1974 French Open
| 1974 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 June to 16 June |
| Edition | 73rd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 132S/64D/32X |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Björn Borg [1] |
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| Women's Singles | |
 Chris Evert [2] |
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| Men's Doubles | |
 Dick Crealy / Onny Parun [3] |
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| Women's Doubles | |
Chris Evert /  Olga Morozova [2] |
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| Mixed Doubles | |
 Martina Navratilova /  Iván Molina [2] |
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The 1974 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 3 June until 16 June. It was the 73rd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1974.[4][5]
Contents
Connors and Goolagong
World no. 2 Jimmy Connors and Evonne Goolagong were banned from playing in the 1974 French Open by Philippe Chatrier, president of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), because both had signed contracts to play in the World Team Tennis league in the United States.[lower-alpha 1][6] 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 1974 Australian Open and were thus denied the opportunity to play for the Grand Slam that year.[lower-alpha 2] 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.[7] In September 1974 they sued the FTF seeking $200,000 in damages each as compensation for the ban.[8][9]
Champions
Men's singles
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Björn Borg[lower-alpha 3] defeated 23x15px Manuel Orantes, 2–6, 6–7(1-7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 [1]
- It was Borg's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
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Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova,[lower-alpha 4] 6–1, 6–2 [2]
- It was Evert's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
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Dick Crealy / 
Onny Parun defeated Bob Lutz / Stanley Smith, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1 [3]
Women's doubles
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Chris Evert / Olga Morozova defeated 
Gail Sherriff Chanfreau / 
Katja Burgemeister Ebbinghaus, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 [2]
Mixed doubles
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Martina Navratilova / Iván Molina defeated 
Rosie Reyes Darmon / Marcello Lara, 6–3, 6–3 [2]
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles [10] | Men | FF120,000 | FF60,000 | FF30,000 | FF15,000 | FF7,000 | FF4,000 | FF2,000 | FF1,000 |
| Women | FF40,000 | FF20,000 | FF10,000 | FF5,000 | - | FF4,000 | FF1,500 | FF1,000 | |
Total prize money for the event was FF407,000.
Notes
- ↑ Connors signed to play for the Baltimore Banners and Goolagong played for the Pittsburgh Triangles.
- ↑ Connors would indeed go on to win the 1974 Wimbledon Championships and 1974 U.S. Open.
- ↑ Borg became the first Swedish tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title in the open era. In 1957 Sven Davidsson won Sweden's first Grand Slam singles title at French Open.
- ↑ Morozova was the first player (male or female) from the Soviet Union to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era.
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External links
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1974 Wimbledon Championships |
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