1974 US Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1974 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Score6–1, 6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 US Open.[1] It was his first US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. The final set the record for the shortest ever major men's singles final, both in number of games and duration, lasting only 1 hour and 18 minutes and 20 games. Rosewall remains the oldest major men's singles finalist, aged 39 years, 10 months and 6 days.

Connors became the first player to win three majors in a season (having been banned from the fourth, the French Open, due to his being a member of World Team Tennis) since Rod Laver in 1969.

John Newcombe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Rosewall.

This was the last edition of the tournament to be played on grass courts; the following three years would feature clay courts, and afterwards hardcourts.

Seeds[edit]

The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. Australia John Newcombe (semifinalist)
  3. United States Stan Smith (quarterfinalist)
  4. Sweden Björn Borg (second round)
  5. Australia Ken Rosewall (finalist)
  6. Netherlands Tom Okker (fourth round)
  7. Romania Ilie Năstase (third round)
  8. United States Arthur Ashe (quarterfinalist)
  9. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (fourth round)
  10. Spain Manuel Orantes (second round)
  11. United States Marty Riessen (fourth round)
  12. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
  13. Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (quarterfinalist)
  14. United States Dick Stockton (third round)
  15. United States Tom Gorman (second round)
  16. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (fourth round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Final eight[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Jimmy Connors 3 6 6 6
13 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6 3 4 1
1 United States Jimmy Connors 7 7 6
United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6 4
3 United States Stan Smith 6 2 6 1
United States Roscoe Tanner 7 6 3 6
1 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
5 Australia Ken Rosewall 1 0 1
5 Australia Ken Rosewall 2 6 6 6
India Vijay Amritraj 6 3 3 2
5 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 7 6
2 Australia John Newcombe 7 4 6 3
8 United States Arthur Ashe 6 3 6 6 4
2 Australia John Newcombe 4 6 3 7 6

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States J Connors 6 6 3 7
United States J Borowiak 3 4 6 5 1 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Australia D Crealy 6 6 6 6 Sweden O N Bengtson 1 3 3
Sweden O N Bengtson 7 7 4 7 1 United States J Connors 6 7 6 6
Australia J Alexander 6 6 6 Australia J Alexander 1 5 7 4
France J-F Caujolle 1 2 0 Australia J Alexander 6 7 6
Australia R Case 5 6 3 4 Australia B Carmichael 4 5 3
Australia B Carmichael 7 2 6 6 1 United States J Connors 7 6 5 6
12 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6 12 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 5 3 7 2
South Africa P Cramer 4 4 2 12 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 6 6
United States D Dell 6 3 5 6 7 United States D Dell 4 4 2
United States D R Bohrnstedt 4 6 7 4 6 12 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 5 4 7 7 6
United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 6 Hungary B Taróczy 7 6 6 6 3
United States B Manson 4 2 1 United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 3
West Germany K Meiler 7 3 2 2 Hungary B Taróczy 7 7 6
Hungary B Taróczy 6 6 6 6

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Netherlands T Okker 5 6 7 6
United States E van Dillen 7 1 5 2 6 Netherlands T Okker 7 7 6
United States B Seewagen 3 6 6 6 United States B Seewagen 6 6 2
United States H Bunis 6 3 3 4 6 Netherlands T Okker 4 6 6 5 6
Australia O Davidson 6 6 6 6 Brazil T Koch 6 2 3 7 4
Australia P Kronk 7 3 2 2 Australia O Davidson 3 6 5
Brazil T Koch 7 6 6 Brazil T Koch 6 7 7
Chile A Cornejo 5 1 3 6 Netherlands T Okker 1 3 6
13 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 6 13 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 7
France J-B Chanfreau 3 2 2 13 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 7 6
United States B Martin 3 2 6 3 Czechoslovakia V Zednik 3 5 4
Czechoslovakia V Zednik 6 6 1 6 13 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 6 7 6
Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 3 3 6 6 6 United Kingdom M Cox 7 2 7 6 3
United States J Whitlinger 6 6 2 3 3 Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 1 2 6
United Kingdom M Cox 6 7 3 1 7 United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 7
United States J Austin 3 6 6 6 6

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States S Smith 3 6 5 7 7
Chile J Fillol 6 3 7 5 6 3 United States S Smith 6 3 7 6
South Africa F McMillan 6 6 6 South Africa F McMillan 1 6 6 4
United States J McManus 4 2 4 3 United States S Smith 6 7 6
West Germany H J Pohmann 3 5 2 United States B Teacher 3 5 4
United States B Gottfried 6 7 6 United States B Gottfried 6 6 3 2 2
Chile P Cornejo 7 3 3 r United States B Teacher 3 2 6 6 6
United States B Teacher 6 6 6 3 United States S Smith 6 6 6 6
10 Spain M Orantes 6 7 6 Australia S Ball 2 3 7 3
Czechoslovakia F Pála 4 5 4 10 Spain M Orantes 3 4 2
India A Amritraj 7 6 4 6 India A Amritraj 6 6 6
Rhodesia A Pattison 6 4 6 3 India A Amritraj 7 7 3 2 4
Colombia I Molina 1 3 3 Australia S Ball 5 5 6 6 6
Australia S Ball 6 6 6 Australia S Ball 6 7 6
Chile J Pinto-Bravo 1 2 1 France G Goven 3 5 3
France G Goven 6 6 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Romania I Năstase 6 6
Australia K Warwick 2 4 r 7 Romania Năstase 6 6 4 6 6
United States R Barth 6 6 7 United States Barth 7 1 6 1 2
Australia J Bartlett 1 0 5 7 Romania I Năstase 6 7 5 4 4
United Kingdom R Taylor 7 7 6 United States R Tanner 4 6 7 6 6
Australia A Stone 6 6 3 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 7 4 6 3
United States M Estep 4 6 3 6 United States R Tanner 3 6 6 7 6
United States R Tanner 6 4 6 7 United States R Tanner 6 6 7 6 7
14 United States D Stockton 6 6 6 Egypt I El Shafei 3 7 5 7 6
United States J Delaney 2 1 1 14 United States D Stockton 6 6 6 6
United States T Edlefsen 7 3 0 0 United States R Kreiss 7 3 3 2
United States R Kreiss 6 6 6 6 14 United States D Stockton 6 6 3 6 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 3 3 2 Egypt I El Shafei 4 7 6 3 6
Egypt I El Shafei 6 6 6 Egypt I El Shafei 7 6 6
United States S Turner 6 5 3 Australia I Fletcher 6 1 4
Australia I Fletcher 7 7 6

