1974 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles

1974 American Airlines Tennis Games
Final
Champion|  John Newcombe
Runner-up|  Arthur Ashe
Score| 6-3, 7-6
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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1974 tennis event results

Main article: 1974 American Airlines Tennis Games

John Newcombe won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Arthur Ashe.

## Seeds

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1. John Newcombe (champion)
2. Tom Okker (semifinals)
3. Ken Rosewall (third round)
4. Arthur Ashe (final)
5. Stan Smith (semifinals)
6. Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
7. Manuel Orantes (first round)
8. Tom Gorman (first round)

## Draw

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### Key

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* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 1 |  John Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Stan Smith | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | 1 |  John Newcombe | 6 | 7 |  |
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| | | 4 |  Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 |  |
| 4 |  Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 |  |

| 2 |  Tom Okker | 1 | 4 |  |

### Top half

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#### Section 1

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| 1 |  John Newcombe | 7 | 7 |  | | | |
|  |  Jeff Borowiak | 5 | 6 |  | | | 1 |  John Newcombe | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  Ion Țiriac | 1 | 2 |  |
|  |  Dick Dell | 2 | 1 |  | | | | | | 1 |  John Newcombe | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Mark Cox | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |  |  Harold Solomon | 4 | 3 |  |
|  |  Erik van Dillen | 6 | 2 | 1 | | |  |  Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | |
|  |  Harold Solomon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |  |  Harold Solomon | 7 | 3 | 6 |
|  |  B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | 1 |  John Newcombe | 6 | 7 |  |
|  |  Allan Stone | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |  |  Brian Gottfried | 2 | 5 |  |
| 7 |  Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | 3 | | |  |  Allan Stone | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 4 |  |
|  |  Boro Jovanović | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | |  |  Allan Stone | 2 | 2 |  |
|  |  Brian Gottfried | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |  |  Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Bob Carmichael | 6 | 3 | 4 | | |  |  Brian Gottfried | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
|  |  Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 7 | 6 | | |  |  Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 0 | 3 |
|  |  Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 6 | 2 | |

#### Section 2

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| 3 |  Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
|  |  John Alexander | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | 3 |  Ken Rosewall | 4 | 7 | 6 |
|  |  Ross Case | 4 | 7 | 6 | | |  |  Ross Case | 6 | 6 | 2 |
|  |  Clark Graebner | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 3 |  Ken Rosewall | 4 | 4 |  |
|  |  Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 |  | | | | |  |  Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Colin Dibley | 4 | 1 |  | | |  |  Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  Marcelo Lara | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  Marcelo Lara | 4 | 2 |  |
|  |  Ismail El Shafei | 4 | 3 |  | | | |  |  Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 |  Stan Smith | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 5 |  Stan Smith | 2 | 7 | 6 |
|  |  Željko Franulović | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | 5 |  Stan Smith | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  Geoff Masters | 1 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  Geoff Masters | 3 | ;4 |  |
|  |  Jun Kamiwazumi | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 5 |  Stan Smith | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  Jaime Fillol Sr | 7 | 7 |  | | | | |  |  Jaime Fillol Sr | 6 | 2 |  |
|  |  Mike Estep | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  Jaime Fillol Sr | 7 | 6 |  | |
|  |  Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  Roscoe Tanner | 5 | 2 |  |
|  |  Charlie Pasarell | 7 | 4 | 4 | |

### Bottom half

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#### Section 3

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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|  |  Jim McManus | 6 | 7 |  | | | |
|  |  Antonio Muñoz | 1 | 5 |  | | |  |  Jim McManus | 2 | 6 | 2 |
|  |  Adriano Panatta | 6 | 7 |  | | |  |  Adriano Panatta | 6 | 4 | 6 |
|  |  Dick Crealy | 4 | 5 |  | | | | | |  |  Adriano Panatta | 4 | 2 |  |
|  |  Graham Stilwell | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 |  Rod Laver | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Torben Ulrich | 7 | 4 | 0 | | |  |  Graham Stilwell | 4 | 2 |  | | | |
| 6 |  Rod Laver | 6 | 6 |  | | | 6 |  Rod Laver | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Tom Edlefsen | 2 | 0 |  | | | | 6 |  Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 4 |
|  |  Gerald Battrick | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 |  Arthur Ashe | 7 | 1 | 6 |
|  |  Roy Barth | 2 | 6 | 0 | | |  |  Gerald Battrick | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  Brian Fairlie | 2 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  Brian Fairlie | 3 | 4 |  |
|  |  Marty Riessen | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |  |  Gerald Battrick | 1 | 2 |  |
|  |  Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 4 |  Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Raymond Moore | 6 | 2 | 5 | | |  |  Guillermo Vilas | 2 | 2 |  | |
| 4 |  Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 |  | | | 4 |  Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Ray Ruffels | 4 | 6 |  | |

#### Section 4

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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|  |  Milan Holeček | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  Frank Froehling | 4 | 4 |  | | |  |  Milan Holeček | 7 | 3 | 6 |
|  |  Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | 3 |
|  |  Patricio Cornejo | 2 | 2 |  | | | | | |  |  Milan Holeček | 6 | 4 |  |
|  |  Paul Gerken | 6 | 6 |  | | | | |  |  Robert Lutz | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  A Zugarelli | 2 | 3 |  | | |  |  Paul Gerken | 4 | 3 |  | | | |
|  |  Robert Lutz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  Robert Lutz | 6 | 6 |  |
| 8 |  Tom Gorman | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | |  |  Robert Lutz | 3 | 5 |  |
|  |  O Nils Bengtson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 |  Tom Okker | 6 | 7 |  |
|  |  Fred Stolle | 6 | 3 | 4 | | |  |  O Nils Bengtson | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | |
|  |  Björn Borg | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |  |  Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 4 |
|  |  Onny Parun | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |  |  O Nils Bengtson | 6 | 5 | 5 |
|  |  Andrew Pattison | 7 | 6 |  | | | | | 2 |  Tom Okker | 4 | 7 | 7 |
|  |  Phil Dent | 6 | 3 |  | | |  |  Andrew Pattison | 6 | 3 |  | |
| 2 |  Tom Okker | 6 | 6 |  | | | 2 |  Tom Okker | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  Tom Leonard | 3 | 4 |  | |

## References

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* 1974 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw – Men's singles

* tennis portal