| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1974 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  John Newcombe |
| Runner-up |  Björn Borg |
| Final score | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 8 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe.
Newcombe won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 against Björn Borg. [1]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Rod Laver (quarterfinals) Björn Borg (final)
Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals) John Newcombe (champion)
Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
Jan Kodeš (semifinals)
Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals) Stan Smith (semifinals)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver | 78 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stan Smith | 66 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stan Smith | 1 | 6 | 63 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | John Newcombe | 6 | 3 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tom Okker | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | John Newcombe | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jan Kodeš | 77 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ilie Năstase | 63 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arthur Ashe | 5 | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg | 7 | 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Four-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating John McEnroe in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(16–18), 8–6 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth consecutive singles title at the Championships. The final has often been called one of the greatest and most exciting matches of all time, and was central to the Borg–McEnroe rivalry. A dramatic depiction of the final featured as the conclusion to the 2017 movie Borg vs McEnroe.
Two-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in a repeat of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.
Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships.
Arthur Ashe defeated the defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships. He became the first Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon.
Defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.
Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. It was the first of his five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and he became the first man in the Open Era to win the title without losing a set during the tournament.
Defending champion John Newcombe successfully defended his title, defeating Stan Smith in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships. It was his third Wimbledon singles title.
Jan Kodeš defeated Alex Metreveli in the final, 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. The final included a tie-break played at 8–8 in the second set; it was the first ever Wimbledon singles final to include a tie-break.
Ken Rosewall was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Arthur Ashe.
John Newcombe was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.
Björn Borg was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Björn Borg.
Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year.
Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe and Tony Roche.
Owen Davidson and John Newcombe were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Davidson teamed up with Ken Rosewall and lost in second round to Anand Amritraj and Vijay Amritraj, while Newcombe teamed up with Tony Roche and lost in semifinals to tournament runners-up Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol.
John Newcombe and Tom Okker were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.
Cliff Drysdale and Roger Taylor were the defending US Open men's doubles champions, but did not defend their title.
Pierre Barthès and Nikola Pilić were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions, but did not defend their title as a team.