# 1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

The 1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1974 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 16 and September 22, 1974. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. First-seeded Jimmy Connors was the defending Pacific Southwest Open singles champion and he retained his title by defeating seventh-seeded Harold Solomon in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

## Seeds

    01. Jimmy Connors (champion)
    02. Stan Smith (first round)
    03. Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
    04. Marty Riessen (first round)
    05. Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
    06. Tom Gorman (semifinals)
    07. Harold Solomon (final)
    08. Eddie Dibbs (first round)
    09. Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
    10. John Alexander (third round)
    11. Jaime Fillol (third round)
    12. Andrew Pattison (semifinals)
    13. Onny Parun (first round)
    14. Ross Case (third round)
    15. Brian Gottfried (third round)
    16. Roy Emerson (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Andrew Pattison | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Andrew Pattison | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Andrew Pattison | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Harold Solomon | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Harold Solomon | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Harold Solomon | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Harold Solomon | 7 | 6 | | 7 | Harold Solomon | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Raúl Ramírez | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mal Anderson | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Simpson | 3 | 7 | 4 | | Brian Teacher | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Teacher | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 14 | Ross Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | Ross Case | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Larry Nagler | 3 | 3 | | 14 | Ross Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allan Stone | 6 | 6 | | | Allan Stone | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pat Cramer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 7 | 6 | | | Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Dennis Ralston | 7 | 7 | | LL | Dennis Ralston | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 15 | Brian Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley | 6 | 4 | | 15 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Andrews | 6 | 6 | | Q | John Andrews | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fred McNair | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | Marty Riessen | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Kronk | 6 | 5 | 7 | | Paul Kronk | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Dowdeswell | 7 | 7 | | | Roger Dowdeswell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Rick Fisher | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | Roger Dowdeswell | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 12 | Andrew Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Andrew Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy | 3 | 2 | | 12 | Andrew Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau | 6 | 2 | | LL | Roy Barth | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Roy Barth | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Andrew Pattison | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | Tom Leonard | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Roscoe Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Fassbender | 7 | 5 | 6 | | Jürgen Fassbender | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Masters | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Roscoe Tanner | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| 10 | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | John Alexander | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Paul Gerken | 4 | 2 | | 10 | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherwood Stewart | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Sherwood Stewart | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick R. Bohrnstedt | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Q | João Soares | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Austin | 6 | 7 | | | Jeff Austin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alex Olmedo | 1 | 2 | | 16 | Roy Emerson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Roy Emerson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo | 6 | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | 6 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | John Yuill | 3 | 7 | 5 | | John Yuill | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michael Wayman | 4 | 0 | | 6 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tom Gorman | 6 | 6 |
| | Doug Crawford | 6 | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 2 |
| | Billy Martin | 3 | 7 | 5 | | Billy Martin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 6 | 3 | | 11 | Jaime Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jaime Fillol | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Jaime Fillol | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Barry Phillips-Moore | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | William Brown | 6 | 7 | | | William Brown | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Edlefsen | 4 | 6 | | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Jim McManus | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | | | Steve Krulevitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Dell | 7 | 3 | 7 | | Dick Dell | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Onny Parun | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | Steve Krulevitz | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Syd Ball | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Harold Solomon | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | John Fort | 1 | 2 | | | Syd Ball | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 2 | 2 | | 7 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Harold Solomon | 7 | 6 |
| | Leif Johansson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Raúl Ramírez | 5 | 4 |
| | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | Bob Lutz | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raz Reid | 2 | 3 | | 9 | Raúl Ramírez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Robert Kreiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Robert Kreiss | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Mike Estep | 3 | 4 | | | Robert Kreiss | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik van Dillen | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Erik van Dillen | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stan Smith | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |