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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 ]
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.
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 ...
Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her first Wimbledon singles title and her second major singles title overall. Billie Jean King was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Morozova.
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 ...
1968 Wimbledon: 22 November 1943: 5 July 1968: 1st of 8 26 years, 194 days Margaret Court * 1969 Australian Open: 16 July 1942: 26 January 1969: 1st of 11 19 years, 309 days E. Goolagong Cawley: 1971 French Open: 31 July 1951: 5 June 1971: 1st of 7 19 years, 176 days Chris Evert: 1974 French Open: 21 December 1954: 15 June 1974: 1st of 18 20 ...
This event has been won without the loss of a set during the Open Era, by the following players: Billie Jean King in 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975, Margaret Court in 1970, Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1971 and 1980, Chris Evert in 1974 and 1981, Martina Navratilova in 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1990, Steffi Graf in 1992 and 1996, Jana Novotná ...
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]