1974 Italian Open (tennis) 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 Prix circuit while the women's tournament was part of the Women's International Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from 26 May through 3 June 1974. The singles titles were won by third-seeded Björn Borg and first-seeded Chris Evert. World no. 2 Jimmy Connors and Evonne Goolagong were banned from playing in the 1974 Italian Open
1974 German Open (tennis) 1974 German Open (tennis) The 1974 Grand Prix German Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the event and was part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany, from 20 May through 26 May 1974. Third-seeded Eddie Dibbs won the singles title. Eddie Dibbs defeated Hans-Joachim Plötz 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 Helga Masthoff defeated Martina Navratilova 6–4, 5–7, 7–3 Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Helga