1974 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  John Newcombe |
| Runner-up |  Björn Borg |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe.
Newcombe won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 against Björn Borg.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Rod Laver (Quarterfinals)
Björn Borg (Final)
Ilie Năstase (Quarterfinals)- John Newcombe (Champion)
Tom Okker (Quarterfinals)
Jan Kodeš (Semifinals)
Arthur Ashe (Quarterfinals)- Stan Smith (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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver
| 78 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Stan Smith
| 66 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stan Smith
| 1 | 6 | 63 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | John Newcombe
| 6 | 3 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | John Newcombe
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Tom Okker
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | John Newcombe
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Jan Kodeš
| 77 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Ilie Năstase
| 63 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jan Kodeš
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arthur Ashe
| 5 | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 7 | 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||