# 1974 Italian Open – Men's singles

The 1974 Italian Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1974 Italian Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 26 May through 3 June 1974. The draw comprised 64 players and 16 of them were seeded. Ilie Năstase was the defending champion. Third-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title, defeating first-seeded Ilie Năstase in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

    01. Ilie Năstase (final)
    02. Jan Kodeš (second round)
    03. Björn Borg (champion)
    04. Stan Smith (semifinals)
    05. Adriano Panatta (first round)
    06. Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
    07. Paolo Bertolucci (first round)
    08. Alex Metreveli (quarterfinals)
    09. Jiří Hřebec (third round)
    10. Jaime Fillol (first round)
    11. Tom Gorman (second round)
    12. Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
    13. Eddie Dibbs (third round)
    14. Marty Riessen (third round)
    15. Raúl Ramírez (second round)
    16. Roscoe Tanner (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Steve Krulevitz | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Björn Borg | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Björn Borg | 6 | 7 | 3 | Björn Borg | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuel Orantes | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuel Orantes | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | 3 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Brian Gottfried | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 4 | Stan Smith | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alex Metreveli | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wanaro N'Godrella | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 6 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Iván Molina | 5 | 2 | | | Tonino Zugarelli | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Tonino Zugarelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Tonino Zugarelli | 2 | 6 | | | |
| 15 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Steve Krulevitz | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Francisco Mastelli | 2 | 4 | | 15 | Raúl Ramírez | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Krulevitz | 7 | 6 | | | Steve Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Steve Krulevitz | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Paolo Bertolucci | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| | Karl Meiler | 7 | 7 | | | Karl Meiler | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6 | 6 | | | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Karl Meiler | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 10 | Jaime Fillol | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Dick Crealy | 7 | 4 | 6 | | Dick Crealy | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Víctor Pecci | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Björn Borg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrice Dominguez | 2 | 5 | | 3 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 6 | 7 | | | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Piero Toci | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Björn Borg | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 14 | Marty Riessen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | Marty Riessen | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley | 5 | 4 | | 14 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimír Zedník | 2 | 4 | | | Bob Lutz | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Björn Borg | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Manuel Orantes | 2 | 5 |
| | Georges Goven | 0 | 3 | | 6 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik van Dillen | 7 | 7 | | | Erik van Dillen | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Korotkov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 11 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Roger Dowdeswell | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Harold Solomon | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Tom Gorman | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Barthès | 6 | 3 | | | Roger Dowdeswell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Dowdeswell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Boro Jovanović | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Fassbender | 5 | 6 | 4 | | Boro Jovanović | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherwood Stewart | 2 | 0 | | 12 | Brian Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Brian Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Leif Johansson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | Ismail El Shafei | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | Željko Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | Željko Franulović | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Ismail El Shafei | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Brian Gottfried | 3 | 4 |
| | Barry Phillips-Moore | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | Dumitru Hărădău | 6 | 7 | 4 | | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincenzo Franchitti | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | Eddie Dibbs | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 13 | Eddie Dibbs | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | Attila Korpás | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Stan Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hans Kary | 4 | 4 | | | Attila Korpás | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jun Kuki | 5 | 5 | | 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stan Smith | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Onny Parun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Proisy | 2 | 4 | | | Onny Parun | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch | 4 | 4 | | 9 | Jiří Hřebec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jiří Hřebec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Jiří Hřebec | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Paul Gerken | 2 | 6 | 3 | | Charlie Pasarell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Balázs Taróczy | 3 | 4 | | 8 | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Alex Metreveli | 1 | 5 |
| | Kjell Johansson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 7 |
| | Corrado Barazzutti | 7 | 6 | | | Corrado Barazzutti | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ove Bengtson | 3 | 0 | | 16 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Vijay Amritraj | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ezio Di Matteo | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Vijay Amritraj | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |