1974 World Championship Tennis Finals
DateMay 8–12
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis
Draw8S
Prize money$100,000
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
LocationDallas, Texas, USA
VenueMoody Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Australia John Newcombe[1]

The 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 4th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 8 through May 12, 1974. John Newcombe won the singles title.[2][3]

Finals

Singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated Sweden Björn Borg 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 [1]

  • It was Newcombe's 8th title of the year and the 56th of his career.

References

  1. 1 2 "1974 Dallas – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "Newcombe Beats Borg for W.C.T. Title". The New York Times. May 13, 1974.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780362002171.
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