1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Singles
Singles
1974 ABN World Tennis Tournament
Final
Champion	Tom Okker
Runner-up	Tom Gorman
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated April 11, 2023

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament, but did not participate in this edition.

Seeds

Ilie Năstase (second round)
Tom Okker (champion)
Tom Gorman (final)
Cliff Drysdale (semifinals)
Tony Roche (second round)
Nikola Pilić (quarterfinals)
John Alexander (first round)
Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals					Final

2	Tom Okker	6	3	6

4	Cliff Drysdale	3	6	3
					2	Tom Okker	6	6

					3	Tom Gorman	3	4
3	Tom Gorman	6	6

	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	2	3

Upper half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

2	Tom Okker	6	6

	Mike Estep	3	4
					2	Tom Okker	6	3	6

						Georges Goven	0	6	1
	Georges Goven	6⁶	6	7

	Phil Dent	7	4	5
										2	Tom Okker	6	6

										8	Marty Riessen	4	1
	Andrew Pattison	6	6

	Harald Elschenbroich	1	2
						Andrew Pattison	3	7	3

					8	Marty Riessen	6	5	6
	Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	3	4

8	Marty Riessen	6	6
														2	Tom Okker	6	3	6

														4	Cliff Drysdale	3	6	3
6	Nikola Pilić	2	7	6

	Jim McManus	6	6⁶	3
					6	Nikola Pilić	1	7	6

						Erik van Dillen	6	6⁶	3
	Jan Hordijk	6	3	2

	Erik van Dillen	4	6	6
										6	Nikola Pilić	2	4

										4	Cliff Drysdale	6	6
	Bob Hewitt	6	6

	Bob Carmichael	4	3
						Bob Hewitt	1	1

					4	Cliff Drysdale	6	6
	Frew McMillan	5	4

4	Cliff Drysdale	7	6

Lower half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

3	Tom Gorman	w/o

	Patrick Proisy
					3	Tom Gorman	6	6

						Ray Ruffels	4	2
	Ray Ruffels	7	7

	Robert Maud	5	6⁵
										3	Tom Gorman	7	6

											Manuel Orantes	6⁵	4
	Manuel Orantes	6	6

	Nick Fleury	3	3
						Manuel Orantes	6	3	6

					5	Tony Roche	4	6	3
	Patrice Dominguez	3	6	1

5	Tony Roche	6	4	6
														3	Tom Gorman	6	6

															Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	2	3
7	John Alexander	6⁴	4

	Rolf Thung	7	6
						Rolf Thung	6	3	4

						Pierre Barthès	3	6	6
	Louk Sanders	6⁴	4

	Pierre Barthès	7	6
											Pierre Barthès	1	4

											Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	6
	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	6

	Wouter Fok	3	4
						Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6	6

						Allan Stone	2	2
	Allan Stone	6	1	7

1	Ilie Năstase	3	6	5

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References

↑ "1974 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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