Jimmy Connors defeated
Phil Dent
Philip Clive Dent (born 14 February 1950) is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors in four sets. Dent was also the men ...
in the final, 7–6
(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 Australian Open. For the first time in the
Open Era
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, none of the semifinalists at a
major had previously won a major title.
John Newcombe was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to
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.
Björn Borg competed in the
Australian Open this year for the first and only time in his career. He lost to Dent in the third round. The format was the same as the previous year with the first round as best-of-3-sets and the rest of the tournament best-of-5-sets.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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John Newcombe ''(quarterfinals)''
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Jimmy Connors (champion)
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John Alexander ''(semifinals)''
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Björn Borg ''(third round)''
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Karl Meiler ''(second round)''
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Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley (born 19 September 1944) is a former tennis player from Australia.
Dibley once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Onny Parun ''(third round)''
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Ross Case Ross or ROSS may refer to:
People
* Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan
* Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning
* Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland
Places
* RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...
''(semifinals)''
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Phil Dent
Philip Clive Dent (born 14 February 1950) is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors in four sets. Dent was also the men ...
''(final)''
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Dick Crealy
Richard Crealy (born 18 September 1944) is an Australian former tennis player most notable for reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team, and winning three Grand Slam titles in do ...
''(third round)''
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Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters (born 19 September 1950) is an Australian former tennis player. He was part of doubles winning pairs in the US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon tournaments during the 1970s.
Tennis career
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Masters ...
''(first round)''
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Allan Stone
Allan Stone (born 14 October 1945) is a former tennis player from Australia. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as world No. 36 in singles and world No. 12 in doubles on the ATP rankings.
S ...
''(third round)''
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Bob Giltinan ''(quarterfinals)''
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Barry Phillips-Moore
Barry Phillips-Moore (born 9 June 1938) is an Australian former tennis player of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
In singles, Phillips-Moore twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968. In doubles, he was a q ...
''(third round)''
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Bob Carmichael
Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach.
As a player, Carmichael won one singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top-ten ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reach ...
''(first round)''
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John Cooper ''(first round)''
Draw
Final eight
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1974 Australian Open Men's Singles draw1974 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the
International Tennis Federation
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Mens singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's singles