1974 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

Singles
1974 American Airlines Tennis Games
Champion	John Newcombe
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Score	6–3, 7–6

John Newcombe won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Arthur Ashe.

Seeds

John Newcombe (champion)
Tom Okker (semifinals)
Ken Rosewall (third round)
Arthur Ashe (final)
Stan Smith (semifinals)
Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
Manuel Orantes (first round)
Tom Gorman (first round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	1	John Newcombe	7	6	7

	5	Stan Smith	5	7	6
								1	John Newcombe	6	7

								4	Arthur Ashe	3	6
	4	Arthur Ashe	6	6

	2	Tom Okker	1	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	John Newcombe	7	7
		Jeff Borowiak	5	6				1	John Newcombe	6	6
		Ion Țiriac	6	6					Ion Țiriac	1	2
		Dick Dell	2	1											1	John Newcombe	6	6
		Mark Cox	2	6	6											Harold Solomon	4	3
		Erik van Dillen	6	2	1				Mark Cox	6	6	4
		Harold Solomon	6	2	6				Harold Solomon	7	3	6
		B Phillips-Moore	2	6	2																	1	John Newcombe	6	7
		Allan Stone	2	7	6																		Brian Gottfried	2	5
	7	Manuel Orantes	6	6	3				Allan Stone	6	6
		Raúl Ramírez	6	6	6				Raúl Ramírez	3	4
		Boro Jovanović	2	7	0											Allan Stone	2	2
		Brian Gottfried	3	6	6											Brian Gottfried	6	6
		Bob Carmichael	6	3	4				Brian Gottfried	2	6	6
		Eddie Dibbs	6	7	6				Eddie Dibbs	6	0	3
		Sherwood Stewart	7	6	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
		John Alexander	4	7	3			3	Ken Rosewall	4	7	6
		Ross Case	4	7	6				Ross Case	6	6	2
		Clark Graebner	6	5	1										3	Ken Rosewall	4	4
		Cliff Drysdale	6	6												Cliff Drysdale	6	6
		Colin Dibley	4	1					Cliff Drysdale	6	6
		Marcelo Lara	6	6					Marcelo Lara	4	2
		Ismail El Shafei	4	3																			Cliff Drysdale	6	5	3
	5	Stan Smith	6	5	6																	5	Stan Smith	2	7	6
		Željko Franulović	4	7	4			5	Stan Smith	6	6
		Geoff Masters	1	6	6				Geoff Masters	3	;4
		Jun Kamiwazumi	6	4	1										5	Stan Smith	7	6
		Jaime Fillol Sr	7	7												Jaime Fillol Sr	6	2
		Mike Estep	6	6					Jaime Fillol Sr	7	6
		Roscoe Tanner	6	6	6				Roscoe Tanner	5	2
		Charlie Pasarell	7	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		Jim McManus	6	7
		Antonio Muñoz	1	5					Jim McManus	2	6	2
		Adriano Panatta	6	7					Adriano Panatta	6	4	6
		Dick Crealy	4	5												Adriano Panatta	4	2
		Graham Stilwell	5	6	6										6	Rod Laver	6	6
		Torben Ulrich	7	4	0				Graham Stilwell	4	2
	6	Rod Laver	6	6				6	Rod Laver	6	6
		Tom Edlefsen	2	0																		6	Rod Laver	6	6	4
		Gerald Battrick	6	4	6																	4	Arthur Ashe	7	1	6
		Roy Barth	2	6	0				Gerald Battrick	6	6
		Brian Fairlie	2	6	6				Brian Fairlie	3	4
		Marty Riessen	6	2	3											Gerald Battrick	1	2
		Guillermo Vilas	3	6	7										4	Arthur Ashe	6	6
		Raymond Moore	6	2	5				Guillermo Vilas	2	2
	4	Arthur Ashe	6	7				4	Arthur Ashe	6	6
		Ray Ruffels	4	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		Milan Holeček	6	6
		Frank Froehling	4	4					Milan Holeček	7	3	6
		Cliff Richey	6	6					Cliff Richey	6	6	3
		Patricio Cornejo	2	2												Milan Holeček	6	4
		Paul Gerken	6	6												Robert Lutz	7	6
		A Zugarelli	2	3					Paul Gerken	4	3
		Robert Lutz	2	6	6				Robert Lutz	6	6
	8	Tom Gorman	6	2	1																		Robert Lutz	3	5
		O Nils Bengtson	3	6	6																	2	Tom Okker	6	7
		Fred Stolle	6	3	4				O Nils Bengtson	1	7	6
		Björn Borg	6	2	6				Björn Borg	6	6	4
		Onny Parun	4	6	3											O Nils Bengtson	6	5	5
		Andrew Pattison	7	6											2	Tom Okker	4	7	7
		Phil Dent	6	3					Andrew Pattison	6	3
	2	Tom Okker	6	6				2	Tom Okker	7	6
		Tom Leonard	3	4

References

1974 American Airlines Tennis Games Draw – Men's singles