1974 Grand Prix (tennis)












































1974 Grand Prix tour

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Connors playing in 1978

Details
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
United States Jimmy Connors (7)
Argentina Guillermo Vilas (7)
Most tournament finals
United States Jimmy Connors (8)
Prize money leader
Argentina Guillermo Vilas ($219,844)
Points leader
Argentina Guillermo Vilas (746)

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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]




Contents






  • 1 Schedule


    • 1.1 December 1973


    • 1.2 May


    • 1.3 June


    • 1.4 July


    • 1.5 August


    • 1.6 September


    • 1.7 October


    • 1.8 November


    • 1.9 December




  • 2 Points system


  • 3 Standings


  • 4 ATP Rankings


  • 5 List of tournament winners


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Notes


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links


  • 10 Further reading





Schedule


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









TC events
Grand Prix Masters
AA events
A events
B events
C events
Team events


December 1973























Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
26 December
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam, Group B
$33,400 – Grass – 64S/35D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw

United States Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Australia Phil Dent

Australia Ross Case
Australia John Alexander

Australia John Newcombe
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Bob Giltinan
Czechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik

Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–7, 6–3, 6–4

Australia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan


May














































































Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 May Trofeo Vat 69
Florence, Italy
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D

Italy Adriano Panatta
6–3, 6–1

Italy Paolo Bertolucci

New Zealand Onny Parun
Argentina Julián Ganzábal

New Zealand Jeff Simpson
Sweden Leif Johansson
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Italy Vincenzo Franchitti

Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Hungary Róbert Machán
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
13 May
Bavarian Championships
Munich, West Germany
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4

France François Jauffret

Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Adriano Panatta

Romania Ilie Năstase
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
West Germany Karl Meiler
Spain Manuel Orantes

Spain Antonio Muñoz
Spain Manuel Orantes
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
20 May
Rothmans British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Group B
Clay – 50S/24D/32XD

Romania Ilie Năstase
6–1, 6–3, 6–0

Italy Paolo Bertolucci

Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Austria Hans Kary

Colombia Jairo Velasco
Australia Dick Crealy
France Patrice Dominguez
Argentina Julián Ganzábal

Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2, 6–0

Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Paolo Bertolucci

United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Mark Farrell
6–1, 6–3

United States Sharon Walsh
United Kingdom Stephen Warboys

German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Group B
Clay – 36S/16D/16XD

United States Eddie Dibbs
6–2, 6–2, 6–3

West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Chile Jaime Fillol

France François Jauffret
France Patrick Proisy
Spain Eugenio Munoz
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–3, 6–4, 6–4

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

West Germany Heide Orth
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
7–6, 6–3

West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
27 May
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Group AA
$90,000 – Clay – 64S/32D

Sweden Björn Borg
6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Romania Ilie Năstase

United States Stan Smith
Argentina Guillermo Vilas

Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
United States Brian Gottfried
Spain Manuel Orantes
United States Steve Krulevitz

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–2, 6–3

Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase


June























































Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 June
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam, Group TC
$150,000 – Clay – 128S/196Q/64D/32XD
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw

Sweden Björn Borg
2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1

Spain Manuel Orantes

United States Harold Solomon
France François Jauffret

Romania Ilie Năstase
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Chile Patricio Cornejo
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

Australia Dick Crealy
New Zealand Onny Parun
6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1

United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith

Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Colombia Iván Molina
6–3, 6–3

France Rosie Darmon
Mexico Marcello Lara
17 June John Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Group AA
Grass – 62S/30D

United States Stan Smith
6–3, 1–6, 6–3

Soviet Union Alex Metreveli

United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Marty Riessen

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United States Jimmy Connors
New Zealand Onny Parun
United States Tom Gorman

United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik Van Dillen
9–7, 6–3

United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
24 June
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam, Group TC
$167,125 – Grass – 128S/128Q/64D/32Q/56XD/12Q
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw –
Mixed Doubles Draw

United States Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–1, 6–4

Australia Ken Rosewall

United States Stan Smith
United States Dick Stockton

Australia John Newcombe
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli

Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
8–6, 6–4, 6–4

United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith

United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson
6–3, 9–7

United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Mark Farrell


July


















































































































Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
8 July
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D

Sweden Björn Borg
6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3

Italy Adriano Panatta

New Zealand Onny Parun
Italy Paolo Bertolucci

Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
Sweden Leif Johansson
Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist

Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
3–6, 6–2, 6–4

Sweden Ove Bengtson
Sweden Björn Borg

Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–2

Spain Manuel Orantes

Australia Roy Emerson
India Vijay Amritraj

Mexico Marcello Lara
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
France François Jauffret

Spain José Higueras
Spain Manuel Orantes
7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8

Australia Roy Emerson
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Carrolls Irish Open
Dublin, Ireland
Group C
Grass – 29S/22D

United States Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 9–8

Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell

South Africa John Yuill
South Africa Bob Maud

Australia Colin Dibley
United States Robert Kreiss
United States Dick Dell
Venezuela Jorge Andrew

Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa John Yuill
6–3, 6–2

Argentina Lito Álvarez
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
15 July Chicago International
Chicago, United States
Group B
Carpet – 32S/16D

United States Stan Smith
3–6, 6–1, 6–4

United States Marty Riessen

United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Dick Dell

United States Brian Gottfried
United States Fred McNair
United States Roscoe Tanner
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

United States Tom Gorman
United States Marty Riessen
4–6, 6–3, 7–5

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D

Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–1, 6–4, 6–4

New Zealand Onny Parun

Spain Manuel Orantes
Colombia Jairo Velasco

Poland Tadeusz Nowicki
West Germany Frank Gebert
Austria Hans Kary
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček

Colombia Iván Molina
Colombia Jairo Velasco
2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4

Czechoslovakia František Pala
Hungary Balázs Taróczy

Dutch Open
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Australia Barry Phillips-Moore

Mexico Marcello Lara
Australia Paul Kronk

Argentina Julián Ganzábal
United Kingdom John Lloyd
Netherlands Louk Sanders
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi

Argentina Tito Vázquez
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2

Argentina Lito Álvarez
Argentina Julián Ganzábal
22 July
Washington Star International
Washington, United States
Group AA
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D

United States Harold Solomon
1–6, 6–3, 6–4

Argentina Guillermo Vilas

United States Billy Martin
United States Marty Riessen

United States Stan Smith
New Zealand Onny Parun
Australia John Alexander
United States Arthur Ashe

United States Tom Gorman
United States Marty Riessen
7–5, 6–1

Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
29 July
First National Bank Classic
Louisville, United States
Group AA
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 7–5

Chile Jaime Fillol

United States Eddie Dibbs
Spain Manuel Orantes

United States Stan Smith
United States Harold Solomon
Australia John Alexander
United States Arthur Ashe

United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik Van Dillen
6–2, 6–3

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

Western Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Group C
$30,000 – Clay – 32S/16D

United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 7–6

United States Bob Lutz

Australia Colin Dibley
United States Sherwood Stewart

United States Steve Krulevitz
United States Brian Teacher
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi
United States Henry Bunis

United States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 7–6, 6–2

United States Jim Delaney
United States John Whitlinger


August











































































































Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 August
U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Group AA
$130,000 – Clay – 64S/32D

United States Jimmy Connors
5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Sweden Björn Borg

Spain Manuel Orantes
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

New Zealand Onny Parun
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Brian Gottfried
Romania Ilie Năstase

United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–3, 6–4

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

Volvo International
Bretton Woods, United States
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D

Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–3

United States Harold Solomon

Australia John Alexander
India Vijay Amritraj

India Anand Amritraj
United States Eddie Dibbs
United States Jeff Borowiak
France François Jauffret

United States Jeff Borowiak
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2

France Georges Goven
France François Jauffret
12 August
Rothmans Canadian Open
Group AA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
$130,000 – Clay – 64S/32D

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–2, 6–3

Spain Manuel Orantes

Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Netherlands Tom Okker

Mexico Marcello Lara
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Sweden Björn Borg
United States Harold Solomon

Spain Manuel Orantes
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 2–6, 6–2

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
City National Championships
Columbus, United States
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D

Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 7–6, 6–4

United States Roscoe Tanner

Venezuela Humphrey Hose
United States Tom Gorman

United States Sherwood Stewart
India Vijay Amritraj
United States John Whitlinger
United States Rick Fisher

India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
Walkover

United States Tom Gorman
United States Bob Lutz
19 August
U.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Group AA
Clay – 64S/32D

Sweden Björn Borg
7–6, 6–1, 6–1

Netherlands Tom Okker

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš

Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Marty Riessen
United States Arthur Ashe

United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 6–4, 6–3

United States Marty Riessen
West Germany Hans-Jurgen Pohmann
Medi-Quik Open
South Orange, United States
Group B
Grass – 32S/16D

Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
Walkover

United States Jimmy Connors

Australia Kim Warwick
India Anand Amritraj

United States Billy Martin
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Brian Gottfried
India Vijay Amritraj

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–7, 7–6

India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
Pennsylvanian Championships
Merion, United States
Group C
Grass – 64S/30D

United Kingdom John Lloyd
6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

United States John Whitlinger

Australia Ray Keldie
United States Ferdi Taygan

United States Mike Estep
United States Fred McNair
United States Jim Delaney
United States Brian Teacher

United States Roy Barth
Venezuela Humphrey Hose
7–6, 6–2

United States Mike Machette
United States Fred McNair
27 August
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam, Group TC
$150,000 – Grass – 128S/51D/32XD
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw –
Mixed Doubles Draw

United States Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–0, 6–1

Australia Ken Rosewall

United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia John Newcombe

Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
United States Stan Smith
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Arthur Ashe

United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–3

Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol

United States Pam Teeguarden
Australia Geoff Masters
6–1, 7–6

United States Chris Evert
United States Jimmy Connors


September



























































Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 September Perspectus Classic
Cedar Grove, United States
Group B
Hard (i)– 32S/16D

Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6

Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.

Brazil Thomaz Koch
United States Charles Owens

Australia Ray Ruffels
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
United Kingdom Roger Taylor

United States Steve Siegel
Australia Kim Warwick
4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Australia Dick Crealy
United States Bob Tanis
16 September
Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Group AA
$175,000 – Hard – 64S/32D

United States Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–1

United States Harold Solomon

Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
United States Tom Gorman

United States Jeff Borowiak
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Arthur Ashe
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–3, 6–2

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
23 September
Fireman's Fund International
San Francisco, United States
Group AA
$175,000 – Carpet (i) – 64S/32D

Australia Ross Case
6–3, 5–7, 6–4

United States Arthur Ashe

New Zealand Onny Parun
United States Charlie Pasarell

United States Jimmy Connors
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Dick Stockton
United States Sandy Mayer

United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6–4, 7–6(8–6)

Australia John Alexander
Australia Syd Ball
30 September
Hawaii Open
Maui, United States
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D

Australia John Newcombe
7–6, 7–6

United States Roscoe Tanner

United States Dick Stockton
United States Sherwood Stewart

Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Ray Ruffels
United States Tom Gorman
New Zealand Onny Parun

United States Dick Stockton
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 7–6

Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe


October





























































































































Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 October Trofeo Melia
Madrid, Spain
Group A
Clay – 64S/32D

Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Sweden Björn Borg

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Spain Manuel Orantes

Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United States Harold Solomon
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Netherlands Tom Okker

France Patrice Dominguez
Spain Antonio Muñoz
6–1, 6–3

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Group A
48S/24D

Australia John Newcombe
3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Australia Ken Rosewall

Australia Kim Warwick
United States Dick Stockton

New Zealand Onny Parun
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Cliff Richey
Australia Ross Case

Not completed. (4 pairs remaining)

14 October
Trofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Group A
Clay – 64S/32D

Romania Ilie Năstase
8–6, 9–7, 6–3

Spain Manuel Orantes

France François Jauffret
Sweden Björn Borg

Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Harold Solomon
Chile Jaime Fillol
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš

Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Romania Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–0, 6–2

Spain Manuel Orantes
Argentina Guillermo Vilas

Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Group A
Hard (i) – 32S/16D

Australia John Newcombe
6–4, 6–3, 6–4

United States Cliff Richey

Australia Tony Roche
Australia Ken Rosewall

New Zealand Onny Parun
Australia Allan Stone
Australia Phil Dent
United States Roscoe Tanner

Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–4

Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
21 October
Aryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Group AA
Clay – 48S/21D

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–0, 6–3, 6–1

Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Brazil Thomaz Koch
Sweden Björn Borg

United States Brian Gottfried
Netherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Eddie Dibbs

Spain Manuel Orantes
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 2–6, 6–2

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Benson & Hedges Classic
Christchurch, New Zealand
Group C
Carpet (i) – 32S/15D

