1974 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1974 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	John Newcombe
Runner-up	Björn Borg
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2

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

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

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Rod Laver	7^8	4	4	5
	8	Stan Smith	6^6	6	6	7
										8	Stan Smith	1	6	6^3	2
										4	John Newcombe	6	3	7^7	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	7^7	6	7
	3	Ilie Năstase	6^3	1	5
										6	Jan Kodeš	6	4	3	2
										2	Björn Borg	4	6	6	6
	7	Arthur Ashe	5	4	6^6
	2	Björn Borg	7	6	7^8

References

• 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw