1974 Italian Open – Men's singles

1974 Italian Open SWE Björn Borg ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 64 16 The 1974 Italian Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1974 Italian Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 26 May through 3 June 1974. The draw comprised 64 players and 16 of them were seeded. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion. Third-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title, defeating first-seeded Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1975 Queen Anne Press London 9780362002171 75–78 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis)Borg surprises Nastase for title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R2gtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OIkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1466%2C772517 Schenectady Gazette 4 June 1974Tireless Borg halts Nastase for crown https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2vdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R3MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2263%2C3252675 St. Petersburg Times 4 June 19741974 Rome – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1974/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em 1 4ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (final) 2 1TCH Jan Kodeš (second round) 3 2SWE Björn Borg (champion) 4 3USA Stan Smith (semifinals) 5 3ITA Adriano Panatta (first round) 6 2ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals) 7 1ITA Paolo Bertolucci (first round) 8 4USSR Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals) 9 4TCH Jiří Hřebec (third round) 10 1CHI Jaime Fillol (first round) 11 2USA Tom Gorman (second round) 12 3USA Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals) 13 3USA Eddie Dibbs (third round) 14 2USA Marty Riessen (third round) 15 1MEX Raúl Ramírez (second round) 16 4USA Roscoe Tanner (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final USA Steve Krulevitz 0 1 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 3 SWE Björn Borg 6 7 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 2 5 12 USA Brian Gottfried 3 4 4 USA Stan Smith 6 6 8 USSR Alex Metreveli 1 5 1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 7 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 3 4 5 3 SWE Björn Borg 2 3 6 6 7 4 USA Stan Smith 2 2 4 1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 3 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 3 4 2 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 2 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 6 FRA Wanaro N'Godrella 1 2 COL Iván Molina 5 2 ITA Tonino Zugarelli 7 6 15 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 ARG Francisco Mastelli 2 4 USA Steve Krulevitz 7 6 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 5 2 7 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 5 5 FRG Karl Meiler 7 7 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 6 USA Jeff Borowiak 3 3 10 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 4 AUS Dick Crealy 7 4 6 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 PAR Víctor Pecci 2 2 2 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 6 4r ITA Tonino Zugarelli 7 3 5 15 MEX Raúl Ramírez 0 2 USA Steve Krulevitz 6 6 FRG Karl Meiler 2 7 6 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 5 3 AUS Dick Crealy 0 1 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 ITA Tonino Zugarelli 2 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 6 7 FRG Karl Meiler 2 1 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 USA Steve Krulevitz 0 1 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 3 SWE Björn Borg 6 7 FRA Patrice Dominguez 2 5 CHI Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 7 ITA Piero Toci 4 6 14 USA Marty Riessen 7 6 AUS Colin Dibley 5 4 TCH Vladimír Zedník 2 4 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 FRA Georges Goven 0 3 USA Erik van Dillen 7 7 RUS Vladimir Korotkov 6 6 11 USA Tom Gorman 6 3 6 USA Harold Solomon 4 6 2 FRA Pierre Barthès 6 3 RHO Roger Dowdeswell 7 6 3 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 6 CHI Jaime Pinto Bravo 7 2 1 14 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 USA Bob Lutz 2 3 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 USA Erik van Dillen 0 0 11 USA Tom Gorman 3 6 RHO Roger Dowdeswell 6 7 3 SWE Björn Borg 6 7 14 USA Marty Riessen 1 6 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 RHO Roger Dowdeswell 1 1 3 SWE Björn Borg 6 7 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 2 5 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals YUG Boro Jovanović 7 0 6 FRG Jürgen Fassbender 5 6 4 USA Sherwood Stewart 2 0 12 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 SWE Leif Johansson 3 2 YUG Željko Franulović 6 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei 3 6 6 5 ITA Adriano Panatta 6 2 1 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 7 6 6 ROU 1965 Dumitru Hărădău 6 7 4 ITA Vincenzo Franchitti 7 2 6 13 USA Eddie Dibbs 6 6 7 FRG Attila Korpás 6 6 AUT Hans Kary 4 4 JPN Jun Kuki 5 5 4 USA Stan Smith 7 7 YUG Boro Jovanović 5 0 12 USA Brian Gottfried 7 6 YUG Željko Franulović 1 6 4 EGY Ismail El Shafei 6 3 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 6 2 13 USA Eddie Dibbs 7 6 FRG Attila Korpás 3 2 4 USA Stan Smith 6 6 12 USA Brian Gottfried 7 6 EGY Ismail El Shafei 5 0 13 USA Eddie Dibbs 5 0 4 USA Stan Smith 7 6 12 USA Brian Gottfried 3 4 4 USA Stan Smith 6 6 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals NZL Onny Parun 6 6 FRA Patrick Proisy 2 4 BRA Thomaz Koch 4 4 9 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 2 6 USA Paul Gerken 2 6 3 HUN Balázs Taróczy 3 4 8 USSR Alex Metreveli 6 6 SWE Kjell Johansson 5 3 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 7 6 SWE Ove Bengtson 3 0 16 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 IND Vijay Amritraj 6 6 7 ITA Ezio Di Matteo 2 7 6 ITA Martin Mulligan 4 7 2 1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 5 6 NZL Onny Parun 2 7 1 9 TCH Jiří Hřebec 6 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 3 4 8 USSR Alex Metreveli 6 6 ITA Corrado Barazzutti 2 4 16 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 IND Vijay Amritraj 2 6 5 1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 3 7 9 TCH Jiří Hřebec 2 1 8 USSR Alex Metreveli 6 6 16 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 1 3 1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 3 6 6 8 USSR Alex Metreveli 1 5 1 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 7 References External links ITF tournament edition details Italian Open Category:Italian 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