Singles
1975 Munich WCT
Final date10 Mar - 16 Mar 1975
ChampionUnited States Arthur Ashe
Runner-upSweden 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. United States Arthur Ashe (champion)
  2. Sweden Björn Borg (final)
  3. (withdrew)
  4. South Africa Bob Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Kim Warwick (second round)
  6. New Zealand Onny Parun (first round)
  7. Australia Bob Giltinan (second round)
  8. France Patrice Dominguez (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
2 Sweden Björn Borg 6 7
United Kingdom Buster Mottram 3 5
2 Sweden Björn Borg 4 66
1 United States Arthur Ashe 6 78
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 3 4
1 United States Arthur Ashe 3 6 6

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Sweden Björn Borg 65 6 6
South Africa Frew McMillan 77 3 1 2 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Australia Dick Crealy 6 3 6 Australia Dick Crealy 4 2
Q West Germany Reinhart Probst 2 6 3 2 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Q West Germany Lindorff 5 1 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 2 4
Italy Tonino Zugarelli 7 6 Italy Tonino Zugarelli 2 64
Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6 Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 77
6 New Zealand Onny Parun 4 4 2 Sweden Björn Borg 6 7
8 France Patrice Dominguez 3 3 United Kingdom Buster Mottram 3 5
United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6 6 United Kingdom Buster Mottram 5 6 77
United Kingdom John Lloyd 6 78 United Kingdom John Lloyd 7 4 65
United States Steve Krulevitz 2 66 United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6 6
United States Dick Dell 64 7 66 4 South Africa Bob Hewitt 4 4
Australia Syd Ball 77 5 78 Australia Syd Ball 3 4
Austria Hans Kary 4 6 0 4 South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6
4 South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 3 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Australia Kim Warwick 6 77
Q West Germany Florian Merkel 3 61 5 Australia Kim Warwick 3 3
Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6 6 Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6 6
WC West Germany Gunther Gnettner 2 1 Italy Corrado Barazzutti 4 3
France Pierre Barthès 3 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 77
United States Fred McNair 4 4 7 Australia Bob Giltinan 2 63
7 Australia Bob Giltinan 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 3 4
Spain José Higueras 3 6 7 1 United States Arthur Ashe 3 6 6
WC West Germany Max Wünschig 6 2 5 Spain José Higueras 6 3 2
Q United States Don Brosseau 0 2 Sweden Kjell Johansson 3 6 6
Sweden Kjell Johansson 6 6 Sweden Kjell Johansson 4 3
United States Sherwood Stewart 5 0r 1 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7 1 West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 1 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 62 61 1 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
1 United States 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.
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