1974 Australian Open - Men's Singles
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Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....

 defeated Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

 7–6 6–4 4–6 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1974 Australian Open
1974 Australian Open
List of the 1974 Australian Open champions:-Men's singles: Jimmy Connors def. Phil Dent, 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3-Women's singles: Evonne Goolagong Cawley def. Chris Evert, 7–6, 4–6, 6–0-Men's doubles:...

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See also:
1974 Australian Open - Women's Singles
1974 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert 7–6 4–6 6–0 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1974 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...

1974 Australian Open - Men's Doubles
1974 Australian Open - Women's Doubles
1974 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....

 is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1.   John Newcombe
    John Newcombe
    John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...

    , (Quarterfinals)
  2.   Jimmy Connors
    Jimmy Connors
    James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....

    , (Champion)
  3.   John Alexander, (Semifinals)
  4.   Björn Borg
    Björn Borg
    Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...

    , (Third Round)
  5.   Karl Meiler
    Karl Meiler
    Karl Meiler is a former tennis player from West Germany.Meiler won four singles and seventeen doubles titles during his professional career...

    , (Second Round)
  6.   Colin Dibley
    Colin Dibley
    Colin Dibley is a former tennis player from Australia.Dibley once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles...

    , (Quarterfinals)
  7.   Onny Parun
    Onny Parun
    Onny Parun is a former tennis player of Croatian descent from New Zealand, who was among the world's top 20 for five years and in 1971 and 1972 he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He made the final of the Australian Open in 1973, losing to John Newcombe in four sets, and was a U.S...

    , (Third Round)
  8.   Ross Case
    Ross Case
    Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...

    , (Semifinals)


  1.   Phil Dent
    Phil Dent
    Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

    , (Finals)
  2.   Dick Crealy
    Dick Crealy
    Richard Crealy is a former Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team and winning four Grand Slam titles in doubles....

    , (Third Round)
  3.   Geoff Masters
    Geoff Masters
    Geoff Masters is a former Australian tennis player.-Tennis tour career:In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon.-Doubles titles :-Post-tennis playing career:...

    , (First Round)
  4.   Allan Stone
    Allan Stone
    ----Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...

    , (Third Round)
  5.   Bob Giltinan, (Quarterfinals)
  6.   Barry Phillips-Moore
    Barry Phillips-Moore
    Barry Phillips-Moore was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.In singles, Phillips-Moore twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968...

    , (Third Round)
  7.   Bob Carmichael
    Bob Carmichael
    Bob "Nails" Carmichael was an Australian tennis player and coach.As a player, Carmichael won 1 singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top 10 ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1974 Australian Open...

    , (First Round)
  8.   John Cooper
    John Cooper (tennis)
    John Cooper is a former Australian male tennis player who played on the ATP tour in the 1970s. He achieved a career-high ranking of #66 in September 1973...

    , (First Round)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • L = Loser
  • r. = retired

Final Eight

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Section 4

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