1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships
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| 1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 4–11 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Category | Grand Prix (AA) Int. Grand Prix |
| Draw | 64S/32D (men) 48S/16D (women) |
| Prize money | $100,000 (men) $50,000 (women) |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Indianapolis, US |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Manuel Orantes[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Chris Evert | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Fiorella Bonicelli /  Isabel Fernández | |
The 1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from August 4 through August 11, 1975. Third-seeded Manuel Orantes won the men's singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first prize money while Chris Evert won the women's singles title.[3][4]
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Manuel Orantes defeated Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2
- It was Orantes' 6th title of the year and the 17th of his career.
Women's singles
[edit] Chris Evert defeated 
Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–4
- It was Evert's 9th singles title of the year and the 48th of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit] Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes defeated 
Wojciech Fibak / 
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–5, 6–0
Women's doubles
[edit] Fiorella Bonicelli / Isabel Fernández defeated 
Gail Chanfreau / Julie Heldman 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
References
[edit]- ^ "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Singles draw". ATP.
- ^ "ATP – 1975 Indianapolis Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
- ^ "Orantes clips Ashe for clay title". The Deseret News. August 12, 1975.