1974 French Open - Men's Singles

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Bjorn Borg defeated Manuel Orantes 2-6 6-7 6-0 6-1 6-1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1974 French Open. The format was slightly unusual for a Men's Grand Slam event: the first two rounds were played best-of-three sets, while the last five rounds were played as best-of-five sets.

See also:

1974 French Open - Women's Singles

1974 French Open - Men's Doubles

1974 French Open - Women's Doubles

1974 French Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Final Eight 2.3 Section 1 2.4 Section 2 2.5 Section 3 2.6 Section 4 2.7 Section 5 2.8 Section 6 2.9 Section 7 2.10 Section 8 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

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

Ilie Nastase (Quarterfinalist) Jan Kodes (Fourth round) Bjorn Borg (Champion) Arthur Ashe (Fourth round) Tom Gorman (Second round) Stan Smith (First round) Adriano Panatta (Second round) Alex Metreveli (Second round)

Raul Ramirez (Quarterfinalist) Francois Jauffret (Semifinalist) Paolo Bertolucci (First round) Eddie Dibbs (Fourth round) Marty Riessen (Fourth round) Manuel Orantes (Finalist) Brian Gottfried (Second round) Jaime Fillol Sr. (Fourth round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

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

[edit] Final Eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	10	Francois Jauffret	7	6	6
		Han Jurgen Pohmann	6	3	2
										10	Francois Jauffret	2	4	4
										14	Manuel Orantes	6	6	6
	14	Manuel Orantes	6	6	6
		Patricio Cornejo	3	3	1
																			14	Manuel Orantes	6	7	0	1	1
																			3	Bjorn Borg	2	6	6	6	6
	9	Raul Ramirez	2	7	6	2	3
	3	Bjorn Borg	6	5	4	6	6
										3	Bjorn Borg	6	2	6	6
											Harold Solomon	4	6	2	1
		Harold Solomon	6	6	0	3	6
	1	Ilie Nastase	4	4	6	6	4

[edit] Section 1

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
2	Kodes	6	6
	Kreiss	2	2						2	Kodes	7	6
	Chanfreau	6	6							Chanfreau	5	3
	Elschenbroich	3	4															2	Kodes	6	6	6
	Amritraj	5	7	6															Amritraj	2	2	2
	Prajoux	7	5	3						Amritraj	7	3	6
	Hombergen	7	2	3						McNair	5	6	3
	McNair	6	6	6																							2	Kodes	6	5	5
10	Jauffret	3	6	7																							10	Jauffret	7	7	7
	Nowicki	6	4	5					10	Jauffret	6	6
	Rodriguez	3	1							Ganzabal	2	2
	Ganzabal	6	6															10	Jauffret	6	6	6
	Simpson	4	4																Taroczy	2	1	4
	Taroczy	6	6							Taroczy	6	6
	Andrew	6	4	4						Vazquez	3	2
	Vazquez	2	6	6

[edit] Section 2

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
7	Panatta	6	2
	Jovanovic	4	1	r.					7	Panatta	7	3	0
	Hancock	5	5							Pohmann	5	6	6
	Pohmann	7	7																Pohmann	6	4	6	7
	Marcu	3	2																Yuill	2	6	4	6
	Yuill	6	6							Yuill	6	2	6
	Dell	2	2							Lovera	2	6	4
	Lovera	6	6																									Pohmann	6	6	4	6
12	Dibbs	6	6																								12	Dibbs	3	3	6	3
	Dominguez	3	2						12	Dibbs	6	6
	Mignot	4	4							Plotz	2	3
	Plotz	6	6															12	Dibbs	6	6	7
	Barazzutti	6	7	6															Barazzutti	0	1	6
	Pala	7	5	2						Barazzutti	6	6
	Kronk	6	6							Kronk	3	4
	Leclercq	3	0

[edit] Section 3

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
4	Ashe	7	3	6
	Molina	5	6	3					4	Ashe	6	6
	Stewart	2	3							Kuki	2	1
	Kuki	6	6															4	Ashe	4	6	6	6
	Pinner	4	2																Munoz	6	1	3	4
	Dibley	6	6							Dibley	6	4
	Munoz	6	6							Munoz	7	6
	Baranyi	3	4																								4	Ashe	1	2	2
14	Orantes	6	6																								14	Orantes	6	6	6
	Pinto-Bravo	2	0						14	Orantes	6	6
	Amritraj	1	4							Zugarelli	4	1
	Zugarelli	6	6															14	Orantes	3	3	7	6	6
	Holecek	1	3																Vilas	6	6	6	3	2
	Vilas	6	6							Vilas	6	6
	Faulk	1	5							Crealy	4	4
	Crealy	6	7

[edit] Section 4

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
6	Smith	6	4	6
	Kamiwazumi	3	6	8						Kamiwazumi	2	6
	Fassbender	6	6							Fassbender	6	7
	Iqbal	2	1																Fassbender	1	2	4
	Feaver	7	1	2															Cornejo	6	6	6
	Cornejo	6	6	6						Cornejo	6	6
	Bernasconi	4	6	3						Johansson	3	1
	Johansson	6	4	6																								Cornejo	6	7	4	5	6
16	Fillol Sr.	5	6	6																							16	Fillol Sr.	2	6	6	7	4
	Gauvain	7	4	1					16	Fillol Sr.	6	6
	Pasarell	7	7							Pasarell	1	1
	Volkov	6	6															16	Fillol Sr.	6	7	6
	Dowdeswell	3	6																Korpas	1	6	1
	Deblicker	6	7							Deblicker	2	5
	Korpas	6	6							Korpas	6	7
	Szoke	4	2

[edit] Section 5

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
	Lutz	5	2
	El Shafei	7	6							El Shafei	4	0
	Lloyd	2	5							Proisy	6	6
	Proisy	6	7																Proisy	4	4	6	3
	Kanderal	3	6	9														9	Ramirez	6	6	4	6
	Cramer	6	2	7						Kanderal	3	2
	Franchitti	0	0						9	Ramirez	6	6
9	Ramirez	6	6																								9	Ramirez	6	6	4	7
	Thomson	4	1																									Koch	3	1	6	5
	Zednik	6	6							Zednik	4	3
	Benavides	3	6	0						Sakai	6	6
	Sakai	6	3	6															Sakai	1	7	6	4	4
	Koch	6	6																Koch	6	6	4	6	6
	N'Godrella	4	2							Koch	6	4	6
	Velasco Sr	3	6						5	Gorman	2	6	4
5	Gorman	6	7

[edit] Section 6

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
	Contet	4	4
	Pisecky	6	6							Pisecky	6	6
	Toci	2	2							Van Dillen	7	7
	Van Dillen	6	6																Van Dillen	3	6	6	6
	Phillips-Moore	6	6																Phillips-Moore	6	2	0	4
	Lara	1	0							Phillips-Moore	6	4	6
	Brown	6	5	6						Brown	1	6	1
11	Bertolucci	4	7	2																								Van Dillen	6	3	3	7	3
	Joly	3	4																								3	Borg	0	6	6	5	6
	Rouyer	6	6							Rouyer	2	6	6
	Hagelauer	3	5							Kakoulia	6	2	1
	Kakoulia	6	7																Rouyer	4	2	0
	Ovici	6	6															3	Borg	6	6	6
	Alvarez	2	3							Ovici	1	1
	Caujolle	6	0	4					3	Borg	6	6
3	Borg	4	6	6

[edit] Section 7

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
	Higueras	6	6
	Mandarino	4	4							Higueras	6	3	6
	McManus	0	0	r.						Barclay	1	6	3
	Barclay	6	2																Higueras	1	3	5
	Krulevitz	3	2															13	Riessen	6	6	7
	Borowiak	6	6							Borowiak	4	0
	Kary	6	4	3					13	Riessen	6	6
13	Riessen	1	6	6																							13	Riessen	2	1	1
	Solomon	1	6	6																								Solomon	6	6	6
	Machan	6	4	2						Solomon	6	6
	Pecci Sr.	6	4							Gerken	2	2
	Gerken	7	6																Solomon	5	7	4	6	6
	Laimina	6	5	5															Franulovic	7	6	6	3	2
	Franulovic	4	7	7						Franulovic	6	2	6
	Gisbert Sr	3	6						8	Metreveli	4	6	1
8	Metreveli	6	7

[edit] Section 8

1st round									2nd round									3rd round									4th round
	Barthes	6	6
	Ryan	2	1							Barthes	6	6
	Hrebec	6	6							Hrebec	2	1
	Meiler	4	1																Barthes	6	6	1	2	4
	Di Matteo	2	6	4															Parun	2	3	6	6	6
	Parun	6	1	6						Parun	1	7	6
15	Gottfried	4	6	6					15	Gottfried	6	6	4
	Svensson	6	1	2																								Parun	4	2	6
	Goven	7	4	9																							1	Nastase	6	6	7
	Tanner	5	6	7						Goven	6	6
	Russell	6	5	6						Russell	3	3
	Paish	4	7	4															Goven	4	2	6
	Keldie	w/o																1	Nastase	6	6	7
	Johansson									Johansson	0	1
	Claitte	0	2						1	Nastase	6	6
1	Nastase	6	6

[edit] External links

• 1974 French Open on ATPtennis.com
• 1974 French Open on tenniscorner.net