J Austin 4 6 8 6 3
Q J Paish 6 4 6 5 2 4 G Vilas 2 7 9 6
15 O Parun 6 6 9 A Mayer 6 5 8 3
N Fraser 3 2 7 15 O Parun 6 1
J Andrews 6 3 6 7 16 LL T Svensson 2 0r
LL T Svensson 3 6 3 9 18 15 O Parun 4 8 2
A Mayer 6 6 6 A Mayer 6 9 6
A Gardiner 3 1 0 A Mayer 6 6 8 6
P McNamara 1 2 5 Q M Edmondson 3 0 9 2
Q M Edmondson 6 6 7

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 I Năstase 6 6 6
T Kakulia 2 4 2 5 I Năstase 6 8 2 6 3
K Meiler 2 4 5 S Stewart 8 6 6 1 6
S Stewart 6 6 7 S Stewart 6 6 9 4 6
M Estep 6 6 9 M Estep 2 8 8 6 8
D Crawford 2 4 8 M Estep 9 5 6 6
D Dell 9 7 1 4 4 R Drysdale 8 7 4 4
R Drysdale 8 5 6 6 6 M Estep 8 4 2
11 R Tanner 8 6 8 6 11 R Tanner 9 6 6
R Lutz 6 1 9 4 11 R Tanner 6 6 9
M Farrell 6 6 4 5 4 Q V Pecci 3 4 8
Q V Pecci 4 1 6 7 6 11 R Tanner 9 9 6
J Fassbender 5 6 6 6 C Owens 8 8 1
H Kary 7 3 4 4 J Fassbender 6 1 3 1
B Mignot 3 5 4 C Owens 2 6 6 6
C Owens 6 7 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Q G Battrick 3 4 4
Q G Stilwell 6 6 6 Q G Stilwell 5 6 7 6 6
G Reid 6 6 6 G Reid 7 3 5 8 3
F McMillan 1 4 4 Q G Stilwell 6 7 9
P Kronk 3 1 6 6 6 P Kronk 4 5 8
H-J Pohmann 6 6 1 3 2 P Kronk 1 9 9 9
J Kuki 3 4 4 10 J Alexander 6 8 8 8
10 J Alexander 6 6 6 Q G Stilwell 2 7 4 2
Q C Kirmayr 6 6 6 6 A Ashe 6 5 6 6
J Velasco 0 1 2 Q C Kirmayr 6 5 8 6 4
B Gottfried 6 6 6 B Gottfried 4 7 9 4 6
R Lewis 3 1 1 B Gottfried 2 3 1
J Kamiwazumi 9 3 9 7 6 A Ashe 6 6 6
E van Dillen 8 6 7 5 J Kamiwazumi 2 5 4
R Hewitt 5 6 2 4 6 A Ashe 6 7 6
6 A Ashe 7 3 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
C Pasarell 6 7 6
Q W Blocher 3 5 3 C Pasarell 6 6 6
P Gerken 3 3 6 6 17 P Gerken 3 3 1
JE Mandarino 6 6 1 3 15 C Pasarell 4 4 6 8
T Waltke 5 3 3 13 M Riessen 6 6 1 9
C Dibley 7 6 6 C Dibley 8 2 3
P Proisy 3 2 2 13 M Riessen 9 6 6
13 M Riessen 6 6 6 13 M Riessen 2 6 6 1
W Fibak 6 5 7 4 3 B Borg 6 8 4 6
Q C Mukerjea 4 7 9 6 Q C Mukerjea 3 6 2 3
J Fillol 6 8 6 J Fillol 6 3 6 6
R Taylor 3 6 4 J Fillol 6 4 4 3
H Elschenbroich 2 4 4 3 B Borg 0 6 6 6
M Holeček 6 6 6 M Holeček 6 3 4 8
Q J Andrew 2 4 4 3 B Borg 3 6 6 9
3 B Borg 6 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
R Fisher 6 5 0 4
P Dominguez 3 7 6 6 P Dominguez 6 6 5 6 1
R Carmichael 4 5 1 K Warwick 4 8 7 4 6
K Warwick 6 7 6 K Warwick 3 2 4
A Zugarelli 0 4 2 9 T Okker 6 6 6
H Rahim 6 6 6 H Rahim 9 6 7 3 0
N Pilić 3 6 3 9 T Okker 8 4 9 6 6
9 T Okker 6 8 6 9 T Okker 6 6 8
R Thung 4 8 4 A Metreveli 0 2 6
J-F Caujolle 6 9 6 J-F Caujolle 7 4 2 2
A Metreveli 6 6 6 A Metreveli 5 6 6 6
A Amritraj 4 1 2 A Metreveli 6 6 6
A Pattison 6 7 6 A Pattison 4 1 3
T Koch 4 5 3 A Pattison 9 4 1 8 6
B Bertram 6 6 6 B Bertram 7 6 6 6 1
7 S Smith 1 2 1

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
S Krulevitz 4 7 4
F McNair 6 9 6 F McNair 3 8 6
R Kreiss 9 3 1 9 3 R Case 6 9 8
R Case 7 6 6 8 6 R Case 2 0 3
LL J James 2 4 3 16 A Roche 6 6 6
J Ganzábal 6 6 6 J Ganzábal 3 2 4
J Hřebec 3 3 3 16 A Roche 6 6 6
16 A Roche 6 6 6 16 A Roche 6 6 8 6
S Ball 0 6 6 3 2 K Rosewall 3 8 6 1
Q H Hose 6 1 8 6 Q H Hose 6 3 6 4
LL M Vázquez 5 7 8 2 B Andersson 4 6 8 6
B Andersson 7 9 6 6 B Andersson 2 2 2
M Lara 1 7 7 3 3 2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
J Feaver 6 5 5 6 6 J Feaver 4 4 4
C Barazzutti 5 3 2 2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
2 K Rosewall 7 6 6
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. "1975: Ashe's Wimbledon win makes history". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 5 July 1975. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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