Wimbledon men's singles 1975

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Wimbledon men's singles 1975 was the Grand Slam tennis tournament in which Arthur Ashe captured the men's singles title, becoming the first Black man to win the Wimbledon singles crown.

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instanceOf Grand Slam men's singles event
tennis tournament
champion Arthur Ashe NERFINISHED
cityOfEvent London NERFINISHED
continentOfEvent Europe NERFINISHED
countryOfEvent United Kingdom NERFINISHED
defendingChampion Jimmy Connors NERFINISHED
defendingChampionResult lost in the final
drawSize 128 players
editionOfEvent Wimbledon men's singles NERFINISHED
eventCategory men's Grand Slam singles event
finalFormat best of five sets
finalScore 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
genderCategory men's singles
governingBody International Tennis Federation NERFINISHED
grandSlamCalendarYear 1975 tennis season
historicalSignificance first Wimbledon men's singles title won by a Black player
locatedIn Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED
location All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club NERFINISHED
matchType singles
notableFact Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title NERFINISHED
organizer All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club NERFINISHED
partOf 1975 Wimbledon Championships NERFINISHED
runnerUp Jimmy Connors NERFINISHED
runnerUpFullName James Scott Connors NERFINISHED
runnerUpHandedness left-handed
runnerUpNationality United States NERFINISHED
runnerUpSeed 1
scoringSystem best-of-five sets in main draw
sequenceInSeason third Grand Slam tournament of the year
sport tennis
surface grass
surfaceCategory grass-court tournament
surfaceType outdoor grass courts
tour men's professional tennis tour
tournamentLevel Grand Slam NERFINISHED
tournamentSeries Wimbledon Championships NERFINISHED
winnerFullName Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. NERFINISHED
winnerHandedness right-handed
winnerNationality United States NERFINISHED
winnerSeed 6
year 1975

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Arthur Ashe wonTournament Wimbledon men's singles 1975