The 1974 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor

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s at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 3 June until 16 June. It was the 78th staging of the

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, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1974.

Connors and Goolagong

World no. 2

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and Evonne Goolagong were banned from playing in the 1974 French Open by Philippe Chatrier, president of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), because both had signed contracts to play in the World Team Tennis league in the United States. The schedule of the inaugural edition of the World Team Tennis conflicted with the dates of several European spring tournaments including the Italian and French Open. Both players had won the singles title at the

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and were thus denied the opportunity to play for the Grand Slam that year. Connors and Goolagong filed a suit at a French court seeking the right to participate but this was rejected on the grounds that there was no need for emergency action. In September 1974 they sued the FTF seeking $200,000 in damages each as compensation for the ban. This wouldn't be until the

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that both of the defending champions of that year's Australian Open also absent from the competition.

Finals

Men's singles

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defeated Manuel Orantes, 2–6, 6–7^(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 *It was Borg's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

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defeated Olga Morozova, 6–1, 6–2 *It was Evert's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Dick Crealy /

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defeated Bob Lutz / Stanley Smith, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1

Women's doubles

/ Olga Morozova defeated Gail Sherriff Chanfreau / Katja Burgemeister Ebbinghaus, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1

Mixed doubles

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/ Iván Molina defeated Rosie Reyes Darmon / Marcello Lara, 6–3, 6–3

Prize money

Total prize money for the event was FF407,000.

Notes

References

External links

French Open official website
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