1975 U.S. Pro Indoor
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The 1975 U.S. Pro Indoor was a WCT
tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Wachovia Spectrum
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in the United States
and began on January 20, 1975.
Marty Riessen
defeated Vitas Gerulaitis
7–6 (7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7 (0–7), 6–3
Brian Gottfried
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Raúl Ramirez
defeated Dick Stockton
/ Erik Van Dillen
5–7, 7–6, 6–4
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Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Wachovia Spectrum
Wachovia Spectrum
The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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in the United States
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and began on January 20, 1975.
Men's Singles
Marty RiessenMarty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...
defeated
Vitas GerulaitisVitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulaitis won the tournament held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament...
7–6 (7–1), 5–7, 6–2, 6–7 (0–7), 6–3
- It was Riessen's only title of the year and the 41st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Brian GottfriedBrian Gottfried
Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World No....
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Raúl RamirezRaúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s, and is regarded as one of the great all-around players of the modern era. Ramírez was also the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing...
defeated
Dick StocktonDick Stockton (tennis)
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....
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Erik Van DillenErik Van Dillen
Erik Van Dillen was an American male professional tennis player.Van Dillen won a single career title, the 1973 Nottingham Open Singles title, defeating Frew McMillan .-External links:*...
5–7, 7–6, 6–4
- It was Gottfried's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Ramirez's 2nd title of the year and the 12th of his career.