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St. Moritz 1975

General Date1975-08-18 - 1975-08-24
Tournament typeOpen
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds5
CitySt. Moritz / TC Palace
CountrySwitzerland

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung

Info 14th Tournament of the Swiss Grand Prix Circuit

Report Merlo,at 48 years old, once one of the most feared European clay court players, was still able to defeat a professional tennis player like Kukal in the extreme conditions of the Swiss Alps.

Media

Winner Player Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo

Players

Mr. Adler
Mr. Arimelac
Bernard Balleret
Louis Borfiga
Eric Derasse
Mr. Durr
Hans Engert jr

Christian Janssens
Fritz Kuhlmann Jr.
Jan Kukal
Ladislav (Laci) Legenstein
Mr. Leuenberger
Ludwig-Lajos Levai
Francois Mainetti

Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Bernard Mignot
Peter Sigwart
Waldemar Timm

Rounds
Round 1

Waldemar Timm*
Mr. Arimelac

6-1 6-1

Ladislav (Laci) Legenstein*
Mr. Durr

6-2 6-3

Peter Sigwart*
Christian Janssens

7-5 6-3

Hans Engert jr*
Mr. Adler

6-1 6-3

Lajos Levai*
Francois Mainetti

6-0 6-1

Round 2

Waldemar Timm*
Mr. Leuenberger

6-1 6-1

Louis Borfiga*
Fritz Kuhlmann Jr.

6-1 6-2

Bernard Mignot*
Ladislav (Laci) Legenstein

6-4 6-4

Bernard Balleret*
Peter Sigwart

6-4 6-3

Lajos Levai*
Hans Engert jr

6-2 6-3

Quarterfinals

Waldemar Timm*
Eric Derasse

6-4 6-0

Jan Kukal*
Louis Borfiga

2-6 6-4 7-5

Bernard Mignot*
Bernard Balleret

3-6 6-3 6-0

Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Lajos Levai

7-5 4-6 6-0

Semifinals

Jan Kukal*
Waldemar Timm

w.o.

Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Bernard Mignot