United States Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–2

Australia Ray Ruffels

United States Sandy Mayer
New Zealand Onny Parun

Australia Fred Stolle
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Cliff Richey

Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Roscoe Tanner
Walkover

Australia Syd Ball
Australia Ray Ruffels
South Pacific Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Group C
Grass – 32S/16D

United States Dick Stockton
6–2, 6–3, 6–2

Australia Geoff Masters

Australia John Newcombe
United States Sherwood Stewart

Australia Cliff Letcher
Australia Allan Stone
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Ernie Ewert

United States Grover Reid
Australia Allan Stone
7–6, 6–4

United States Mike Estep
Australia Paul Kronk
28 October
Jean Becker Open
Paris, France
Group B
Hard (i) – 32S/16D

United States Brian Gottfried
6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0

United States Eddie Dibbs

Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Arthur Ashe

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Harold Solomon
Brazil Thomaz Koch

France Patrice Dominguez
France François Jauffret
7–5, 6–4

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Indonesia Open
Jakarta, Indonesia
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D

New Zealand Onny Parun
6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Australia Kim Warwick

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Dick Crealy

United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Ross Case
United States Sherwood Stewart
Japan Jun Kuki

Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–3

West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

Stadthalle Open
Group C
Vienna, Austria
Hard – 32S/16D

United States Vitas Gerulaitis
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Rhodesia Andrew Pattison

United States Tom Gorman
Hungary Balázs Taróczy

West Germany Karl Meiler
South Africa Raymond Moore
Austria Hans Kary
Austria Ingo Wimmer

South Africa Raymond Moore
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
6–4, 5–7, 6–4

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan


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Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 November
Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Group AA
Hard (i) – 64S/32D

United States Arthur Ashe
6–2, 6–2

Netherlands Tom Okker

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Sweden Björn Borg

Spain Manuel Orantes
United States Marty Riessen
Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
2–6, 6–3, 6–4

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Viceroy Classic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D

No Final due to rain.

Australia John Newcombe
New Zealand Onny Parun
United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Ken Rosewall

Not completed. (4 pairs remaining)

11 November
Dewar Cup
London, Great Britain
Group A
Carpet – 32S/16D

United States Jimmy Connors
6–2, 7–6

United States Brian Gottfried

Netherlands Tom Okker
Argentina Guillermo Vilas

United States Harold Solomon
United States Arthur Ashe
Spain Manuel Orantes
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
3–6, 7–6, 6–3

United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Indian Open
Bombay, India
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D

New Zealand Onny Parun
6–3, 6–3, 7–6

Australia Tony Roche

United States John Andrews
Australia Dick Crealy

India Anand Amritraj
Spain Manuel Santana
India Vijay Amritraj
United States Dick Dell

India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–6

Australia Dick Crealy
New Zealand Onny Parun
Philippine Open
Manila, the Philippines
Group B
Hard – 32S/14D

Egypt Ismail El Shafei
7–6, 6–1

West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

Australia John Newcombe
Japan Jun Kuki

United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States John Austin
United States Fred McNair
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender

Australia Syd Ball
Australia Ross Case
6–3, 6–7, 9–7

United States Mike Estep
Mexico Marcello Lara

Oslo Open
Oslo, Norway
Group C
(i) – 32S/16D

United States Jeff Borowiak
6–3, 6–2

West Germany Karl Meiler

South Africa Bob Hewitt
Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist

Austria Hans Kary
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Paul Gerken
Pakistan Haroon Rahim

West Germany Karl Meiler
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
6–3, 6–2

United States Jeff Borowiak
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
18 November
South African Breweries Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group AA
Hard – 32S/32D/16XD

United States Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–3, 6–1

United States Arthur Ashe

United States Harold Solomon
Mexico Raúl Ramírez

Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Ken Rosewall

South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–4, 6–3

Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

Australia Margaret Court
United States Marty Riessen
6–0, 6–2

South Africa Ilana Kloss
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender

South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Group A
Clay – 32S/23D

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2

Spain Manuel Orantes

Brazil José Edison Mandarino
Colombia Iván Molina

Bolivia Ramiro Benavides
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Argentina Ricardo Cano
Paraguay Víctor Pecci

Spain Manuel Orantes
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3

Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
25 November Davis Cup Final
 South Africa
Walkover[note 1]

 India

 Soviet Union
 Italy



December



















Week of
Tournament
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
10 December
Commercial Union Assurance Masters
Melbourne, Australia
$100,000 – Grass – 8S
Singles Draw

Argentina Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4

Romania Ilie Năstase

Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Australia John Newcombe



Points system


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 and Group B tournaments was $75,000 and $50,000 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.



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Rk Name TC AA A B C Played Titles Prize Money Bonus Pool Points
Played Titles Played Titles Played Titles Played Titles Played Titles
1
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
3 0 9 3 4 1 3 1 1 1 20 6 $119,844 $100,000 797
2
United States Jimmy Connors
2 2 6 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 11 7 $130,760 $55,000 714
3
Spain Manuel Orantes
3 0 9 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 20 0 $86,872 $37,500 622
4
Sweden Björn Borg
3 1 7 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 14 4 $97,616 $27,500 607
5
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3 0 10 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 21 1 $60,775 $22,500 488
6
Romania Ilie Năstase
3 0 5 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 14 4 $73,198 $19,750 482
7
New Zealand Onny Parun
3 0 9 0 2 0 9 2 2 0 25 2 $61,552 $17,750 452.5
8
United States Harold Solomon
2 0 11 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 21 1 $58,705 $16,000 429
9
United States Arthur Ashe
3 0 9 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 16 1 $53,119 $15,000 422
10
United States Stan Smith
3 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 2 $56,700 $14,000 416
11
United States Roscoe Tanner
3 0 7 0 2 0 6 0 1 1 19 1 $51,077 $13,000 397.5
12
Australia John Newcombe
2 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 10 3 $62,475 397.25
13
United States Brian Gottfried
3 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 20 0 $50,915 $12,000 370
14
Netherlands Tom Okker
2 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 $42,539 $11,500 333
15
United States Marty Riessen
3 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 13 1 $42,316 $11,000 331


ATP Rankings


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.











List of tournament winners


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




  • United States Jimmy Connors (7) Melbourne, Wimbledon, Indianapolis, US Open, Los Angeles, London, Johannesburg


  • Argentina Guillermo Vilas (7) Gstaad, Hilversum, Louisville, Toronto, Tehran, Buenos Aires, Masters


  • Sweden Björn Borg (4) Rome, French Open, Båstad, Boston


  • Romania Ilie Năstase (4) Bournemouth, Cedar Grove, Madrid, Barcelona


  • Australia John Newcombe (3) Maui, Tokyo, Sydney Indoor


  • United States Jeff Borowiak (2) Charlotte, Oslo


  • New Zealand Onny Parun (2) Jakarta, Bombay


  • United States Stan Smith (2) Nottingham, Chicago


  • United States Arthur Ashe (1) Stockholm


  • Australia Ross Case (1) San Francisco


  • United States Eddie Dibbs (1) Hamburg


  • West Germany Jürgen Fassbender (1) Munich


  • United States Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Vienna


  • United States Brian Gottfried (1) Paris Bercy


  • Australia Rod Laver (1) Bretton Woods


  • United Kingdom John Lloyd (1) Merion


  • Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (1) South Orange


  • Italy Adriano Panatta (1) Florence


  • Mexico Raúl Ramírez (1) Columbus


  • United States Marty Riessen (1) Cincinnati


  • Egypt Ismail El Shafei (1) Manila


  • United States Harold Solomon (1) Washington, D.C.


  • United States Sherwood Stewart (1) Dublin


  • United States Roscoe Tanner (1) Christchurch


  • Hungary Balázs Taróczy (1) Kitzbühel


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




  • Sweden Björn Borg Auckland


  • United States Jeff Borowiak Charlotte


  • West Germany Jürgen Fassbender Munich


  • United States Vitas Gerulaitis Vienna


  • United Kingdom John Lloyd Merion


  • New Zealand Onny Parun Jakarta


  • Egypt Ismail El Shafei Manila


  • United States Harold Solomon Washington, D.C.


  • United States Sherwood Stewart Dublin


  • Hungary Balázs Taróczy Kitzbühel



See also



  • 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit

  • 1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit

  • 1974 WTA Tour



Notes





  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





  1. ^ "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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. ^ ab "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 14 December 1973.


  4. ^ ab "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 20, 1974". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.




External links



  • ATP Archive 1974: Commercial Union Grand Prix Tournaments

  • ATP – History Mens Professional Tours



Further reading



  • 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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