1974 World Championship Tennis Circuit
The 1974 World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1974, the other being the Grand Prix circuit. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). It was the fourth edition of the WCT circuit and a total of 84 players participated. All players took part in the opening U.S. Pro Indoor tournament in Philadelphia and afterwards were divided into three groups (red, blue and green) of 28 players, with each group playing eight further tournaments. The season final was played in Dallas by the eight best performers, the top two of each group plus the next two highest point winners, and was won by Australian John Newcombe who defeated Bjorn Borg from Sweden in four sets (4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2).
Week of | Tournament | Location | Draw | Prize Money | Surface | Winner | Finalist |
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21 January | U.S. Pro Indoor | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 128 | $100,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Rod Laver | Arthur Ashe |
28 January | Fidelity Tournament | Richmond, VA, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Carpet | Ilie Năstase | Tom Gorman |
4 February | St. Petersburg WCT | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Hard | John Newcombe | Alex Metreveli |
11 February | Bologna WCT | Bologna, Italy | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Arthur Ashe | Mark Cox |
11 February | Rothmans | Toronto, Canada | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Tom Okker | Ilie Năstase |
18 February | Hempstead WCT | Hempstead, NY, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Hard | Stan Smith | John Newcombe |
18 February | Rothmans | London, UK | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Hard | Bjorn Borg | Mark Cox |
25 February | Barcelona WCT | Barcelona, Spain | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Arthur Ashe | Bjorn Borg |
25 February | Lacosta WCT | La Costa, CA, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Carpet | John Newcombe | Stan Smith |
25 February | Saga Bay Classic | Miami, FL, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Hard | Cliff Drysdale | Tom Gorman |
11 March | Sao Paulo WCT | São Paulo, Brazil | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Bjorn Borg | Arthur Ashe |
11 March | Washington WCT | Washington, DC, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Ilie Năstase | Tom Okker |
15 March | Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Tom Okker | Tom Gorman |
15 March | Atlanta WCT | Atlanta, GA, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Clay | Dick Stockton | Jiri Hrebec |
15 March | Palm Desert WCT | Palm Desert, CA, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Hard | Rod Laver | Roscoe Tanner |
1 April | Munich WCT | Munich, Germany | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Frew McMillan | Niki Pilic |
1 April | New Orleans WCT | New Orleans, LA, USA | 32 | $50,000 | John Newcombe | Jeff Borowiak | |
8 April | Monte Carlo WCT | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Clay | Andrew Pattison | Ilie Năstase |
8 April | Orlando WCT | Orlando, FL, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Hard | John Newcombe | Jaime Fillol |
8 April | Tokyo WCT | Tokyo, Japan | 32 | $50,000 | Rod Laver | Juan Gisbert | |
15 April | Houston | Houston, TX, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Clay | Rod Laver | Bjorn Borg |
15 April | Johannesburg WCT | Johannesburg, South Africa | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Hard | Andrew Pattison | John Alexander |
22 April | Denver WCT | Denver, CO, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Indoor / Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | Arthur Ashe |
22 April | St. Louis WCT | St. Louis, MO, USA | 32 | $50,000 | Outdoor / Clay | Stan Smith | Alex Metreveli |
8 May | Dallas WCT Finals | Dallas, TX, USA | 8 | $100,000 | Indoor / Carpet | John Newcombe | Bjorn Borg |
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