1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1974 Wimbledon Championships USA Jimmy Connors AUS Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 128 (16 Q Qualifiers) 12 grand slam 1974 Wimbledon Championships 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th 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. Newcombe and Smith were both defeated by Rosewall, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Seeds 1 1 AUS John Newcombe (quarterfinals) 2 8 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (fourth round) 3 6 USA Jimmy Connors (champion) 4 3 USA Stan Smith (semifinals) 5 4 SWE Björn Borg (third round) 6 5 TCH Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals) 7 7 NED Tom Okker (fourth round) 8 2 USA Arthur Ashe (third round) 9 2 AUS Ken Rosewall (final) 10 7 URS 1955 Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals) 11 5 USA Tom Gorman (fourth round) 12 4 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (fourth round) Qualifying 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 AUS John Newcombe 1 6 0 5 9 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 1 6 7 4 USA Stan Smith 9 7 6 7 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 8 5 8 5 6 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 3 3 8 3 3 USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 6 6 6 10 URS 1955 Alex Metreveli 4 5 1 USA Dick Stockton 6 7 6 9 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 4 9 6 6 4 USA Stan Smith 8 6 8 1 3 3 USA Jimmy Connors 4 6 6 6 USA Dick Stockton 6 2 3 4 9 AUS Ken Rosewall 1 1 4 3 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 8 FRA Georges Goven 3 2 6 Q RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 4 3 5 AUS Geoff Masters 6 6 7 YUG Nikola Pilić 4 6 6 6 USA Mike Estep 6 3 4 2 Q FRG Hans-Joachim Plötz 6 1 4 2 USA Eddie Dibbs 2 6 6 6 TCH Vladimír Zedník 2 8 4 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 9 6 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 7 POL 1928 Tadeusz Nowicki 2 4 5 FRG Harald Elschenbroich 7 6 6 BRA 1968 José Edison Mandarino 5 2 1 USA Erik van Dillen 7 6 4 7 6 IND Jasjit Singh 9 3 6 5 3 1 AUS J Newcombe 9 6 8 AUS G Masters 8 3 6 YUG N Pilić 6 8 6 USA E Dibbs 4 6 4 ARG G Vilas 7 6 6 3 6 USA M Riessen 9 1 4 6 1 FRG H Elschenbroich 4 5 4 USA E van Dillen 6 7 6 1 AUS J Newcombe 6 7 7 YUG N Pilić 2 5 5 ARG G Vilas 3 4 6 5 USA E van Dillen 6 6 1 7 1 AUS J Newcombe 7 6 6 USA E van Dillen 5 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 AUT Hans Kary 4 2 4 URS 1955 Teimuraz Kakulia 8 6 5 6 USA Billy Martin 6 1 7 4 Q USA Dick Dell 4 3 4 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 8 4 2 1 FRG Karl Meiler 6 6 6 6 9 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 4 3 3 USA Bob Lutz 5 4 6 IND Vijay Amritraj 7 6 8 FRA Wanaro N'Godrella 3 6 4 2 AUS Bob Giltinan 6 3 6 6 MEX Marcelo Lara 6 6 2 0r Q SUI Petr Kanderal 4 8 6 0 8 USA A Ashe 6 6 6 URS 1955 T Kakulia 1 4 3 USA R Tanner 8 6 8 FRG K Meiler 6 4 6 9 