# 1974 Suisse Open Gstaad – Singles

The 1974 Suisse Open Gstaad – Singles was an event of the 1974 Suisse Open Gstaad tennis tournament and was played on outdoor red clay courts in Gstaad, Switzerland from 8 July until 14 July 1974. The draw consistent of 32 players. Ilie Năstase was the defending Swiss Open singles champion but did not compete in this edition. Guillermo Vilas won the title by defeating Manuel Orantes in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Roy Emerson | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 | 6 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Manuel Orantes | 1 | 2 |
| Vijay Amritraj | 1 | 3 | 2 | Manuel Orantes | 1 | 2 |
| Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anand Amritraj | 2 | 1 | | Roy Emerson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Antonio Munoz | 4 | 3 | | Thomaz Koch | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Thomaz Koch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Roy Emerson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Patrice Dominguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Marcello Lara | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| Milan Holeček | 2 | 1 | | Patrice Dominguez | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcello Lara | 8 | 6 | | Marcello Lara | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Víctor Pecci | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Roy Emerson | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| John Lloyd | 1 | 5 | | Guillermo Vilas | 7 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Proisy | 6 | 2 | 6 | Patrick Proisy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| José Edison Mandarino | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| Ismail El Shafei | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Ismail El Shafei | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jun Kuki | 0 | 2 | | Ismail El Shafei | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| José Higueras | 9 | 2 | 8 | José Higueras | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Petr Kanderal | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Tito Vázquez | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Phillips-Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wanaro N'Godrella | 6 | 6 | | Wanaro N'Godrella | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff Borowiak | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Barry Phillips-Moore | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Derek Schroder | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | Vijay Amritraj | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Georges Goven | 6 | 5 | 4 | Derek Schroder | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Patricio Rodríguez | 6 | 8 | | Vijay Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vijay Amritraj | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Vijay Amritraj | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Jim McManus | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 6 | | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ashok Amritraj | 5 | 8 | 4 | François Jauffret | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| François Jauffret | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | François Jauffret | 9 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Dimitri Sturdza | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Manuel Orantes | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Dick Crealy | 2 | 5 | | Dimitri Sturdza | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michel Burgener | 4 | 3 | | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |