1974 US Open (tennis)

The 1974 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, USA. The tournament ran from 26 August until 8 September. It was the 94th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. The girls’ championship was introduced in 1974, and it was the last year the tournament was played on grass courts.[1]

1974 US Open
Date26 August – 8 September
Edition94th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationForest Hills, Queens, USA
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Jimmy Connors
Women's Singles
Billie Jean King
Men's Doubles
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Women's Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
Mixed Doubles
Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters

Seniors

Men's singles
Main article: 1974 US Open – Men's Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–0, 6–1

  • It was Connors 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st US Open title. Connors' victory took just over an hour.[2]

Women's singles
Main article: 1974 US Open – Women's Singles

Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5

  • It was King's 11th career Grand Slam title, her 7th during the Open Era, and her 4th (and last) US Open title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1974 US Open – Men's Doubles

Bob Lutz / Stan Smith defeated Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol, 6–3, 6–3

Women's doubles
Main article: 1974 US Open – Women's Doubles

Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1974 US Open – Mixed Doubles

Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters defeated Chris Evert / Jimmy Connors, 6–1, 7–6

Juniors

Boys' singles

Billy Martin defeated Ferdi Taygan, 6–4, 6–2

Girls' singles

Ilana Kloss defeated Mima Jaušovec, 6–4, 6–3

References
  1. "The greatest achievements in US Open history". US Open. August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. 2009-09-03
  2. "A Man for All Surfaces". US Open. August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) 2009-09-03
Preceded by
1974 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1975 Australian Open
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