The 1974 French Open was a

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tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the

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in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 3 June until 16 June. It was the 78th staging of the French Open, and the second

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tennis event of 1974.

Connors and Goolagong

World no. 2 Jimmy Connors and

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were banned from playing in the 1974 French Open by

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, president of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), because both had signed contracts to play in the

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league in the United States. The schedule of the inaugural edition of the World Team Tennis conflicted with the dates of several European spring tournaments including the Italian and French Open. Both players had won the singles title at the

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and were thus denied the opportunity to play for the

that year. Connors and Goolagong filed a suit at a French court seeking the right to participate but this was rejected on the grounds that there was no need for emergency action. In September 1974 they sued the FTF seeking $200,000 in damages each as compensation for the ban. This wouldn't be until the

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that both of the defending champions of that year's Australian Open also absent from the competition.

Finals

Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated

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, 2–6, 6–7^(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 *It was Borg's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Women's singles

Chris Evert defeated

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, 6–1, 6–2 *It was Evert's 1st career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

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/ Onny Parun defeated Bob Lutz / Stanley Smith, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1

Women's doubles

Chris Evert /

defeated

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/ Katja Burgemeister Ebbinghaus, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Martina Navratilova /

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defeated Rosie Reyes Darmon /

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, 6–3, 6–3

Prize money

Total prize money for the event was FF407,000.

Notes

References

External links

French Open official website
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