Section 5[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States C Pasarell 6 6 4 6 6
United States P DuPré 7 3 6 2 4 United States C Pasarell 4 6 7 6
United States S Stewart 6 5 6 0 3 United States G Scott 6 4 6 3
United States G Scott 2 7 4 6 6 United States C Pasarell 1 2 6 4
Australia R Ruffels 7 4 4 1 5 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 4 6
United States B Lutz 6 6 6 6 United States B Lutz 6 3 3
Australia C Dibley 4 6 1 5 Australia K Rosewall 7 6 6
5 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 6 5 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 7 6
United States G R Reid 6 7 6 16 Mexico R Ramírez 1 7 5 3
Japan J Kuki 4 6 3 United States G R Reid 3 5 7
Australia B Phillips-Moore 7 2 2 1 United States S Mayer 6 7 6 r
United States S Mayer 5 6 6 6 United States G R Reid 1 4 6 3
Czechoslovakia M Holeček 7 6 5 4 r 16 Mexico R Ramírez 6 6 3 6
United States W Brown 6 2 7 6 United States W Brown 6 6 6
Venezuela J Andrew 2 4 4 16 Mexico R Ramírez 7 7 7
16 Mexico R Ramírez 6 6 6

Section 6[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Rhodesia R Dowdeswell 6 3 6 6
United Kingdom M Farrell 2 6 2 4 Rhodesia R Dowdeswell 6 2 6
United States C Owens 7 6 6 United States C Owens 7 6 7
Austria H Kary 6 4 4 United States C Owens 4 3 0
Pakistan H Rahim 4 4 2 11 United States M Riessen 6 6 6
United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Lloyd 3 4 2
United States S Krulevitz 7 6 2 2 0 11 United States M Riessen 6 6 6
11 United States M Riessen 6 3 6 6 6 11 United States M Riessen 3 3 4
South Africa T Ryan 1 4 0 r India V Amritraj 6 6 6
South Africa J Yuill 6 6 1 South Africa J Yuill 6 6 1 7 6
United States D Crawford 5 4 2 Spain J Gisbert 2 7 6 6 3
Spain J Gisbert 7 6 6 South Africa J Yuill 6 6 6 7 1r
India V Amritraj 6 6 6 6 India V Amritraj 7 0 7 6 3
Australia S Docherty 7 1 3 2 India V Amritraj 6 7 3 1 6
United States V Amaya 4 6 3 3 4 Sweden B Borg 1 6 6 6 2
4 Sweden B Borg 6 4 6 6

Section 7[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States P Gerken 6 6 7 7
New Zealand J Simpson 4 7 5 6 United States P Gerken 6 6 6
United States A Neely 6 6 6 4 7 United States A Neely 4 4 2
Japan J Kamiwazumi 4 7 2 6 5 United States P Gerken 4 3 1 r
United States M Machette 6 6 6 9 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 3
Chile B Prajoux 4 4 2 United States M Machette 3 2 1
United States F Taygan 3 2 7 6 3 9 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6
9 Argentina G Vilas 6 6 6 2 6 9 Argentina G Vilas 7 4 4 5
United States S Messmer 3 6 3 6 8 United States A Ashe 6 6 6 7
United States F McNair 6 3 6 7 United States F McNair 3 3 6
Australia G Masters 2 6 6 6 Australia G Masters 6 6 7
Colombia J Velasco 6 2 1 3 Australia G Masters 6 2 3 3
United Kingdom J Feaver 6 3 6 1 8 United States A Ashe 2 6 6 6
United States V Gerulaitis 3 6 7 6 United States V Gerulaitis 6 5 2
United States T Waltke 3 6 2 8 United States A Ashe 7 7 6
8 United States A Ashe 6 7 6

Section 8[edit]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States C Graebner 6 6 7
Denmark T Ulrich 3 1 5 United States C Graebner 1 6 3 6 6
Spain A Muñoz 4 6 6 7 7 Spain A Muñoz 6 4 6 2 2
United States J Andrews 6 7 2 6 6 United States C Graebner 1 4 3
India J Singh 1 4 2 South Africa R Moore 6 6 6
South Africa R Moore 6 6 6 South Africa R Moore 4 6 6 6 7
United States G Hardie 6 4 2 15 United States T Gorman 6 4 7 4 5
15 United States T Gorman 7 6 6 South Africa R Moore 3 2 5
New Zealand O Parun 6 6 6 2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 7
United States E Friedler 1 1 1 New Zealand O Parun 4 4 4
Australia T Roche 6 6 6 Australia T Roche 6 6 6
Australia J James 3 3 1 Australia T Roche 6 6 3 5
Soviet Union T Kakoulia 6 6 6 2 Australia J Newcombe 4 7 6 7
Brazil L F Tavares 2 3 3 Soviet Union T Kakoulia 6 2 2
Bolivia R Benavides 2 0 1 2 Australia J Newcombe 7 6 6
2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 462. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links[edit]

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