# 1974 Astor Cup – Singles

The 1973 Astor Cup – Singles was an event of the 1974 Astor Cup men's tennis tournament that was played in Bologna in Italy from 11 February until 17 February 1974. First-seeded Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals. Third-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title, defeating seventh-seeded Mark Cox in the final, 6–4, 7–5.

## Seeds

* Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
* Jan Kodeš (second round)
* Arthur Ashe (champion)
* Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
* Roger Taylor (semifinals)
* Björn Borg (first round)
* Mark Cox (final)
* Roscoe Tanner (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 |
| | Ion Țiriac | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Mark Cox | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Roger Taylor | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harold Solomon | 1 | 3 | | | Colin Dibley | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Colin Dibley | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jun Kamiwazumi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | Ion Țiriac | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ove Bengtson | 6 | 6 | | | Ove Bengtson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ion Țiriac | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Roscoe Tanner | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ion Țiriac | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 |
| | Ezio Di Matteo | 4 | 3 | | 7 | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Haroon Rahim | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 7 | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Corrado Barazzutti | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Adriano Panatta | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Pietro Marzano | 7 | 4 | 3 | | Corrado Barazzutti | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimír Zedník | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | 4 | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Adriano Panatta | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Leonard | 4 | 2 | | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Vilas | | | | | Onny Parun | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Onny Parun | w/o | | | | | | | | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Graham Stilwell | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Paul Gerken | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | Graham Stilwell | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincenzo Franchitti | 6 | 6 | | | Vincenzo Franchitti | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Björn Borg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Roger Taylor | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | Tom Edlefsen | 2 | 3 | | 5 | Roger Taylor | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 6 | 6 | | | Raymond Moore | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Muñoz | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Roger Taylor | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tito Vázquez | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tonino Zugarelli | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |