Score: | 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Draw: | 128 (16) |
Seeds: | 16 |
Type: | grand slam |
See main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships.
Arthur Ashe defeated defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first Wimbledon singles title and third and last major singles title overall. He became the first Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, and the second Black player to do so overall, after Althea Gibson.[2]
See also: 1 and 1. Jimmy Connors (final)
See also: 2 and 8. Ken Rosewall (fourth round)
See also: 3 and 6. Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
See also: 4 and 3. Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
See also: 5 and 4. Ilie Năstase (second round)
See also: 6 and 5. Arthur Ashe (champion)
See also: 7 and 7. Stan Smith (first round)
See also: 8 and 2. Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
See also: 9 and 7. Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
See also: 10 and 5. John Alexander (second round)
See also: 11 and 4. Roscoe Tanner (semifinals)
See also: 12 and 2. Jan Kodeš (second round)
See also: 13 and 6. Marty Riessen (fourth round)
See also: 14 and 1. Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
See also: 15 and 3. Onny Parun (third round)
See also: 16 and 8. Tony Roche (semifinals)
See main article: 1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.