1974 Tokyo WCT

1974 Tokyo WCT
Date 8 – 14 April
Edition 1st
Category World Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $50,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Rod Laver [1]
Men's Doubles
South Africa Raymond Moore / New Zealand Onny Parun [2]

The 1974 Tokyo WCT, also known by its sponsored name Kawasaki Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo, Japan. The event was part of the Green Group of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 8 April through 14 April 1974. Rod Laver won the singles title and the accompanying $10,000 first prize money.[3][4][5]

Champions

Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Spain Juan Gisbert 5–7, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

South Africa Raymond Moore / New Zealand Onny Parun defeated Spain Juan Gisbert / United Kingdom Roger Taylor 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "ATP – 1974 Tokyo WCT Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. ↑ "ATP – 1974 Tokyo WCT Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 144–145. ISBN 9780362002171.
  4. ↑ "Laver Tops Gisbert in Tokyo Final". The New York Times. 15 April 1974.
  5. ↑ "Sports in Brief". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Harald-Tribune Wire Services. 14 April 1974. p. 4-D.


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