1975 Australian Open

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1975 Australian Open
Date:   21 December 1974 – 1 January 1975
Edition:   63rd
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface:   Grass
Location:   Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Venue:   Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia John Newcombe
Women's Singles
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Men's Doubles
Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent
Women's Doubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley / United States Peggy Michel
Australian Open
 < 1974 1976 > 

The 1975 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 21 December 1974 to 1 January 1975. It was the 63rd edition of the Australian Open and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

Seniors

Men's singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated United States Jimmy Connors, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 (9-7) [1]

• It was Newcombe's 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Women's singles

Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 6–2 [2]

• It was Goolagong Cawley's 4th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Men's doubles

Australia John Alexander / Australia Philip Dent defeated Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Allan Stone, 6–3, 7–6 [3]

• It was Alexander's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
• It was Dent's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley / United States Peggy Michel defeated Soviet Union Olga Morozova / Australia Margaret Court, 7–6, 7–6 [4]

• It was Goolagong Cawley's 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd title at the Australian Open.
• It was Michel's 3rd and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.

Mixed doubles

No competition between 1970 and 1986.

References

  1. "1975 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. 
  2. "1975 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia. 
  3. "1975 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia. 
  4. "1975 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia. 

External links

Preceded by
1974 Australian Open
Australian Open Succeeded by
1976 Australian Open
Preceded by
1974 US Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1975 French Open
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