1974 Melia Trophy
Date7–13 October
Edition3rd
CategoryGrand Prix (Group A)
Draw68S / 32D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationMadrid, Spain
VenueReal Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo
Champions
Men's singles
Romania Ilie Năstase[1]
Women's singles
West Germany Helga Masthoff
Men's doubles
France Patrice Dominguez / Spain Antonio Muñoz[2]
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Lesley Charles / United Kingdom Sue Mappin
Mixed doubles
Romania Ion Țiriac / Romania Virginia Ruzici

The 1974 Melia Trophy, also known as the Madrid Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain. The men's tournament was classified as Group A category and was part of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 7 October until 13 October 1974. Ilie Năstase and Helga Masthoff won the singles titles.[3][4]

Finals

Men's singles

Romania Ilie Năstase defeated Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Women's singles

West Germany Helga Masthoff defeated Netherlands Tine Zwaan 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

France Patrice Dominguez / Spain Antonio Muñoz defeated United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 6–3

Women's doubles

United Kingdom Lesley Charles / United Kingdom Sue Mappin defeated West Germany Cora Creytd / West Germany Helga Masthoff 6–2, ret.

Mixed doubles

Romania Virginia Ruzici / Romania Ion Țiriac defeated United Kingdom Mark Farrell / United Kingdom Lesley Charles 7–6, 4–6, 6–3

References

  1. "1974 Madrid – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1974 Madrid – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780362002171.
  4. José Juan Espinosa (14 October 1974). "Cinco sets necesito Nastase para doblegar a Borg". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 33.
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