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1975 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

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Singles
1975 American Airlines Tennis Games
Final
ChampionAustralia John Alexander
Runner-upRomania Ilie Năstase
Score7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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John Newcombe was the defending champion but lost in a semifinal to fellow Aussie, John Alexander, who went on to win the final 7–5, 6–2 against Ilie Năstase.

Seeds

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  1. Australia John Newcombe (semifinals)
  2. Australia Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
  5. Romania Ilie Năstase (final)
  6. United States Stan Smith (first round)
  7. United States Marty Riessen (third round)
  8. United States Roscoe Tanner (first round)
  9. United States Harold Solomon (third round)
  10. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (first round)
  11. United States Cliff Richey (third round)
  12. Australia John Alexander (champion)
  13. Chile Jaime Fillol Sr (second round)
  14. United States Erik van Dillen (second round)
  15. Absent
  16. South Africa Cliff Drysdale (third round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
12 Australia John Alexander 6 6
1 Australia John Newcombe 2 2
12 Australia John Alexander 7 6
5 Romania Ilie Năstase 5 2
5 Romania Ilie Năstase 3 7 6
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 5 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
South Africa Bob Hewitt 2 3 1 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
United States Grover Raz Reid 7 7 United States Grover Raz Reid 4 3
Australia Ray Ruffels 6 5 1 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
United States Erik van Dillen 6 3 6 United States Erik van Dillen 3 4
Australia B Phillips-Moore 4 6 4 United States Erik van Dillen 3 7 6
14 United States Andrew Pattison 6 6 14 United States Andrew Pattison 6 5 3
Romania Ion Țiriac 0 2 1 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
United States Charlie Pasarell 7 3 6 Australia Bob Carmichael 3 2
6 United States Stan Smith 6 6 1 United States Charlie Pasarell 6 6
India Anand Amritraj 7 6 India Anand Amritraj 4 2
United States Steve Krulevitz 6 3 United States Charlie Pasarell 6 3
United States Dennis Ralston 6 6 Australia Bob Carmichael 7 6
United States Mike Estep 3 2 United States Dennis Ralston 2 1
Australia Bob Carmichael 6 6 Australia Bob Carmichael 6 6
United States Roy Barth 3 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States Arthur Ashe 6 7
Sweden O Nils Bengtson 3 6 3 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
Australia Syd Ball 6 6 Australia Syd Ball 2 2
United States Fred McNair 3 4 3 United States Arthur Ashe 7 6
United States Jeff Borowiak 6 6 7 9 United States Harold Solomon 5 2
United States Robert Lutz 7 2 6 United States Jeff Borowiak 4 3
9 United States Harold Solomon 6 6 9 United States Harold Solomon 6 6
United States Jim McManus 2 4 3 United States Arthur Ashe 7 4 2
7 United States Marty Riessen 6 6 12 Australia John Alexander 6 6 6
United States Tom Edlefsen 0 2 7 United States Marty Riessen 6 6
United States Paul Gerken 7 6 United States Paul Gerken 1 ;4
Australia Colin Dibley 6 1 7 United States Marty Riessen 6 2
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 6 7 12 Australia John Alexander 7 6
United States Robert Kreiss 4 6 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 6 1 4
12 Australia John Alexander 6 2 6 12 Australia John Alexander 4 6 6
South Africa Raymond Moore 3 6 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
16 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 7 6
United States Dick Dell 5 3 16 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 7
United Kingdom Mark Cox 1 6 6 United Kingdom Mark Cox 3 6
United States William Brown 6 4 4 16 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 3 4
India Vijay Amritraj 6 6 India Vijay Amritraj 3 6 6
South Africa Robert Maud 1 1 India Vijay Amritraj 6 6
Australia Phil Dent 6 6 7 Australia Phil Dent 1 3
8 United States Roscoe Tanner 4 7 6 India Vijay Amritraj 7 0 6
11 United States Cliff Richey 6 7 4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 7
South Africa John Yuill 1 6 11 United States Cliff Richey 7 6
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 5 6 6 Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 6 3
Australia Bob Giltinan 7 4 3 11 United States Cliff Richey 1 0
Brazil Thomaz Koch 6 6 4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6
Australia Ross Case 3 3 Brazil Thomaz Koch 3 5
4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 4 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 7
Argentina Julián Ganzábal 3 2

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
13 Chile Jaime Fillol Sr 6 6
Mexico J Loyo Mayo 3 4 13 Chile Jaime Fillol Sr 3 4
United States John Andrews 6 4 United States John Andrews 6 6
Mexico Marcelo Lara 1 3R United States John Andrews 6 4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 3 6 5 Romania Ilie Năstase 7 6
United States Rick Fisher 2 6 3 Egypt Ismail El Shafei 3 2
5 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 5 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
United States Tom Gorman 4 3 5 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 3 6
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 6 6 2 Australia Rod Laver 3 6 2
10 Mexico Raúl Ramírez 2 3 New Zealand Brian Fairlie 3 0
United States Brian Gottfried 6 6 United States Brian Gottfried 6 6
Chile Patricio Cornejo 2 4 United States Brian Gottfried 3 4
Australia Kim Warwick 6 6 2 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
Australia Geoff Masters 3 4 Australia Kim Warwick 4 0R
2 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 2 Australia Rod Laver 6 0
Colombia Iván Molina 1 1

References

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