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1974 French Open – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
Björn Borg

Singles
  
men

Doubles
  
men

Runner-up
  
Manuel Orantes

men
  
women

Final score
  
2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1

Ilie Nastase was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.

Contents

Björn Borg defeated Manuel Orantes 2–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis 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.

Seeds

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

Key

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

    1974 French Open – Men's Singles Wikipedia