1975 Richmond WCT – Singles

Singles
1975 Richmond WCT
Champion	Björn Borg
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1975 Richmond WCT – Singles was an event of the 1975 Richmond WCT men's tennis tournament that was played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 27 through February 2, 1975. The draw comprised 32 players and 8 of them were seeded. The draw had to be redone after substitute players Jeff Borowiak and Tony Roche had been seeded in violation of WCT rules which stated that substitute players could not be seeded. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion, but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title, defeating third-seeded Arthur Ashe in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Björn Borg (Champion)
2. Tom Okker (Semifinals)
3. Arthur Ashe (Final)
4. Onny Parun (Quarterfinals)
5. Adriano Panatta (Quarterfinals)
6. Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (First round)
7. Frew McMillan (First round)
8. Kim Warwick (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	2	Tom Okker	4	4
	3	Arthur Ashe	6	6
								3	Arthur Ashe	6	4	4
								1	Björn Borg	4	6	6
	8	Kim Warwick	3	2
	1	Björn Borg	6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	Tom Okker	6	6
		Ferdi Taygan	2	4				2	Tom Okker	6	6
		Kjell Johansson	6	6					Kjell Johansson	3	2
		John Whitlinger	3	4											2	Tom Okker	6	77
		Patrice Dominguez	7	77												Bob Giltinan	1	61
		Dick Dell	5	64					Patrice Dominguez	3	3
		Bob Giltinan	6	66	6				Bob Giltinan	6	6
	7	Frew McMillan	4	78	3																	2	Tom Okker	4	4
	5	Adriano Panatta	1	7	6																	3	Arthur Ashe	6	6
		Buster Mottram	6	5	3			5	Adriano Panatta	6	4	6
		Bob Hewitt	6	6					Bob Hewitt	0	6	4
		Billy Martin	4	2											5	Adriano Panatta	78	2	2
		Fred McNair	6	1	65										3	Arthur Ashe	66	6	6
		Željko Franulović	3	6	77				Željko Franulović	3	1
		Corrado Barazzutti	2	3				3	Arthur Ashe	6	6
	3	Arthur Ashe	6	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	4	Onny Parun	6	1	6
		Steve Krulevitz	4	6	2			4	Onny Parun	77	6
		Paolo Bertolucci	6	2	6				Paolo Bertolucci	65	3
		Dick Crealy	2	6	4										4	Onny Parun	4	63
		Tony Roche													8	Kim Warwick	6	77
		Bruce Manson	w/o						Bruce Manson	4	6	4
		John Lloyd	3	3				8	Kim Warwick	6	4	6
	8	Kim Warwick	6	6																		8	Kim Warwick	3	2
	6	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	65	2																		1	Björn Borg	6	6
		Jeff Borowiak	77	6					Jeff Borowiak	6	6
		Sherwood Stewart	3	65					Raz Reid	1	2
		Raz Reid	6	77												Jeff Borowiak	5	7	1
		José Higueras	6	6											1	Björn Borg	7	5	6
		Syd Ball	2	1					José Higueras	4	6	0
		Hans Kary	0	1				1	Björn Borg	6	2	6
	1	Björn Borg	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details