1974 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Rod Laver was the defending singles champion at the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships but did not compete that year. First-seeded John Newcombe won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 against Cliff Richey.[1] Richey threatened to quit the match after being called for a foot fault but eventually played on when the linesman was changed. The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.[2][3]

Singles
1974 Australian Indoor Championships
Champion John Newcombe[1]
Runner-up Cliff Richey
Final score6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8
Main article: 1974 Australian Indoor Championships

Seeds
  1. John Newcombe (champion)
  2. Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
  3. Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
  4. Dick Stockton (first round)
  5. Tony Roche (semifinals)
  6. Cliff Richey (final)
  7. Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
  8. Onny Parun (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key
Semifinals Final
            
1 John Newcombe 4 6 6
5 Tony Roche 6 1 4
1 John Newcombe 6 6 6    
6 Cliff Richey 4 3 4    
6 Cliff Richey 7 5 6
2 Ken Rosewall 6 7 1

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Newcombe 6 6  
  R Ruffels 4 4   1 J Newcombe 6 7  
  M Estep 6 6     M Estep 1 6  
  P Kronk 3 1   1 J Newcombe 7 6  
  C Dibley 6 6 4 8 O Parun 6 3  
  R Case 3 7 6   R Case 2 6  
  S Stewart 7 6 4 8 O Parun 6 7  
8 O Parun 5 7 6 1 J Newcombe 4 6 6
4 D Stockton 6 4   5 T Roche 6 1 4
  A Stone 7 6     A Stone 3    
  H-J Pohmann 6 3     F Stolle 1 d  
  F Stolle 7 6     A Stone 6 6 1
  G Masters 4 6 1 5 T Roche 7 4 6
  F McNair 6 3 6   F McNair 2 4  
  S Ball 4 5   5 T Roche 6 6  
5 T Roche 6 7  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 C Richey 6 6  
  J Austin 1 4   6 C Richey 6 6  
  G R Reid 6 6     G R Reid 1 2  
  J Fassbender 2 3   6 C Richey 5 6 6
  I El Shafei 7 6   3 R Tanner 7 2 3
  K Warwick 6 4     I El Shafei 2 4  
  D Crealy 2 3   3 R Tanner 6 6  
3 R Tanner 6 6   6 C Richey 7 5 6
7 P Dent 7 6   2 K Rosewall 6 7 1
  C Kachel 6 2   7 P Dent 3 7 6
  W Bowrey 6 7     W Bowrey 6 6 2
  B Giltinan 2 6   7 P Dent 5 6  
  M Anderson 1 3   2 K Rosewall 7 7  
  B Carmichael 6 6     B Carmichael 5 4  
  B Fairlie 6 2   2 K Rosewall 7 6  
2 K Rosewall 7 6  

References
  1. "1974 Sydney Indoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "Tense final". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 891. 21 October 1974. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Rosewall is upset by Richey in semis". The Sun-Telegram. 20 October 1974. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
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