1974 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit May 2024 1974 Grand Prix tour 26 December 1973 – 10 December 1974 5th 49 TC events (3) GPM events (1) AA events (12) A events (6) B events (17) C events (10) USA Jimmy Connors (7) ARG Guillermo Vilas (7) USA Jimmy Connors (8) ARG Guillermo Vilas ($219,844) ARG Guillermo Vilas (746) 1973 1975 2 400 center Jimmy Connors (1978).jpg Jimmy Connors finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the first time in his career. Connors won seven titles during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open (though the Australian Open was a Group B event rather than a Triple Crown event like the other majors). Villas (Argentinië) in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 928-0520.jpg Guillermo Vilas was the 1974 Grand Prix No. 1. Vilas won seven tournaments during the season, including the Masters Grand Prix. The 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Corporate/History.aspx How it All Began ATPWorldTour.com 2011-03-03 The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The season-ending Commercial Union Assurance Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook 1975 Queen Anne Press London 9780362002171 27–32 John Barrett Schedule The Grand Prix circuit was scheduled from May until December so that it would not to conflict with the competing World Championship Tennis circuit which ran from January until early May. Key Triple Crown Grand Prix Masters Group AA events Group A events Group B events Group C events Team events December 1973 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists26 Dec Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Group B Grass – $33,400 – 64S/35D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 AUS Phil Dent AUS Ross Case AUS John Alexander AUS John Newcombe AUS Colin Dibley AUS Bob Giltinan CSK Vladimir Zednik AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 AUS Syd Ball AUS Bob Giltinan May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 May Trofeo Vat 69 Florence, Italy Group C Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ITA Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–1 ITA Paolo Bertolucci NZL Onny Parun ARG Julián Ganzábal NZL Jeff Simpson SWE Leif Johansson AUS Barry Phillips-Moore ITA Vincenzo Franchitti ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 HUN Róbert Machán HUN Balázs Taróczy 13 May Bavarian Championships Munich, West Germany Group C Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles FRG Jürgen Fassbender 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 FRA François Jauffret ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Adriano Panatta ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ITA Paolo Bertolucci FRG Karl Meiler ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 20 May Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Group B Clay – 50S/24D/32XD ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Corrado Barazzutti AUT Hans Kary COL Jairo Velasco AUS Dick Crealy FRA Patrice Dominguez ARG Julián Ganzábal ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Paolo Bertolucci GBR Lesley Charles GBR Mark Farrell 6–1, 6–3 USA Sharon Walsh GBR Stephen Warboys German Open Hamburg, West Germany Group B Clay – 36S/16D/16XD USA Eddie Dibbs 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 FRG Hans-Joachim Plötz ARG Guillermo Vilas CHI Jaime Fillol FRA François Jauffret FRA Patrick Proisy ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz CSK Jiří Hřebec FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez FRG Heide Orth FRG Jürgen Fassbender 7–6, 6–3 FRG Katja Ebbinghaus FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 27 May Italian Open Rome, Italy Group AA Clay – $90,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Stan Smith ARG Guillermo Vilas URS Alex Metreveli USA Brian Gottfried ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Steve Krulevitz USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Jun 10 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Triple Crown Clay – $150,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles SWE Björn Borg 2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Harold Solomon FRA François Jauffret ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase MEX Raúl Ramírez CHI Patricio Cornejo FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann AUS Dick Crealy NZL Onny Parun 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith CSK Martina Navratilova COL Iván Molina 6–3, 6–3 17 Jun John Player Open Nottingham, Great Britain Group AA Grass – 62S/30D USA Stan Smith 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 URS Alex Metreveli USA Roscoe Tanner USA Marty Riessen CSK Jan Kodeš USA Jimmy Connors NZL Onny Parun USA Tom Gorman USA Charlie Pasarell USA Erik van Dillen 9–7, 6–3 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 24 Jun 1 Jul Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Triple Crown Grass – $167,125 – 128S/64D/56XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 AUS Ken Rosewall USA Stan Smith USA Dick Stockton AUS John Newcombe EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei CSK Jan Kodeš URS Alex Metreveli AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche 8–6, 6–4, 6–4 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson 6–3, 9–7 GBR Lesley Charles GBR Mark Farrell July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 8 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3 ITA Adriano Panatta NZL Onny Parun ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Corrado Barazzutti ITA Antonio Zugarelli SWE Leif Johansson SWE Jan-Erik Lundqvist ITA Paolo Bertolucci ITA Adriano Panatta 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 SWE Ove Bengtson SWE Björn Borg Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes AUS Roy Emerson IND Vijay Amritraj MEX Marcelo Lara EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei AUS Barry Phillips-Moore FRA François Jauffret ESP 1945 José Higueras ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8 AUS Roy Emerson BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch Carrolls Irish Open Dublin, Ireland Group C Hard – 29S/22D USA Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 9–8 Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell RSA 1928 John Yuill RSA 1928 Bob Maud AUS Colin Dibley USA Robert Kreiss USA Dick Dell VEN 1930 Jorge Andrew Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell RSA 1928 John Yuill 6–3, 6–2 ARG Lito Álvarez VEN 1930 Jorge Andrew 15 Jul Chicago International Chicago, United States Group B Carpet – 32S/16D USA Stan Smith 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 USA Marty Riessen USA Eddie Dibbs USA Dick Dell USA Brian Gottfried USA Fred McNair USA Roscoe Tanner MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Tom Gorman USA Marty Riessen 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez Head Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Group C Clay – 32S/16D HUN Balázs Taróczy 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 NZL Onny Parun ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes COL Jairo Velasco POL Tadeusz Nowicki FRG Frank Gebert AUT Hans Kary CSK Milan Holeček COL Iván Molina COL Jairo Velasco 2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 CSK František Pála HUN Balázs Taróczy Dutch Open Hilversum, the Netherlands Group C Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore MEX Marcelo Lara AUS Paul Kronk ARG Julián Ganzábal GBR John Lloyd NED Louk Sanders JPN Jun Kamiwazumi ARG Tito Vázquez ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 ARG Lito Álvarez ARG Julián Ganzábal 22 Jul Washington Star International Washington, United States Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D USA Harold Solomon 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Billy Martin USA Marty Riessen USA Stan Smith NZL Onny Parun AUS John Alexander USA Arthur Ashe USA Tom Gorman USA Marty Riessen 7–5, 6–1 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 29 Jul First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 7–5 CHI Jaime Fillol USA Eddie Dibbs ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Stan Smith USA Harold Solomon AUS John Alexander USA Arthur Ashe USA Charlie Pasarell USA Erik van Dillen 6–2, 6–3 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Group C Carpet (i) – $30,000 – 32S/16D USA Marty Riessen 7–6, 7–6 USA Bob Lutz AUS Colin Dibley USA Sherwood Stewart USA Steve Krulevitz USA Brian Teacher JPN Jun Kamiwazumi USA Henry Bunis USA Dick Dell USA Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 USA Jim Delaney USA John Whitlinger August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 SWE Björn Borg ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes MEX Raúl Ramírez NZL Onny Parun ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Brian Gottfried ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Volvo International Bretton Woods, United States Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 6–3 USA Harold Solomon AUS John Alexander IND Vijay Amritraj IND Anand Amritraj USA Eddie Dibbs USA Jeff Borowiak FRA François Jauffret USA Jeff Borowiak AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2 FRA Georges Goven FRA François Jauffret 12 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open Group AA Toronto, Ontario, Canada Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. NED Tom Okker MEX Marcelo Lara FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann SWE Björn Borg USA Harold Solomon ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann City National Buckeye Championships Columbus, United States Group B Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D MEX Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 USA Roscoe Tanner VEN 1930 Humphrey Hose USA Tom Gorman USA Sherwood Stewart IND Vijay Amritraj USA John Whitlinger USA Rick Fisher IND Anand Amritraj IND Vijay Amritraj Walkover USA Tom Gorman USA Bob Lutz 19 Aug U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles SWE Björn Borg 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1 NED Tom Okker ARG Guillermo Vilas CSK Jan Kodeš EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Marty Riessen USA Arthur Ashe USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 USA Marty Riessen FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Medi-Quik Open South Orange, United States Group B Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D URS Alex Metreveli Walkover USA Jimmy Connors AUS Kim Warwick IND Anand Amritraj USA Billy Martin USA Sherwood Stewart USA Brian Gottfried IND Vijay Amritraj USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 IND Anand Amritraj IND Vijay Amritraj Pennsylvanian Championships Merion, United States Group C Grass – 64S/30D GBR John Lloyd 6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 USA John Whitlinger AUS Ray Keldie USA Ferdi Taygan USA Mike Estep USA Fred McNair USA Jim Delaney USA Brian Teacher USA Roy Barth VEN 1930 Humphrey Hose 7–6, 6–2 USA Mike Machette USA Fred McNair 26 Aug 2 Sep US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Triple Crown Grass – $150,000 – 128S/51D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 AUS Ken Rosewall USA Roscoe Tanner AUS John Newcombe URS Alex Metreveli USA Stan Smith IND Vijay Amritraj USA Arthur Ashe USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 6–3, 6–3 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol USA Pam Teeguarden AUS Geoff Masters 6–1, 7–6 USA Chris Evert USA Jimmy Connors September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Sep Perspectus Tennis Classic Cedar Grove, United States Group B Clay – $50,000 - 32S/16D ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–6 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch USA Charles Owens AUS Ray Ruffels FRG Jürgen Fassbender AUS Barry Phillips-Moore GBR Roger Taylor USA Steve Siegel AUS Kim Warwick 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 AUS Dick Crealy USA Bob Tanis 16 Sep Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Group AA Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–1 USA Harold Solomon Rhodesia Andrew Pattison USA Tom Gorman USA Jeff Borowiak USA Roscoe Tanner USA Arthur Ashe MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 6–3, 6–2 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 23 Sep Fireman's Fund International San Francisco, United States Group AA Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D AUS Ross Case 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 USA Arthur Ashe NZL Onny Parun USA Charlie Pasarell USA Jimmy Connors USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Dick Stockton USA Sandy Mayer USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 6–4, 7–6(8–6) AUS John Alexander AUS Syd Ball 30 Sep Hawaii Open Maui, United States Group B 50,000 – hard – 32S/16D AUS John Newcombe 7–6, 7–6 USA Roscoe Tanner USA Dick Stockton USA Sherwood Stewart AUS Colin Dibley AUS Ray Ruffels USA Tom Gorman NZL Onny Parun USA Dick Stockton USA Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 7–6 AUS Owen Davidson AUS John Newcombe October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 Oct Melia Trophy Madrid, Spain Group A Clay – 64S/32D ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes CSK Jan Kodeš USA Harold Solomon MEX Raúl Ramírez NED Tom Okker FRA Patrice Dominguez ESP 1945 Antonio Muñoz 6–1, 6–3 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Group A Clay – 48S/24D AUS John Newcombe 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Kim Warwick USA Dick Stockton NZL Onny Parun USA Roscoe Tanner USA Cliff Richey AUS Ross Case Not completed. (4 pairs remaining) 14 Oct Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Group A Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 8–6, 9–7, 6–3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes FRA François Jauffret SWE Björn Borg POL Wojciech Fibak USA Harold Solomon CHI Jaime Fillol CSK Jan Kodeš ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ARG Guillermo Vilas Australian Indoor Championships Sydney, Australia Group A Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles AUS John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 USA Cliff Richey AUS Tony Roche AUS Ken Rosewall NZL Onny Parun AUS Allan Stone AUS Phil Dent USA Roscoe Tanner AUS Ross Case AUS Geoff Masters 6–4, 6–4 AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche 21 Oct Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran Group AA Clay – $100,000 – 48S/21D ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 MEX Raúl Ramírez BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch SWE Björn Borg USA Brian Gottfried NED Tom Okker GBR Roger Taylor USA Eddie Dibbs ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ARG Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez Benson & Hedges Classic Christchurch, New Zealand Group C Hard (i) – 32S/15D USA Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2 AUS Ray Ruffels USA Sandy Mayer NZL Onny Parun AUS Fred Stolle FRG Jürgen Fassbender AUS Dick Crealy USA Cliff Richey EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei USA Roscoe Tanner Walkover AUS Syd Ball AUS Ray Ruffels South Pacific Championships Melbourne, Australia Group C Clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Dick Stockton 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 AUS Geoff Masters AUS John Newcombe USA Sherwood Stewart AUS Cliff Letcher AUS Allan Stone AUS Paul Kronk AUS Ernie Ewert USA Raz Reid AUS Allan Stone 7–6, 6–4 USA Mike Estep AUS Paul Kronk 28 Oct Jean Becker Open Paris, France Group B Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Brian Gottfried 6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0 USA Eddie Dibbs CHI Jaime Fillol USA Arthur Ashe ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Charlie Pasarell USA Harold Solomon BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch FRA Patrice Dominguez FRA François Jauffret 7–5, 6–4 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez Indonesia Open Jakarta, Indonesia Group B Hard – 32S/16D NZL Onny Parun 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 AUS Kim Warwick FRG Jürgen Fassbender AUS Dick Crealy USA Roscoe Tanner AUS Ross Case USA Sherwood Stewart JPN Jun Kuki EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei USA Roscoe Tanner 7–5, 6–3 FRG Jürgen Fassbender FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Stadthalle Open Group C Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – 32S/16D USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Rhodesia Andrew Pattison USA Tom Gorman HUN Balázs Taróczy FRG Karl Meiler RSA 1928 Raymond Moore AUT Hans Kary AUT Ingo Wimmer RSA 1928 Raymond Moore Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 4 Nov Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Group AA Hard (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles USA Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2 NED Tom Okker SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Marty Riessen ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. MEX Raúl Ramírez NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan Viceroy Classic Hong Kong, Hong Kong Group B Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D No final due to rain. AUS J. Newcombe vs. NZL O. Parun USA R. Tanner vs. AUS K. Rosewall GBR Roger Taylor AUS Phil Dent AUS Ross Case AUS Bob Carmichael Not completed. (4 pairs remaining) | 11 Nov Dewar Cup London, Great Britain Group A Carpet (i) – 32S/16D USA Jimmy Connors 6–2, 7–6 USA Brian Gottfried NED Tom Okker ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Harold Solomon USA Arthur Ashe ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Jimmy Connors ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez Indian Open Bombay, India Group B Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D NZL Onny Parun 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 AUS Tony Roche USA John Andrews AUS Dick Crealy IND Anand Amritraj ESP 1945 Manuel Santana IND Vijay Amritraj USA Dick Dell IND Anand Amritraj IND Vijay Amritraj 6–4, 7–6 AUS Dick Crealy NZL Onny Parun Philippine Open Manila, the Philippines Group B Clay (i) – 32S/14D EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 7–6, 6–1 FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann AUS John Newcombe JPN Jun Kuki GBR Roger Taylor USA John Austin USA Fred McNair FRG Jürgen Fassbender AUS Syd Ball AUS Ross Case 6–3, 6–7, 9–7 USA Mike Estep MEX Marcelo Lara Oslo Open Oslo, Norway Group C Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D USA Jeff Borowiak 6–3, 6–2 FRG Karl Meiler RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt SWE Jan-Erik Lundqvist AUT Hans Kary USA Vitas Gerulaitis USA Paul Gerken PAK Haroon Rahim FRG Karl Meiler PAK Haroon Rahim 6–3, 6–2 USA Jeff Borowiak USA Vitas Gerulaitis 18 Nov South African Breweries Open Johannesburg, South Africa Group AA Hard – 32S/32D/16XD USA Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 USA Arthur Ashe USA Harold Solomon MEX Raúl Ramírez Rhodesia Andrew Pattison NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen AUS Ken Rosewall RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 7–6, 6–4, 6–3 NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen 6–0, 6–2 RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss FRG Jürgen Fassbender South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group A Clay – $50,000 – 32S/23D Singles ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes BRA 1968 José Edison Mandarino COL Iván Molina BOL Ramiro Benavides SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović ARG Ricardo Cano PAR Víctor Pecci ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–3 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 25 Nov Davis Cup Final RSA 1928 WalkoverSouth Africa won by default after the Indian Government refused to let their Davis Cup team play; this was in protest against the racial policies of the South African Government. IND URS ITA December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 10 Dec Commercial Union Assurance Masters Melbourne, Australia Masters Grand Prix Grass – $100,000 – 8S Singles ARG Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase MEX Raúl Ramírez AUS John Newcombe Round robin SWE Björn Borg NZL Onny Parun ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Harold Solomon Points system The tournaments of the Grand Prix circuit were divided into five groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown events—the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open—while the other tournaments were divided into four other groups—AA, A, B, and C—by prize money and draw size. Group AA tournaments had a minimum prize money of $100,000 while the minimum for Group A, B and C tournaments was $75,000, $50,000 and $25,000 respectively. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. Grand Prix points were also allocated to doubles results for the first time this year and are listed in brackets in the points allocation below: + Group TC Champion: 120 (24) Runner-up: 90 (18) Semifinalist: 60 (12) Quarterfinalist: 30 (6) Fourth Round: 15 (3) Third Round: 7 (1) Second Round: 3 + Group AA Champion: 80 (16) Runner-up: 60 (12) Semifinalist: 40 (8) Quarterfinalist: 20 (4) 9th – 16th: 10 (2) 17th – 32nd: 5 + Group A Champion: 60 (12) Runner-up: 45 (9) Semifinalist: 30 (6) Quarterfinalist: 15 (3) 9th – 16th: 7 (1) 17th – 32nd: 3 + Group B Champion: 40 (8) Runner-up: 30 (6) Semifinalist: 20 (4) 5th – 8th: 10 (2) 9th – 16th: 5 + Group C Champion: 20 (4) Runner-up: 15 (3) Semifinalist: 10 (2) 5th – 8th: 5 (1) 9th – 16th: 3 In addition a player could earn ranking points for participating in the Davis Cup team competition if the matches coincided with a Grand Prix tournament. Standings Rk Name TC AA A B C Played Titles Prize money Bonus Pool Points Played Titles Played Titles Played Titles Played Titles Played Titles 1 ARG Guillermo Vilas 3 0 9 3 4 1 3 1 1 1 20 6 $119,844 $100,000 797 2 USA Jimmy Connors 2 2 6 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 11 7 $130,760 $55,000 714 3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 3 0 9 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 20 0 $86,872 $37,500 622 4 SWE Björn Borg 3 1 7 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 14 4 $97,616 $27,500 607 5 MEX Raúl Ramírez 3 0 10 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 21 1 $60,775 $22,500 488 6 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 3 0 5 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 14 4 $73,198 $19,750 482 7 NZL Onny Parun 3 0 9 0 2 0 9 2 2 0 25 2 $61,552 $17,750 452.5 8 USA Harold Solomon 2 0 11 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 21 1 $58,705 $16,000 429 9 USA Arthur Ashe 3 0 9 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 16 1 $53,119 $15,000 422 10 USA Stan Smith 3 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 2 $56,700 $14,000 416 11 USA Roscoe Tanner 3 0 7 0 2 0 6 0 1 1 19 1 $51,077 $13,000 397.5 12 AUS John Newcombe 2 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 10 3 $62,475 – 397.25 13 USA Brian Gottfried 3 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 20 0 $50,915 $12,000 370 14 NED Tom Okker 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 $42,539 $11,500 333 15 USA Marty Riessen 3 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 13 1 $42,316 $11,000 331 ATP rankings These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1973 season atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973 http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=14.12.1973&r=1&c= 14 December 1973 and at the end of the 1974 season,atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. ATP Rankings (singles) as of January 17, 1975 http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=17.01.1975&r=1&c= with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1974, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings. auto As of 14 December 1973ATP Rankings (singles) 14 Dec 1973 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1973-12-14 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name 1 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 2 John Newcombe AUS 3 Jimmy Connors USA 4 Tom Okker NED 5 Stan Smith USA 6 Ken Rosewall AUS 7 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 8 Rod Laver AUS 9 Jan Kodeš TCH 10 Arthur Ashe USA 11 Tom Gorman USA 12 Roy Emerson AUS 13 Marty Riessen USA 14 Adriano Panatta ITA 15 Nikola Pilić YUG SFR 16 Roger Taylor GBR 17 Jaime Fillol CHI 18 Björn Borg SWE 19 Cliff Richey USA 20 Paolo Bertolucci ITA Year-end rankings 1974 (17 January 1975)ATP Year-end top 20 https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1975-01-17 ATP 14 September 2023 Rk Name Points Average High Low Change 1 Jimmy Connors USA 768 59.08 +2 2 John Newcombe AUS 753 37.65 = 3 Björn Borg SWE 813 35.358 +15 4 Rod Laver AUS 447 34.38 +4 5 Guillermo Vilas ARG 786 29.11 +26 6 Tom Okker NED 595 28.33 −2 7 Arthur Ashe USA 778 27.79 +3 8 Ken Rosewall AUS 324 27.00 −2 9 Stan Smith USA 593 25.78 −4 10 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 615 25.63 −9 11 Manuel Orantes ESP 1945 560 20.74 −4 12 Marty Riessen USA 452 18.08 +1 13 Alex Metreveli URS 281 17.56 +21 14 Roscoe Tanner USA 513 16.55 +10 15 Harold Solomon USA 521 15.32 +43 16 Dick Stockton USA 322 14.64 +12 17 Jan Kodeš TCH 305 14.52 −8 18 Raúl Ramírez MEX 498 14.23 +7 19 Cliff Drysdale RSA 1928 196 14.00 +5 20 Eddie Dibbs USA 389 13.41 +25 *The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 17th, 1975. List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, sorted by number of titles (Grand Slam titles in bold): USA Jimmy Connors (7) Melbourne, Wimbledon, Indianapolis, US Open, Los Angeles, London, Johannesburg ARG Guillermo Vilas (7) Gstaad, Hilversum, Louisville, Toronto, Tehran, Buenos Aires, Masters SWE Björn Borg (4) Rome, French Open, Båstad, Boston ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (4) Bournemouth, Cedar Grove, Madrid, Barcelona AUS John Newcombe (3) Maui, Tokyo, Sydney Indoor USA Jeff Borowiak (2) Charlotte, Oslo NZL Onny Parun (2) Jakarta, Bombay USA Stan Smith (2) Nottingham, Chicago USA Arthur Ashe (1) Stockholm AUS Ross Case (1) San Francisco USA Eddie Dibbs (1) Hamburg FRG Jürgen Fassbender (1) Munich USA Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Vienna USA Brian Gottfried (1) Paris Bercy AUS Rod Laver (1) Bretton Woods GBR John Lloyd (1) Merion URS Alex Metreveli (1) South Orange ITA Adriano Panatta (1) Florence MEX Raúl Ramírez (1) Columbus USA Marty Riessen (1) Cincinnati EGY Ismail El Shafei (1) Manila USA Harold Solomon (1) Washington, D.C. USA Sherwood Stewart (1) Dublin USA Roscoe Tanner (1) Christchurch HUN Balázs Taróczy (1) Kitzbühel The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1974: SWE Björn Borg Auckland USA Jeff Borowiak Charlotte FRG Jürgen Fassbender Munich USA Vitas Gerulaitis Vienna GBR John Lloyd Merion NZL Onny Parun Jakarta EGY Ismail El Shafei Manila USA Harold Solomon Washington, D.C. USA Sherwood Stewart Dublin HUN Balázs Taróczy Kitzbühel See also 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit 1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit 1974 WTA Tour Notes note References Further reading The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book Collins Bud Bud Collins New Chapter Press New York 2nd 2010 978-0-942257-70-0 External links Commercial Union Grand Prix tournaments ATP – History Mens Professional Tours Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons Grand Prix