The 1974 Australian Open was a
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
grass court
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While grass courts are more tra ...
s at the
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in
Melbourne
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in Australia and was held from 26 December 1973 to 1 January 1974. It was the 62nd edition of the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
and the first
Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Seniors
Men's singles
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 2 ...
defeated
Phil Dent, 7–6
(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Women's singles
Evonne Goolagong defeated
Chris Evert
Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 2 ...
, 7–6, 4–6, 6–0
Men's doubles
Ross Case /
Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters (born 19 September 1950) is an Australian former tennis player. He was part of doubles winning pairs in the US Open, Australian Open & Wimbledon tournaments during the 1970s, currently Masters is a commentator for international te ...
defeated
Syd Ball /
Bob Giltinan, 3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Women's doubles
Evonne Goolagong /
Peggy Michel defeated
Kerry Harris /
Kerry Melville, 7–5, 6–3
Mixed doubles
:''Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.''
References
External links
Australian Open official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open, 1974
December 1973 sports events in Australia
January 1974 sports events in Australia
1974,Australian Open