1974 Medi-Quik Open

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1974 Medi-Quik Open
DateAugust 19–26
Edition5th
Category Grand Prix (Group B)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location South Orange, U.S.
VenueOrange Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez [2]
  1973  · South Orange Open ·  1975  

The 1974 Medi-Quik Open, also known as the Eastern Lawn Tennis Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, New Jersey in the United States. It was classified as a Group B category tournament and was part of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament on the Grand Prix circuit and was held from August 19 through August 25, 1974. Second-seeded Alex Metreveli won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors walkover

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez defeated Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj / Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 7–6, 6–7, 7–6

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