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1975 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships

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1975 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships
DateFebruary 10–16
Edition5th
CategoryUSLTA Indoor Circuit
Draw53S / 24D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
LocationSalisbury, Maryland, U.S.
VenueWicomico Youth and Civic Center
Champions
Singles
United States Jimmy Connors[1]
Doubles
United States Jimmy Connors / South Africa Frew McMillan[2]
← 1974 · U.S. National Indoor Championships · 1976 →

The 1975 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament held at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. The event was part of the 1975 USLTA-IPA Indoor Circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from February 10 through February 16, 1975, and played on indoor carpet courts. Second-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and earned $9,000 first-prize money.[3][4]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Jimmy Connors defeated United States Vitas Gerulaitis 5–7, 7–5, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0

  • It was Connors' 3rd singles title of the year, and the 35th of his career.

Doubles

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United States Jimmy Connors / Romania Ilie Năstase defeated Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš / United Kingdom Roger Taylor 7–6, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "1975 Salisbury – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1975 Salisbury – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Richard Walker (February 17, 1975). "'All's well' for three-time national open champ Connors". The Daily Times. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 303. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
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