1975 World Championship Tennis Finals

The 1975 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 5th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 7 through May 11, 1975. The draw consisted of the eight best performing players of the 1975 WCT season. First-seeded Arthur Ashe won the tournament and the accompanying $50,000 first-prize money.[2][3]

1975 World Championship Tennis Finals
DateMay 7 – 11
Edition5th
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis
Draw8S
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationDallas, Texas, USA
VenueMoody Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Arthur Ashe [1]

Final

Singles

Arthur Ashe defeated Björn Borg 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 [1]

  • It was Ashe's 5th title of the year, his first WCT Finals title and the 32nd of his career.
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References

  1. "1975 Dallas WCT Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–142, 152. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  3. Joe Jares (May 19, 1975). "This Ashe didn't crumble". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 42 no. 20. pp. 62, 64.
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