1975_U.S._Pro_Indoor_–_Singles

1975 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

1975 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

1975 tennis event results

The 1975 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles was an event of the 1975 U.S. Pro Indoor tennis tournament and was played on outdoor carpet courts at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from January 20 through January 26, 1975. The draw comprised 82 players and 16 of them were seeded. Second-seeded Rod Laver was the defending U.S. Pro Indoor singles champion but lost in the second round in this edition. Seventh-seeded Marty Riessen won the title by defeating unseeded Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(0–7), 6–3.

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Seeds

  1. Sweden Björn Borg (third round)
  2. Australia Rod Laver (second round)
  3. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (second round, withdrew)
  4. Netherlands Tom Okker (third round)
  5. United States Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Stan Smith (third round)
  7. United States Marty Riessen (champion)
  8. Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (first round)
  9. United States Roscoe Tanner (third round)
  10. United States Dick Stockton (second round)
  11. United States Harold Solomon (third round)
  12. South Africa Cliff Drysdale (third round)
  13. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (fourth round)
  14. United States Tom Gorman (fourth round)
  15. United States Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  16. United States Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final rounds

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
16 United States Cliff Richey 2 66  
  Australia John Alexander 6 78  
  Australia John Alexander 4 61 3    
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 77 6    
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6  
  United States Paul Gerken 5 3  
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 61 7 2 77 3
7 United States Marty Riessen 77 5 6 60 6
5 United States Arthur Ashe 66 6 66
  Chile Jaime Fillol 78 2 78
  Chile Jaime Fillol 1 4 0    
7 United States Marty Riessen 6 6 6    
7 United States Marty Riessen 7 6  
  Australia Tony Roche 5 0  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Sweden B Borg 7 6  
  Soviet Union T Kakoulia 5 4  
1 Sweden B Borg 1 4  
  United States R Lutz 6 6  
  United States R Lutz 6 1 6
  United States E van Dillen 4 6 4
  United States R Lutz 6 2 3
16 United States C Richey 1 6 6
16 United States C Richey 6 3 6
  Sweden K Johansson 4 6 3
16 United States C Richey 65 7 77
  Australia R Ruffels 77 5 63
  Australia R Ruffels 6 6  
  United States A Pattison 4 4  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States S Smith 6 77  
  New Zealand R Simpson 2 64  
6 United States S Smith 66 3  
  Egypt I El Shafei 78 6  
  United States J McManus 3 5  
  Egypt I El Shafei 6 7  
  Egypt I El Shafei 3 4  
  Australia J Alexander 6 6  
15 United States E Dibbs 7 6  
  Italy A Panatta 5 3  
15 United States E Dibbs 4 0  
  Australia J Alexander 6 6  
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 66 4  
  Australia J Alexander 78 6  

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Netherlands T Okker 6 6  
  Spain J Higueras 2 3  
4 Netherlands T Okker 6 5 4
  United States V Gerulaitis 4 7 6
  United States V Gerulaitis 7 4 6
  Sweden ON Bengtson 5 6 1
  United States V Gerulaitis 6 6  
13 Mexico R Ramírez 3 0  
13 Mexico R Ramírez 6 66 6
  Australia B Giltinan 4 78 1
13 Mexico R Ramírez 6 4 6
  Hungary B Taróczy         United States C Pasarell 4 6 4
  United States C Pasarell w/o       United States C Pasarell 6 6  
  United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6     United Kingdom J Lloyd 2 3  
  Australia R Emerson 3 4  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Soviet Union A Metreveli 3 6 64
  United States S Stewart 6 3 77   United States S Stewart 3 4  
  United States P Gerken 1 7 5   United States P Gerken 6 6  
  South Africa B Hewitt 6 5 2r   United States P Gerken 1 78 6
  India V Amritraj w/o       India V Amritraj 6 66 2
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić         India V Amritraj 6 77  
  Japan J Kamiwazumi 1 2     United Kingdom B Mottram 3 63  
  United Kingdom B Mottram 6 6     United States P Gerken 77 64 78
10 United States D Stockton 6 6     United States S Mayer 63 77 66
  Australia R Case 1 1   10 United States D Stockton 4 7 2
  United States S Mayer 6 6     United States S Mayer 6 5 6
  Italy P Bertolucci 1 4     United States S Mayer 6 78  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 66 7 63   Australia D Crealy 3 66  
  Australia D Crealy 78 5 77   Australia D Crealy 4 77 6
  Italy C Barazzutti 6 6     Italy C Barazzutti 6 61 1
  Israel S Krulevitz 4 4  

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Pakistan H Rahim w/o    
  Czechoslovakia V Zedník         Pakistan H Rahim 3 6 4
  Australia G Masters 2 4     United States B Gottfried 6 2 6
  United States B Gottfried 6 6     United States B Gottfried 6 4 7
  Czechoslovakia M Holeček 6 2 6 12 South Africa C Drysdale 2 6 5
  South Africa R Maud 1 6 2   Czechoslovakia M Holeček 5 6 4
  Italy A Zugarelli       12 South Africa C Drysdale 7 4 6
12 South Africa C Drysdale w/o       United States B Gottfried 4 7 2
  United States J Borowiak w/o     5 United States A Ashe 6 5 6
  France P Barthès         United States J Borowiak 7 4 6
  United Kingdom M Cox 6 6     United Kingdom M Cox 5 6 3
  United Kingdom G Battrick 3 2     United States J Borowiak 3 7 4
  South Africa F McMillan 3 3   5 United States A Ashe 6 5 6
  United States R Reid 6 6     United States R Reid 3 1  
  United States T Edlefsen 3 3   5 United States A Ashe 6 6  
5 United States A Ashe 6 6  

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  New Zealand O Parun w/o    
  Chile P Cornejo         New Zealand O Parun 1 66  
  New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6     New Zealand B Fairlie 6 78  
  West Germany HJ Pohmann 0 1     New Zealand B Fairlie 3 4  
14 United States T Gorman 6 6  
  Austria H Kary 62 0  
14 United States T Gorman 77 6  
14 United States T Gorman 5 77 4
  Chile J Fillol 7 64 6
  Chile J Fillol w/o    
  Brazil T Koch      
  Chile J Fillol 6 6  
  South Africa R Moore 1 4  
  South Africa R Moore w/o    
3 Argentina G Vilas      

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Australia S Ball 7 6  
  Colombia I Molina 5 2  
  Australia S Ball 4 6 6
9 United States R Tanner 6 3 4
  France P Dominguez 77 3 2
9 United States R Tanner 64 6 6
  Australia S Ball 3 2  
7 United States M Riessen 6 6  
  United States M Estep 4 6 66
  United States D Dell 6 3 78
  United States D Dell 1 4  
7 United States M Riessen 6 6  
  India A Amritraj 1 3  
7 United States M Riessen 6 6  

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Australia C Dibley 2 3  
  Australia T Roche 6 6  
  Australia T Roche 77 6  
11 United States H Solomon 61 4  
  United Kingdom G Stilwell 5 0  
11 United States H Solomon 7 6  
  Australia T Roche 6 63 6
  Australia P Dent 4 77 4
  Australia B Phillips-Moore 65 4  
  Australia A Stone 77 6  
  Australia A Stone 2 2  
  Australia P Dent 6 6  
  Australia P Dent 77 5 77
2 Australia R Laver 63 7 63
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