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1974 US Open – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
Jimmy Connors

Final score
  
6–1, 6–0, 6–1

men
  
women

Runner-up
  
Ken Rosewall

Singles
  
men

Doubles
  
men

John Newcombe was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Ken Rosewall.

Contents

Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1974 US Open. It set the record for the shortest ever Grand Slam men's singles final, both in number of games and duration, taking only 1 hour and 18 minutes to complete.

Seeds

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

  1. Jimmy Connors (Champion)
  2. John Newcombe (Semifinalist)
  3. Stan Smith (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Björn Borg (Second round)
  5. Ken Rosewall (Finalist)
  6. Tom Okker (Fourth round)
  7. Ilie Năstase (Third round)
  8. Arthur Ashe (Quarterfinalist)

Key

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

    1974 US Open – Men's Singles Wikipedia