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Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his first Wimbledon title and second major title overall. Rosewall was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.
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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974. [ 3 ]
1974: Jimmy Connors: Chris Evert: John Newcombe Tony Roche Evonne Goolagong Peggy Michel: 1975: Arthur Ashe: Billie Jean King Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer: Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu: Margaret Court Marty Riessen: 1976: Björn Borg (x5) Chris Evert Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez: Chris Evert Martina Navratilova: Françoise Dürr Tony Roche ...
Federer reached 7 consecutive Wimbledon Finals (2003 – 09), an all-time record, surpassing the old record of 6 consecutive finals by Borg (1976–81) and in the process the Swede won 41 consecutive matches at Wimbledon. This event was won without losing a single set in the entire tournament during the Open Era twice, in 1976 by Björn Borg ...
5.5 Won a title at final ... 3: 0: 1974–1986 20 ... Doris Hart for example attained her first Triple Crown after playing three Wimbledon final matches held ...
French—Wimbledon: 1958 Butch Buchholz; 1963 Nicky Kalogeropoulos; 1966 Vladimir Korotkov; 1976 Heinz Günthardt; 1978 Ivan Lendl; 1979 Ramesh Krishnan; 2018 Tseng Chun-hsin; French—U.S.: 1990 Andrea Gaudenzi; 2002 Richard Gasquet; Wimbledon—U.S.: 1973 Billy Martin; 1974 Billy Martin (2) 1977 Van Winitsky; 1982 Pat Cash; 2008 Grigor ...
Wimbledon is the home Grand Slam for British players, but in recent years they have not had much success. ... 1974: Third round: Buster Mottram: ... Won 4–6, 6–3 ...
Connors reached the final six times between 1974 and 1984 but won only two titles. [2] Borg reached six consecutive finals between 1976 and 1981 and won all but the last final. [2] McEnroe reached five consecutive finals from 1980 through 1984, and won three titles. [2] Becker won three titles out of seven finals between 1985 and 1995. [2]