ATP Australian Open 1975 Draw, Results & Schedule

John Newcombe won the 1975 Australian Open, defeating Jimmy Connors 7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from December 21, 1974 to January 4, 1975. The match log contains 60 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
John Newcombe
def. Jimmy Connors , 7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6
Dates
Dec 21 — Jan 4
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1975 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John Newcombe #2 7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6 Jimmy Connors #1 H2H Match data Jan 4, 1975* F
SF (2)
John Newcombe #2 6-4 4-6 6-4 2-6 11-9 Tony Roche #27 H2H Match data Jan 3, 1975* SF
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-3 6-4 Dick Crealy #71 H2H Match data Jan 3, 1975* SF
QF (4)
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-2 6-2 Kim Warwick #48 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1975* QF
John Newcombe #2 1-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 10-8 Geoff Masters #53 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1975* QF
Tony Roche #27 7-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jan 1, 1975* QF
Dick Crealy #71 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 John Alexander #26 H2H Match data Jan 1, 1975* QF
R16 (7)
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-0 Grover Raz Reid #78 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16
John Newcombe #2 7-6 6-3 6-2 Bob Carmichael #112 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16
John Alexander #26 6-2 6-4 7-5 Allan Stone #49 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16
Kim Warwick #48 4-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2 Harald Elschenbroich #145 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16
Geoff Masters #53 6-0 6-7 4-3 (ret.) Bob Giltinan #138 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16
Tony Roche #27 6-7 7-5 6-2 6-3 Peter Mcnamara — Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16
Dick Crealy #71 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-6 John Andrews — Match data Dec 30, 1974* R16
R32 (15)
Cliff Letcher 6-2 6-2 6-3 Ernie Ewert #195 — Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-3 6-2 Ulrich Pinner #117 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Allan Stone #49 6-3 7-5 6-7 8-6 John James #249 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Bob Carmichael #112 6-4 6-2 6-2 Sashi Menon #188 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Kim Warwick #48 6-3 6-4 7-6 Graeme Thomson #200 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Tony Roche #27 6-1 6-3 6-3 Colin Dibley #87 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Geoff Masters #53 6-1 6-4 6-3 Frank Sedgman #318 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Alex Metreveli 6-3 6-1 6-0 Martin Robinson — Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
John Newcombe #2 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-4 Rolf Gehring #249 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Harald Elschenbroich #145 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Phil Dent #41 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Alexander #26 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1 Mark Edmondson H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Grover Raz Reid #78 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 Jasjit Singh — Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Bob Giltinan #138 6-0 6-3 6-2 Patrice Beust H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
Dick Crealy #71 6-3 6-4 7-6 Ray Ruffels #76 H2H Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
John Andrews 6-2 6-3 6-1 Bill Bowrey #181 — Match data Dec 27, 1974* R32
R64 (31)
Bob Carmichael #112 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-3 Ulrich Marten #274 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Phil Dent #41 6-4 6-2 6-3 Herve Gauvain H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Tony Roche #27 7-5 6-4 6-3 Mike Machette #210 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Harald Elschenbroich #145 7-6 6-3 6-3 Nicola Spear #153 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
John Alexander #26 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 Peter Doerner #318 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Sashi Menon #188 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-1 Will Coghlan #274 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Dick Crealy #71 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-3 Jun Kuki #101 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Bob Giltinan #138 7-5 6-4 7-6 John Trickey H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-2 6-3 Chris Kachel #274 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Colin Dibley #87 6-3 6-4 6-2 William Durham — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Graeme Thomson #200 4-6 3-6 6-3 Mike Prineas — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Jasjit Singh 6-2 7-6 6-0 Tony Dawson #318 — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
John James #249 6-2 7-6 6-3 Spencer Segura #274 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Rolf Gehring #249 6-3 6-2 6-4 Colin Stubs #274 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Patrice Beust (w/o) Kjell Johansson #138 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
John Andrews 6-3 7-6 6-3 Greg Perkins — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Geoff Masters #53 6-3 6-4 6-7 7-5 Ray Keldie #136 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Ray Ruffels #76 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Ross Case #29 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Frank Sedgman #318 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-3 Richard Lewis #249 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Allan Stone #49 6-4 6-4 6-3 Stephen Myers H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Martin Robinson 6-1 5-7 7-5 7-6 Kenichi Hirai #228 H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Mark Edmondson 6-1 6-2 1-6 6-7 6-4 Toshiro Sakai — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Grover Raz Reid #78 6-1 6-7 6-2 6-1 Greg Braun H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
John Newcombe #2 6-2 6-1 6-2 Trevor Fancutt H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Ulrich Pinner #117 6-1 7-6 6-3 Kiyoshi Tanabe H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Kim Warwick #48 6-1 6-3 6-2 Ken Hiskins — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Peter Mcnamara 6-1 6-2 7-5 Dragan Stojovic — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Ernie Ewert #195 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 David Carter H2H Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 7-6 6-4 6-4 Neale Fraser #188 — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Alex Metreveli 6-4 5-7 7-5 4-6 9-7 Syd Ball #104 — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64
Bill Bowrey #181 6-3 6-0 6-3 Sachio Kato — Match data Dec 25, 1974* R64

Tournament Records

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  1. Novak Djokovic 105 wins

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  1. Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

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