ATP Indian Wells Open 1975 Draw, Results & Schedule

John Alexander won the 1975 Indian Wells Open, defeating Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tucson, United States, from March 31 to April 6, 1975. The match log contains 61 recorded singles results for this edition.

Indian Wells begins the Sunshine Double, the paired March swing completed by the Miami Open.

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Champion
John Alexander
def. Ilie Nastase , 7-5 6-2
Dates
Mar 31 — Apr 6
Location
Tucson, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Indian Wells Open 1975 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John Alexander #21 7-5 6-2 Ilie Nastase #9 H2H Match data Apr 6, 1975* F
SF (2)
John Alexander #21 6-2 6-2 John Newcombe #2 H2H Match data Apr 5, 1975* SF
Ilie Nastase #9 3-6 7-5 6-2 Ken Rosewall #6 H2H Match data Apr 5, 1975* SF
QF (4)
John Alexander #21 6-7 6-4 6-2 Arthur Ashe #7 H2H Match data Apr 5, 1975* QF
John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-2 Bob Carmichael #95 H2H Match data Apr 5, 1975* QF
Ken Rosewall #6 6-7 6-0 7-6 Vijay Amritraj #43 H2H Match data Apr 5, 1975* QF
Ilie Nastase #9 6-3 3-6 6-2 Rod Laver #4 H2H Match data Apr 5, 1975* QF
R16 (8)
John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-4 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
Rod Laver #4 6-3 6-4 Brian Gottfried #29 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
Ilie Nastase #9 7-6 6-4 John Andrews — Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
John Alexander #21 7-6 6-2 Marty Riessen #11 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
Bob Carmichael #95 7-6 6-3 Charlie Pasarell #55 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
Vijay Amritraj #43 3-6 6-3 6-4 Cliff Drysdale #27 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
Ken Rosewall #6 6-1 6-0 Cliff Richey #20 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
Arthur Ashe #7 7-5 6-2 Harold Solomon #15 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1975* R16
R32 (15)
Bob Carmichael #95 6-2 6-1 Dennis Ralston #156 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Ilie Nastase #9 6-3 6-2 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Ken Rosewall #6 6-3 7-5 Thomaz Koch #31 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Rod Laver #4 6-4 (ret.) Kim Warwick #34 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Cliff Richey #20 7-6 6-3 Milan Holecek #84 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
John Newcombe #2 6-4 6-3 Grover Raz Reid #87 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Vijay Amritraj #43 6-1 6-3 Phil Dent #54 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Brian Gottfried #29 6-3 6-0 Brian Fairlie #93 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Arthur Ashe #7 6-2 6-2 Syd Ball #101 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Cliff Drysdale #27 6-3 7-6 Mark Cox #51 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
John Alexander #21 4-6 6-1 6-4 Gerald Battrick #109 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Harold Solomon #15 6-4 6-3 Jeff Borowiak #40 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
John Andrews 6-3 6-4 Jaime Fillol #23 — Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marty Riessen #11 6-1 6-4 Paul Gerken #60 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
Charlie Pasarell #55 6-4 6-2 Anand Amritraj — Match data Apr 3, 1975* R32
R64 (31)
Grover Raz Reid #87 7-6 7-5 Ray Ruffels #76 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Milan Holecek #84 5-7 6-4 6-3 Bob Giltinan #102 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Ilie Nastase #9 6-4 6-3 Tom Gorman #30 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Anand Amritraj 7-6 6-3 Steve Krulevitz #94 — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Kim Warwick #34 6-3 6-4 Geoff Masters #42 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Thomaz Koch #31 6-3 6-3 Ross Case #33 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
John Andrews 6-1 4-3 (ret.) Marcello Lara #66 — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Brian Gottfried #29 6-2 6-4 Patricio Cornejo #72 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Brian Fairlie #93 6-2 6-3 Raul Ramirez #18 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Bob Carmichael #95 6-3 6-2 Roy Barth #130 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Phil Dent #54 6-4 6-7 7-6 Roscoe Tanner #13 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Mark Cox #51 1-6 6-4 6-4 William Brown #99 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Rod Laver #4 6-1 6-1 Ivan Molina #86 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Vijay Amritraj #43 6-1 6-1 Robert Maud #64 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Andrew Pattison 6-0 6-2 Ion Tiriac #113 — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Ismail El Shafei 6-2 3-6 6-3 Rick Fisher #114 — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Gerald Battrick #109 6-4 7-6 Robert Kreiss — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Arthur Ashe #7 6-3 7-6 Ove Bengtson #106 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Harold Solomon #15 6-2 6-4 Jim Mcmanus #148 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Charlie Pasarell #55 7-6 3-6 6-1 Stan Smith #10 — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
John Alexander #21 6-3 2-6 6-4 Raymond Moore #71 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Cliff Richey #20 6-1 7-6 John Yuill #63 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Syd Ball #101 6-3 6-4 Fred Mcnair — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Jaime Fillol #23 6-3 6-4 Joaquin Loyo Mayo — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Jeff Borowiak #40 6-7 6-2 7-6 Bob Lutz — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
John Newcombe #2 6-2 6-3 Bob Hewitt #59 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Marty Riessen #11 6-0 6-2 Tom Edlefsen #120 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Ken Rosewall #6 6-3 6-2 Julian Ganzabal #73 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Paul Gerken #60 7-6 6-1 Colin Dibley #103 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Dennis Ralston #156 6-3 6-2 Mike Estep #100 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64
Cliff Drysdale #27 7-5 6-3 Dick Dell — Match data Apr 2, 1975* R64

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Indian Wells Open is held in Tucson, United States.
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