Sporting Highlights for 1975
Here are some of the sporting highlights in the world of sport for 1975. The major events for this year included the first ICC Cricket World Cup.
Australian John Newcombe defeated three time grand slam winner Jimmy Connors to win the Australian Open for the second time and his seventh and final grand slam title. Bjorn Borg successfully defended his French Open title and Arthur Ashe won his third and final slam at Wimbledon after five years of grand slam drought.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the Australian Tennis Open for the second straight time which was a part of her three-peat. Chris Evert continued her previous year success by winning two more grand slam titles. Billie Jean King won the Wimbledon title for the 6th time which was her 12th and final grand slam title.
It was the year of the first ICC Cricket World Cup which was held in England. Eight nations participated in the event in which the West Indies defeated Australia to win the cup.
Jack Nicklaus won two majorsJack Nicklaus won two majors, Masters Tournament and PGA Championship, which was the fourth time he would win two majors in the same year. He would repeat the feat again in 1980 for the fifth and final time. Tom Watson won the first of his seven majors at The British Open and Kathy Whitworth won her sixth and final major at the LPGA Championship.
Below is a timeline of some significant results in the world of sport for the year 1975.
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| Dec 21 1974 - Jan 1 1975 | Tennis Australia Open won by John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong |
| Jan 12 | Super Bowl held in New Orleans won by Pittsburgh |
| April 10-13 | Golf Masters won by Jack Nicklaus (5th win) |
| June 4-15 | Tennis French Open won by Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert |
| June 19-23 | Golf US Open won by Lou Graham |
| June 23 - July 5 | Tennis Wimbledon won by Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King |
| June 26 - July 20 | the Cycling Tour de France won by Bernard Thévenet |
| July 9-13 | Golf The Open Championship won by Tom Watson |
| Aug 7-10 | Golf US PGA won by Jack Nicklaus (4) |
| Aug 27 - Sept 8 | Tennis US Open won by Manuel Orantes and Chris Evert |
| Oct 10-22 | The Baseball World Series won by Cincinnati Reds |
If you have a correction or know of events that should be included here, please let me know.
Related Pages
- Ballon D'or Winners for 1975
- 50 Years Ago In Sport – Blog reflecting on the World Sporting Events of 1975
- Timeline (all years) in the world of sport
- For future sporting events, see the Calendar of Major Sporting Events
- More about the World of Sport
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