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1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1974 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Score6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q )
Seeds12
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1973 · Wimbledon Championships · 1975 →

Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first Wimbledon title and second major title overall. Rosewall was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.

Jan Kodeš was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Connors.

Uniquely, due to the WCT ban in place at the 1972 championships and the ATP boycott of 1973, three unofficial 'defending champions' competed in the event. John Newcombe, Stan Smith and Kodeš were all unbeaten from their last singles matches at the championships when this year's event commenced.

Seeds

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01.   Australia John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
02.   Romania Ilie Năstase (fourth round)
03.   United States Jimmy Connors (champion)
04.   United States Stan Smith (semifinals)
05.   Sweden Björn Borg (third round)
06.   Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
07.   Netherlands Tom Okker (fourth round)
08.   United States Arthur Ashe (third round)
09.   Australia Ken Rosewall (final)
10.   Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)
11.   United States Tom Gorman (fourth round)
12.   Spain Manuel Orantes (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia John Newcombe 1 6 0 5
9 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 1 6 7
9 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 4 9 6 6
4 United States Stan Smith 8 6 8 1 3
4 United States Stan Smith 9 7 6 7
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 8 5 8 5
9 Australia Ken Rosewall 1 1 4
3 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
6 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 3 3 8 3
3 United States Jimmy Connors 3 6 6 6 6
3 United States Jimmy Connors 4 6 6 6
United States Dick Stockton 6 2 3 4
10 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 4 5 1
United States Dick Stockton 6 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 8
France Georges Goven 3 2 6 1 Australia J Newcombe 9 6 8
Q South Africa Bernard Mitton 4 3 5 Australia G Masters 8 3 6
Australia Geoff Masters 6 6 7 1 Australia J Newcombe 6 7 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 4 6 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 2 5 5
United States Mike Estep 6 3 4 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 8 6
Q West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz 6 1 4 2 United States E Dibbs 4 6 4
United States Eddie Dibbs 2 6 6 6 1 Australia J Newcombe 7 6 6
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 2 8 4 United States E van Dillen 5 3 4
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 9 6 Argentina G Vilas 7 6 6 3 6
United States Marty Riessen 6 6 7 United States M Riessen 9 1 4 6 1
Poland Tadeusz Nowicki 2 4 5 Argentina G Vilas 3 4 6 5
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 7 6 6 United States E van Dillen 6 6 1 7
Brazil José Edison Mandarino 5 2 1 West Germany H Elschenbroich 4 5 4
United States Erik van Dillen 7 6 4 7 6 United States E van Dillen 6 7 6
India Jasjit Singh 9 3 6 5 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6 6
Austria Hans Kary 4 2 4 8 United States A Ashe 6 6 6
Soviet Union Teimuraz Kakulia 8 6 5 6 Soviet Union T Kakulia 1 4 3
United States Billy Martin 6 1 7 4 8 United States A Ashe 5 3 9 3
Q United States Dick Dell 4 3 4 United States R Tanner 7 6 8 6
United States Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 United States R Tanner 8 6 8
United States Vitas Gerulaitis 8 4 2 1 West Germany K Meiler 6 4 6
West Germany Karl Meiler 6 6 6 6 United States R Tanner 6 7 3 5
9 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 9 Australia K Rosewall 2 9 6 7
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 4 3 3 9 Australia K Rosewall 6 5 9 6
United States Bob Lutz 5 4 6 India V Amritraj 2 7 8 1
India Vijay Amritraj 7 6 8 9 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
France Wanaro N'Godrella 3 6 4 2 Q Switzerland P Kanderal 2 3 3
Australia Bob Giltinan 6 3 6 6 Australia R Giltinan 5 8 5
Mexico Marcelo Lara 6 6 2 0r Q Switzerland P Kanderal 7 9 7
Q Switzerland Petr Kanderal 4 8 6 0

