Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 US Open. It was his first US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. The final was the shortest-ever major men's singles final, both in number of games and duration, lasting only 1 hour and 18 minutes and 20 games. Rosewall remains the oldest major men's singles finalist, aged . Connors was the first player to win three majors in a season since Rod Laver in 1969 (he was banned from the fourth, the French Open, due to his being a member of World TeamTennis).
John Newcombe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Rosewall.
This was the last edition of the tournament to be played on grass courts; the following three years would feature clay courts, and afterwards hardcourts.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Jimmy Connors (champion) John Newcombe (semifinalist) Stan Smith (quarterfinalist) Björn Borg (second round) Ken Rosewall (finalist) Tom Okker (fourth round) Ilie Năstase (third round) Arthur Ashe (quarterfinalist) Guillermo Vilas (fourth round) Manuel Orantes (second round) Marty Riessen (fourth round) Jan Kodeš (fourth round) Alex Metreveli (quarterfinalist) Dick Stockton (third round) Tom Gorman (second round) Raúl Ramírez (fourth round)
Draw
Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired
Final eight
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1974 US Open Men's Singles draw 1974 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation