1974 US Open - Men's Singles

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Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-0 6-1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1974 US Open.

See also:

1974 US Open - Women's Singles
1974 US Open - Men's Doubles
1974 US Open - Women's Doubles
1974 US Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents

[edit] Seeds

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 Nastase (Third round)
  8. United States Arthur Ashe (Quarterfinalist)
  1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (Fourth round)
  2. Template:Country alias Spain 1939 Manuel Orantes (Second round)
  3. United States Marty Riessen (Fourth round)
  4. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodes (Fourth round)
  5. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Alex Metreveli (Quarterfinalist)
  6. United States Dick Stockton (Third round)
  7. United States Tom Gorman (Second round)
  8. Mexico Raul Ramirez (Fourth round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

[edit] Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  United States Jimmy Connors 3 6 6 6    
13  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 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  

[edit] Section 1

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
1  United States Connors 6 6 3 7    
 United States Borowiak 3 4 6 5       1  Connors 6 6 6      
 Australia Crealy 6 6 6 6      Bengtson 1 3 3      
 Sweden Bengtson 7 7 4 7         1  Connors 6 7 6 6    
 Australia Alexander 6 6 6            Alexander 1 5 7 4    
 France Caujolle 1 2 0          Alexander 6 7 6    
 Australia Case 5 6 3 4      Carmichael 4 5 3      
 Australia Carmichael 7 2 6 6         1  Connors 7 6 5 6  
12  Czechoslovakia Kodes 6 6 6           12  Kodes 5 3 7 2  
 South Africa (1928-1994) Cramer 4 4 2         12  Kodes 6 6 6      
 United States Dell 6 3 5 6 7    Dell 4 4 2      
 United States Bohrnstedt 4 6 7 4 6       12  Kodes 5 4 7 7 6
 United Kingdom Battrick 6 6 6            Taroczy 7 6 6 6 3  
 United States Manson 4 2 1          Battrick 6 6 3    
 Germany Meiler 7 3 2 2      Taroczy 7 7 6      
 Hungary Taroczy 6 6 6 6    

[edit] Section 2

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
6  Netherlands Okker 5 6 7 6    
 United States Van Dillen 7 1 5 2       6  Okker 7 7 6      
 United States Seewagen 3 6 6 6      Seewagen 6 6 2      
 United States Bunis 6 3 3 4         6  Okker 4 6 6 5 6  
 Australia Davidson 6 6 6 6          Koch 6 2 3 7 4  
 Australia Kronk 7 3 2 2        Davidson 3 6 5    
 Brazil Koch 7 6 6        Koch 6 7 7      
 Chile Cornejo 5 1 3           6  Okker 1 3 6    
13  Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Metreveli 6 6 6           13  Metreveli 6 6 7    
 France Chanfreau 3 2 2         13  Metreveli 6 7 6      
 United States Martin 3 2 6 3      Zednik 3 5 4      
 Czechoslovakia Zednik 6 6 1 6         13  Metreveli 6 6 6 7 6
 Czechoslovakia Hrebec 3 3 6 6 6        Cox 7 2 7 6 3  
 United States Whitlinger 6 6 2 3 3      Hrebec 1 2 6    
 United Kingdom Cox 6 7 3 1 7    Cox 6 6 7      
 United States Austin 3 6 6 6 6  

[edit] Section 3

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
3  United States Smith 3 6 5 7 7  
 Chile Fillol Sr. 6 3 7 5 6     3  Smith 6 3 7 6    
 South Africa (1928-1994) McMillan 6 6 6        McMillan 1 6 6 4    
 United States McManus 4 2 4           3  Smith 6 7 6      
 Germany Pohmann 3 5 2            Teacher 3 5 4      
 United States Gottfried 6 7 6          Gottfried 6 6 3 2 2
 Chile Cornejo 7 3 3 r      Teacher 3 2 6 6 6  
 United States Teacher 6 6 6           3  Smith 6 6 6 6  
10  Template:Country alias Spain 1939 Orantes 6 7 6            Ball 2 3 7 3  
 Czechoslovakia Pala 4 5 4         10  Orantes 3 4 2      
 India Amritraj 7 6 4 6      Amritraj 6 6 6      
 Rhodesia Pattison 6 4 6 3          Amritraj 7 7 3 2 4
 Colombia Molina 1 3 3            Ball 5 5 6 6 6  
 Australia Ball 6 6 6          Ball 6 7 6    
 Chile Pinto-Bravo 1 2 1        Goven 3 5 3      
 France Goven 6 6 6      

[edit] Section 4

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
7  Romania Nastase 6 6        
 Australia Warwick 2 4 r         7  Nastase 6 6 4 6 6  
 United States Barth 6 6 7        Barth 7 1 6 1 2  
 Australia Bartlett 1 0 5           7  Nastase 6 7 5 4 4  
 United Kingdom Taylor 7 7 6            Tanner 4 6 7 6 6  
 Australia Stone 6 6 3          Taylor 6 7 4 6 3
 United States Estep 4 6 3 6      Tanner 3 6 6 7 6  
 United States Tanner 6 4 6 7          Tanner 6 6 7 6 7
14  United States Stockton 6 6 6            El Shafei 3 7 5 7 6
 United States Delaney 2 1 1         14  Stockton 6 6 6 6    
 United States Edlefsen 7 3 0 0      Kreiss 7 3 3 2    
 United States Kreiss 6 6 6 6         14  Stockton 6 6 3 6 4
 Serbia and Montenegro Spear 3 3 2            El Shafei 4 7 6 3 6  
 Egypt El Shafei 6 6 6          El Shafei 7 6 6    
 United States Turner 6 5 3        Fletcher 6 1 4      
 Australia Fletcher 7 7 6      

