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1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionSweden Björn Borg
Runner-upNetherlands Tom Okker
Score7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw64
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles was an event of the 1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in the United States from August 20 through August 26, 1974. The draw comprised 64 players. Jimmy Connors was the defending U.S. Pro Tennis Championships singles champion but did not compete in this edition. Björn Borg won the title by defeating Tom Okker in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1.[1][2][3]

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Netherlands Tom Okker 3 6 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 3 1
Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6 6
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 4 3 2
Romania Ilie Năstase 5 6 1
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7 1 6
Netherlands Tom Okker 6 1 1
Sweden Björn Borg 7 6 6
United States Marty Riessen 6 6 0r
Sweden Björn Borg 4 7 5
Sweden Björn Borg 7 6 1
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 0 6
United States Arthur Ashe 3 2
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Netherlands Tom Okker 7 6
Denmark Torben Ulrich 6 4 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 1 6
United States Jim McManus 6 6 2 Sweden Ove Bengtson 3 6 2
Sweden Ove Bengtson 7 1 6 Netherlands Tom Okker 7 6
United States Bailey Brown 2 6 0 United States Charlie Pasarell 6 3
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr. 6 3 6 Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr. 6 5 2
United States Brant Bailey 2 5 United States Charlie Pasarell 2 7 6
United States Charlie Pasarell 6 7 Netherlands Tom Okker 3 6 6
Spain Manuel Orantes 7 5 6 Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 3 1
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 7 1 Spain Manuel Orantes 3 6 6
United States Dean Martin 1 0 United States Erik van Dillen 6 2 1
United States Erik van Dillen 6 6 Spain Manuel Orantes
Czechoslovakia František Pála 6 6 Egypt Ismail El Shafei w/o
Romania Ion Țiriac 4 0 Czechoslovakia František Pála 6 6
Serbia Nikola Špear 4 6 4 Egypt Ismail El Shafei 7 7
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 4 6

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
United States Raz Reid 4 1 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6
United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 7 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 0 3
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. 4 5 Romania Ilie Năstase 2 6 6
United States Harold Solomon 6 7 Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 6 2 4
West Germany Karl Meiler 4 6 United States Harold Solomon 6 3 5
France Georges Goven 6 5 4 Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 4 6 7
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 4 7 6 Romania Ilie Năstase 5 6 1
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7 1 6
Canada Mike Belkin 2 2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6
Japan Jun Kuki 6 5 West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 0 2
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7 7 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6
United States Roscoe Tanner 4 1 Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 4 2
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6 6 Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6 6
United States Robert Wright 1 3 Australia Paul Kronk 2 3
Australia Paul Kronk 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Australia Geoff Masters 6 6
Austria Hans Kary 3 2 Australia Geoff Masters 7 3 6
Australia Dick Crealy 1 1 Chile Jaime Fillol 5 6 3
Chile Jaime Fillol 6 6 Australia Geoff Masters 4 4
United States Jeff Borowiak 7 6 United States Marty Riessen 6 6
Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 5 4 United States Jeff Borowiak 3 2
Colombia Iván Molina 4 6 0 United States Marty Riessen 6 6
United States Marty Riessen 6 4 6 United States Marty Riessen 6 6 0r
United States Chauncey Steele III 5 2 Sweden Björn Borg 4 7 5
Chile Belus Prajoux 7 6 Chile Belus Prajoux 7 7
Chile Patricio Cornejo 7 6 Chile Patricio Cornejo 5 5
Australia John Alexander 5 2 Chile Belus Prajoux 2 6 2
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 6 4 4 Sweden Björn Borg 6 3 6
Mexico Marcelo Lara 3 6 6 Mexico Marcelo Lara 2 0
United States Paul Sullivan 3 0 Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
Sweden Björn Borg 6 6

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
United States Bob Lutz 6 6
United States Bill Drake 1 0 United States Bob Lutz 2 5
Venezuela Jorge Andrew 1 4 United States Eddie Dibbs 6 7
United States Eddie Dibbs 6 6 United States Eddie Dibbs 4 3
United States Doug Crawford 6 6 6 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 1 7 2 United States Doug Crawford 2 2
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 6 3 6 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
United States Arthur Ashe 3 6 7 United States Arthur Ashe 3 2
Australia Bob Rheinberger 6 5 7 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 6
United States Ben Bishop 4 7 5 Australia Bob Rheinberger 6 0
Pakistan Haroon Rahim 4 3 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 7 6
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 6 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 6
Spain Antonio Muñoz 1 2 Japan Jun Kamiwazumi 1 2
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi 6 6 Japan Jun Kamiwazumi 5 6 7
Australia Ross Case 0 3 United States Stan Smith 7 2 5
United States Stan Smith 6 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 95–97. ISBN 9780362002171.
  2. ^ "Borg Rips Okker For Pro Crown". Herald-Journal. August 27, 1974.
  3. ^ "1974 Boston – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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