1975 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

John Newcombe was the defending champion but lost in a semifinal to fellow Aussie, John Alexander, who went on to win the final 7–5, 6–2 against Ilie Năstase.

Singles
1975 American Airlines Tennis Games
Champion	John Alexander
Runner-up	Ilie Năstase
Score	7–5, 6–2

Seeds

John Newcombe (semifinals)
Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
Ilie Năstase (final)
Stan Smith (first round)
Marty Riessen (third round)
Roscoe Tanner (first round)
Harold Solomon (third round)
Raúl Ramírez (first round)
Cliff Richey (third round)
John Alexander (champion)
Jaime Fillol Sr (second round)
Erik van Dillen (second round)
Absent
Cliff Drysdale (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	12	John Alexander	6	6

	1	John Newcombe	2	2
								12	John Alexander	7	6

								5	Ilie Năstase	5	2
	5	Ilie Năstase	3	7	6

	4	Ken Rosewall	6	5	2

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	John Newcombe	6	6
		Bob Hewitt	2	3				1	John Newcombe	6	6
		Grover Raz Reid	7	7					Grover Raz Reid	4	3
		Ray Ruffels	6	5											1	John Newcombe	6	6
		Erik van Dillen	6	3	6											Erik van Dillen	3	4
		B Phillips-Moore	4	6	4				Erik van Dillen	3	7	6
	14	Andrew Pattison	6	6				14	Andrew Pattison	6	5	3
		Ion Țiriac	0	2																		1	John Newcombe	6	6
		Charlie Pasarell	7	3	6																		Bob Carmichael	3	2
	6	Stan Smith	6	6	1				Charlie Pasarell	6	6
		Anand Amritraj	7	6					Anand Amritraj	4	2
		Steve Krulevitz	6	3												Charlie Pasarell	6	3
		Dennis Ralston	6	6												Bob Carmichael	7	6
		Mike Estep	3	2					Dennis Ralston	2	1
		Bob Carmichael	6	6					Bob Carmichael	6	6
		Roy Barth	3	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	3	Arthur Ashe	6	7
		O Nils Bengtson	3	6				3	Arthur Ashe	6	6
		Syd Ball	6	6					Syd Ball	2	2
		Fred McNair	3	4											3	Arthur Ashe	7	6
		Jeff Borowiak	6	6	7										9	Harold Solomon	5	2
		Robert Lutz	7	2	6				Jeff Borowiak	4	3
	9	Harold Solomon	6	6				9	Harold Solomon	6	6
		Jim McManus	2	4																		3	Arthur Ashe	7	4	2
	7	Marty Riessen	6	6																		12	John Alexander	6	6	6
		Tom Edlefsen	0	2				7	Marty Riessen	6	6
		Paul Gerken	7	6					Paul Gerken	1	;4
		Colin Dibley	6	1											7	Marty Riessen	6	2
		Gerald Battrick	6	7											12	John Alexander	7	6
		Robert Kreiss	4	6					Gerald Battrick	6	1	4
	12	John Alexander	6	2	6			12	John Alexander	4	6	6
		Raymond Moore	3	6	4

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	16	Cliff Drysdale	7	6
		Dick Dell	5	3				16	Cliff Drysdale	6	7
		Mark Cox	1	6	6				Mark Cox	3	6
		William Brown	6	4	4										16	Cliff Drysdale	6	3	4
		Vijay Amritraj	6	6												Vijay Amritraj	3	6	6
		Robert Maud	1	1					Vijay Amritraj	6	6
		Phil Dent	6	6	7				Phil Dent	1	3
	8	Roscoe Tanner	4	7	6																		Vijay Amritraj	7	0	6
	11	Cliff Richey	6	7																		4	Ken Rosewall	6	6	7
		John Yuill	1	6				11	Cliff Richey	7	6
		Milan Holeček	5	6	6				Milan Holeček	6	3
		Bob Giltinan	7	4	3										11	Cliff Richey	1	0
		Thomaz Koch	6	6											4	Ken Rosewall	6	6
		Ross Case	3	3					Thomaz Koch	3	5
	4	Ken Rosewall	6	6				4	Ken Rosewall	6	7
		Julián Ganzábal	3	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	13	Jaime Fillol Sr	6	6
		J Loyo Mayo	3	4				13	Jaime Fillol Sr	3	4
		John Andrews	6	4					John Andrews	6	6
		Marcelo Lara	1	3R												John Andrews	6	4
		Ismail El Shafei	6	3	6										5	Ilie Năstase	7	6
		Rick Fisher	2	6	3				Ismail El Shafei	3	2
	5	Ilie Năstase	6	6				5	Ilie Năstase	6	6
		Tom Gorman	4	3																		5	Ilie Năstase	6	3	6
		Brian Fairlie	6	6																		2	Rod Laver	3	6	2
	10	Raúl Ramírez	2	3					Brian Fairlie	3	0
		Brian Gottfried	6	6					Brian Gottfried	6	6
		Patricio Cornejo	2	4												Brian Gottfried	3	4
		Kim Warwick	6	6											2	Rod Laver	6	6
		Geoff Masters	3	4					Kim Warwick	4	0R
	2	Rod Laver	6	6				2	Rod Laver	6	0
		Iván Molina	1	1

References

1975 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw - Men's Singles

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