1974 Australian Open - Men's Singles

1974 Australian Open - Men's Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Phil Dent 7–6 6–4 4–6 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1974 Australian Open.See also:-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* L = Loser* r. = retired-Final Eight:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:...

Seeds

1.   Chris Evert
   Chris Evert
   Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
   
    (Finalist)
2.   Evonne Goolagong
   Evonne Goolagong
   Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the...
   
    (Champion)
3.   Kerry Melville (Semifinalist)
4.   Julie Heldman
   Julie Heldman
   Julie Heldman is a retired American tennis player who won 22 professional tennis titles.In 1969 she was World No. 5, her highest career world ranking, and was ranked No. 2 in the U.S.-Tennis career:...
   
    (Semifinalist)
5.   Lesley Hunt
   Lesley Hunt
   Lesley Hunt is a former tennis player from Perth, Western Australia.Particularly noted as a junior player, in 1964 at the age of 14 she won a rare double in the Western Australian Women's open, taking both the Open and Junior titles. She won the Australian junior championship in 1967 and 1968...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
6.   Kerry Harris
   Kerry Harris
   Kerri Harris is an Australian former professional tennis player, active from 1967 to 1975, who reached the semi-final of the 1972 Australian Open, and reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, of which she won one, in the 1972 Australian Open.-Career:Harris first reached a Grand Slam final in the...
   
    (First round)
7.   Pam Teeguarden
   Pam Teeguarden
   Pam Teeguarden was an American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, reaching the top 30 in the world. Her father Jerry, together with Teeguarden, helped Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph....
   
    (Second round)
8.   Kazuko Sawamatsu
   Kazuko Sawamatsu
   Kazuko Sawamatsu is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. Along with Ann Kiyomura, she is the first person of Asian desent to win a Grand Slam Title, as well as being the first Asian national to do so....
   
    (Third round)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

External links

• 1974 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw