1974 Stockholm Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1974 Stockholm Open
Champion	Arthur Ashe
Runner-up	Tom Okker
Final score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated February 03, 2022

Tom Gorman was the defending champion but withdrew due to an ankle injury sustained playing in the Vienna Open.

Seeds

Björn Borg (Semifinals)^[1]
Guillermo Vilas (Semifinals)
Tom Okker (Final)
Arthur Ashe (Champion)
Marty Riessen (Quarterfinals)
Jan Kodeš (Third Round)
Manuel Orantes (Quarterfinals)
~~Tom Gorman~~ (withdrew)
Harold Solomon (Third Round)
Eddie Dibbs (Second Round)
Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
Jaime Fillol (Third Round)
N/A
Brian Gottfried (Third Round)
Vijay Amritraj (Third Round)
Juan Gisbert Sr. (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Björn Borg	4	7	6

3	Tom Okker	6	5	7
					3	Tom Okker	2	2

					4	Arthur Ashe	6	6
4	Arthur Ashe	6	6

2	Guillermo Vilas	4	4

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

1	B Borg	6	6
	A Amritraj	3	2		1	B Borg	1	6	7
	P Gerken	6	6			P Gerken	6	1	6
	J Loyo-Mayo	4	1							1	B Borg	6	6
	Luis Felipe Tavares	7	7							14	B Gottfried	4	1
	M Carlstein	5	6			LF Tavares	3	2
	S Menon	6	6		14	B Gottfried	6	6
14	B Gottfried	7	7											1	B Borg	6	6
9	H Solomon	6	6											7	M Orantes	1	1
	B Åberg	4	3		9	H Solomon	4	7	6
	R Thung	7	2	4		J Lloyd	6	5	2
	J Lloyd	6	6	6						9	H Solomon	0	2
	B Holmström	6	2							7	M Orantes	6	6
	J Borowiak	7	6			J Borowiak	6	2
	E van Dillen	3	4		7	M Orantes	7	6
7	M Orantes	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

5	M Riessen	6	6
	B Phillips-Moore	1	4		5	M Riessen	6	3	6
	B Andersson	4	6	6		B Andersson	1	6	4
	R Moore	6	2	3						5	M Riessen	7	6
	M Farrell	3	4								T Koch	6	4
	T Koch	6	6			T Koch	6	6
	M Holeček	2	5		10	E Dibbs	0	0
10	E Dibbs	6	7											5	M Riessen	6	4
12	J Fillol	6	3	6										3	T Okker	7	6
	J Velasco Sr.	2	6	0	12	J Fillol	6	2	7
	T Christensen	2	1			R Norberg	2	6	6
	R Norberg	6	6							12	J Fillol	6	1
	B Hewitt	7	6							3	T Okker	7	6
	U Eriksson	5	3			B Hewitt	6	3
	K Johansson	7	6	4	3	T Okker	7	6
3	T Okker	5	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

4	A Ashe	6	7
	V Gerulaitis	4	6	4	A Ashe	4	6	6
	J Källqvist	2	0		I Molina	6	1	2
	I Molina	6	6						4	A Ashe	7	7
	J Zabrodsky	1	4						15	V Amritraj	6	6
	H Rahim	6	6		H Rahim	3	6
	H Kary	5	4	15	V Amritraj	6	7
15	V Amritraj	7	6										4	A Ashe	6	6
16	J Gisbert Sr.	6	6										16	J Gisbert Sr.	1	3
	D Palm	4	4	16	J Gisbert Sr.	6	4	6
	R Fisher	6	4		W Fibak	2	6	4
	W Fibak	7	6						16	J Gisbert Sr.	6	6
	K Meiler	6	6						6	J Kodeš	3	2
	A Zugarelli	4	2		K Meiler	7	1	1
	V Franchitti	2	1	6	J Kodeš	6	6	6
6	J Kodeš	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

	G Berner	4	4
	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6	6			J-E Lundqvist	6	3	6
	T Svensson	3	6			O Bengtson	4	6	7
	O Bengtson	6	7								O Bengtson	5	3
	C Pasarell	4	6	7						11	R Ramírez	7	6
	M Timonen	6	3	5		C Pasarell	6	1	4
	R Dowdeswell	7	4	3	11	R Ramírez	3	6	6
11	R Ramírez	5	6	6										11	R Ramírez	4	2
	F Jauffret	6	6											2	G Vilas	6	6
	P Säilä	4	0			F Jauffret	6	5	1
	F McMillan	6	3	6		F McMillan	2	7	6
	R Keldie	3	6	4							F McMillan	4	0
	S Krulevitz	4	7	4						2	G Vilas	6	6
	P Cornejo	6	6	6		P Cornejo	3	5
	J Singh	2	0		2	G Vilas	6	7
2	G Vilas	6	6

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References

General

Main draw

Specific

↑ "Borg and Okker meet in semi". The Day. New London, CT. Assoc. Press. 1974-11-09.

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[1] "Borg and Okker meet in semi". The Day. New London, CT. Assoc. Press. 1974-11-09.

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