1975 in tennis
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Australian Open
Men's singles
John Newcombe defeated
Jimmy Connors, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)[1]
- • 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, 6–3, 6–2[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[3]
- • 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, 7–6, 7–6[4]
- • 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.
French Open
Men's singles
Björn Borg defeated
Guillermo Vilas, 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
Chris Evert defeated
Martina Navratilova, 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 /
Raúl Ramírez defeated
John Alexander /
Phil Dent, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Women's doubles
Chris Evert /
Martina Navratilova defeated
Julie Anthony /
Olga Morozova, 6–3, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Fiorella Bonicelli /
Thomaz Koch defeated
Pam Teeguarden /
Jaime Fillol, 6–4, 7–6
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Arthur Ashe defeated
Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4[5]
- It was Ashe's 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Billie Jean King defeated
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6–0, 6–1[6]
- It was King's 12th (and last) career Grand Slam title (her 8th in the Open Era), and her 6th Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
Vitas Gerulaitis /
Sandy Mayer defeated
Colin Dowdeswell /
Allan Stone, 7–5, 8–6, 6–4[7]
Women's doubles
Ann Kiyomura /
Kazuko Sawamatsu defeated
Françoise Dürr /
Betty Stöve, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5[8]
Mixed doubles
Marty Riessen /
Margaret Court defeated
Allan Stone /
Betty Stöve, 6–4, 7–5[9]
US Open
Men's singles
Manuel Orantes[10] defeated
Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
- It was Orantes's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Chris Evert defeated
Evonne Goolagong, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Evert's 4th career Grand Slam title, and her 1st US Open title.
Men's doubles
Jimmy Connors /
Ilie Năstase defeated
Tom Okker /
Marty Riessen, 6–4, 7–6
Women's doubles
Margaret Court /
Virginia Wade defeated
Rosemary Casals /
Billie Jean King, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Mixed doubles
Rosemary Casals /
Dick Stockton defeated
Billie Jean King /
Fred Stolle, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3