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1974 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 24 June – 6 July |
Edition | 88th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Draw | 128S / 64D / 128X |
Prize money | £97,100 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Jimmy Connors | |
Women's singles | |
Chris Evert | |
Men's doubles | |
John Newcombe / Tony Roche | |
Women's doubles | |
Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel | |
Mixed doubles | |
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King | |
Boys' singles | |
Billy Martin | |
Girls' singles | |
Mima Jaušovec |
The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974. It was the 88th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles.
The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's singles | £10,000 | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £600 | £300 | £200 | £150 |
Women's singles | £7,000 | £4,000 | £1,500 | £750 | £500 | £250 | £175 | £150 |
Men's doubles * | £2,000 | £1,200 | £800 | £400 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Women's doubles * | £1,200 | £700 | £350 | £200 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Mixed doubles * | £1,000 | £500 | £300 | £150 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
* per team
Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova, 6–0, 6–4
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel defeated Helen Gourlay / Karen Krantzcke, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated Mark Farrell / Lesley Charles, 6–3, 9–7
Billy Martin defeated Ashok Amritraj, 6–2, 6–1
Mima Jaušovec defeated Mariana Simionescu, 7–5, 6–4
Men's singles
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Women's singles
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