1974 French Open - Men's Singles

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Bjorn Borg defeated Manuel Orantes 2-6 6-7 6-0 6-1 6-1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1974 French Open. The format was slightly unusual for a Men's Grand Slam event: the first two rounds were played best-of-three sets, while the last five rounds were played as best-of-five sets.

See also:

1974 French Open - Women's Singles

1974 French Open - Men's Doubles

1974 French Open - Women's Doubles

1974 French Open - Mixed Doubles

1 Seeds
2 Draw
3 External links

[edit] Seeds

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

Ilie Nastase (Quarterfinalist)
Jan Kodes (Fourth round)
Bjorn Borg (Champion)
Arthur Ashe (Fourth round)
Tom Gorman (Second round)
Stan Smith (First round)
Adriano Panatta (Second round)
Alex Metreveli (Second round)

Raul Ramirez (Quarterfinalist)
Francois Jauffret (Semifinalist)
Paolo Bertolucci (First round)
Eddie Dibbs (Fourth round)
Marty Riessen (Fourth round)
Manuel Orantes (Finalist)
Brian Gottfried (Second round)
Jaime Fillol Sr. (Fourth round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

[edit] Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

10	Francois Jauffret	7	6	6
	Han Jurgen Pohmann	6	3	2
							10	Francois Jauffret	2	4	4

							14	Manuel Orantes	6	6	6
14	Manuel Orantes	6	6	6

	Patricio Cornejo	3	3	1
													14	Manuel Orantes	6	7	0	1	1
													3	Bjorn Borg	2	6	6	6	6
9	Raul Ramirez	2	7	6	2	3
3	Bjorn Borg	6	5	4	6	6
							3	Bjorn Borg	6	2	6	6

								Harold Solomon	4	6	2	1
	Harold Solomon	6	6	0	3	6

1	Ilie Nastase	4	4	6	6	4

[edit] Section 1

1st round					2nd round					3rd round					4th round

2	Kodes	6	6
	Kreiss	2	2		2	Kodes	7	6
	Chanfreau	6	6			Chanfreau	5	3
	Elschenbroich	3	4							2	Kodes	6	6	6
	Amritraj	5	7	6							Amritraj	2	2	2
	Prajoux	7	5	3		Amritraj	7	3	6
	Hombergen	7	2	3		McNair	5	6	3
	McNair	6	6	6											2	Kodes	6	5	5
10	Jauffret	3	6	7											10	Jauffret	7	7	7
	Nowicki	6	4	5	10	Jauffret	6	6
	Rodriguez	3	1			Ganzabal	2	2
	Ganzabal	6	6							10	Jauffret	6	6	6
	Simpson	4	4								Taroczy	2	1	4
	Taroczy	6	6			Taroczy	6	6
	Andrew	6	4	4		Vazquez	3	2
	Vazquez	2	6	6

[edit] Section 2

1st round					2nd round					3rd round						4th round

7	Panatta	6	2
	Jovanovic	4	1	r.	7	Panatta	7	3	0
	Hancock	5	5			Pohmann	5	6	6
	Pohmann	7	7								Pohmann	6	4	6	7
	Marcu	3	2								Yuill	2	6	4	6
	Yuill	6	6			Yuill	6	2	6
	Dell	2	2			Lovera	2	6	4
	Lovera	6	6														Pohmann	6	6	4	6
12	Dibbs	6	6													12	Dibbs	3	3	6	3
	Dominguez	3	2		12	Dibbs	6	6
	Mignot	4	4			Plotz	2	3
	Plotz	6	6							12	Dibbs	6	6	7
	Barazzutti	6	7	6							Barazzutti	0	1	6
	Pala	7	5	2		Barazzutti	6	6
	Kronk	6	6			Kronk	3	4
	Leclercq	3	0

[edit] Section 3

1st round					2nd round				3rd round							4th round

4	Ashe	7	3	6
	Molina	5	6	3	4	Ashe	6	6
	Stewart	2	3			Kuki	2	1
	Kuki	6	6						4	Ashe	4	6	6	6
	Pinner	4	2							Munoz	6	1	3	4
	Dibley	6	6			Dibley	6	4
	Munoz	6	6			Munoz	7	6
	Baranyi	3	4													4	Ashe	1	2	2
14	Orantes	6	6													14	Orantes	6	6	6
	Pinto-Bravo	2	0		14	Orantes	6	6
	Amritraj	1	4			Zugarelli	4	1
	Zugarelli	6	6						14	Orantes	3	3	7	6	6
	Holecek	1	3							Vilas	6	6	6	3	2
	Vilas	6	6			Vilas	6	6
	Faulk	1	5			Crealy	4	4
	Crealy	6	7

[edit] Section 4

1st round					2nd round				3rd round					4th round

6	Smith	6	4	6
	Kamiwazumi	3	6	8		Kamiwazumi	2	6
	Fassbender	6	6			Fassbender	6	7
	Iqbal	2	1							Fassbender	1	2	4
	Feaver	7	1	2						Cornejo	6	6	6
	Cornejo	6	6	6		Cornejo	6	6
	Bernasconi	4	6	3		Johansson	3	1
	Johansson	6	4	6											Cornejo	6	7	4	5	6
16	Fillol Sr.	5	6	6										16	Fillol Sr.	2	6	6	7	4
	Gauvain	7	4	1	16	Fillol Sr.	6	6
	Pasarell	7	7			Pasarell	1	1
	Volkov	6	6						16	Fillol Sr.	6	7	6
	Dowdeswell	3	6							Korpas	1	6	1
	Deblicker	6	7			Deblicker	2	5
	Korpas	6	6			Korpas	6	7
	Szoke	4	2

[edit] Section 5

1st round					2nd round					3rd round							4th round

	Lutz	5	2
	El Shafei	7	6			El Shafei	4	0
	Lloyd	2	5			Proisy	6	6
	Proisy	6	7								Proisy	4	4	6	3
	Kanderal	3	6	9						9	Ramirez	6	6	4	6
	Cramer	6	2	7		Kanderal	3	2
	Franchitti	0	0		9	Ramirez	6	6
9	Ramirez	6	6														9	Ramirez	6	6	4	7
	Thomson	4	1															Koch	3	1	6	5
	Zednik	6	6			Zednik	4	3
	Benavides	3	6	0		Sakai	6	6
	Sakai	6	3	6							Sakai	1	7	6	4	4
	Koch	6	6								Koch	6	6	4	6	6
	N'Godrella	4	2			Koch	6	4	6
	Velasco Sr	3	6		5	Gorman	2	6	4
5	Gorman	6	7

[edit] Section 6

1st round					2nd round					3rd round						4th round

	Contet	4	4
	Pisecky	6	6			Pisecky	6	6
	Toci	2	2			Van Dillen	7	7
	Van Dillen	6	6								Van Dillen	3	6	6	6
	Phillips-Moore	6	6								Phillips-Moore	6	2	0	4
	Lara	1	0			Phillips-Moore	6	4	6
	Brown	6	5	6		Brown	1	6	1
11	Bertolucci	4	7	2													Van Dillen	6	3	3	7	3
	Joly	3	4													3	Borg	0	6	6	5	6
	Rouyer	6	6			Rouyer	2	6	6
	Hagelauer	3	5			Kakoulia	6	2	1
	Kakoulia	6	7								Rouyer	4	2	0
	Ovici	6	6							3	Borg	6	6	6
	Alvarez	2	3			Ovici	1	1
	Caujolle	6	0	4	3	Borg	6	6
3	Borg	4	6	6

[edit] Section 7

1st round					2nd round					3rd round							4th round

	Higueras	6	6
	Mandarino	4	4			Higueras	6	3	6
	McManus	0	0	r.		Barclay	1	6	3
	Barclay	6	2								Higueras	1	3	5
	Krulevitz	3	2							13	Riessen	6	6	7
	Borowiak	6	6			Borowiak	4	0
	Kary	6	4	3	13	Riessen	6	6
13	Riessen	1	6	6													13	Riessen	2	1	1
	Solomon	1	6	6														Solomon	6	6	6
	Machan	6	4	2		Solomon	6	6
	Pecci Sr.	6	4			Gerken	2	2
	Gerken	7	6								Solomon	5	7	4	6	6
	Laimina	6	5	5							Franulovic	7	6	6	3	2
	Franulovic	4	7	7		Franulovic	6	2	6
	Gisbert Sr	3	6		8	Metreveli	4	6	1
8	Metreveli	6	7

[edit] Section 8

1st round					2nd round					3rd round							4th round

	Barthes	6	6
	Ryan	2	1			Barthes	6	6
	Hrebec	6	6			Hrebec	2	1
	Meiler	4	1								Barthes	6	6	1	2	4
	Di Matteo	2	6	4							Parun	2	3	6	6	6
	Parun	6	1	6		Parun	1	7	6
15	Gottfried	4	6	6	15	Gottfried	6	6	4
	Svensson	6	1	2														Parun	4	2	6
	Goven	7	4	9													1	Nastase	6	6	7
	Tanner	5	6	7		Goven	6	6
	Russell	6	5	6		Russell	3	3
	Paish	4	7	4							Goven	4	2	6
	Keldie	w/o								1	Nastase	6	6	7
	Johansson					Johansson	0	1
	Claitte	0	2		1	Nastase	6	6
1	Nastase	6	6