1974 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

January 2025 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals AUS John Newcombe SWE Björn Borg 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 8 8 singles 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.World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1975 Queen Anne Press London 9780362002171 145 John Barrett Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. 30em AUS Rod Laver (quarterfinals) SWE Björn Borg (final) ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals) AUS John Newcombe (champion) NED Tom Okker (quarterfinals) CSK Jan Kodeš (semifinals) USA Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals) USA Stan Smith (semifinals) Draw Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Rod Laver 78 4 4 5   8 USA Stan Smith 66 6 6 7   4 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 6     5 NED Tom Okker 3 3 2     6 CSK Jan Kodeš 77 6 7     3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 63 1 5     7 USA Arthur Ashe 5 4 66     2 SWE Björn Borg 7 6 78     8 USA Stan Smith 1 6 63 2   4 AUS John Newcombe 6 3 77 6   6 CSK Jan Kodeš 6 4 3 2   2 SWE Björn Borg 4 6 6 6   4 AUS John Newcombe 4 6 6 6   2 SWE Björn Borg 6 3 3 2   References External links 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals draw Singles