1975 - does Orantes have a claim on the year end number 1?

[Xavier G]

Originally Posted by pc1

On a subjective basis I think Connors was the best player in the world. If the top ten played a round robin on all surfaces I think Connors would have won easily.

It's one of the those cases again in which the strongest player I believe wasn't number one. And he didn't deserve to be.

Connors lost all his big finals in 75, that's why I don't and can't give Jimbo the no.1 spot. Ashe just ahead of Orantes for me. I have Connors about no.3. Simple as that.