1974 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe.

Singles
1974 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	John Newcombe
Runner-up	Björn Borg
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Draw	8
Seeds	8

Newcombe won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 against Björn Borg.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
2. Björn Borg (final)
3. Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
4. John Newcombe (champion)
5. Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
6. Jan Kodeš (semifinals)
7. Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
8. Stan Smith (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Rod Laver	78	4	4	5
	8	Stan Smith	66	6	6	7
										8	Stan Smith	1	6	63	2
										4	John Newcombe	6	3	77	6
	4	John Newcombe	6	6	6
	5	Tom Okker	3	3	2
																			4	John Newcombe	4	6	6	6
																			2	Björn Borg	6	3	3	2
	6	Jan Kodeš	77	6	7
	3	Ilie Năstase	63	1	5
										6	Jan Kodeš	6	4	3	2
										2	Björn Borg	4	6	6	6
	7	Arthur Ashe	5	4	66
	2	Björn Borg	7	6	78

External links

• 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals draw