1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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.[1] It was his first Wimbledon title and second major title overall. Rosewall was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.

Men's singles
1974 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Score6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q )
Seeds12
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1973 · Wimbledon Championships · 1975 →

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.

Seeds

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01.     John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
02.     Ilie Năstase (fourth round)
03.     Jimmy Connors (champion)
04.     Stan Smith (semifinals)
05.     Björn Borg (third round)
06.     Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals)
07.     Tom Okker (fourth round)
08.     Arthur Ashe (third round)
09.     Ken Rosewall (final)
10.     Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)
11.     Tom Gorman (fourth round)
12.     Manuel Orantes (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John Newcombe 1 6 0 5
9   Ken Rosewall 6 1 6 7
9   Ken Rosewall 6 4 9 6 6
4   Stan Smith 8 6 8 1 3
4   Stan Smith 9 7 6 7
  Ismail El Shafei 8 5 8 5
9   Ken Rosewall 1 1 4
3   Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
6   Jan Kodeš 6 3 3 8 3
3   Jimmy Connors 3 6 6 6 6
3   Jimmy Connors 4 6 6 6
  Dick Stockton 6 2 3 4
10   Alex Metreveli 4 5 1
  Dick Stockton 6 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   John Newcombe 6 6 8
  Georges Goven 3 2 6 1   J Newcombe 9 6 8
Q   Bernard Mitton 4 3 5   G Masters 8 3 6
  Geoff Masters 6 6 7 1   J Newcombe 6 7 7
  Nikola Pilić 4 6 6 6   N Pilić 2 5 5
  Mike Estep 6 3 4 2   N Pilić 6 8 6
Q   Hans-Joachim Plötz 6 1 4 2   E Dibbs 4 6 4
  Eddie Dibbs 2 6 6 6 1   J Newcombe 7 6 6
  Vladimír Zedník 2 8 4   E van Dillen 5 3 4
  Guillermo Vilas 6 9 6   G Vilas 7 6 6 3 6
  Marty Riessen 6 6 7   M Riessen 9 1 4 6 1
  Tadeusz Nowicki 2 4 5   G Vilas 3 4 6 5
  Harald Elschenbroich 7 6 6   E van Dillen 6 6 1 7
  José Edison Mandarino 5 2 1   H Elschenbroich 4 5 4
  Erik van Dillen 7 6 4 7 6   E van Dillen 6 7 6
  Jasjit Singh 9 3 6 5 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Arthur Ashe 6 6 6
  Hans Kary 4 2 4 8   A Ashe 6 6 6
  Teimuraz Kakulia 8 6 5 6   T Kakulia 1 4 3
  Billy Martin 6 1 7 4 8   A Ashe 5 3 9 3
Q   Dick Dell 4 3 4   R Tanner 7 6 8 6
  Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6   R Tanner 8 6 8
  Vitas Gerulaitis 8 4 2 1   K Meiler 6 4 6
  Karl Meiler 6 6 6 6   R Tanner 6 7 3 5
9   Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 9   K Rosewall 2 9 6 7
  Barry Phillips-Moore 4 3 3 9   K Rosewall 6 5 9 6
  Bob Lutz 5 4 6   V Amritraj 2 7 8 1
  Vijay Amritraj 7 6 8 9   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  Wanaro N'Godrella 3 6 4 2 Q   P Kanderal 2 3 3
  Bob Giltinan 6 3 6 6   R Giltinan 5 8 5
  Marcelo Lara 6 6 2 0r Q   P Kanderal 7 9 7
Q   Petr Kanderal 4 8 6 0

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Stan Smith 6 6 6
  Raz Reid 3 3 2 4   S Smith 6 6 6
  Balázs Taróczy 6 6 8 2 4   R Maud 4 1 2
  Bob Maud 4 4 9 6 6 4   S Smith 8 6 6 8
Q   Neale Fraser 4 8 7 6 11   J Borowiak 9 3 4 6
  David Lloyd 6 9 5 4 9 Q   N Fraser 9 3 6 0r
Q   Ulrich Pinner 3 3 8   J Borowiak 8 6 8 1
  Jeff Borowiak 6 6 9 4   S Smith 6 6 7
  Ion Țiriac 3 0 6   P Dominguez 3 4 5
  Patrice Dominguez 6 6 8   P Dominguez 3 9 6 7
  Patricio Cornejo 7 9 4 7 3   R Ramírez 6 7 3 5
  Raúl Ramírez 9 8 6 5 6   P Dominguez 7 6 6
  Butch Seewagen 8 7 8 6 7   J-B Chanfreau 5 1 4
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 9 5 9 1 9   J-B Chanfreau 2 7 6 9
Q   Éric Deblicker Q   É Deblicker 6 5 3 8
  Haroon Rahim w/o

