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 score	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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

• 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

	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 Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "Tense final". The Canberra Times. 49 (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.

External links

• International Tennis Federation (ITF) – tournament edition details