ATP Australian Open 1974 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 9, 1974* F Jimmy Connors #3 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3 Phil Dent #49 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 8, 1974* SF Phil Dent #49 6-4 6-1 2-6 6-2 Ross Case #42 H2H Match data
Jan 8, 1974* SF Jimmy Connors #3 7-6 6-4 6-4 John Alexander #29 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 6, 1974* QF John Alexander #29 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-2 Bob Giltinan #144 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1974* QF Ross Case #42 7-6 6-2 7-5 John Newcombe #2 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1974* QF Jimmy Connors #3 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 Vladimir Zednik #90 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 1974* QF Phil Dent #49 6-4 6-4 6-4 Colin Dibley #39 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 4, 1974* R16 Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 6-4 Syd Ball #155 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1974* R16 John Alexander #29 6-7 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-4 Dick Crealy #51 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1974* R16 Vladimir Zednik #90 4-6 7-5 7-6 7-6 Allan Stone #60 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1974* R16 Phil Dent #49 6-4 6-1 6-2 Bjorn Borg #18 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1974* R16 Colin Dibley #39 4-6 6-4 7-5 5-7 8-6 Keith Hancock H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1974* R16 Bob Giltinan #144 7-6 7-6 6-3 Onny Parun #40 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1974* R16 Ross Case #42 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4 Wanaro N'Godrella #89 H2H Match data
Jan 4, 1974* R16 John Newcombe #2 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-1 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data
R32 (16)
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Dick Crealy #51 7-6 7-6 6-4 Denis Naegelen H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Phil Dent #49 6-2 6-3 6-2 William Brown #224 H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Barry Phillips Moore 6-7 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-4 John Bartlett #118 — Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Colin Dibley #39 7-6 6-4 6-1 John Lloyd — Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Syd Ball #155 6-3 6-4 6-2 Kiyoshi Tanabe #228 H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Bob Giltinan #144 7-6 6-2 6-0 William Durham — Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4 Kim Warwick #108 H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Wanaro N'Godrella #89 6-3 7-5 6-3 Jean Francois Caujolle H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 John Alexander #29 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 Milan Holecek #87 H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Bjorn Borg #18 (w/o) Marcello Lara #102 H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Ross Case #42 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 Tony Roche H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Vladimir Zednik #90 6-7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1 Karl Meiler #32 H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Allan Stone #60 7-6 7-5 7-6 Ian Fletcher #87 H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 6-2 7-6 Graeme Thomson H2H Match data
Jan 1, 1974* R32 Onny Parun #40 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
R64 (31)
Dec 30, 1973* R64 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 #228 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 Karl Meiler #32 7-6 6-4 Larry Parker H2H Match data

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