ATP US Open 1974 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jimmy Connors won the 1974 US Open, defeating Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-0 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from August 28 to September 11, 1974.

Champion
Jimmy Connors
def. Ken Rosewall , 6-1 6-0 6-1
Dates
Aug 28 — Sep 11
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5
Jeff Borowiak #44
Ove Bengtson #76 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-6
Dick Crealy #77
John Alexander #22 6-1 6-2 6-0
Jean Francois Caujolle #180
Bob Carmichael #131 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-4
Ross Case #32
Jan Kodes #13 6-4 6-4 6-2
Pat Cramer #135
Dick Dell
BYE
Balazs Taroczy #38 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2
Karl Meiler #65
Gerald Battrick #86 6-4 6-2 6-1
Bruce Manson
Alex Metreveli 6-3 6-2 6-2
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau #109
Vladimir Zednik #88 6-3 6-2 1-6 6-3
Billy Martin #41
Mark Cox #29 6-3 7-6 3-6 1-6 7-6
Jeff Austin
Jiri Hrebec #37 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
John Whitlinger #167
Tom Okker #5 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-2
Erik Van Dillen
Butch Seewagen #155 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-4
Henry Bunis #217
Thomaz Koch #63 7-5 6-1 6-3
Armando Cornejo
Owen Davidson #99 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2
Paul Kronk
Roscoe Tanner #21 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6
Mike Estep #80
Roger Taylor #48 7-6 7-6 6-3
Allan Stone #55
Ilie Nastase #7 6-2 6-4 (ret.)
Kim Warwick #100
Roy Barth #137 6-1 6-0 7-5
John Bartlett #144
Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-3 6-2
Nicola Spear #156
Ian Fletcher #72 7-6 7-5 6-3
Steve Turner #273
Dick Stockton #16 6-2 6-1 6-1
Jim Delaney #103
Bob Kreiss 6-7 6-3 6-0 6-0
Tom Edlefsen #111
Stan Smith #4 3-6 6-3 5-7 7-5 7-6
Jaime Fillol #19
Frew Mcmillan #56 6-4 6-2 6-4
Jim Mcmanus #113
Brian Teacher #179 6-7 6-3 6-3 (ret.)
Patricio Cornejo #69
Brian Gottfried #34 6-3 7-5 6-2
Hans Jurgen Pohmann #42
Syd Ball #85 6-1 6-3 6-3
Ivan Molina #98
Georges Goven #58 6-1 6-2 6-1
Jaime Pinto Bravo
Anand Amritraj
BYE
Manuel Orantes #11 6-4 7-5 6-4
Frantisek Pala #146
Ken Rosewall #6 6-4 7-6 6-1
Colin Dibley #70
Bob Lutz 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-1
Ray Ruffels #117
Charlie Pasarell #53 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4
Pat Dupre #229
Gene Scott #143 2-6 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3
Sherwood Stewart
Raul Ramirez #23 6-2 6-4 6-4
Jorge Andrew #193
William Brown #129 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 (ret.)
Milan Holecek #81
Grover Raz Reid #83 6-4 7-6 6-3
Jun Kuki #130
Sandy Mayer #103 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-1
Barry Phillips Moore
Vijay Amritraj #39 6-7 6-1 6-3 6-2
Steve Docherty
Bjorn Borg #8 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3
Victor Amaya #192
John Yuill #97 6-1 6-4 1-0 (ret.)
Terry Ryan
Juan Gisbert 7-5 6-4 6-2
Doug Crawford #169
Marty Riessen #12 6-7 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-0
Steve Krulevitz #74
John Lloyd 6-4 6-4 6-2
Haroon Rahim #108
Charlie Owens #154 7-6 6-4 6-4
Hans Kary #63
Roger Dowdeswell 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-4
Mark Farrell #148
John Newcombe #2 6-2 6-0 6-1
Ramiro Benavides #239
Teimuraz Kakulia 6-2 6-3 6-3
Luis Felipe Tavares
Tony Roche #25 6-3 6-3 6-1
John James #259
Onny Parun #31 6-1 6-1 6-1
Eric Friedler
Raymond Moore #51 6-1 6-4 6-2
Jasjit Singh
Tom Gorman #17 7-6 6-4 6-2
George Hardie #186
Clark Graebner #79 6-3 6-1 7-5
Torben Ulrich #122
Antonio Munoz #110 4-6 6-7 6-2 7-6 7-6
John Andrews
Arthur Ashe #9 6-3 7-6 6-2
Trey Waltke #274
Vitas Gerulaitis #145 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1
John Feaver
Geoff Masters #50 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-3
Jairo Velasco
Fred Mcnair 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6
Steve Messmer
Guillermo Vilas #10 6-3 6-2 6-7 2-6 6-3
Ferdi Taygan
Mike Machette #197 6-4 6-4 6-2
Belus Prajoux #139
Paul Gerken #66 6-4 6-7 7-5 7-6
Jeff Simpson #105
Armistead Neely #178 6-4 6-7 6-2 4-6 7-5
Jun Kamiwazumi #106
