1974 US Open (tennis) 1974 US Open (tennis) The 1974 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Forest Hills, Queens in New York City, USA. The tournament ran from 26 August until 8 September. It was the 94th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. The girl's championships was introduced in 1974 and it was the last year the tournament was played on grass courts. Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith defeated
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