1974 Wimbledon Championships
Tennis tournament
The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London , United Kingdom .[ 1] [ 2] The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974.[ 3] It was the 88th staging of the Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.[ 3] [ 4]
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Men's singles
£10,000
£6,000
£2,000
£1,000
£600
£300
£200
£150
Women's singles
£7,000
£4,000
£1,500
£750
£500
£250
£175
£150
Men's doubles *
£2,000
£1,200
£800
£400
£0
£0
£0
—
Women's doubles *
£1,200
£700
£350
£200
£0
£0
£0
—
Mixed doubles *
£1,000
£500
£300
£150
£0
£0
£0
£0
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall , 6–1, 6–1, 6–4[ 5]
It was Connors's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova , 6–0, 6–4[ 6]
It was Evert's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith , 8–6, 6–4, 6–4[ 7]
Women's doubles
Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel defeated Helen Gourlay / Karen Krantzcke , 2–6, 6–4, 6–3[ 8]
Mixed doubles
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated Mark Farrell / Lesley Charles , 6–3, 9–7[ 9]
Juniors
Boys' singles
Billy Martin defeated Ashok Amritraj , 6–2, 6–1[ 10]
Girls' singles
Mima Jaušovec defeated Mariana Simionescu , 7–5, 6–4[ 11]
Singles seeds
Men's singles
John Newcombe (quarterfinals, lost to Ken Rosewall )
Ilie Năstase (fourth round, lost to Dick Stockton )
Jimmy Connors (champion)
Stan Smith (semifinals, lost to Ken Rosewall )
Björn Borg (third round, lost to Ismail El Shafei )
Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors )
Tom Okker (fourth round, lost to Alex Metreveli )
Arthur Ashe (third round, lost to Roscoe Tanner )
Ken Rosewall (final, lost to Jimmy Connors )
Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals, lost to Dick Stockton )
Tom Gorman (fourth round, lost to Jan Kodeš )
Manuel Orantes (fourth round, lost to Ismail El Shafei )
Women's singles
Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Olga Morozova )
Chris Evert (champion)
Evonne Goolagong (quarterfinals, lost to Kerry Melville )
Rosie Casals (fourth round, lost to Linky Boshoff )
Virginia Wade (semifinals, lost to Olga Morozova )
Kerry Melville (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert )
Nancy Gunter (withdrew before the tournament began)
Olga Morozova (final, lost to Chris Evert )
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