1974 Pacific Coast Open

1974 Pacific Coast Open
Date September 24 – 30
Edition 84th
Category Grand Prix (Grade AA)
Draw 64S / 32D
Prize money $100,000
Surface Hard / indoor
Location San Francisco, USA
Venue Cow Palace
Champions
Singles
Australia Ross Case [1]
Doubles
United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith [2]

The 1974 Pacific Coast Open, also known by its sponsored name Fireman's Fund International, was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the Grade AA category of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. The event was played on indoor hard courts (Supreme Court) at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, United States. It was the first time the venue was used for the tournament which was the 84th edition and ran from September 24 through September 30, 1974. Unseeded Ross Case won the singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first prize money and 80 Grand Prix points.[3]

Winners

Men's Singles

Australia Ross Case defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Men's Doubles

United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith defeated Australia John Alexander / Australia Syd Ball 6–4, 7–6(10–8)

References

  1. "ATP – 1974 San Francisco Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  2. "ATP – 1974 San Francisco Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 103–105. ISBN 9780362002171.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.