Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was one of the world's leadi ...

defeated

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 2 ...

in the final, 7–6, 4–6, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the

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. It was her first

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title and third

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title overall, following three consecutive runner-up finishes at the tournament. Evert was making her tournament debut.

Margaret Court Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian former world number 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Her 24 women's singles major titles and total of 64 major titles (includi ...

was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year due to pregnancy.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. #

''(finalist)'' #

(champion) # Kerry Melville ''(semifinals)'' # Julie Heldman ''(semifinals)'' #

Lesley Hunt Lesley Hunt (born 29 May 1950) is a former tennis player from Perth, Western Australia. Particularly noted as a junior player, in 1964 at the age of 14 she won a rare double in the Western Australian Women's open, taking both the Open and Juni ...

''(quarterfinals)'' #

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 ...

''(first round)'' #

Pam Teeguarden Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and ...

''(second round)'' #

Kazuko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu (, born 5 January 1951) is a retired tennis player from Japan. She competed in a number of major LTA tournaments in the 1970s on the world circuit. At the 1975 Australian Open The 1975 Australian Open was a tennis tournament ...

''(third round)''

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL =

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* r =

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Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

References

External links

1974 Australian Open – Women's draws and results
at the

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