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States Stan Smith 6 6 6
United States Raz Reid 3 3 2 4 United States S Smith 6 6 6
Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6 6 8 2 4 South Africa R Maud 4 1 2
South Africa Bob Maud 4 4 9 6 6 4 United States S Smith 8 6 6 8
Q Australia Neale Fraser 4 8 7 6 11 United States J Borowiak 9 3 4 6
United Kingdom David Lloyd 6 9 5 4 9 Q Australia N Fraser 9 3 6 0r
Q West Germany Ulrich Pinner 3 3 8 United States J Borowiak 8 6 8 1
United States Jeff Borowiak 6 6 9 4 United States S Smith 6 6 7
Romania Ion Țiriac 3 0 6 France P Dominguez 3 4 5
France Patrice Dominguez 6 6 8 France P Dominguez 3 9 6 7
Chile Patricio Cornejo 7 9 4 7 3 Mexico R Ramírez 6 7 3 5
Mexico Raúl Ramírez 9 8 6 5 6 France P Dominguez 7 6 6
United States Butch Seewagen 8 7 8 6 7 France J-B Chanfreau 5 1 4
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 9 5 9 1 9 France J-B Chanfreau 2 7 6 9
Q France Éric Deblicker Q France É Deblicker 6 5 3 8
Pakistan Haroon Rahim w/o

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Sweden Björn Borg 6 4 6 6
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 1 6 4 1 5 Sweden B Borg 3 6 8 7
New Zealand Jeff Simpson 3 8 3 Australia R Case 6 1 6 5
Australia Ross Case 6 9 6 5 Sweden B Borg 2 3 1
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 6 6 7 7 Egypt I El Shafei 6 6 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox 2 4 9 5 West Germany J Fassbender 5 6 4
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 4 8 7 9 Egypt I El Shafei 7 8 6
New Zealand Onny Parun 1 6 9 5 7 Egypt I El Shafei 6 3 6 7
12 Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 12 Spain M Orantes 4 6 3 5
United States Harold Solomon 3 2 1 12 Spain M Orantes 6 6 4 6
Q France Jean-François Caujolle 4 6 6 4 6 Brazil T Koch 2 4 6 2
Brazil Thomaz Koch 6 1 4 6 8 12 Spain M Orantes 2 5 7 6 8
Australia Owen Davidson 2 4 5 Australia A Roche 6 7 5 4 6
Australia Tony Roche 6 6 7 Australia A Roche 8 6 4 8 6
Australia John Alexander 6 7 8 Australia J Alexander 6 4 6 9 3
Hungary Péter Szőke 2 5 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
South Africa Frew McMillan 6 7 7 2 4
United States Sandy Mayer 3 9 5 6 6 United States A Mayer 7 2 3
Q Netherlands Rolf Thung 6 6 6 Q Netherlands R Thung 9 6 6
Q South Africa Rayno Seegers 1 4 4 Q Netherlands R Thung 6 1 1
Q South Africa John Yuill 6 6 4 3 6 11 United States T Gorman 8 6 6
Rhodesia Roger Dowdeswell 3 2 6 6 3 Q South Africa J Yuill 3 9 6 3
India Anand Amritraj 4 5 6 6 6 11 United States T Gorman 6 7 8 6
11 United States Tom Gorman 6 7 3 4 8 11 United States T Gorman 8 6 3 7 4
Australia Dick Crealy 4 9 6 9 6 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 6 2 6 9 6
United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 8 3 8 Australia R Crealy 2 0 6 6 6
South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6 2 6 South Africa R Hewitt 6 6 4 4 4
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo 4 1 6 3 Australia R Crealy 6 4 3 6 5
United Kingdom John Lloyd 3 3 2 6 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 4 6 6 2 7
Sweden Leif Johansson 6 6 6 Sweden L Johansson 6 5 3 6 4
United States Sherwood Stewart 3 4 7 6 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 3 7 6 4 6
6 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 6 9

