The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974. It was the 88th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles.
Prize money The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£10,000£6,000£2,000£1,000£600£300£200£150Women's singles£7,000£4,000£1,500£750£500£250£175£150Men's doubles *£2,000£1,200£800£400£0£0£0Women's doubles *£1,200£700£350£200£0£0£0Mixed doubles *£1,000£500£300£150£0£0£0£0 * per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 It was Connors's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova, 6–0, 6–4 It was Evert's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel defeated Helen Gourlay / Karen Krantzcke, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated Mark Farrell / Lesley Charles, 6–3, 9–7
Juniors
Boys' singles
Billy Martin defeated Ashok Amritraj, 6–2, 6–1
Girls' singles
Mima Jaušovec defeated Mariana Simionescu, 7–5, 6–4
Singles seeds
Men's singles John Newcombe (quarterfinals, lost to Ken Rosewall) Ilie Năstase (fourth round, lost to Dick Stockton) Jimmy Connors (champion) Stan Smith (semifinals, lost to Ken Rosewall) Björn Borg (third round, lost to Ismail El Shafei) Jan Kodeš (quarterfinals, lost to Jimmy Connors) Tom Okker (fourth round, lost to Alex Metreveli) Arthur Ashe (third round, lost to Roscoe Tanner) Ken Rosewall (final, lost to Jimmy Connors) Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals, lost to Dick Stockton) Tom Gorman (fourth round, lost to Jan Kodeš) Manuel Orantes (fourth round, lost to Ismail El Shafei)
Women's singles Billie Jean King (quarterfinals, lost to Olga Morozova) Chris Evert (champion) Evonne Goolagong (quarterfinals, lost to Kerry Melville) Rosie Casals (fourth round, lost to Linky Boshoff) Virginia Wade (semifinals, lost to Olga Morozova) Kerry Melville (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert) Nancy Gunter (withdrew before the tournament began) Olga Morozova (final, lost to Chris Evert)
References
External links Official Wimbledon Championships website