# 1974 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles

John Newcombe won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Arthur Ashe.

## Seeds

* John Newcombe (champion)
* Tom Okker (semifinals)
* Ken Rosewall (third round)
* Arthur Ashe (final)
* Stan Smith (semifinals)
* Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
* Manuel Orantes (first round)
* Tom Gorman (first round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Stan Smith | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Stan Smith | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | John Newcombe | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Tom Okker | 1 | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | John Newcombe | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 5 | 6 | | 1 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | | | Ion Țiriac | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Dell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Harold Solomon | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Erik van Dillen | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Harold Solomon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Harold Solomon | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | John Newcombe | 6 | 7 |
| | Allan Stone | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Brian Gottfried | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | 3 | | Allan Stone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Raúl Ramírez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boro Jovanović | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | Allan Stone | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Brian Gottfried | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bob Carmichael | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Brian Gottfried | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Case | 4 | 7 | 6 | | Ross Case | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clark Graebner | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley | 4 | 1 | | | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcelo Lara | 6 | 6 | | | Marcelo Lara | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Stan Smith | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Stan Smith | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | Željko Franulović | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Masters | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Geoff Masters | 3 | ;4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jun Kamiwazumi | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | Stan Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jaime Fillol Sr | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | Jaime Fillol Sr | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Mike Estep | 6 | 6 | | | Jaime Fillol Sr | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Roscoe Tanner | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | Jim McManus | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Muñoz | 1 | 5 | | | Jim McManus | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 7 | | | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Adriano Panatta | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 7 | 4 | 0 | | Graham Stilwell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Edlefsen | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | Gerald Battrick | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | Roy Barth | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Gerald Battrick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Fairlie | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Brian Fairlie | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marty Riessen | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Gerald Battrick | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 6 | 2 | 5 | | Guillermo Vilas | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Ruffels | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | Milan Holeček | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Froehling | 4 | 4 | | | Milan Holeček | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | | | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | Milan Holeček | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Paul Gerken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Robert Lutz | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Zugarelli | 2 | 3 | | | Paul Gerken | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Lutz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Robert Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Lutz | 3 | 5 |
| | O Nils Bengtson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Tom Okker | 6 | 7 |
| | Fred Stolle | 6 | 3 | 4 | | O Nils Bengtson | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Björn Borg | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Onny Parun | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | O Nils Bengtson | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | Andrew Pattison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Tom Okker | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Phil Dent | 6 | 3 | | | Andrew Pattison | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Tom Okker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Leonard | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |