1974 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The season-ending Commercial Union Assurance Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking.[2]

1974 Grand Prix tour
Connors playing in 1978
Details
Duration26 December 1973 – 10 December 1974
Edition5th
Tournaments49
CategoriesTC events (3)
GPM events (1)
AA events (12)
A events (6)
B events (17)
C events (10)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Jimmy Connors (7)
Guillermo Vilas (7)
Most tournament finals Jimmy Connors (8)
Prize money leader Guillermo Vilas ($219,844)
Points leader Guillermo Vilas (746)
1973
1975

Schedule

The Grand Prix circuit was scheduled from May until December so that it would not to conflict with the competing World Championship Tennis circuit which ran from January until early May.

Key
TC events
Masters Grand Prix
AA events
A events
B events
C events
Team events

December 1973

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
26 DecAustralian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Group B
$33,400 – Grass – 64S/35D
SinglesDoubles
Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Phil Dent Ross Case
John Alexander
John Newcombe
Colin Dibley
Bob Giltinan
Vladimir Zednik
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Syd Ball
Bob Giltinan

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 MayTrofeo Vat 69
Florence, Italy
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Adriano Panatta
6–3, 6–1
Paolo Bertolucci Onny Parun
Julián Ganzábal
Jeff Simpson
Leif Johansson
Barry Phillips-Moore
Vincenzo Franchitti
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Róbert Machán
Balázs Taróczy
13 MayBavarian Championships
Munich, West Germany
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Jürgen Fassbender
6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
François Jauffret Corrado Barazzutti
Adriano Panatta
Ilie Năstase
Paolo Bertolucci
Karl Meiler
Manuel Orantes
Antonio Muñoz
Manuel Orantes
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
20 MayRothmans British Hard Court
Championships

Bournemouth, Great Britain
Group B
Clay – 50S/24D/32XD
Ilie Năstase
6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Paolo Bertolucci Corrado Barazzutti
Hans Kary
Jairo Velasco
Dick Crealy
Patrice Dominguez
Julián Ganzábal
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2, 6–0
Corrado Barazzutti
Paolo Bertolucci
Lesley Charles
Mark Farrell
6–1, 6–3
Sharon Walsh
Stephen Warboys
German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Group B
Clay – 36S/16D/16XD
Eddie Dibbs
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Hans-Joachim Plötz Guillermo Vilas
Jaime Fillol
François Jauffret
Patrick Proisy
Eugenio Munoz
Jiří Hřebec
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Heide Orth
Jürgen Fassbender
7–6, 6–3
Katja Ebbinghaus
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
27 MayItalian Open
Rome, Italy
Group AA
$90,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Ilie Năstase Stan Smith
Guillermo Vilas
Alex Metreveli
Brian Gottfried
Manuel Orantes
Steve Krulevitz
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ilie Năstase

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jun
10 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Group TC
$150,000 – Clay – 128S/64D/32XD
SinglesDoublesMixed Doubles
Björn Borg
2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Manuel Orantes Harold Solomon
François Jauffret
Ilie Năstase
Raúl Ramírez
Patricio Cornejo
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Dick Crealy
Onny Parun
6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Martina Navratilova
Iván Molina
6–3, 6–3
Rosie Darmon
Marcello Lara|
17 JunJohn Player Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
Group AA
Grass – 62S/30D
Stan Smith
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Alex Metreveli Roscoe Tanner
Marty Riessen
Jan Kodeš
Jimmy Connors
Onny Parun
Tom Gorman
Charlie Pasarell
Erik van Dillen
9–7, 6–3
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
24 Jun
1 Jul
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Group TC
$167,125 – Grass – 128S/64D/56XD
SinglesDoubles
Mixed Doubles
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Ken Rosewall Stan Smith
Dick Stockton
John Newcombe
Ismail El Shafei
Jan Kodeš
Alex Metreveli
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Billie Jean King
Owen Davidson
6–3, 9–7
Lesley Charles
Mark Farrell

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 JulSwedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D
Björn Borg
6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3
Adriano Panatta Onny Parun
Paolo Bertolucci
Corrado Barazzutti
Antonio Zugarelli
Leif Johansson
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Ove Bengtson
Björn Borg
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 6–2
Manuel Orantes Roy Emerson
Vijay Amritraj
Marcello Lara
Ismail El Shafei
Barry Phillips-Moore
François Jauffret
José Higueras
Manuel Orantes
7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8
Roy Emerson
Thomaz Koch
Carrolls Irish Open
Dublin, Ireland
Group C
Grass – 29S/22D
Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 9–8
Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill
Bob Maud
Colin Dibley
Robert Kreiss
Dick Dell
Jorge Andrew
Colin Dowdeswell
John Yuill
6–3, 6–2
Lito Álvarez
Jorge Andrew
15 JulChicago International
Chicago, United States
Group B
Carpet – 32S/16D
Stan Smith
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Marty Riessen Eddie Dibbs
Dick Dell
Brian Gottfried
Fred McNair
Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Head Cup
Kitzbühel, Austria
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Balázs Taróczy
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Onny Parun Manuel Orantes
Jairo Velasco
Tadeusz Nowicki
Frank Gebert
Hans Kary
Milan Holeček
Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco
2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
František Pala
Balázs Taróczy
Dutch Open
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Barry Phillips-Moore Marcello Lara
Paul Kronk
Julián Ganzábal
John Lloyd
Louk Sanders
Jun Kamiwazumi
Tito Vázquez
Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Lito Álvarez
Julián Ganzábal
22 JulWashington Star International
Washington, United States
Group AA
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Harold Solomon
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Guillermo Vilas Billy Martin
Marty Riessen
Stan Smith
Onny Parun
John Alexander
Arthur Ashe
Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
7–5, 6–1
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
29 JulFirst National Bank Classic
Louisville, United States
Group AA
$100,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 7–5
Jaime Fillol Eddie Dibbs
Manuel Orantes
Stan Smith
Harold Solomon
John Alexander
Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
Erik van Dillen
6–2, 6–3
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Western Championships
Cincinnati, United States
Group C
$30,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Marty Riessen
7–6, 7–6
Bob Lutz Colin Dibley
Sherwood Stewart
Steve Krulevitz
Brian Teacher
Jun Kamiwazumi
Henry Bunis
Dick Dell
Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Jim Delaney
John Whitlinger

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 AugU.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Group AA
$130,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Jimmy Connors
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Björn Borg Manuel Orantes
Raúl Ramírez
Onny Parun
Guillermo Vilas
Brian Gottfried
Ilie Năstase
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Volvo International
Bretton Woods, United States
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D
Rod Laver
6–4, 6–3
Harold Solomon John Alexander
Vijay Amritraj
Anand Amritraj
Eddie Dibbs
Jeff Borowiak
François Jauffret
Jeff Borowiak
Rod Laver
6–3, 6–2
Georges Goven
François Jauffret
12 AugRothmans Canadian Open
Group AA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
$130,000 – Clay – 64S/32D
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Tom Okker
Marcello Lara
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Björn Borg
Harold Solomon
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
City National Buckeye Championships
Columbus, United States
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D
Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Roscoe Tanner Humphrey Hose
Tom Gorman
Sherwood Stewart
Vijay Amritraj
John Whitlinger
Rick Fisher
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Walkover
Tom Gorman
Bob Lutz
19 AugU.S. Professional Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Group AA
Clay – 64S/32D
Björn Borg
7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–1
Tom Okker Guillermo Vilas
Jan Kodeš
Ismail El Shafei
Ilie Năstase
Marty Riessen
Arthur Ashe
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Marty Riessen
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Medi-Quik Open
South Orange, United States
Group B
Grass – 32S/16D
Alex Metreveli
Walkover
Jimmy Connors Kim Warwick
Anand Amritraj
Billy Martin
Sherwood Stewart
Brian Gottfried
Vijay Amritraj
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Pennsylvanian Championships
Merion, United States
Group C
Grass – 64S/30D
John Lloyd
6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
John Whitlinger Ray Keldie
Ferdi Taygan
Mike Estep
Fred McNair
Jim Delaney
Brian Teacher
Roy Barth
Humphrey Hose
7–6, 6–2
Mike Machette
Fred McNair
26 Aug
2 Sep
US Open
New York, United States
Grand Slam
Group TC
$150,000 – Grass – 128S/51D/32XD
SinglesDoubles
Mixed Doubles
Jimmy Connors
6–1, 6–0, 6–1
Ken Rosewall Roscoe Tanner
John Newcombe
Alex Metreveli
Stan Smith
Vijay Amritraj
Arthur Ashe
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
6–3, 6–3
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
Pam Teeguarden
Geoff Masters
6–1, 7–6
Chris Evert
Jimmy Connors

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 SepPerspectus Classic
Cedar Grove, United States
Group B
Hard (i)– 32S/16D
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6
Juan Gisbert, Sr. Thomaz Koch
Charles Owens
Ray Ruffels
Jürgen Fassbender
Barry Phillips-Moore
Roger Taylor
Steve Siegel
Kim Warwick
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Dick Crealy
Bob Tanis
16 SepPacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, United States
Group AA
$175,000 – Hard – 64S/32D
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–1
Harold Solomon Andrew Pattison
Tom Gorman
Jeff Borowiak
Roscoe Tanner
Arthur Ashe
Raúl Ramírez
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–3, 6–2
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
23 SepFireman's Fund International
San Francisco, United States
Group AA
$175,000 – Carpet (i) – 64S/32D
Ross Case
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Arthur Ashe Onny Parun
Charlie Pasarell
Jimmy Connors
Vitas Gerulaitis
Dick Stockton
Sandy Mayer
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
John Alexander
Syd Ball
30 SepHawaii Open
Maui, United States
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D
John Newcombe
7–6, 7–6
Roscoe Tanner Dick Stockton
Sherwood Stewart
Colin Dibley
Ray Ruffels
Tom Gorman
Onny Parun
Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 7–6
Owen Davidson
John Newcombe

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 OctMelia Trophy
Madrid, Spain
Group A
Clay – 64S/32D
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas
Manuel Orantes
Jan Kodeš
Harold Solomon
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Okker
Patrice Dominguez
Antonio Muñoz
6–1, 6–3
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Group A
48S/24D
John Newcombe
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Ken Rosewall Kim Warwick
Dick Stockton
Onny Parun
Roscoe Tanner
Cliff Richey
Ross Case
Not completed. (4 pairs remaining)
14 OctTrofeo Conde de Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Group A
Clay – 64S/32D
Ilie Năstase
8–6, 9–7, 6–3
Manuel Orantes François Jauffret
Björn Borg
Wojciech Fibak
Harold Solomon
Jaime Fillol
Jan Kodeš
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
Australian Indoor Championships
Sydney, Australia
Group A
$75,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
John Newcombe
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Cliff Richey Tony Roche
Ken Rosewall
Onny Parun
Allan Stone
Phil Dent
Roscoe Tanner
Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–4
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
21 OctAryamehr Cup
Tehran, Iran
Group AA
Clay – 48S/21D
Guillermo Vilas
6–0, 6–3, 6–1
Raúl Ramírez Thomaz Koch
Björn Borg
Brian Gottfried
Tom Okker
Roger Taylor
Eddie Dibbs
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 2–6, 6–2
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Benson & Hedges Classic
Christchurch, New Zealand
Group C
Carpet (i) – 32S/15D
Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–2
Ray Ruffels Sandy Mayer
Onny Parun
Fred Stolle
Jürgen Fassbender
Dick Crealy
Cliff Richey
Ismail El Shafei
Roscoe Tanner
Walkover
Syd Ball
Ray Ruffels
South Pacific Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Group C
Grass – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Dick Stockton
6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Geoff Masters John Newcombe
Sherwood Stewart
Cliff Letcher
Allan Stone
Paul Kronk
Ernie Ewert
Raz Reid
Allan Stone
7–6, 6–4
Mike Estep
Paul Kronk
28 OctJean Becker Open
Paris, France
Group B
Hard (i) – 32S/16D
Brian Gottfried
6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–0
Eddie Dibbs Jaime Fillol
Arthur Ashe
Guillermo Vilas
Charlie Pasarell
Harold Solomon
Thomaz Koch
Patrice Dominguez
François Jauffret
7–5, 6–4
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Indonesia Open
Jakarta, Indonesia
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D
Onny Parun
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Kim Warwick Jürgen Fassbender
Dick Crealy
Roscoe Tanner
Ross Case
Sherwood Stewart
Jun Kuki
Ismail El Shafei
Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–3
Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Stadthalle Open
Group C
Vienna, Austria
Hard – 32S/16D
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Andrew Pattison Tom Gorman
Balázs Taróczy
Karl Meiler
Raymond Moore
Hans Kary
Ingo Wimmer
Raymond Moore
Andrew Pattison
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 NovStockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Group AA
Hard (i) – 64S/32D
Arthur Ashe
6–2, 6–2
Tom Okker Guillermo Vilas
Björn Borg
Manuel Orantes
Marty Riessen
Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Raúl Ramírez
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
Viceroy Classic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Group B
Hard – 32S/16D
No final due to rain. John Newcombe
Onny Parun
Roscoe Tanner
Ken Rosewall
Not completed. (4 pairs remaining)
11 NovDewar Cup
London, Great Britain
Group A
Carpet – 32S/16D
Jimmy Connors
6–2, 7–6
Brian Gottfried Tom Okker
Guillermo Vilas
Harold Solomon
Arthur Ashe
Manuel Orantes
Raúl Ramírez
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Indian Open
Bombay, India
Group B
Clay – 32S/16D
Onny Parun
6–3, 6–3, 7–6
Tony Roche John Andrews
Dick Crealy
Anand Amritraj
Manuel Santana
Vijay Amritraj
Dick Dell
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
6–4, 7–6
Dick Crealy
Onny Parun
Philippine Open
Manila, the Philippines
Group B
Hard – 32S/14D
Ismail El Shafei
7–6, 6–1
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann John Newcombe
Jun Kuki
Roger Taylor
John Austin
Fred McNair
Jürgen Fassbender
Syd Ball
Ross Case
6–3, 6–7, 9–7
Mike Estep
Marcello Lara
Oslo Open
Oslo, Norway
Group C
(i) – 32S/16D
Jeff Borowiak
6–3, 6–2
Karl Meiler Bob Hewitt
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Hans Kary
Vitas Gerulaitis
Paul Gerken
Haroon Rahim
Karl Meiler
Haroon Rahim
6–3, 6–2
Jeff Borowiak
Vitas Gerulaitis
18 NovSouth African Breweries Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Group AA
Hard – 32S/32D/16XD
Jimmy Connors
7–6, 6–3, 6–1
Arthur Ashe Harold Solomon
Raúl Ramírez
Andrew Pattison
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Ken Rosewall
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–4, 6–3
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Margaret Court
Marty Riessen
6–0, 6–2
Ilana Kloss
Jürgen Fassbender
South American Championships
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Group A
Clay – 32S/23D
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2
Manuel Orantes José Edison Mandarino
Iván Molina
Ramiro Benavides
Željko Franulović
Ricardo Cano
Víctor Pecci
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 6–3
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
25 NovDavis Cup Final South Africa
Walkover[note 1]
 India Soviet Union
 Italy

