1974 Grand Prix (tennis)

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).

Guillermo Vilas was the 1974 Grand Prix No. 1. Vilas won seven tournaments during the season, including the Masters Grand Prix.

1974 Grand Prix tourDetails

Duration| 26 December 1973 – 10 December 1974
Edition| 5th
Tournaments| 49
Categories| TC events (3)
GPM events (1)
AA events (12)
A events (6)
B events (17)
C events (10)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles|  Jimmy Connors (7)
Guillermo Vilas (7)
Most tournament finals|  Jimmy Connors (8)
Prize money leader|  Guillermo Vilas ($219,844)
Points leader|  Guillermo Vilas (746)

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1975 ->

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.[1] 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.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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26 Dec | Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Group B
Grass – $33,400 – 64S/35D
Singles – Doubles |  Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |  Phil Dent |  Ross Case
John Alexander |  John Newcombe
Colin Dibley
Bob Giltinan
Vladimir Zednik
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |  Syd Ball
Bob Giltinan

### May[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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6 May | Trofeo Vat 69
Florence, Italy
Group C
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Adriano Panatta
6–3, 6–1 |  Paolo Bertolucci |  Onny Parun
Julián Ganzábal |  Jeff Simpson
Leif Johansson
Barry Phillips-Moore
Vincenzo Franchitti
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |  Róbert Machán
Balázs Taróczy
13 May | Bavarian Championships
Munich, West Germany
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Jürgen Fassbender
6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |  François Jauffret |  Corrado Barazzutti
Adriano Panatta |  Ilie Năstase
Paolo Bertolucci
Karl Meiler
Manuel Orantes
Antonio Muñoz
Manuel Orantes
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |  Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
20 May | Rothmans British Hard Court
Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Group B
Clay – 50S/24D/32XD |  Ilie Năstase
6–1, 6–3, 6–0 |  Paolo Bertolucci |  Corrado Barazzutti
Hans Kary |  Jairo Velasco
Dick Crealy
Patrice Dominguez
Julián Ganzábal
Juan Gisbert Sr.
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2, 6–0 |  Corrado Barazzutti
Paolo Bertolucci
Lesley Charles
Mark Farrell
6–1, 6–3 |  Sharon Walsh
Stephen Warboys
German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Group B
Clay – 36S/16D/16XD |  Eddie Dibbs
6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |  Hans-Joachim Plötz |  Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol |  François Jauffret
Patrick Proisy
Antonio Muñoz
Jiří Hřebec
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |  Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Heide Orth
Jürgen Fassbender
7–6, 6–3 |  Katja Ebbinghaus
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
27 May | Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Group AA
Clay – $90,000 – 64S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Björn Borg
6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |  Ilie Năstase |  Stan Smith
Guillermo Vilas |  Alex Metreveli
Brian Gottfried
Manuel Orantes
Steve Krulevitz
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Ilie Năstase

### June[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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3 Jun
10 Jun | French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Triple Crown
Clay – $150,000 – 128S/64D/32XD
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Björn Borg
2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |  Manuel Orantes |  Harold Solomon
François Jauffret |  Ilie Năstase
Raúl Ramírez
Patricio Cornejo
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Dick Crealy
Onny Parun
6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1 |  Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Martina Navratilova
Iván Molina
6–3, 6–3 |  Rosie Darmon
Marcelo Lara|
17 Jun | John Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Group AA
Grass – 62S/30D |  Stan Smith
6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |  Alex Metreveli |  Roscoe Tanner
Marty Riessen |  Jan Kodeš
Jimmy Connors
Onny Parun
Tom Gorman
Charlie Pasarell
Erik van Dillen
9–7, 6–3 |  Bob Lutz
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 |  Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–1, 6–4 |  Ken Rosewall |  Stan Smith
Dick Stockton |  John Newcombe
Ismail El Shafei
Jan Kodeš
Alex Metreveli
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
8–6, 6–4, 6–4 |  Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Billie Jean King
Owen Davidson
6–3, 9–7 |  Lesley Charles
Mark Farrell

### July[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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8 Jul | Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Björn Borg
6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3 |  Adriano Panatta |  Onny Parun
Paolo Bertolucci |  Corrado Barazzutti
Antonio Zugarelli
Leif Johansson
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |  Ove Bengtson
Björn Borg
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–2 |  Manuel Orantes |  Roy Emerson
Vijay Amritraj |  Marcelo Lara
Ismail El Shafei
Barry Phillips-Moore
François Jauffret
José Higueras
Manuel Orantes
7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8 |  Roy Emerson
Thomaz Koch
Carrolls Irish Open
Dublin, Ireland
Group C
Hard – 29S/22D |  Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 9–8 |  Colin Dowdeswell |  John Yuill
Bob Maud |  Colin Dibley
Robert Kreiss
Dick Dell
Jorge Andrew
Colin Dowdeswell
John Yuill
6–3, 6–2 |  Lito Álvarez
Jorge Andrew
15 Jul | Chicago International
Chicago, United States
Group B
Carpet – 32S/16D |  Stan Smith
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |  Marty Riessen |  Eddie Dibbs
Dick Dell |  Brian Gottfried
Fred McNair
Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |  Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D |  Balázs Taróczy
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |  Onny Parun |  Manuel Orantes
Jairo Velasco |  Tadeusz Nowicki
Frank Gebert
Hans Kary
Milan Holeček
Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco
2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |  František Pála
Balázs Taróczy
Dutch Open
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |  Barry Phillips-Moore |  Marcelo Lara
Paul Kronk |  Julián Ganzábal
John Lloyd
Louk Sanders
Jun Kamiwazumi
Tito Vázquez
Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |  Lito Álvarez
Julián Ganzábal
22 Jul | Washington Star International
Washington, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D |  Harold Solomon
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Guillermo Vilas |  Billy Martin
Marty Riessen |  Stan Smith
Onny Parun
John Alexander
Arthur Ashe
Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
7–5, 6–1 |  Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
29 Jul | First National Bank Classic
Louisville, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D |  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 7–5 |  Jaime Fillol |  Eddie Dibbs
Manuel Orantes |  Stan Smith
Harold Solomon
John Alexander
Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
Erik van Dillen
6–2, 6–3 |  Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Western Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Group C
Carpet (i) – $30,000 – 32S/16D |  Marty Riessen
7–6, 7–6 |  Bob Lutz |  Colin Dibley
Sherwood Stewart |  Steve Krulevitz
Brian Teacher
Jun Kamiwazumi
Henry Bunis
Dick Dell
Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |  Jim Delaney
John Whitlinger

### August[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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5 Aug | U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Group AA
Clay – $130,000 – 64S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Jimmy Connors
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |  Björn Borg |  Manuel Orantes
Raúl Ramírez |  Onny Parun
Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried
Ilie Năstase
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |  Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Volvo International
Bretton Woods, United States
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Rod Laver
6–4, 6–3 |  Harold Solomon |  John Alexander
Vijay Amritraj |  Anand Amritraj
Eddie Dibbs
Jeff Borowiak
François Jauffret
Jeff Borowiak
Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2 |  Georges Goven
François Jauffret
12 Aug | Rothmans Canadian Open
Group AA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clay – $130,000 – 64S/32D |  Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |  Manuel Orantes |  Juan Gisbert Sr.
Tom Okker |  Marcelo Lara
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Björn Borg
Harold Solomon
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |  Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
City National Buckeye Championships
Columbus, United States
Group B
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |  Roscoe Tanner |  Humphrey Hose
Tom Gorman |  Sherwood Stewart
Vijay Amritraj
John Whitlinger
Rick Fisher
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Walkover |  Tom Gorman
Bob Lutz
19 Aug | U.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Björn Borg
7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1 |  Tom Okker |  Guillermo Vilas
Jan Kodeš |  Ismail El Shafei
Ilie Năstase
Marty Riessen
Arthur Ashe
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |  Marty Riessen
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Medi-Quik Open
South Orange, United States
Group B
Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Alex Metreveli
Walkover |  Jimmy Connors |  Kim Warwick
Anand Amritraj |  Billy Martin
Sherwood Stewart
Brian Gottfried
Vijay Amritraj
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |  Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Pennsylvanian Championships
Merion, United States
Group C
Grass – 64S/30D |  John Lloyd
6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |  John Whitlinger |  Ray Keldie
Ferdi Taygan |  Mike Estep
Fred McNair
Jim Delaney
Brian Teacher
Roy Barth
Humphrey Hose
7–6, 6–2 |  Mike Machette
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 |  Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–0, 6–1 |  Ken Rosewall |  Roscoe Tanner
John Newcombe |  Alex Metreveli
Stan Smith
Vijay Amritraj
Arthur Ashe
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
6–3, 6–3 |  Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
Pam Teeguarden
Geoff Masters
6–1, 7–6 |  Chris Evert
Jimmy Connors

### September[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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9 Sep | Perspectus Classic
Cedar Grove, United States
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D |  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6 |  Juan Gisbert Sr. |  Thomaz Koch
Charles Owens |  Ray Ruffels
Jürgen Fassbender
Barry Phillips-Moore
Roger Taylor
Steve Siegel
Kim Warwick
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |  Dick Crealy
Bob Tanis
16 Sep | Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Group AA
Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–1 |  Harold Solomon |  Andrew Pattison
Tom Gorman |  Jeff Borowiak
Roscoe Tanner
Arthur Ashe
Raúl Ramírez
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–3, 6–2 |  Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
23 Sep | Fireman's Fund International
San Francisco, United States
Group AA
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 64S/32D |  Ross Case
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |  Arthur Ashe |  Onny Parun
Charlie Pasarell |  Jimmy Connors
Vitas Gerulaitis
Dick Stockton
Sandy Mayer
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |  John Alexander
Syd Ball
30 Sep | Hawaii Open
Maui, United States
Group B
50,000 – hard – 32S/16D |  John Newcombe
7–6, 7–6 |  Roscoe Tanner |  Dick Stockton
Sherwood Stewart |  Colin Dibley
Ray Ruffels
Tom Gorman
Onny Parun
Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 7–6 |  Owen Davidson
John Newcombe

### October[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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7 Oct | Melia Trophy
Madrid, Spain
Group A
Clay – 64S/32D |  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |  Björn Borg |  Guillermo Vilas
Manuel Orantes |  Jan Kodeš
Harold Solomon
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Okker
Patrice Dominguez
Antonio Muñoz
6–1, 6–3 |  Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Group A
Clay – 48S/24D |  John Newcombe
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |  Ken Rosewall |  Kim Warwick
Dick Stockton |  Onny Parun
Roscoe Tanner
Cliff Richey
Ross Case
Not completed. (4 pairs remaining) |
14 Oct | Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Group A
Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Ilie Năstase
8–6, 9–7, 6–3 |  Manuel Orantes |  François Jauffret
Björn Borg |  Wojciech Fibak
Harold Solomon
Jaime Fillol
Jan Kodeš
Juan Gisbert Sr.
Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–0, 6–2 |  Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Group A
Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  John Newcombe
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |  Cliff Richey |  Tony Roche
Ken Rosewall |  Onny Parun
Allan Stone
Phil Dent
Roscoe Tanner
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–4 |  John Newcombe
Tony Roche
21 Oct | Aryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Group AA
Clay – $100,000 – 48S/21D |  Guillermo Vilas
6–0, 6–3, 6–1 |  Raúl Ramírez |  Thomaz Koch
Björn Borg |  Brian Gottfried
Tom Okker
Roger Taylor
Eddie Dibbs
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 2–6, 6–2 |  Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Benson & Hedges Classic
Christchurch, New Zealand
Group C
Hard (i) – 32S/15D |  Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–2 |  Ray Ruffels |  Sandy Mayer
Onny Parun |  Fred Stolle
Jürgen Fassbender
Dick Crealy
Cliff Richey
Ismail El Shafei
Roscoe Tanner
Walkover |  Syd Ball
Ray Ruffels
South Pacific Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Dick Stockton
6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |  Geoff Masters |  John Newcombe
Sherwood Stewart |  Cliff Letcher
Allan Stone
Paul Kronk
Ernie Ewert
Raz Reid
Allan Stone
7–6, 6–4 |  Mike Estep
Paul Kronk
28 Oct | Jean Becker Open
Paris, France
Group B
Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Brian Gottfried
6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0 |  Eddie Dibbs |  Jaime Fillol
Arthur Ashe |  Guillermo Vilas
Charlie Pasarell
Harold Solomon
Thomaz Koch
Patrice Dominguez
François Jauffret
7–5, 6–4 |  Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Indonesia Open
Jakarta, Indonesia
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D |  Onny Parun
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |  Kim Warwick |  Jürgen Fassbender
Dick Crealy |  Roscoe Tanner
Ross Case
Sherwood Stewart
Jun Kuki
Ismail El Shafei
Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–3 |  Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Stadthalle Open
Group C
Vienna, Austria
Hard (i) – 32S/16D |  Vitas Gerulaitis
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |  Andrew Pattison |  Tom Gorman
Balázs Taróczy |  Karl Meiler
Raymond Moore
Hans Kary
Ingo Wimmer
Raymond Moore
Andrew Pattison
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |  Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan

### November[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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4 Nov | Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Group AA
Hard (i) – $100,000 – 64S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Arthur Ashe
6–2, 6–2 |  Tom Okker |  Björn Borg
Guillermo Vilas |  Manuel Orantes
Marty Riessen
Juan Gisbert Sr.
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
Viceroy Classic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D | No final due to rain. |  |  J. Newcombe vs.  O. Parun
R. Tanner vs.  K. Rosewall |  Roger Taylor
Phil Dent
Ross Case
Bob Carmichael
Not completed. (4 pairs remaining) |
11 Nov | Dewar Cup
London, Great Britain
Group A
Carpet (i) – 32S/16D |  Jimmy Connors
6–2, 7–6 |  Brian Gottfried |  Tom Okker
Guillermo Vilas |  Harold Solomon
Arthur Ashe
Manuel Orantes
Raúl Ramírez
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |  Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Indian Open
Bombay, India
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Onny Parun
6–3, 6–3, 7–6 |  Tony Roche |  John Andrews
Dick Crealy |  Anand Amritraj
Manuel Santana
Vijay Amritraj
Dick Dell
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–6 |  Dick Crealy
Onny Parun
Philippine Open
Manila, the Philippines
Group B
Clay (i) – 32S/14D |  Ismail El Shafei
7–6, 6–1 |  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |  John Newcombe
Jun Kuki |  Roger Taylor
John Austin
Fred McNair
Jürgen Fassbender
Syd Ball
Ross Case
6–3, 6–7, 9–7 |  Mike Estep
Marcelo Lara
Oslo Open
Oslo, Norway
Group C
Hard (i) – $25,000 – 32S/16D |  Jeff Borowiak
6–3, 6–2 |  Karl Meiler |  Bob Hewitt
Jan-Erik Lundqvist |  Hans Kary
Vitas Gerulaitis
Paul Gerken
Haroon Rahim
Karl Meiler
Haroon Rahim
6–3, 6–2 |  Jeff Borowiak
Vitas Gerulaitis
18 Nov | South African Breweries Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group AA
Hard – 32S/32D/16XD |  Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |  Arthur Ashe |  Harold Solomon
Raúl Ramírez |  Andrew Pattison
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Ken Rosewall
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |  Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Margaret Court
Marty Riessen
6–0, 6–2 |  Ilana Kloss
Jürgen Fassbender
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Group A
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/23D
Singles |  Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2 |  Manuel Orantes |  José Edison Mandarino
Iván Molina |  Ramiro Benavides
Željko Franulović
Ricardo Cano
Víctor Pecci
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3 |  Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
25 Nov | Davis Cup Final |  South Africa
Walkover[note 1] |  India |  Soviet Union
Italy |

### December[edit]

Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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10 Dec | Commercial Union Assurance Masters
Melbourne, Australia
Masters Grand Prix
Grass – $100,000 – 8S
Singles |  Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 |  Ilie Năstase |  Raúl Ramírez
John Newcombe |

Round robin

Björn Borg
Onny Parun
Manuel Orantes
Harold Solomon

## Points system[edit]

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[edit]

Rk | Name | TC | AA | A | B | C | Played | Titles | Prize money | Bonus Pool | Points

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1 |  Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | $119,844 | $100,000 | 797
2 |  Jimmy Connors | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | $130,760 | $55,000 | 714
3 |  Manuel Orantes | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | $86,872 | $37,500 | 622
4 |  Björn Borg | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | $97,616 | $27,500 | 607
5 |  Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | $60,775 | $22,500 | 488
6 |  Ilie Năstase | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | $73,198 | $19,750 | 482
7 |  Onny Parun | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | $61,552 | $17,750 | 452.5
8 |  Harold Solomon | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | $58,705 | $16,000 | 429
9 |  Arthur Ashe | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | $53,119 | $15,000 | 422
10 |  Stan Smith | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | $56,700 | $14,000 | 416
11 |  Roscoe Tanner | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | $51,077 | $13,000 | 397.5
12 |  John Newcombe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | $62,475 | – | 397.25
13 |  Brian Gottfried | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | $50,915 | $12,000 | 370
14 |  Tom Okker | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | $42,539 | $11,500 | 333
15 |  Marty Riessen | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | $42,316 | $11,000 | 331

## ATP rankings[edit]

These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1973 season [3] and at the end of the 1974 season,[4] 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.

| As of 14 December 1973[5]

Rk | Name
1 |  Ilie Năstase (ROM)
2 |  John Newcombe (AUS)
3 |  Jimmy Connors (USA)
4 |  Tom Okker (NED)
5 |  Stan Smith (USA)
6 |  Ken Rosewall (AUS)
7 |  Manuel Orantes (ESP)
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)
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)[6]

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) | 615 | 25.63 |  |  |  −9
11 |  Manuel Orantes (ESP) | 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) | 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[edit]

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, sorted by number of titles (Grand Slam titles in bold):

* Jimmy Connors (7) Melbourne, Wimbledon, Indianapolis, US Open, Los Angeles, London, Johannesburg
* Guillermo Vilas (7) Gstaad, Hilversum, Louisville, Toronto, Tehran, Buenos Aires, Masters
* Björn Borg (4) Rome, French Open, Båstad, Boston
* Ilie Năstase (4) Bournemouth, Cedar Grove, Madrid, Barcelona
* John Newcombe (3) Maui, Tokyo, Sydney Indoor
* Jeff Borowiak (2) Charlotte, Oslo
* Onny Parun (2) Jakarta, Bombay
* Stan Smith (2) Nottingham, Chicago
* Arthur Ashe (1) Stockholm
* Ross Case (1) San Francisco
* Eddie Dibbs (1) Hamburg
* Jürgen Fassbender (1) Munich
* Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Vienna
* Brian Gottfried (1) Paris Bercy
* Rod Laver (1) Bretton Woods
* John Lloyd (1) Merion
* Alex Metreveli (1) South Orange
* Adriano Panatta (1) Florence
* Raúl Ramírez (1) Columbus
* Marty Riessen (1) Cincinnati
* Ismail El Shafei (1) Manila
* Harold Solomon (1) Washington, D.C.
* Sherwood Stewart (1) Dublin
* Roscoe Tanner (1) Christchurch
* Balázs Taróczy (1) Kitzbühel

The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1974:

* Björn Borg Auckland
* Jeff Borowiak Charlotte
* Jürgen Fassbender Munich
* Vitas Gerulaitis Vienna
* John Lloyd Merion
* Onny Parun Jakarta
* Ismail El Shafei Manila
* Harold Solomon Washington, D.C.
* Sherwood Stewart Dublin
* Balázs Taróczy Kitzbühel

## See also[edit]

* 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit
* 1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit
* 1974 WTA Tour

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ South 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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 27–32. ISBN 9780362002171.
3. ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 14 December 1973.
4. ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) as of January 17, 1975". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.
5. ^ "ATP Rankings (singles) 14 Dec 1973". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
6. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Commercial Union Grand Prix tournaments
* ATP – History Mens Professional Tours

## Further reading[edit]

* Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

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