The 1974 French Open was a

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tournament that took place on the outdoor

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s at the

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in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 3 June until 16 June. It was the 73th staging of the

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, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1974.

Connors and Goolagong

World no. 2

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and

Evonne Goolagong Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was one of the world's leadi ...

were banned from playing in the 1974 French Open by Philippe Chatrier, president of the

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(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 Grand Slam 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 2017 French Open that both of the defending champions of that year's Australian Open also absent from the competition.

Finals

Men's singles

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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

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defeated

Olga Morozova Olga Vasilyevna Morozova ( rus, Ольга Васильевна Морозова, , ˈolʲɡə mɐˈrozəvə, a=Ru-Olga_Morozova.ogg, links=no; born 22 February 1949) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Competing for the Soviet Uni ...

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

defeated Gail Sherriff Chanfreau / Katja Burgemeister Ebbinghaus, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova (, ; ; born October18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, singles for 332 weeks (List of WTA number ...

Iván Molina Iván Molina (born 16 June 1946) is a former professional Colombian tennis player. Molina and Martina Navratilova teamed to win the 1974 French Open mixed doubles title, beating Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcelo Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final. ...

defeated Rosie Reyes Darmon / Marcello Lara, 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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