1974 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
1974 Australian Indoor Championships
Champion Australia John Newcombe [1]
Runner-up United States Cliff Richey
Final score 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw 32
Seeds 8

Rod Laver was the defending singles champion at the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships but did not compete that year. First-seeded John Newcombe won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 against Cliff Richey.[1] Richey threatened to quit the match after being called for a foot fault but eventually played on when the linesman was changed. The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.[2][3]

Seeds

  1. Australia John Newcombe (Champion)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (Semifinals)
  3. United States Roscoe Tanner (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Dick Stockton (First Round)
  5. Australia Tony Roche (Semifinals)
  6. United States Cliff Richey (Final)
  7. Australia Phil Dent (Quarterfinals)
  8. New Zealand Onny Parun (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Semifinals Final
            
1 Australia John Newcombe 4 6 6
5 Australia Tony Roche 6 1 4
1 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 6    
6 United States Cliff Richey 4 3 4    
6 United States Cliff Richey 7 5 6
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 7 1

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia J Newcombe 6 6  
  Australia R Ruffels 4 4   1 Australia J Newcombe 6 7  
  United States M Estep 6 6     United States M Estep 1 6  
  Australia P Kronk 3 1   1 Australia J Newcombe 7 6  
  Australia C Dibley 6 6 4 8 New Zealand O Parun 6 3  
  Australia R Case 3 7 6   Australia R Case 2 6  
  United States S Stewart 7 6 4 8 New Zealand O Parun 6 7  
8 New Zealand O Parun 5 7 6 1 Australia J Newcombe 4 6 6
4 United States D Stockton 6 4   5 Australia T Roche 6 1 4
  Australia A Stone 7 6     Australia A Stone 3    
  West Germany H-J Pohmann 6 3     Australia F Stolle 1 d  
  Australia F Stolle 7 6     Australia A Stone 6 6 1
  Australia G Masters 4 6 1 5 Australia T Roche 7 4 6
  United States F McNair 6 3 6   United States F McNair 2 4  
  Australia S Ball 4 5   5 Australia T Roche 6 6  
5 Australia T Roche 6 7  

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States C Richey 6 6  
  United States J Austin 1 4   6 United States C Richey 6 6  
  United States G R Reid 6 6     United States G R Reid 1 2  
  West Germany J Fassbender 2 3   6 United States C Richey 5 6 6
  Egypt I El Shafei 7 6   3 United States R Tanner 7 2 3
  Australia K Warwick 6 4     Egypt I El Shafei 2 4  
  Australia D Crealy 2 3   3 United States R Tanner 6 6  
3 United States R Tanner 6 6   6 United States C Richey 7 5 6
7 Australia P Dent 7 6   2 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 1
  Australia C Kachel 6 2   7 Australia P Dent 3 7 6
  Australia W Bowrey 6 7     Australia W Bowrey 6 6 2
  Australia B Giltinan 2 6   7 Australia P Dent 5 6  
  Australia M Anderson 1 3   2 Australia K Rosewall 7 7  
  Australia B Carmichael 6 6     Australia B Carmichael 5 4  
  New Zealand B Fairlie 6 2   2 Australia K Rosewall 7 6  
2 Australia K Rosewall 7 6  

References

  1. 1 2 "1974 Sydney Indoor Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "Tense final". The Canberra Times. 49, (13, 891). 21 October 1974. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Rosewall is upset by Richey in semis". The Sun-Telegram. 20 October 1974. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com. (Subscription required (help)).
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