1974 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

January 2025 1974 American Airlines Tennis Games Australia John Newcombe USA Arthur Ashe 6–3, 7–6 64 8 singles doubles no Indian Wells Open 1974 American Airlines Tennis Games John Newcombe won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Arthur Ashe. Seeds Australia John Newcombe (champion) Netherlands Tom Okker (semifinals) Australia Ken Rosewall (third round) USA Arthur Ashe (final) USA Stan Smith (semifinals) Australia Rod Laver (quarterfinals) Spain Manuel Orantes (first round) USA Tom Gorman (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 Australia John Newcombe 5 USA Stan Smith 7 5 6 7 7 6 4 USA Arthur Ashe 2 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 1 6 4 1 Australia John Newcombe 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 3 7 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 Australia John Newcombe USA Jeff Borowiak 7 5 7 6 Romania Ion Țiriac USA Dick Dell 6 2 6 1 GBR Mark Cox USA Erik van Dillen 2 6 6 2 6 1 USA Harold Solomon Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 2 2 6 6 2 Australia Allan Stone 7 Spain Manuel Orantes 2 6 7 6 6 3 Mexico Raúl Ramírez Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović 6 2 6 7 6 0 USA Brian Gottfried Australia Bob Carmichael 3 6 6 3 6 4 USA Eddie Dibbs USA Sherwood Stewart 6 7 7 6 6 2 1 Australia John Newcombe Romania Ion Țiriac 6 1 6 2 USA Harold Solomon GBR Mark Cox 7 6 3 6 6 4 Australia Allan Stone Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 3 6 4 USA Brian Gottfried USA Eddie Dibbs 2 6 6 0 6 3 1 Australia John Newcombe USA Harold Solomon 6 4 6 3 USA Brian Gottfried Australia Allan Stone 6 2 6 2 1 Australia John Newcombe USA Brian Gottfried 6 2 7 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 Australia Ken Rosewall Australia John Alexander 6 4 6 7 6 3 Australia Ross Case USA Clark Graebner 4 6 7 5 6 1 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale Australia Colin Dibley 6 4 6 1 Mexico Marcelo Lara Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 4 6 3 5 USA Stan Smith Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6 4 5 7 6 4 Australia Geoff Masters Japan Jun Kamiwazumi 1 6 6 4 6 1 Chile Jaime Fillol Sr USA Mike Estep 7 6 7 6 USA Roscoe Tanner USA Charlie Pasarell 6 7 6 4 6 4 3 Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Ross Case 4 6 7 6 6 2 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale Mexico Marcelo Lara 6 4 6 2 5 USA Stan Smith Australia Geoff Masters 6 3 6 ;4 Chile Jaime Fillol Sr USA Roscoe Tanner 7 5 6 2 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 3 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 4 6 4 5 USA Stan Smith Chile Jaime Fillol Sr 7 6 6 2 5 USA Stan Smith RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 2 6 7 5 6 3 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Jim McManus Spain Antonio Muñoz 6 1 7 5 Italy Adriano Panatta Australia Dick Crealy 6 4 7 5 GBR Graham Stilwell Denmark Torben Ulrich 5 7 6 4 6 0 6 Australia Rod Laver USA Tom Edlefsen 6 2 6 0 GBR Gerald Battrick USA Roy Barth 6 2 4 6 6 0 NZL Brian Fairlie USA Marty Riessen 2 6 6 2 6 3 Argentina Guillermo Vilas RSA 1928 Raymond Moore 3 6 6 2 7 5 4 USA Arthur Ashe Australia Ray Ruffels 6 4 7 6 Italy Adriano Panatta USA Jim McManus 6 2 4 6 6 2 6 Australia Rod Laver GBR Graham Stilwell 6 4 6 2 GBR Gerald Battrick NZL Brian Fairlie 6 3 6 4 4 USA Arthur Ashe Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 2 6 2 6 Australia Rod Laver Italy Adriano Panatta 6 4 6 2 4 USA Arthur Ashe GBR Gerald Battrick 6 1 6 2 4 USA Arthur Ashe 6 Australia Rod Laver 7 6 1 6 6 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals TCH Milan Holeček USA Frank Froehling 6 4 6 4 USA Cliff Richey Chile Patricio Cornejo 6 2 6 2 USA Paul Gerken Italy A Zugarelli 6 2 6 3 USA Robert Lutz 8 USA Tom Gorman 2 6 6 2 6 1 Sweden O Nils Bengtson Australia Fred Stolle 3 6 6 3 6 4 Sweden Björn Borg NZL Onny Parun 6 4 2 6 6 3 USA Andrew Pattison Australia Phil Dent 7 6 6 3 2 Netherlands Tom Okker USA Tom Leonard 6 3 6 4 TCH Milan Holeček USA Cliff Richey 7 6 3 6 6 3 USA Robert Lutz USA Paul Gerken 6 4 6 3 Sweden O Nils Bengtson Sweden Björn Borg 1 6 7 6 6 4 2 Netherlands Tom Okker USA Andrew Pattison 7 6 6 3 USA Robert Lutz TCH Milan Holeček 7 6 6 4 2 Netherlands Tom Okker Sweden O Nils Bengtson 4 6 7 5 7 5 2 Netherlands Tom Okker USA Robert Lutz 6 3 7 5 External links 1974 American Airlines Tennis Games – singles draw Singles