The 1975 Munich WCT – Singles was an event of the 1975 Munich WCT tennis tournament and was played in Munich, West Germany from 10 March until 16 March 1975. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Frew McMillan was the defending champion, but lost in the first round. First-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title, defeating Björn Borg in the final, 6–4, 7–6.[1][2][3][4]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1975 Munich WCT | |
| Final date | 10 Mar - 16 Mar 1975 |
| Champion |  Arthur Ashe |
| Runner-up |  Björn Borg |
| Score | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
Arthur Ashe (champion)
Björn Borg (final)- (withdrew)
Bob Hewitt (quarterfinals)
Kim Warwick (second round)
Onny Parun (first round)- Bob Giltinan (second round)
Patrice Dominguez (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
 Buster Mottram
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 4 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 78 | ||||||||||
 Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Top half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Frew McMillan
| 77 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Dick Crealy
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Dick Crealy
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  Reinhart Probst
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Lindorff
| 5 | 1 |  Balázs Taróczy
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Tonino Zugarelli
| 7 | 6 | Tonino Zugarelli
| 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balázs Taróczy
| 6 | 6 | Balázs Taróczy
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Onny Parun
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Patrice Dominguez
| 3 | 3 | Buster Mottram
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Buster Mottram
| 6 | 6 | Buster Mottram
| 5 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Lloyd
| 6 | 78 | John Lloyd
| 7 | 4 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Krulevitz
| 2 | 66 | Buster Mottram
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Dell
| 64 | 7 | 66 | 4 | Bob Hewitt
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Syd Ball
| 77 | 5 | 78 | Syd Ball
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hans Kary
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Bob Hewitt
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bob Hewitt
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kim Warwick
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Florian Merkel
| 3 | 61 | 5 | Kim Warwick
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corrado Barazzutti
| 6 | 6 | Corrado Barazzutti
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Gunther Gnettner
| 2 | 1 | Corrado Barazzutti
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pierre Barthès
| 3 | 4 | Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 6 | Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred McNair
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Bob Giltinan
| 2 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bob Giltinan
| 6 | 6 | Nikola Pilić
| 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 José Higueras
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Max Wünschig
| 6 | 2 | 5 | José Higueras
| 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Don Brosseau
| 0 | 2 | Kjell Johansson
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kjell Johansson
| 6 | 6 | Kjell Johansson
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherwood Stewart
| 5 | 0r | 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
| 7 | 1 | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Željko Franulović
| 62 | 61 | 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arthur Ashe
| 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
- ^ "Ashe topples Borg in Germany". The Spokesman-Review. AP. 17 March 1975 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "1975 Munich WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "WCT Munich 1975". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2023-12-14.