South African Open (tennis) 1891 to 1967 during the Amateur Era – was Eric Sturgess, who won eleven titles between 1939 and 1957 and lost a further final in 1947 to Eustace Fannin. He also holds the overall record for the most consecutive titles won – seven between 1948 and 1954. Five players share the record for the most male wins at the tournament in the Open Era – Rod Laver (1969, 1970), Jimmy Connors (1973, 1974), Harold Solomon (1975, 1976), Vitas Gerulaitis (1981, 1982) and Aaron Krickstein (1992, 1993). The most successful female player at the South African Championships – played from 1891
1974 Italian Open (tennis) had to follow up by playing the final against titleholder Ilie Năstase only two hours later. Björn Borg defeated Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3 Brian Gottfried'/ Raúl Ramírez defeated Juan Gisbert / Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 Chris Evert / Olga Morozova defeated Helga Masthoff / Heide Orth w.o. 1974 Italian Open (tennis) The 1974 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand