# Australian Open 1974

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/225/australian-open?season=1974
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Start date: 1973-12-26
- End date: 1974-01-09

## Champion
- Winner: Jimmy Connors
- Runner-up: Phil Dent
- Final score: 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Jimmy Connors d. Phil Dent 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3

### SF
- Phil Dent d. Ross Case 6-4 6-1 2-6 6-2
- Jimmy Connors d. John Alexander 7-6 6-4 6-4

### QF
- John Alexander d. Bob Giltinan 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-2
- Ross Case d. John Newcombe 7-6 6-2 7-5
- Jimmy Connors d. Vladimir Zednik 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
- Phil Dent d. Colin Dibley 6-4 6-4 6-4

### R16
- Jimmy Connors d. Syd Ball 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 6-4
- John Alexander d. Dick Crealy 6-7 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4
- Vladimir Zednik d. Allan Stone 4-6 7-5 7-6 7-6
- Phil Dent d. Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-1 6-2
- Colin Dibley d. Keith Hancock 4-6 6-4 7-5 5-7 8-6
- Bob Giltinan d. Onny Parun 7-6 7-6 6-3
- Ross Case d. Wanaro N'Godrella 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Barry Phillips Moore 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-1

### R32
- Dick Crealy d. Denis Naegelen 7-6 7-6 6-4
- Phil Dent d. William Brown 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Barry Phillips Moore d. John Bartlett 6-7 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Colin Dibley d. John Lloyd 7-6 6-4 6-1
- Syd Ball d. Kiyoshi Tanabe 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Bob Giltinan d. William Durham 7-6 6-2 6-0
- John Newcombe d. Kim Warwick 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4
- Wanaro N'Godrella d. Jean Francois Caujolle 6-3 7-5 6-3
- John Alexander d. Milan Holecek 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1
- Bjorn Borg d. Marcello Lara W/O
- Ross Case d. Tony Roche 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
- Vladimir Zednik d. Karl Meiler 6-7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1
- Allan Stone d. Ian Fletcher 7-6 7-5 7-6
- Jimmy Connors d. Graeme Thomson 6-4 6-2 7-6
- Onny Parun d. John Feaver 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 8-6
- Keith Hancock d. Mark Farrell 6-2 6-4 6-2

### R64
- John Alexander d. Thierry Bernasconi 7-6 6-1
- John Bartlett d. Robert Casey 6-4 6-7 6-4
- Graeme Thomson d. Jean Paul Meyer 6-4 6-3
- Phil Dent d. Ulrich Pinner 6-3 6-3
- Jean Francois Caujolle d. Peter Kanderal 6-4 6-1
- Dick Crealy d. Trevor Allan 6-1 6-1
- Bjorn Borg d. Thies Roepcke 6-7 6-3 6-1
- Tony Roche d. Colin Stubs 7-6 6-2
- John Lloyd d. Jan Hordijk 6-4 6-4
- Marcello Lara d. Jacques Thamin 6-4 3-6 7-5
- Bob Giltinan d. Felix Ponte 6-3 6-3
- Vladimir Zednik d. Max Senior 6-3 6-4
- Barry Phillips Moore d. Frank Sedgman 6-3 6-4
- Kim Warwick d. John Paish 6-4 6-4
- Denis Naegelen d. Jasjit Singh 6-4 6-3
- John Feaver d. George Hardie 6-3 6-4
- Onny Parun d. John James 6-4 6-1
- William Brown d. Mike Phillips 7-5 6-2
- Mark Farrell d. Pierre Joly W/O
- Jimmy Connors d. Jean Louis Haillet 6-1 7-5
- Syd Ball d. Ernie Ewert 7-6 6-3
- Ian Fletcher d. Cliff Letcher 7-6 7-5
- Milan Holecek d. Will Coghlan 7-6 6-2
- John Newcombe d. Kenichi Hirai 6-2 6-4
- Wanaro N'Godrella d. Bob Carmichael 4-6 6-2 7-5
- Colin Dibley d. Neale Fraser 2-6 7-6 6-0
- Ross Case d. Ray Keldie 6-2 6-0
- Allan Stone d. Stephen Meyers 6-4 6-2
- Kiyoshi Tanabe d. John Cooper 7-5 7-6
- Keith Hancock d. Geoff Masters 7-6 7-6
- Karl Meiler d. Larry Parker 7-6 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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