1974 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

1974 Australian Indoor Championships
1973 champion   Rod Laver
Champion   John Newcombe[1][2]
Runner-up   Cliff Richey
Final score   6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles
Main article: 1974 Australian Indoor Championships

Rod Laver was the defending champion but did not compete that year. John Newcombe won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 against Cliff Richey.[1][2] The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. John Newcombe (Champion)
  2. Ken Rosewall (Semifinals)
  3. Roscoe Tanner (Quarterfinals)
  4. Dick Stockton (First Round)
  1. Tony Roche (Semifinals)
  2. Cliff Richey (Final)
  3. Phil Dent (Quarterfinals)
  4. Onny Parun (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1   John Newcombe 6 6 6    
6   Cliff Richey 4 3 4    

Top half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1   J Newcombe 6 6    
    R Ruffels 4 4       1   J Newcombe 6 7    
    M Estep 6 6         M Estep 1 6    
    P Kronk 3 1         1   J Newcombe 7 6    
    C Dibley 6 6 4       8   O Parun 6 3    
    R Case 3 7 6         R Case 2 6  
    S Stewart 7 6 4   8   O Parun 6 7    
8   O Parun 5 7 6       1   J Newcombe 4 6 6
4   D Stockton 6 4         5   T Roche 6 1 4
    A Stone 7 6           A Stone 3      
    H-J Pohmann 6 3         F Stolle 1 d    
    F Stolle 7 6             A Stone 6 6 1
    G Masters 4 6 1       5   T Roche 7 4 6  
    F McNair 6 3 6         F McNair 2 4  
    S Ball 4 5     5   T Roche 6 6    
5   T Roche 6 7    

Bottom half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6   C Richey 6 6    
    J Austin 1 4       6   C Richey 6 6    
    G R Reid 6 6         G R Reid 1 2    
    J Fassbender 2 3         6   C Richey 5 6 6  
    I El Shafei 7 6         3   R Tanner 7 2 3  
    K Warwick 6 4           I El Shafei 2 4  
    D Crealy 2 3     3   R Tanner 6 6    
3   R Tanner 6 6         6   C Richey 7 5 6
7   P Dent 7 6         2   K Rosewall 6 7 1
    C Kachel 6 2       7   P Dent 3 7 6  
    W Bowrey 6 7         W Bowrey 6 6 2  
    B Giltinan 2 6         7   P Dent 5 6  
    M Anderson 1 3         2   K Rosewall 7 7    
    B Carmichael 6 6           B Carmichael 5 4  
    B Fairlie 6 2     2   K Rosewall 7 6    
2   K Rosewall 7 6    

References

  1. ^ a b "Sydney Indoor 1974 - Singles". ITFtennis.com. http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentresults.asp?event=1010004721&tournament=1010003277. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  2. ^ a b "Sydney Indoor - Singles". ATPWorldTour.com. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=427&y=1974. Retrieved 2010-11-17.