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Italy Antonio Zugarelli 6 2 3 6 1
Spain José Higueras 4 6 6 4 6 Spain J Higueras 3 0 6
Australia Kim Warwick 9 7 6 Australia K Warwick 6 6 8
Q United States Armistead Neely 8 5 1 Australia K Warwick 3 6 1 4
Chile Jaime Fillol 6 6 6 Chile J Fillol 6 4 6 6
Q Czechoslovakia František Pála 4 1 4 Chile J Fillol 6 6 6
LL Spain Juan Ignacio Muntañola 7 8 0 Argentina J Ganzábal 4 3 4
Argentina Julián Ganzábal 9 9 6 Chile J Fillol 3 7 0 1
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 2 3 3 3 United States J Connors 6 5 6 6
Italy Adriano Panatta 4 6 6 6 Italy A Panatta 6 7 4 6
Q Australia Paul Kronk 3 4 4 France P Proisy 4 5 6 2
France Patrick Proisy 6 6 6 Italy A Panatta 2 5 2
Australia Colin Dibley 6 6 8 4 9 3 United States J Connors 6 7 6
Australia Phil Dent 4 4 9 6 11 Australia P Dent 7 3 6 3 8
Sweden Ove Bengtson 1 9 2 4 3 United States J Connors 5 6 3 6 10
3 United States Jimmy Connors 6 7 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom John Paish 2 3 8 3
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 6 6 6 6 Rhodesia A Pattison 6 6 6
Sweden Kjell Johansson 7 3 6 6 14 Sweden K Johansson 2 3 4
United States Paul Gerken 9 6 2 1 12 Rhodesia A Pattison 6 4 5 6 3
Q United States Steve Krulevitz 6 3 7 4 6 10 Soviet Union A Metreveli 3 6 7 4 6
United States Bob Kreiss 3 6 5 6 4 Q United States S Krulevitz 1 6 3 4
United Kingdom John Feaver 2 3 6 1 10 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 1 6 6
10 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6 6 3 6 10 Soviet Union A Metreveli 9 3 6 6
United States Jeff Austin 5 6 6 6 7 Netherlands T Okker 8 6 4 2
United Kingdom Mark Farrell 7 3 2 0 United States J Austin 6 2 4 3
Colombia Iván Molina 0 3 3 South Africa C Drysdale 0 6 6 6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 South Africa C Drysdale 6 3 3 3
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi 6 6 6 7 Netherlands T Okker 4 6 6 6
France Pierre Barthès 2 2 0 Hungary S Baranyi 2 2 4
United States Dennis Ralston 1 3 6 3 7 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 6
7 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6 4 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q Sweden Tenny Svensson 8 4 2
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 9 6 6 United Kingdom G Battrick 6 3 4 6 4
Japan Toshiro Sakai 4 3 2 United States R Stockton 3 6 6 4 6
United States Dick Stockton 6 6 6 United States R Stockton
United States Charlie Pasarell 6 0 6 4 6 United Kingdom C Mottram w/o
United States Clark Graebner 3 6 3 6 3 United States C Pasarell 2 8 7
Australia Syd Ball 4 3 9 3 United Kingdom C Mottram 6 9 9
United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6 6 7 6 United States R Stockton 5 6 6 9
Australia Ian Fletcher 7 3 6 6 2 Romania I Năstase 7 4 3 8
United Kingdom Stephen Warboys 5 6 3 3 Australia I Fletcher 6 6 9
France François Jauffret 1 4 6 8 6 France F Jauffret 3 4 7
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 6 6 4 6 4 Australia I Fletcher 5 3 4
United States Brian Gottfried 6 4 7 2 10 2 Romania I Năstase 7 6 6
South Africa Ray Moore 3 6 5 6 8 United States B Gottfried 3 2 8
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 9 3 4 2 2 Romania I Năstase 6 6 9
2 Romania Ilie Năstase 8 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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