Round of 64
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-3 6-3
Ove Bengtson #76
John Alexander #22 6-4 7-5 6-3
Bob Carmichael #131
Jan Kodes #13 6-4 6-4 6-2
Dick Dell
Balazs Taroczy #38 7-6 7-6 6-3
Gerald Battrick #86
Alex Metreveli 6-3 7-5 6-4
Vladimir Zednik #88
Mark Cox #29 6-1 6-2 7-6
Jiri Hrebec #37
Tom Okker #5 7-6 7-6 6-2
Butch Seewagen #155
Thomaz Koch #63 6-3 7-6 7-5
Owen Davidson #99
Roscoe Tanner #21 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3
Roger Taylor #48
Ilie Nastase #7 6-7 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-2
Roy Barth #137
Ismail El Shafei 7-6 6-1 6-4
Ian Fletcher #72
Dick Stockton #16 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-2
Bob Kreiss
Stan Smith #4 6-1 3-6 7-6 6-4
Frew Mcmillan #56
Brian Teacher #179 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Brian Gottfried #34
Syd Ball #85 6-3 7-5 6-3
Georges Goven #58
Anand Amritraj 6-3 6-4 6-2
Manuel Orantes #11
Ken Rosewall #6 7-6 6-3 6-3
Bob Lutz
Charlie Pasarell #53 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-3
Gene Scott #143
Raul Ramirez #23 7-6 7-6 7-6
William Brown #129
Grover Raz Reid #83 3-6 5-7 7-6 (ret.)
Sandy Mayer #103
Vijay Amritraj #39 6-1 7-6 3-6 1-6 6-2
Bjorn Borg #8
John Yuill #97 6-2 6-7 1-6 7-6 6-3
Juan Gisbert
Marty Riessen #12 6-3 6-4 6-2
John Lloyd
Charlie Owens #154 7-6 6-2 7-6
Roger Dowdeswell
John Newcombe #2 7-6 6-2 6-2
Teimuraz Kakulia
Tony Roche #25 6-4 6-4 6-4
Onny Parun #31
Raymond Moore #51 4-6 6-4 6-7 6-4 7-5
Tom Gorman #17
Clark Graebner #79 1-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2
Antonio Munoz #110
Arthur Ashe #9 7-6 7-5 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis #145
Geoff Masters #50 6-3 6-3 7-6
Fred Mcnair
Guillermo Vilas #10 6-3 6-2 6-1
Mike Machette #197
Paul Gerken #66 6-4 6-4 6-2
Armistead Neely #178
Round of 32
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 7-5 6-7 6-4
John Alexander #22
Jan Kodes #13 5-7 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Balazs Taroczy #38
Alex Metreveli 6-7 6-2 6-7 7-6 6-3
Mark Cox #29
Tom Okker #5 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4
Thomaz Koch #63
Roscoe Tanner #21 4-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 6-4
Ilie Nastase #7
Ismail El Shafei 4-6 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-4
Dick Stockton #16
Stan Smith #4 6-3 7-5 6-4
Brian Teacher #179
Syd Ball #85 5-7 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-4
Anand Amritraj
Ken Rosewall #6 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-4
Charlie Pasarell #53
Raul Ramirez #23 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3
Grover Raz Reid #83
Vijay Amritraj #39 7-6 0-6 7-6 6-7 3-1 (ret.)
John Yuill #97
Marty Riessen #12 6-4 6-3 6-0
Charlie Owens #154
John Newcombe #2 4-6 7-6 6-3 7-5
Tony Roche #25
Raymond Moore #51 6-1 6-4 6-3
Clark Graebner #79
Arthur Ashe #9 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Geoff Masters #50
Guillermo Vilas #10 6-4 6-3 3-1 (ret.)
Paul Gerken #66
Round of 16
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-2
Jan Kodes #12
Alex Metreveli 6-1 6-3 7-6
Tom Okker #4
Roscoe Tanner #21 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-7 7-6
Ismail El Shafei
Stan Smith #5 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-3
Syd Ball #96
Ken Rosewall #8 6-1 6-7 7-5 6-3
Raul Ramirez #20
Vijay Amritraj #38 6-3 6-3 6-4
Marty Riessen #11
John Newcombe #2 6-3 6-2 7-5
Raymond Moore #50
Arthur Ashe #10 6-7 6-4 6-4 7-5
Guillermo Vilas #9
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors #1 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Alex Metreveli
Roscoe Tanner #21 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-1
Stan Smith #5
Ken Rosewall #8 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-2
Vijay Amritraj #38
John Newcombe #2 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-4
Arthur Ashe #10
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors #1 7-6 7-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner #21
Ken Rosewall #8 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3
John Newcombe #2
Final
Jimmy Connors #1 6-1 6-0 6-1
Ken Rosewall #8

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