AUS K Rosewall 6 5 9 6 IND V Amritraj 2 7 8 1 AUS R Giltinan 5 8 5 Q SUI P Kanderal 7 9 7 8 USA A Ashe 5 3 9 3 USA R Tanner 7 6 8 6 9 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 Q SUI P Kanderal 2 3 3 USA R Tanner 6 7 3 5 9 AUS K Rosewall 2 9 6 7 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA Stan Smith 6 6 6 USA Raz Reid 3 3 2 HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 6 8 2 4 RSA 1928 Bob Maud 4 4 9 6 6 Q AUS Neale Fraser 4 8 7 6 11 GBR David Lloyd 6 9 5 4 9 Q FRG Ulrich Pinner 3 3 8 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 6 9 ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 3 0 6 FRA Patrice Dominguez 6 6 8 CHI Patricio Cornejo 7 9 4 7 3 MEX Raúl Ramírez 9 8 6 5 6 USA Butch Seewagen 8 7 8 6 7 FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 9 5 9 1 9 Q FRA Éric Deblicker PAK Haroon Rahim w/o 4 USA S Smith 6 6 6 RSA 1928 R Maud 4 1 2 Q AUS N Fraser 9 3 6 0r USA J Borowiak 8 6 8 1 FRA P Dominguez 3 9 6 7 MEX R Ramírez 6 7 3 5 FRA J-B Chanfreau 2 7 6 9 Q FRA É Deblicker 6 5 3 8 4 USA S Smith 8 6 6 8 USA J Borowiak 9 3 4 6 FRA P Dominguez 7 6 6 FRA J-B Chanfreau 5 1 4 4 USA S Smith 6 6 7 FRA P Dominguez 3 4 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 SWE Björn Borg 6 4 6 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 1 6 4 1 NZL Jeff Simpson 3 8 3 AUS Ross Case 6 9 6 FRG Jürgen Fassbender 6 6 7 7 GBR Mark Cox 2 4 9 5 EGY 1972 Ismail El Shafei 6 4 8 7 9 NZL Onny Parun 1 6 9 5 7 12 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 USA Harold Solomon 3 2 1 Q FRA Jean-François Caujolle 4 6 6 4 6 BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch 6 1 4 6 8 AUS Owen Davidson 2 4 5 AUS Tony Roche 6 6 7 AUS John Alexander 6 7 8 HUN Péter Szőke 2 5 6 5 SWE B Borg 3 6 8 7 AUS R Case 6 1 6 5 FRG J Fassbender 5 6 4 EGY 1972 I El Shafei 7 8 6 12 ESP 1945 M Orantes 6 6 4 6 BRA 1968 T Koch 2 4 6 2 AUS A Roche 8 6 4 8 6 AUS J Alexander 6 4 6 9 3 5 SWE B Borg 2 3 1 EGY 1972 I El Shafei 6 6 6 12 ESP 1945 M Orantes 2 5 7 6 8 AUS A Roche 6 7 5 4 6 EGY 1972 I El Shafei 6 3 6 7 12 ESP 1945 M Orantes 4 6 3 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 7 7 2 4 USA Sandy Mayer 3 9 5 6 6 Q NED Rolf Thung 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 Rayno Seegers 1 4 4 Q RSA 1928 John Yuill 6 6 4 3 6 RHO Roger Dowdeswell 3 2 6 6 3 IND Anand Amritraj 4 5 6 6 6 11 USA Tom Gorman 6 7 3 4 8 AUS Dick Crealy 4 9 6 9 GBR Roger Taylor 6 8 3 8 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 6 2 6 CHI Jaime Pinto Bravo 4 1 6 3 GBR John Lloyd 3 3 2 SWE Leif Johansson 6 6 6 USA Sherwood Stewart 3 4 7 6 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 6 9 USA A Mayer 7 2 3 Q NED R Thung 9 6 6 Q RSA 1928 J Yuill 3 9 6 3 11 USA T Gorman 6 7 8 6 AUS R Crealy 2 0 6 6 6 RSA 1928 R Hewitt 6 6 4 4 4 SWE L Johansson 6 5 3 6 4 6 TCH J Kodeš 3 7 6 4 6 Q NED R Thung 6 1 1 11 USA T Gorman 8 6 6 AUS R Crealy 6 4 3 6 5 6 TCH J Kodeš 4 6 6 2 7 11 USA T Gorman 8 6 3 7 4 6 TCH J Kodeš 6 2 6 9 