[edit] Section 5

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
 United States Pasarell 6 6 4 6 6  
 United States Dupre 7 3 6 2 4      Pasarell 4 6 7 6    
 United States Stewart 6 5 6 0 3    Scott 6 4 6 3    
 United States Scott 2 7 4 6 6        Pasarell 1 2 6 4    
 Australia Ruffels 7 4 4 1         5  Rosewall 6 6 4 6    
 United States Lutz 6 6 6 6        Lutz 6 3 3    
 Australia Dibley 4 6 1       5  Rosewall 7 6 6      
5  Australia Rosewall 6 7 6           5  Rosewall 6 6 7 6  
 United States Reid 6 7 6           16  Ramirez 1 7 5 3  
 Japan Kuki 4 6 3          Reid 3 5 7      
 Australia Phillips-Moore 7 2 2 1      Mayer 6 7 6 r    
 United States Mayer 5 6 6 6          Reid 1 4 6 3  
 Czechoslovakia Holecek 7 6 5 4 r       16  Ramirez 6 6 3 6    
 United States Brown 6 2 7 6        Brown 6 6 6    
 Venezuela Andrew 2 4 4       16  Ramirez 7 7 7      
16  Mexico Ramirez 6 6 6      

[edit] Section 6

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
 Rhodesia Dowdeswell 6 3 6 6    
 United Kingdom Farrell 2 6 2 4        Dowdeswell 6 2 6      
 United States Owens 7 6 6        Owens 7 6 7      
 Austria Kary 6 4 4            Owens 4 3 0      
 Pakistan Rahim 4 4 2           11  Riessen 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom Lloyd 6 6 6          Lloyd 3 4 2    
 United States Krulevitz 7 6 2 2 0   11  Riessen 6 6 6      
11  United States Riessen 6 3 6 6 6       11  Riessen 3 3 4    
 South Africa (1928-1994) Ryan 1 4 0 r          Amritraj 6 6 6    
 South Africa (1928-1994) Yuill 6 6 1          Yuill 6 6 1 7 6  
 United States Crawford 5 4 2        Gisbert Sr 2 7 6 6 3  
 Template:Country alias Spain 1939 Gisbert Sr 7 6 6            Yuill 6 6 6 7 1
 India Amritraj 6 6 6 6          Amritraj 7 0 7 6 3  
 Australia Docherty 7 1 3 2        Amritraj 6 7 3 1 6
 United States Amaya 4 6 3 3     4  Borg 1 6 6 6 2  
4  Sweden Borg 6 4 6 6    

[edit] Section 7

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
 United States Gerken 6 6 7 7    
 New Zealand Simpson 4 7 5 6        Gerken 6 6 6      
 United States Neely 6 6 6 4 7    Neely 4 4 2      
 Japan Kamiwazumi 4 7 2 6 5        Gerken 4 3 1 r    
 United States Machette 6 6 6           9  Vilas 6 6 3      
 Chile Prajoux 4 4 2          Machette 3 2 1    
 United States Taygan 3 2 7 6 3   9  Vilas 6 6 6      
9  Argentina Vilas 6 6 6 2 6       9  Vilas 7 4 4 5  
 United States Messmer 3 6 3 6         8  Ashe 6 6 6 7  
 United States McNair 6 3 6 7        McNair 3 3 6      
 Australia Masters 2 6 6 6      Masters 6 6 7      
 Template:Country alias Spain 1939 Velasco Sr 6 2 1 3          Masters 6 2 3 3  
 United Kingdom Feaver 6 3 6 1         8  Ashe 2 6 6 6    
 United States Gerulaitis 3 6 7 6        Gerulaitis 6 5 2    
 United States Waltke 3 6 2       8  Ashe 7 7 6      
8  United States Ashe 6 7 6      

[edit] Section 8

1st round   2nd round   Semifinals   Finals
 United States Graebner 6 6 7      
 Denmark Ulrich 3 1 5          Graebner 1 6 3 6 6  
 Template:Country alias Spain 1939 Munoz 4 6 6 7 7    Munoz 6 4 6 2 2  
 United States Andrews 6 7 2 6 6        Graebner 1 4 3      
 India Singh 1 4 2            Moore 6 6 6      
 South Africa (1928-1994) Moore 6 6 6          Moore 4 6 6 6 7
 United States Hardie 6 4 2       15  Gorman 6 4 7 4 5  
15  United States Gorman 7 6 6            Moore 3 2 5    
 New Zealand Parun 6 6 6           2  Newcombe 6 6 7    
 United States Friedler 1 1 1          Parun 4 4 4      
 Australia Roche 6 6 6        Roche 6 6 6      
 Australia James 3 3 1            Roche 6 6 3 5  
 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Kakoulia 6 6 6           2  Newcombe 4 7 6 7    
 Brazil Tavares 2 3 3          Kakoulia 6 2 2    
 Bolivia Benavides 2 0 1       2  Newcombe 7 6 6      
2  Australia Newcombe 6 6 6      

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