The 1975 French Open was a

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tournament that took place on the outdoor

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s at the

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in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 4 June until 15 June. It was the 74th staging of the

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, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1975.

Björn Borg Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his caree ...

won the men's singles title and

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 2 ...

won the women's single title.

Finals

Men's singles

defeated

Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas (; born 17 August 1952) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was the world No. 1 of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix seasons in 1974, 1975 and 1977. He won 62 singles titles and 16 doubles titles during ...

, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 *It was Borg's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd (consecutive) French Open title.

Women's singles

defeated

Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number ...

, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 *It was Evert's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) French Open title.

Men's doubles

Brian Gottfried Brian Edward Gottfried (born January 27, 1952) is an American retired tennis player who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. He was the runner-up in singles at the 1977 French Open – Men's singles, 1977 F ...

Raúl Ramírez Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the ...

defeated John Alexander /

Phil Dent Philip Clive Dent (born 14 February 1950) is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors in four sets. Dent was also the men ...

, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4

Women's doubles

defeated Julie Anthony /

Olga Morozova Olga Vasilyevna Morozova ( rus, Ольга Васильевна Морозова, , ˈolʲɡə mɐˈrozəvə, a=Ru-Olga_Morozova.ogg, links=no; born 22 February 1949) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Competing for the Soviet Uni ...

, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Fiorella Bonicelli /

Thomaz Koch Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil. He won one Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at the 1975 French Open. In singles he was a quarterfinalist in singles at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Cham ...

defeated

Pam Teeguarden Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and ...

Jaime Fillol Jaime José Fillol Durán (born 3 June 1946), known professionally as Jaime Fillol Sr., is a retired professional tennis player from Chile, who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Fillol was ranked as high as world No. 14 in singles on the ...

, 6–4, 7–6

Prize money

References

External links

French Open official website
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