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA Antonio Zugarelli 6 2 3 6 1 ESP 1945 José Higueras 4 6 6 4 6 AUS Kim Warwick 9 7 6 Q USA Armistead Neely 8 5 1 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 6 Q TCH František Pála 4 1 4 LL ESP 1945 Juan Ignacio Muntañola 7 8 0 ARG Julián Ganzábal 9 9 6 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 2 3 3 ITA Adriano Panatta 4 6 6 6 Q AUS Paul Kronk 3 4 4 FRA Patrick Proisy 6 6 6 AUS Colin Dibley 6 6 8 4 9 AUS Phil Dent 4 4 9 6 11 SWE Ove Bengtson 1 9 2 4 3 USA Jimmy Connors 6 7 6 6 ESP 1945 J Higueras 3 0 6 AUS K Warwick 6 6 8 CHI J Fillol 6 6 6 ARG J Ganzábal 4 3 4 ITA A Panatta 6 7 4 6 FRA P Proisy 4 5 6 2 AUS P Dent 7 3 6 3 8 3 USA J Connors 5 6 3 6 10 AUS K Warwick 3 6 1 4 CHI J Fillol 6 4 6 6 ITA A Panatta 2 5 2 3 USA J Connors 6 7 6 CHI J Fillol 3 7 0 1 3 USA J Connors 6 5 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR John Paish 2 3 8 3 RHO Andrew Pattison 6 6 6 6 SWE Kjell Johansson 7 3 6 6 14 USA Paul Gerken 9 6 2 1 12 Q USA Steve Krulevitz 6 3 7 4 6 USA Bob Kreiss 3 6 5 6 4 GBR John Feaver 2 3 6 1 10 URS 1955 Alex Metreveli 6 6 3 6 USA Jeff Austin 5 6 6 6 GBR Mark Farrell 7 3 2 0 COL Iván Molina 0 3 3 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 HUN Szabolcs Baranyi 6 6 6 FRA Pierre Barthès 2 2 0 USA Dennis Ralston 1 3 6 3 7 NED Tom Okker 6 6 4 6 RHO A Pattison 6 6 6 SWE K Johansson 2 3 4 Q USA S Krulevitz 1 6 3 4 10 URS 1955 A Metreveli 6 1 6 6 USA J Austin 6 2 4 3 RSA 1928 C Drysdale 0 6 6 6 HUN S Baranyi 2 2 4 7 NED T Okker 6 6 6 RHO A Pattison 6 4 5 6 3 10 URS 1955 A Metreveli 3 6 7 4 6 RSA 1928 C Drysdale 6 3 3 3 7 NED T Okker 4 6 6 6 10 URS 1955 A Metreveli 9 3 6 6 7 NED T Okker 8 6 4 2 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q SWE Tenny Svensson 8 4 2 GBR Gerald Battrick 9 6 6 JPN 1947 Toshiro Sakai 4 3 2 USA Dick Stockton 6 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 0 6 4 6 USA Clark Graebner 3 6 3 6 3 AUS Syd Ball 4 3 9 3 GBR Buster Mottram 6 6 7 6 AUS Ian Fletcher 7 3 6 6 GBR Stephen Warboys 5 6 3 3 FRA François Jauffret 1 4 6 8 6 TCH Milan Holeček 6 6 4 6 4 USA Brian Gottfried 6 4 7 2 10 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 3 6 5 6 8 TCH Jiří Hřebec 9 3 4 2 2 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 8 6 6 6 GBR G Battrick 6 3 4 6 4 USA R Stockton 3 6 6 4 6 USA C Pasarell 2 8 7 GBR C Mottram 6 9 9 AUS I Fletcher 6 6 9 FRA F Jauffret 3 4 7 USA B Gottfried 3 2 8 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 9 USA R Stockton GBR C Mottram w/o AUS I Fletcher 5 3 4 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 7 6 6 USA R Stockton 5 6 6 9 2 ROM 1965 I Năstase 7 4 3 8 References External links 1974 MS Wimbledon 1974 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1974/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 10 November 2017 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1974 French Open Grand SlamsMen's singles 1974 US Open Men's Singles Men's Singles 1974