1975 Wimbledon Championships

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1975 Wimbledon Championships
Date:   23 June – 5 July
Edition:   89th
Category:   Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface:   Grass
Location:   Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Arthur Ashe
Women's Singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's Doubles
United States Vitas Gerulaitis / United States Sandy Mayer
Women's Doubles
United States Ann Kiyomura / Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
Mixed Doubles
Australia Margaret Court / United States Marty Riessen
Wimbledon Championships
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The 1975 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 23 June until 5 July. It was the 89th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975.

Seniors Champions

Men's singles

United States Arthur Ashe[1] def. United States Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4

  • It was Ashe's 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1

  • It was King's 12th (and last) career Grand Slam title (her 8th in the Open Era), and her 6th Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

United States Vitas Gerulaitis / United States Sandy Mayer defeated Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell / Australia Allan Stone, 7–5, 8–6, 6–4

Women's doubles

United States Ann Kiyomura / Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Australia Margaret Court / United States Marty Riessen defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / Australia Allan Stone, 6–4, 7–5

Juniors Champions

Boys' singles

New Zealand Chris Lewis defeated Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza, 6–1, 6–4

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva defeated Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková, 6–4, 6–3

Notes

  1. Ashe became the first man of black African ancestry to win a Grand Slam singles title.

External links

Preceded by
1974 Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Championships Succeeded by
1976 Wimbledon Championships
Preceded by
1975 French Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1975 US Open
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