The 1974 Australian Open was a

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tournament played on outdoor

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s at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in

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in Australia and was held from 26 December 1973 to 1 January 1974. It was the 62nd edition of the

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and the first

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tournament of the year.

Seniors

Men's singles

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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 me ...

, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Women's singles

Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. At the age of 19, she won the French Open sing ...

defeated

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record ...

, 7–6, 4–6, 6–0

Men's doubles

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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 ...

defeated Syd Ball / Bob Giltinan, 3–6, 7–6, 6–2

Women's doubles

Peggy Michel Margaret "Peggy" Michel (born February 2, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. She was a doubles specialist who won three Grand Slam titles, all with Evonne Goolagong. She was born in Santa Monica, California. Grand Slam ...

defeated

Kerry Harris Kerry Harris (born 19 September 1949) is an Australian former professional tennis player, active from 1967 to 1975, who reached the semi-final of the 1972 Australian Open, and reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, of which she won one, in t ...

Kerry Melville Kerry Melville Reid (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles to ...

, 7–5, 6–3

Mixed doubles

:''Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.''

References

External links

Australian Open official website
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