1974 US Open – Women's doubles

August 2023 1974 US Open USA Rosemary Casals USA Billie Jean King FRA Françoise Dürr NED Betty Stöve 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 32 4 1974 US Open (tennis) Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the defending champions but only Virginia Wade competed that year with Lesley Hunt. Lesley Hunt and Virginia Wade lost in the semifinals to Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King. Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King won the title by defeating Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 in the final. The winning team earned $4,500.https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/25/archives/us-tennis-open-starts-wednesday-chris-and-jimmy.html U.S. Tennis Open Starts Wednesday The New York Times August 25, 1974 Seeds 30em AUS Evonne Goolagong / USA Peggy Michel (semifinals) USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King (champions) FRA Françoise Dürr / NED Betty Stöve (final) AUS Helen Gourlay / AUS Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 2 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King 6 5 6 AUS Lesley HuntGBR Virginia Wade 1 7 1 3 FRA Françoise DürrNED Betty Stöve 6 5 6 1 AUS Evonne GoolagongUSA Peggy Michel 3 7 4 2 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King 7 6 6 3 FRA Françoise DürrNED Betty Stöve 6 7 4 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 2 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 6 6 GBR L BeavenGBR L Blachford 1 1 ROU 1965 V RuziciROU 1965 M Simionescu 6 6 USA B DownsUSA K Pigeon 4 3 TCH M NeumanováUSA L Tenney 1 4 NED E AppelNED T Zwaan 6 6 USA S GreerJPN K Sawamatsu 3 4 USA P BostromUSA W Overton 6 6 USA L duPontUSA K Harter 4 4 USA TA FretzUSA C Martinez 6 6 SWE I BentzerUSA J Heldman 6 2 3 AUS L HuntGBR V Wade 4 6 6 GBR J FayterUSA P Hogan 7 6 BRA 1968 M BuenoUSA L Fleming 6 4 RSA 1928 B CuypersUSA S Stap 3 3 4 AUS H GourlayAUS K Krantzcke 6 6 2 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 6 6 ROU 1965 V RuziciROU 1965 M Simionescu 1 3 NED E AppelNED T Zwaan 2 0 USA P BostromUSA W Overton 6 6 USA TA FretzUSA C Martinez 5 4 AUS L HuntGBR V Wade 7 6 GBR J FayterUSA P Hogan 3 3 4 AUS H GourlayAUS K Krantzcke 6 6 2 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 6 6 USA P BostromUSA W Overton 4 4 AUS L HuntGBR V Wade 7 6 4 AUS H GourlayAUS K Krantzcke 6 4 2 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 6 5 6 AUS L HuntGBR V Wade 1 7 1 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve 7 6 USA J EvertUSA K Kuykendall 5 1 USA C MeyerDEN H Sparre 6 4 6 YUG M JaušovecUSA R Tenney 4 6 3 AUS P FaulknerUSA J Haas 3 5 USA J NewberryUSA S Walsh 6 7 ARG R GiscafréTCH M Navratilova 6 7 AUS C O'NeilAUS J Walker 4 5 AUS D FromholtzAUS J Young 6 4 USA R FoxUSA M Schallau 7 6 FRG K EbbinghausUSA K Latham 4 2 USA K MayUSA P Teeguarden 6 6 USA A KiyomuraUSA B Nagelsen 3 6 GBR L CharlesGBR S Mappin 6 7 USA K KemmerRSA 1928 I Kloss 1 6 4 1 AUS E GoolagongUSA P Michel 6 4 6 3 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve 7 7 USA C MeyerDEN H Sparre 6 6 USA J NewberryUSA S Walsh 6 5 2 ARG R GiscafréTCH M Navratilova 4 7 6 USA R FoxUSA M Schallau 6 6 USA K MayUSA P Teeguarden 2 3 GBR L CharlesGBR S Mappin 3 6 4 1 AUS E GoolagongUSA P Michel 6 2 6 3 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve 6 6 ARG R GiscafréTCH M Navratilova 0 2 USA R FoxUSA M Schallau 6 2 2 1 AUS E GoolagongUSA P Michel 4 6 6 3 FRA F DürrNED B Stöve 6 5 6 1 AUS E GoolagongUSA P Michel 3 7 4 References External links 1974 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles Category:1974 in women's tennis Category:1974 in American women's sports