1974 Australian Open – Men's singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Phil Dent in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 Australian Open. It was his first major title. For the first time in the Open Era, none of the semifinalists at a major had previously won a major title.

Men's singles
1974 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Jimmy Connors
Runner-upAustralia Phil Dent
Score7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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John Newcombe was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ross Case.

Björn Borg competed in the Australian Open this year for the first and only time in his career. He lost to Dent in the third round.

The format was the same as the previous year with the first round the best-of-three-sets and the rest of the tournament best-of-five-sets.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  2.   Jimmy Connors (champion)
  3.   John Alexander (semifinals)
  4.   Björn Borg (third round)
  5.   Karl Meiler (second round)
  6.   Colin Dibley (quarterfinals)
  7.   Onny Parun (third round)
  8.   Ross Case (semifinals)
  9.   Phil Dent (final)
  10.   Dick Crealy (third round)
  11.   Geoff Masters (first round)
  12.   Allan Stone (third round)
  13.   Bob Giltinan (quarterfinals)
  14.   Barry Phillips-Moore (third round)
  15.   Bob Carmichael (first round)
  16.   John Cooper (first round)

Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
1   John Newcombe 6 2 5
8   Ross Case 7 6 7
8   Ross Case 4 1 6 2
9   Phil Dent 6 6 2 6
9   Phil Dent 6 6 6
6   Colin Dibley 4 4 4
9   Phil Dent 6 4 6 3
2   Jimmy Connors 7 6 4 6
13   Bob Giltinan 1 7 1 2
3   John Alexander 6 5 6 6
3   John Alexander 6 4 4
2   Jimmy Connors 7 6 6
  Vladimír Zedník 6 5 3 4
2   Jimmy Connors 3 7 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Newcombe 6 6
  K Hirai 2 4 1   J Newcombe 6 6 6 6
  K Warwick 6 6   K Warwick 3 3 7 4
  J Paish 4 4 1   J Newcombe 7 6 3 6
  J Bartlett 6 6 6 14   B Phillips-Moore 6 3 6 1
  R Casey 4 7 4   J Bartlett 7 5 6 1 4
  F Sedgman 4 3 14   B Phillips-Moore 6 7 4 6 6
14   B Phillips-Moore 6 6 1   J Newcombe 6 2 5
8   R Case 6 6 8   R Case 7 6 7
  R Keldie 2 0 8   R Case 6 2 7 6 6
  T Roche 7 6   T Roche 7 6 5 4 4
  C Stubs 6 2 8   R Case 6 6 4 6
  J-F Caujolle 6 6   W N'Godrella 2 3 6 4
  P Kanderal 4 1   J-F Caujolle 3 5 3
  W N'Godrella 4 6 7   W N'Godrella 6 7 6
15   B Carmichael 6 2 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   B Borg 6 6 6
  T Roepcke 7 3 1 4   B Borg
  M Lara 6 3 7   M Lara w/o
  J Thamin 4 6 5 4   B Borg 4 1 2
  W Brown 7 6 9   P Dent 6 6 6
  M Phillips 5 2   W Brown 2 3 2
  U Pinner 3 3 9   P Dent 6 6 6
9   P Dent 6 6 9   P Dent 6 6 6
6   C Dibley 2 7 6 6   C Dibley 4 4 4
  N Fraser 6 6 0 6   C Dibley 7 6 6
  J Lloyd 6 6   J Lloyd 6 4 1
  J Hordijk 4 4 6   C Dibley 4 6 7 5 8
  M Farrell   K Hancock 6 4 5 7 6
  P Joly w/o   M Farrell 2 4 2
  K Hancock 7 7   K Hancock 6 6 6
11   G Masters 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
13   B Giltinan 6 6
  F Ponte 3 3 13   B Giltinan 7 6 6
  W Durham 6 6   W Durham 6 2 0
  A Hammond 2 4 13   B Giltinan 7 7 6
  J Feaver 6 6 7   O Parun 6 6 3
  G Hardie 3 4   J Feaver 6 6 3 6 6
  J James 4 1 7   O Parun 4 4 6 7 8
7   O Parun 6 6 13   B Giltinan 1 7 1 2
10   D Crealy 6 6 3   J Alexander 6 5 6 6
  T Allan 1 1 10   D Crealy 7 7 6
  D Naegelen 6 6   D Naegelen 6 6 4
  J Singh 4 3 10   D Crealy 7 2 7 3 4
  M Holeček 7 6 3   J Alexander 6 6 5 6 6
  W Coghlan 6 2   M Holeček 6 4 3 1
  T Bernasconi 6 1 3   J Alexander 4 6 6 6
3   J Alexander 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
12   A Stone 6 6
  S Myers 4 2 12   A Stone 7 7 7
  I Fletcher 7 7   I Fletcher 6 5 6
  C Letcher 6 5 12   A Stone 6 5 6 6
  V Zedník 6 6   V Zedník 4 7 7 7
  M Senior 3 4   V Zedník 6 7 6 3 6
  L Parker 6 4 5   K Meiler 7 5 4 6 1
5   K Meiler 7 6   V Zedník 6 5 3 4
16   J Cooper 5 6 2   J Connors 3 7 6 6
  K Tanabe 7 7   K Tanabe 3 4 2
  S Ball 7 6   S Ball 6 6 6
  E Ewert 6 3   S Ball 4 7 7 3 4
  G Thomson 6 6 2   J Connors 6 5 6 6 6
  J-P Meyer 4 3   G Thomson 4 2 6
  J-L Haillet 1 5 2   J Connors 6 6 7
2   J Connors 6 7
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