1974 City National Buckeye Championships

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1974 City National Buckeye Championships
DateAugust 13–19
Edition5th
Category Grand Prix (Group B)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $50,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Grove City, Columbus, Ohio, United States
VenueBuckeye Boys Ranch
Champions
Singles
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez [1]
Doubles
Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj / Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj [2]
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The 1974 City National Buckeye Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Group B of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1974. Fourth-seeded Raúl Ramírez won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $9,000 first-prize money. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez defeated Flag of the United States.svg Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4

Doubles

Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj / Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj defeated Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gorman / Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lutz walkover

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References

  1. "1974 Columbus – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1974 Columbus – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 126. ISBN   9780362002171.