ATP Australian Open 1974 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jimmy Connors won the 1974 Australian Open, defeating Phil Dent 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from December 26, 1973 to January 9, 1974. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Jimmy Connors
def. Phil Dent , 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Dates
Dec 26 — Jan 9
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1974 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jimmy Connors 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 Phil Dent H2H Match data Jan 9, 1974* F
SF (2)
Phil Dent 6-4 6-1 2-6 6-2 Ross Case H2H Match data Jan 8, 1974* SF
Jimmy Connors 7-6 6-4 6-4 John Alexander H2H Match data Jan 8, 1974* SF
QF (4)
John Alexander 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-2 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Jan 6, 1974* QF
Ross Case 7-6 6-2 7-5 John Newcombe H2H Match data Jan 6, 1974* QF
Jimmy Connors 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 Vladimir Zednik H2H Match data Jan 6, 1974* QF
Phil Dent 6-4 6-4 6-4 Colin Dibley H2H Match data Jan 6, 1974* QF
R16 (8)
Jimmy Connors 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 6-4 Syd Ball H2H Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
John Alexander 6-7 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
Vladimir Zednik 4-6 7-5 7-6 7-6 Allan Stone H2H Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
Phil Dent 6-4 6-1 6-2 Bjorn Borg H2H Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
Colin Dibley 4-6 6-4 7-5 5-7 8-6 Keith Hancock H2H Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
Bob Giltinan 7-6 7-6 6-3 Onny Parun H2H Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
Ross Case 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4 Wanaro N'Godrella H2H Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
John Newcombe 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-1 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jan 4, 1974* R16
R32 (16)
Dick Crealy 7-6 7-6 6-4 Denis Naegelen H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Phil Dent 6-2 6-3 6-2 William Brown H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Barry Phillips Moore 6-7 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-4 John Bartlett — Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Colin Dibley 7-6 6-4 6-1 John Lloyd — Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Syd Ball 6-3 6-4 6-2 Kiyoshi Tanabe H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Bob Giltinan 7-6 6-2 6-0 William Durham — Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4 Kim Warwick H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Wanaro N'Godrella 6-3 7-5 6-3 Jean Francois Caujolle H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
John Alexander 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 Milan Holecek H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Bjorn Borg (w/o) Marcello Lara H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Ross Case 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 Tony Roche H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Vladimir Zednik 6-7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1 Karl Meiler H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Allan Stone 7-6 7-5 7-6 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-2 7-6 Graeme Thomson H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Onny Parun 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 8-6 John Feaver — Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
Keith Hancock 6-2 6-4 6-2 Mark Farrell H2H Match data Jan 1, 1974* R32
R64 (31)
John Alexander #29 7-6 6-1 Thierry Bernasconi H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
John Bartlett #118 6-4 6-7 6-4 Robert Casey H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Graeme Thomson 6-4 6-3 Jean Paul Meyer H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Phil Dent #49 6-3 6-3 Ulrich Pinner #183 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Jean Francois Caujolle 6-4 6-1 Peter Kanderal #138 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Dick Crealy #51 6-1 6-1 Trevor Allan H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Bjorn Borg #18 6-7 6-3 6-1 Thies Roepcke H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Tony Roche 7-6 6-2 Colin Stubs H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
John Lloyd 6-4 6-4 Jan Hordijk #170 — Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Marcello Lara #102 6-4 3-6 7-5 Jacques Thamin #186 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Bob Giltinan #144 6-3 6-3 Felix Ponte #232 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Vladimir Zednik #90 6-3 6-4 Max Senior H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 6-4 Frank Sedgman — Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Kim Warwick #108 6-4 6-4 John Paish #93 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Denis Naegelen 6-4 6-3 Jasjit Singh — Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
John Feaver 6-3 6-4 George Hardie #168 — Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Onny Parun #40 6-4 6-1 John James H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
William Brown #224 7-5 6-2 Mike Phillips H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Mark Farrell (w/o) Pierre Joly H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Jimmy Connors #3 6-1 7-5 Jean Louis Haillet #195 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Syd Ball #155 7-6 6-3 Ernie Ewert H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Ian Fletcher #87 7-6 7-5 Cliff Letcher — Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Milan Holecek #87 7-6 6-2 Will Coghlan H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
John Newcombe #2 6-2 6-4 Kenichi Hirai #226 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Wanaro N'Godrella #89 4-6 6-2 7-5 Bob Carmichael #80 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Colin Dibley #39 2-6 7-6 6-0 Neale Fraser H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Ross Case #42 6-2 6-0 Ray Keldie #190 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Allan Stone #60 6-4 6-2 Stephen Meyers H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Kiyoshi Tanabe 7-5 7-6 John Cooper — Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64
Keith Hancock 7-6 7-6 Geoff Masters #52 H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Karl Meiler #32 7-6 6-4 Larry Parker H2H Match data Dec 30, 1973* R64

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