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Björn Borg 6 4 6 6
  Graham Stilwell 1 6 4 1 5   B Borg 3 6 8 7
  Jeff Simpson 3 8 3   R Case 6 1 6 5
  Ross Case 6 9 6 5   B Borg 2 3 1
  Jürgen Fassbender 6 6 7 7   I El Shafei 6 6 6
  Mark Cox 2 4 9 5   J Fassbender 5 6 4
  Ismail El Shafei 6 4 8 7 9   I El Shafei 7 8 6
  Onny Parun 1 6 9 5 7   I El Shafei 6 3 6 7
12   Manuel Orantes 6 6 6 12   M Orantes 4 6 3 5
  Harold Solomon 3 2 1 12   M Orantes 6 6 4 6
Q   Jean-François Caujolle 4 6 6 4 6   T Koch 2 4 6 2
  Thomaz Koch 6 1 4 6 8 12   M Orantes 2 5 7 6 8
  Owen Davidson 2 4 5   A Roche 6 7 5 4 6
  Tony Roche 6 6 7   A Roche 8 6 4 8 6
  John Alexander 6 7 8   J Alexander 6 4 6 9 3
  Péter Szőke 2 5 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Frew McMillan 6 7 7 2 4
  Sandy Mayer 3 9 5 6 6   A Mayer 7 2 3
Q   Rolf Thung 6 6 6 Q   R Thung 9 6 6
Q   Rayno Seegers 1 4 4 Q   R Thung 6 1 1
Q   John Yuill 6 6 4 3 6 11   T Gorman 8 6 6
  Roger Dowdeswell 3 2 6 6 3 Q   J Yuill 3 9 6 3
  Anand Amritraj 4 5 6 6 6 11   T Gorman 6 7 8 6
11   Tom Gorman 6 7 3 4 8 11   T Gorman 8 6 3 7 4
  Dick Crealy 4 9 6 9 6   J Kodeš 6 2 6 9 6
  Roger Taylor 6 8 3 8   R Crealy 2 0 6 6 6
  Bob Hewitt 6 6 2 6   R Hewitt 6 6 4 4 4
  Jaime Pinto Bravo 4 1 6 3   R Crealy 6 4 3 6 5
  John Lloyd 3 3 2 6   J Kodeš 4 6 6 2 7
  Leif Johansson 6 6 6   L Johansson 6 5 3 6 4
  Sherwood Stewart 3 4 7 6   J Kodeš 3 7 6 4 6
6   Jan Kodeš 6 6 9

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Antonio Zugarelli 6 2 3 6 1
  José Higueras 4 6 6 4 6   J Higueras 3 0 6
  Kim Warwick 9 7 6   K Warwick 6 6 8
Q   Armistead Neely 8 5 1   K Warwick 3 6 1 4
  Jaime Fillol 6 6 6   J Fillol 6 4 6 6
Q   František Pála 4 1 4   J Fillol 6 6 6
LL   Juan Ignacio Muntañola 7 8 0   J Ganzábal 4 3 4
  Julián Ganzábal 9 9 6   J Fillol 3 7 0 1
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6 2 3 3 3   J Connors 6 5 6 6
  Adriano Panatta 4 6 6 6   A Panatta 6 7 4 6
Q   Paul Kronk 3 4 4   P Proisy 4 5 6 2
  Patrick Proisy 6 6 6   A Panatta 2 5 2
  Colin Dibley 6 6 8 4 9 3   J Connors 6 7 6
  Phil Dent 4 4 9 6 11   P Dent 7 3 6 3 8
  Ove Bengtson 1 9 2 4 3   J Connors 5 6 3 6 10
3   Jimmy Connors 6 7 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  John Paish 2 3 8 3
  Andrew Pattison 6 6 6 6   A Pattison 6 6 6
  Kjell Johansson 7 3 6 6 14   K Johansson 2 3 4
  Paul Gerken 9 6 2 1 12   A Pattison 6 4 5 6 3
Q   Steve Krulevitz 6 3 7 4 6 10   A Metreveli 3 6 7 4 6
  Bob Kreiss 3 6 5 6 4 Q   S Krulevitz 1 6 3 4
  John Feaver 2 3 6 1 10   A Metreveli 6 1 6 6
10   Alex Metreveli 6 6 3 6 10   A Metreveli 9 3 6 6
  Jeff Austin 5 6 6 6 7   T Okker 8 6 4 2
  Mark Farrell 7 3 2 0   J Austin 6 2 4 3
  Iván Molina 0 3 3   C Drysdale 0 6 6 6
  Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6   C Drysdale 6 3 3 3
  Szabolcs Baranyi 6 6 6 7   T Okker 4 6 6 6
  Pierre Barthès 2 2 0   S Baranyi 2 2 4
  Dennis Ralston 1 3 6 3 7   T Okker 6 6 6
7   Tom Okker 6 6 4 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q   Tenny Svensson 8 4 2
  Gerald Battrick 9 6 6   G Battrick 6 3 4 6 4
  Toshiro Sakai 4 3 2   R Stockton 3 6 6 4 6
  Dick Stockton 6 6 6   R Stockton
  Charlie Pasarell 6 0 6 4 6   C Mottram w/o
  Clark Graebner 3 6 3 6 3   C Pasarell 2 8 7
  Syd Ball 4 3 9 3   C Mottram 6 9 9
  Buster Mottram 6 6 7 6   R Stockton 5 6 6 9
  Ian Fletcher 7 3 6 6 2   I Năstase 7 4 3 8
  Stephen Warboys 5 6 3 3   I Fletcher 6 6 9
  François Jauffret 1 4 6 8 6   F Jauffret 3 4 7
  Milan Holeček 6 6 4 6 4   I Fletcher 5 3 4
  Brian Gottfried 6 4 7 2 10 2   I Năstase 7 6 6
  Ray Moore 3 6 5 6 8   B Gottfried 3 2 8
  Jiří Hřebec 9 3 4 2 2   I Năstase 6 6 9
2   Ilie Năstase 8 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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