1974 World Championship Tennis Finals
Encyclopedia
The 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals was a 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. It was played at the Moody Coliseum
in Dallas, Texas
in the United States
and began on May 8, 1974.
John Newcombe
defeated
Björn Borg
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 4th edition of the WCT Finals
WCT Finals
The WCT Finals was a tennis tournament that served as the season-ending championship for the World Championship Tennis circuit. The event was held annually in Dallas, Texas, and played on indoor carpet courts. The 1971 quarterfinals and semifinals were played in Houston, and final played at Moody...
and was part of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was played at the Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum is an 8,998-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Texas. The arena opened in 1956. It is home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs basketball team. It was also home to the Dallas Chaparrals and Texas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association before they moved...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and began on May 8, 1974.
Men's Singles
John NewcombeJohn 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...
defeated
Björn BorgBjörn 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...
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Newcombe's 8th title of the year and the 56th of his career.