The 1975 Australian Open was a
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
grass courts at the
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in
Melbourne
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in Australia and was held from 21 December 1974 to 1 January 1975. It was the 63rd edition of the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
and the first
Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven in singles, a former ...
and
Evonne Goolagong.
Seniors
Men's singles
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 major titles: seven in singles, a former ...
defeated
Jimmy Connors
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, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
(9–7)
:
• It was Newcombe's 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.
Women's singles
Evonne Goolagong defeated
Martina Navratilova
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, 6–3, 6–2
:
• It was Goolagong Cawley's 4th career Grand Slam singles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.
Men's doubles
John Alexander /
Philip Dent defeated
Bob Carmichael /
Allan Stone, 6–3, 7–6
:
• It was Alexander's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
:
• It was Dent's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
Women's doubles
Evonne Goolagong /
Peggy Michel defeated
Olga Morozova /
Margaret Court
Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian former world number 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Her 24 women's singles major titles and total of 64 major titles (includi ...
, 7–6, 7–6
:
• It was Goolagong 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 3rd title at the Australian Open.
:
• It was Michel's 3rd and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd title at the Australian Open.
Mixed doubles
:''No competition between 1970 and 1986.''
References
External links
Australian Open official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open, 1975
December 1974 sports events in Australia
January 1975 sports events in Australia
1975, Australian Open