ATP Indian Wells Open 1974 Draw, Results & Schedule

John Newcombe won the 1974 Indian Wells Open, defeating Arthur Ashe 6-3 7-6 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tucson, United States, from March 30 to April 5, 1974. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

Indian Wells begins the Sunshine Double, the paired March swing completed by the Miami Open.

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Champion
John Newcombe
def. Arthur Ashe , 6-3 7-6
Dates
Mar 30 — Apr 5
Location
Tucson, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Indian Wells Open 1974 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John Newcombe #2 6-3 7-6 Arthur Ashe #6 H2H Match data Apr 5, 1974* F
SF (2)
John Newcombe #2 7-5 6-7 7-6 Stan Smith #7 — Match data Apr 4, 1974* SF
Arthur Ashe #6 6-1 6-4 Tom Okker #3 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1974* SF
QF (4)
Tom Okker #3 6-3 7-5 Bob Lutz — Match data Apr 4, 1974* QF
Arthur Ashe #6 7-6 1-6 6-4 Rod Laver #9 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1974* QF
Stan Smith #7 2-6 7-5 6-3 Cliff Drysdale #23 — Match data Apr 4, 1974* QF
John Newcombe #2 6-2 7-5 Brian Gottfried #18 H2H Match data Apr 4, 1974* QF
R16 (8)
Tom Okker #3 4-6 7-5 7-5 Ove Bengtson #47 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
John Newcombe #2 6-4 6-3 Harold Solomon #59 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
Cliff Drysdale #23 6-4 6-4 Ken Rosewall #5 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
Brian Gottfried #18 6-2 6-2 Allan Stone #66 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
Bob Lutz 7-6 6-4 Milan Holecek #78 — Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
Stan Smith #7 7-6 6-2 Jaime Fillol #14 — Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
Arthur Ashe #6 6-1 6-2 Gerald Battrick #64 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
Rod Laver #9 6-4 6-2 Adriano Panatta #12 H2H Match data Apr 3, 1974* R16
R32 (16)
Stan Smith #7 6-3 6-4 Geoff Masters #57 — Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Arthur Ashe #6 6-2 6-2 Guillermo Vilas #31 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Harold Solomon #59 7-6 3-6 6-4 Mark Cox #19 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Milan Holecek #78 7-6 3-6 6-3 Cliff Richey #20 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Tom Okker #3 7-6 6-3 Andrew Pattison — Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Adriano Panatta #12 6-2 4-6 6-2 Jim Mcmanus #113 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Gerald Battrick #64 6-3 6-4 Brian Fairlie #39 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Jaime Fillol #14 7-5 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #26 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Rod Laver #9 6-4 6-2 Graham Stilwell #101 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Cliff Drysdale #23 6-4 6-2 Marcello Lara #104 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Ove Bengtson #47 1-6 7-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #16 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-3 Paul Gerken #50 — Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Ken Rosewall #5 4-6 7-6 6-2 Ross Case #33 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Brian Gottfried #18 2-6 6-0 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #25 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
John Newcombe #2 6-1 6-2 Ion Tiriac #72 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
Allan Stone #66 6-3 6-4 Raul Ramirez #24 H2H Match data Apr 2, 1974* R32
R64 (32)
Paul Gerken #50 6-2 6-3 Antonio Zugarelli #83 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
John Newcombe #2 7-5 7-6 Jeff Borowiak #83 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Graham Stilwell #101 5-7 6-4 6-0 Torben Ulrich #111 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Arthur Ashe #6 6-4 7-6 Ray Ruffels #157 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Raul Ramirez #24 6-2 6-7 6-0 Boro Jovanovic — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Andrew Pattison 7-6 6-3 Phil Dent #37 — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Ove Bengtson #47 3-6 6-3 6-4 Fred Stolle #30 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Milan Holecek #78 6-4 6-4 Frank Froehling #91 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Ken Rosewall #5 6-4 6-7 6-3 John Alexander #28 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Jaime Fillol #14 7-6 7-6 Mike Estep #85 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Bob Lutz 2-6 6-2 6-1 Tom Gorman #11 — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Brian Gottfried #18 3-6 6-3 6-4 Bob Carmichael #98 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Mark Cox #19 2-6 6-2 6-1 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Adriano Panatta #12 6-4 7-5 Dick Crealy #57 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Harold Solomon #59 6-2 2-6 6-2 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Roscoe Tanner #26 6-7 6-4 6-4 Charlie Pasarell #43 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Cliff Richey #20 6-2 6-2 Patricio Cornejo #95 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Guillermo Vilas #31 3-6 6-2 7-5 Raymond Moore #42 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Bjorn Borg #16 6-4 2-6 6-3 Onny Parun #44 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Eddie Dibbs #25 6-7 7-6 6-2 Sherwood Stewart — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Allan Stone #66 2-6 7-6 6-3 Manuel Orantes #10 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Rod Laver #9 6-2 6-0 Tom Edlefsen #120 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Brian Fairlie #39 2-6 6-2 6-3 Marty Riessen #22 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Stan Smith #7 6-4 5-7 6-4 Zeljko Franulovic #67 — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Ross Case #33 4-6 7-5 6-1 Clark Graebner #55 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Jim Mcmanus #113 6-1 7-5 Antonio Munoz #90 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Marcello Lara #104 6-4 6-3 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Ion Tiriac #72 6-2 6-1 Dick Dell — Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Tom Okker #3 6-3 6-4 Tom Leonard #115 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Gerald Battrick #64 6-2 4-6 6-0 Roy Barth #121 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Cliff Drysdale #23 6-4 6-1 Colin Dibley #46 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64
Geoff Masters #57 1-6 6-4 6-1 Jun Kamiwazumi #103 H2H Match data Apr 1, 1974* R64

Most Titles

Players with the most Indian Wells Open titles
PlayerTitles
Novak Djokovic 5
Roger Federer 5
Jimmy Connors 3
Michael Chang 3
Rafael Nadal 3
Boris Becker 2
Carlos Alcaraz 2
Jim Courier 2
John Newcombe 2
Lleyton Hewitt 2
Pete Sampras 2
Roscoe Tanner 2

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Carlos Alcaraz #2 7-6(5) 6-1 Daniil Medvedev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Indian Wells Open held?
Indian Wells Open is held in Tucson, United States.
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The 2026 Indian Wells Open was won by Jannik Sinner 7-6(6) 7-6(4).
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The first edition of Indian Wells Open was held in 1974.
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