1975 World Championship Tennis circuit
The 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1975. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). The 1975 circuit divided the players in three groups, Red, Blue and Green who played 24 tournaments in 12 countries. The first tournament, U.S. Professional Indoor Championships, was a combined event as was the season's final which was played in Dallas by the eight best performers and was won by American Arthur Ashe who defeated Björn Borg from Sweden in four sets.
Ashe left with President Regan in July 1982 | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 20 January 1975 – 7 May 1975 |
| Edition | 8th |
| Tournaments | 26 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Arthur Ashe (5) |
| Most tournament finals | Arthur Ashe (7) |
| Points leader | Arthur Ashe (760) |
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Additionally there were three special non–ranking events; the CBS Classic (Puerto Rico, 13–19 January), the Aetna World Cup team contest between Australia and America (Hartford, 6–9 March) and the Rothmans International Trophy an eight-nation contest between 16 players (London, 4–8 March).
The total prize money for the 1975 WCT circuit was $2,068,500 which included $100,000 bonus money.