# 1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Jimmy Connors did not defend his title, he chose to play in North Conway instead. Third-seeded Manuel Orantes won the championship for the second time and $16,000 first-prize money by defeating Arthur Ashe in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Guillermo Vilas (semifinals)
* Arthur Ashe (final)
* Manuel Orantes (champion)
* Raúl Ramírez (second round)
* Onny Parun (semifinals)
* Cliff Richey (first round)
* Brian Gottfried (first round)
* Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
* Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
* Adriano Panatta (third round)
* Juan Gisbert (quarterfinals)
* Billy Martin (first round)
* Cliff Drysdale (second round)
* Thomaz Koch (third round)
* Paolo Bertolucci (second round)
* José Higueras (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Guillermo Vilas | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 11 | Juan Gisbert | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Juan Gisbert | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Onny Parun | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 2 |
| | Iván Molina | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Iván Molina | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Onny Parun | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Jaime Fillol | 6 | 3 | | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | Arthur Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Whitlinger | 3 | 2 | | 1 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K McMillan | 4 | 3 | | | P Cornejo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cornejo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ž Franulović | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Turner | 3 | 1 | | 16 | J Higueras | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Ž Franulović | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | C Richey | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | E Dibbs | 4 | 1 |
| | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Krulevitz | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mayer | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | B Teacher | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 9 | E Dibbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | E Dibbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | U Pinner | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Menon | 6 | 3 | 7 | | S Menon | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-F Caujolle | 1 | 2 | | 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dell | 7 | 6 | | | D Dell | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LF Tavares | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 13 | C Drysdale | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Carmichael | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Estep | 1 | 6 | | 13 | C Drysdale | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Benavides | 2 | 3 | | | B Carmichael | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | B Gottfried | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Gisbert | 2 | 2 |
| | W Fibak | 6 | 1 | 6 | | W Fibak | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Velasco | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Velasco | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | J Velasco | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 11 | J Gisbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | J Gisbert | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Kronk | 4 | 4 | | 11 | J Gisbert | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Naegelen | 6 | 6 | | | D Naegelen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | B Prajoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 3 | 1 | | | B Prajoux | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bertram | 3 | 3 | | 10 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A Panatta | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | F González | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Stewart | 6 | 7 | | | S Stewart | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | O Parun | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | O Parun | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | O Parun | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | I Molina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Molina | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | B Mignot | 4 | 2 | | | I Molina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | P Bertolucci | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | P Bertolucci | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | I Molina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Brown | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | R Cano | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Cano | 6 | 6 | | | R Cano | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | R Ramírez | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Ramírez | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | H Elschenbroich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-J Pohmann | 2 | 4 | | | H Elschenbroich | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 6 | 6 | | | H Kary | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | B Martin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | H Kary | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F McNair | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 8 | J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J-L Haillet | 3 | 6 | 1 | | F McNair | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney | 3 | 2 | | 8 | J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Fillol | 6 | 3 |
| | P Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 |
| | J Kuki | 4 | 3 | | | P Fleming | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Bunis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | T Koch | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T Koch | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 14 | T Koch | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Loyo Mayo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Kamiwazumi | 2 | 6 | 1 | | J Loyo Mayo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lara | 1 | 1 | | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |