1974 World Championship Tennis Circuit

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
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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