# 1974 U.S. Professional Indoor – Singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the third round this year.
Rod Laver won the title, defeating Arthur Ashe 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ilie Năstase (second round, withdrew)
* John Newcombe (second round, withdrew)
* Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
* Stan Smith (third round)
* Manuel Orantes (second round, withdrew)
* Rod Laver (champion)
* Jan Kodeš (semifinals)
* Arthur Ashe (final)
* Tom Gorman (first round)
* Marty Riessen (second round)
* Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
* Nikola Pilić (second round)
* Roger Taylor (third round)
* Jaime Fillol (second round)
* Björn Borg (third round)
* Cliff Richey (third 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

### Final rounds

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Tony Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 4 | 4 | | | Tony Roche | 4 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Adriano Panatta | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 8 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Arthur Ashe | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Tom Okker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Okker | 4 | 2 | | 6 | Rod Laver | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Jan Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Jan Kodeš | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | J Newcombe | | | | | | | | | |
| | ON Bengtson | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | ON Bengtson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | G Battrick | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | |
| | G Battrick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Barthès | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | ON Bengtson | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | T Roche | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 15 | B Borg | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | B Borg | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | | | | | T Roche | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | T Roche | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | I Țiriac | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | M Orantes | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kamiwazumi | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Kamiwazumi | 2 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Lutz | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | R Lutz | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | M Cox | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Riessen | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | F McMillan | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | F McMillan | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 4 | S Smith | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | J Kukal | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | S Smith | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | R Ramírez | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | M Estep | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Panatta | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | 11 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | P Cramer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 11 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | B Mottram | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| B Jovanović | 3 | 0 | | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Edlefsen | 6 | 7$^7$ | | T Edlefsen | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Leonard | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | A Ashe | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-B Chanfreau | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 8 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Graebner | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | P Proisy | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Proisy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Elschenbroich | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | B Gottfried | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Rahim | 6 | 4 | 6 | | H Rahim | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Ashe | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 16 | C Richey | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| | P Dent | 2 | 7 | 6$^6$ | 16 | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stilwell | 7 | 4 | 5 | | D Crealy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | C Richey | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | O Davidson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | A Pattison | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Metreveli | w/o | | | | A Metreveli | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E van Dillen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | J McManus | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Ž Franulović | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Froehling | 2 | 5 | | | B Phillips-Moore | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Ž Franulović | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | HJ Pohmann | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Holeček | 5 | 6 | 5 | | HJ Pohmann | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | T Gorman | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | R Case | 4 | 2 |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Laver | 6 | 6 |
| | P Cornejo | 3 | 6 | 2 | | C Dibley | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Vilas | 4 | 1 | | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Borowiak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Ruffels | 4 | 3 | | | J Borowiak | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Vázquez | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Laver | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| B Fairlie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| V Zedník | 6 | 4 | 2 | | B Fairlie | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Carmichael | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | H Solomon | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| H Solomon | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | B Hewitt | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | B Hewitt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | J Fillol | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Solomon | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | J Gisbert Sr. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T Ulrich | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | T Ulrich | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | G Masters | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | P Gerken | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zugarelli | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Gerken | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Goven | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Pilić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Gerken | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Kodeš | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | R Tanner | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Stockton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Stockton | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Kodeš | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | P Dominguez | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dibbs | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Dibbs | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | 13 | R Taylor | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | O Parun | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | R Maud | 2 | 4 |
| | R Maud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stone | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Maud | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | J Alexander | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | |
| | J Alexander | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | I Năstase | | | | | | | | | | |