title: 1975 Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament – Singles
text: # 1975 Custom Credit Indoor Tennis Tournament – Singles
  
  John Newcombe was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Vijay Amritraj.
  
  Stan Smith won in the final 7–6, 6–2 against Robert Lutz.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Ken Rosewall (third round)
  * John Newcombe (second round)
  * Tony Roche (third round)
  * John Alexander (quarterfinals)
  * Raúl Ramírez (third round)
  * Harold Solomon (first round)
  * Cliff Richey (third round)
  * Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Robert Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | Brian Gottfried | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | 8 | Brian Gottfried | 3 | 4 | | Robert Lutz | 6 | 2 |
  | | | | | | Stan Smith | 7 | 6 |
  | | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | Stan Smith | 7 | 6 |
  | | Ross Case | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | K Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | | D Crealy | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Rheinberger | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | K Rosewall | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | |
  | | H Bunis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | R Lutz | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | J Kamiwazumi | 5 | 4 | | H Bunis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Lutz | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Mayer | 3 | 5 |
  | | | | | | R Keldie | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J James | 2 | 2 | | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Ramírez | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | P Dent | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Letcher | 4 | 2 | 5 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Reid | 5 | 6 | 7 | | R Reid | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Carmichael | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 4 | J Alexander | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | N Saviano | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | A Stone | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Stone | 7 | 6 | 6 | | A Stone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | K Warwick | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Alexander | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | C Owens | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Simpson | 2 | 5 | | | A Gardiner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Gardiner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Gardiner | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B Giltinan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Anderson | 5 | 4 | | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Ball | 4 | 4 | | | M Cahill | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Cahill | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Richey | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | | J Kuki | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | S Smith | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A Amritraj | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gorman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Thung | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | T Gorman | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | R Ruffels | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Dibley | 3 | 2 | | 3 | T Roche | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | H Solomon | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kronk | 6 | 2 | 6 | | P Kronk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C Kachel | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | P Kronk | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | | P McNamara | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Whitlinger | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Case | 4 | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Masters | 6 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | G Masters | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Delaney | 6 | 6 | | | J Delaney | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | E Ewert | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Amritraj | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | J Bartlett | 4 | 1 | | | V Amritraj | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  