1974 Mississippi Indoors

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1974 Mississippi Indoors
DateMarch 20–24
Edition2nd
CategoryUSLTA Indoor circuit
Draw24S / 12D
Prize money $20,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Venue Mississippi Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair / Flag of the United States.svg Grover Raz Reid [2]
  1973  · Tennis South Invitational ·  1975  

The 1974 Mississippi Indoors, also known by its full name Mississippi International Indoor Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi in the United States that was part of the 1974 USLTA Indoor Circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 20 through March 24, 1974. [3] Second-seeded Sandy Mayer won the singles title after defeating first-seeded Karl Meiler in the final. Mayer was still an amateur and therefore not entitled to receive first-prize money. [4] [5]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer defeated Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler 7–6(5–2), 7–5

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair / Flag of the United States.svg Grover Raz Reid defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Byron Bertram / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Feaver 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

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