1974 Wimbledon Championships

The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974.[3] It was the 88th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles.

1974 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 6 July
Edition88th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D / 128X
Prize money£97,100
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Jimmy Connors
Women's Singles
Chris Evert
Men's Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Women's Doubles
Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel
Mixed Doubles
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
Boys' Singles
Billy Martin
Girls' Singles
Mima Jaušovec

Prize money

The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.[3][4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £10,000 £6,000 £2,000 £1,000 £600 £300 £200 £150
Women's Singles £7,000 £4,000 £1,500 £750 £500 £250 £175 £150
Men's Doubles * £2,000 £1,200 £800 £400 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Women's Doubles * £1,200 £700 £350 £200 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £1,000 £500 £300 £150 £0 £0 £0 £0

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 [5]

  • It was Connors's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova, 6–0, 6–4 [6]

  • It was Evert's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 8–6, 6–4, 6–4 [7]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel defeated Helen Gourlay / Karen Krantzcke, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 [8]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated Mark Farrell / Lesley Charles, 6–3, 9–7 [9]

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Billy Martin defeated Ashok Amritraj, 6–2, 6–1 [10]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1974 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Mima Jaušovec defeated Mariana Simionescu, 7–5, 6–4 [11]

Singles seeds

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 380, 381. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: AELTCAll England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 129, 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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  8. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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  11. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Preceded by
1974 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1974 US Open
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