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 DecCommercial Union Assurance Masters
Melbourne, Australia
Masters Grand Prix
$100,000 – Grass – 8S
Singles Draw
Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez
John Newcombe
Round Robin
Björn Borg
Onny Parun
Manuel Orantes
Harold Solomon

Points system

The tournaments of the Grand Prix circuit were divided into five groups. Group TC consisted of the Triple Crown eventsthe French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Openwhile the other tournaments were divided into four other groupsAA, A, B, and Cby prize money and draw size. Group AA tournaments had a minimum prize money of $100,000 while the minimum for Group A and Group B tournaments was $75,000 and $50,000 respectively. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. Grand Prix points were also allocated to doubles results for the first time this year and are listed in brackets in the points allocation below:

Group TC
  • Champion: 120 (24)
  • Runner-up: 90 (18)
  • Semifinalist: 60 (12)
  • Quarterfinalist: 30 (6)
  • Fourth Round: 15 (3)
  • Third Round: 7 (1)
  • Second Round: 3
Group AA
  • Champion: 80 (16)
  • Runner-up: 60 (12)
  • Semifinalist: 40 (8)
  • Quarterfinalist: 20 (4)
  • 9th – 16th: 10 (2)
  • 17th – 32nd: 5
Group A
  • Champion: 60 (12)
  • Runner-up: 45 (9)
  • Semifinalist: 30 (6)
  • Quarterfinalist: 15 (3)
  • 9th – 16th: 7 (1)
  • 17th – 32nd: 3
Group B
  • Champion: 40 (8)
  • Runner-up: 30 (6)
  • Semifinalist: 20 (4)
  • 5th – 8th: 10 (2)
  • 9th – 16th: 5
Group C
  • Champion: 20 (4)
  • Runner-up: 15 (3)
  • Semifinalist: 10 (2)
  • 5th – 8th: 5 (1)
  • 9th – 16th: 3

In addition a player could earn ranking points for participating in the Davis Cup team competition if the matches coincided with a Grand Prix tournament.

Standings

RkNameTCAAABCPlayedTitlesPrize MoneyBonus PoolPoints
PlayedTitlesPlayedTitlesPlayedTitlesPlayedTitlesPlayedTitles
1 Guillermo Vilas3093413111206$119,844$100,000797
2 Jimmy Connors2263112100117$130,760$55,000714
3 Manuel Orantes3090403010200$86,872$37,500622
4 Björn Borg3172202100144$97,616$27,500607
5 Raúl Ramírez30100305100211$60,775$22,500488
6 Ilie Năstase3050322210144$73,198$19,750482
7 Onny Parun3090209220252$61,552$17,750452.5
8 Harold Solomon20111305000211$58,705$16,000429
9 Arthur Ashe3091202000161$53,119$15,000422
10 Stan Smith3071001100112$56,700$14,000416
11 Roscoe Tanner3070206011191$51,077$13,000397.5
12 John Newcombe2010224110103$62,475397.25
13 Brian Gottfried3060003010200$50,915$12,000370
14 Tom Okker2050300000100$42,539$11,500333
15 Marty Riessen3070101011131$42,316$11,000331

ATP Rankings

These are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players at the end of the 1973 season [3] and at the end of the 1974 season,[4] with numbers of ranking points, points averages, numbers of tournaments played, year-end rankings in 1974, highest and lowest positions during the season and number of spots gained or lost from the first rankings to the year-end rankings.

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, sorted by number of titles (Grand Slam titles in bold):

The following players won their first Grand Prix title in 1974:

See also

Notes

  1. South Africa won by default after the Indian Government refused to let their Davis Cup team play; this was in protest against the racial policies of the South African Government.

References

  1. "How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 27–32. ISBN 9780362002171.
  3. "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1973". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 14 December 1973.
  4. "ATP Rankings (singles) as of January 17, 1975". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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