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1975 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Field	Value
champ	Australia John Alexander
runner	Romania Ilie Năstase
score	7–5, 6–2
draw	64
seeds	16
type	singles doubles

Main article: 1975 American Airlines Tennis Games

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.

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=12 | RD1-team1=Australia John Alexander | RD1-seed2=1 | RD1-team2=Australia John Newcombe | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=5 | RD1-team3=Romania Ilie Năstase | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Australia Ken Rosewall | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=7 | RD1-score4-2=5 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-score4-3=2

| RD2-seed1=12 | RD2-team1= Australia John Alexander | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2= Romania Ilie Năstase | RD2-score1-1=7 | RD2-score2-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Australia John Newcombe | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=RSA Bob Hewitt | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA Grover Raz Reid | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Australia Ray Ruffels | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA Erik van Dillen | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Australia B Phillips-Moore | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=4

| RD1-seed07=14 | RD1-team07=USA Andrew Pattison | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Romania Ion Țiriac | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=USA Charlie Pasarell | RD1-seed10=6 | RD1-team10=USA Stan Smith | RD1-score09-1=7 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=1

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=India Anand Amritraj | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA Steve Krulevitz | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA Dennis Ralston | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA Mike Estep | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Australia Bob Carmichael | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=USA Roy Barth | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Australia John Newcombe | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA Grover Raz Reid | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA Erik van Dillen | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-team04=USA Andrew Pattison | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score04-2=5 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=3

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA Charlie Pasarell | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=India Anand Amritraj | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Australia Bob Carmichael | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA Dennis Ralston | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-3= | RD2-score07-3=

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Australia John Newcombe | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA Erik van Dillen | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Australia Bob Carmichael | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA Charlie Pasarell | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-3= | RD3-score03-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Australia John Newcombe | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Australia Bob Carmichael | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-score02-3=

Section 2

| RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team01=USA Arthur Ashe | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Sweden O Nils Bengtson | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=7 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Australia Syd Ball | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA Fred McNair | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA Jeff Borowiak | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA Robert Lutz | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-score05-3=7 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07=9 | RD1-team07=USA Harold Solomon | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA Jim McManus | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=7 | RD1-team09=USA Marty Riessen | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA Tom Edlefsen | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA Paul Gerken | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Australia Colin Dibley | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=GBR Gerald Battrick | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA Robert Kreiss | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=12 | RD1-team15=Australia John Alexander | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=RSA Raymond Moore | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=4

| RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=USA Arthur Ashe | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Australia Syd Ball | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=USA Harold Solomon | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA Jeff Borowiak | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed05=7 | RD2-team05=USA Marty Riessen | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA Paul Gerken | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=;4 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed08=12 | RD2-team08=Australia John Alexander | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=GBR Gerald Battrick | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score07-3=4

| RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=USA Arthur Ashe | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=USA Harold Solomon | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed04=12 | RD3-team04=Australia John Alexander | RD3-seed03=7 | RD3-team03=USA Marty Riessen | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-3= | RD3-score03-3=

| RD4-seed02=12 | RD4-team02=Australia John Alexander | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=USA Arthur Ashe | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-3=2

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed01=16 | RD1-team01=RSA Cliff Drysdale | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA Dick Dell | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GBR Mark Cox | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA William Brown | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=India Vijay Amritraj | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=RSA Robert Maud | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Australia Phil Dent | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=USA Roscoe Tanner | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-score07-3=7 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-team09=USA Cliff Richey | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=RSA John Yuill | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=TCH Milan Holeček | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Australia Bob Giltinan | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=3

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Brazil Thomaz Koch | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Australia Ross Case | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team15=Australia Ken Rosewall | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Argentina Julián Ganzábal | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=16 | RD2-team01=RSA Cliff Drysdale | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=GBR Mark Cox | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=India Vijay Amritraj | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Australia Phil Dent | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=USA Cliff Richey | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=TCH Milan Holeček | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Australia Ken Rosewall | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Brazil Thomaz Koch | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-3= | RD2-score07-3=

| RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=India Vijay Amritraj | RD3-seed01=16 | RD3-team01=RSA Cliff Drysdale | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-score01-3=4

| RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Australia Ken Rosewall | RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team03=USA Cliff Richey | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-3= | RD3-score03-3=

| RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Australia Ken Rosewall | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=India Vijay Amritraj | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-3=7 | RD4-score01-3=6

Section 4

| RD1-seed01=13 | RD1-team01=Chile Jaime Fillol Sr | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Mexico J Loyo Mayo | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA John Andrews | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Mexico Marcelo Lara | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score04-2=3R | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Egypt Ismail El Shafei | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA Rick Fisher | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Romania Ilie Năstase | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USA Tom Gorman | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=NZL Brian Fairlie | RD1-seed10=10 | RD1-team10=Mexico Raúl Ramírez | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA Brian Gottfried | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Chile Patricio Cornejo | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Australia Kim Warwick | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Australia Geoff Masters | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Australia Rod Laver | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Colombia Iván Molina | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=1 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA John Andrews | RD2-seed01=13 | RD2-team01=Chile Jaime Fillol Sr | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Romania Ilie Năstase | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Egypt Ismail El Shafei | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA Brian Gottfried | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=NZL Brian Fairlie | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=Australia Rod Laver | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Australia Kim Warwick | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-2=0 | RD2-score07-2=0R | RD2-score08-3= | RD2-score07-3=

| RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=Romania Ilie Năstase | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=USA John Andrews | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=Australia Rod Laver | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA Brian Gottfried | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-3= | RD3-score03-3=

| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=Romania Ilie Năstase | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Australia Rod Laver | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=2

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