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Palm Desert WCT 1974

ATP ATP 500/250 Hard Start: Mar 31, 1974 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Rod Laver

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Arthur Ashe 2 6 7
Ove Bengtson 6 1 6
Jan Kodes 6 6
Paul Gerken 3 4
Rod Laver 7 7
Tito Vazquez 6 5
Dennis Ralston 6 6
Gerald Battrick 3 3
Eddie Dibbs 6 6
Tom Edlefsen 2 4
Mark Cox 6 6
Guillermo Vilas 1 2
Harold Solomon 6 6
Ion Tiriac 2 1
Roscoe Tanner 6 6
Robert Kreiss 4 2
Quarterfinal
1 Arthur Ashe 3 6 6
Jan Kodes 6 3 4
Rod Laver 7 6
Dennis Ralston 5 3
Eddie Dibbs 7 7
Mark Cox 6 5
Roscoe Tanner 7 6
Harold Solomon 6 3
Semifinal
Rod Laver 6 7 6
1 Arthur Ashe 7 6 2
Roscoe Tanner 7 7
Eddie Dibbs 6 5
Final
Rod Laver 6 6
Roscoe Tanner 4 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Arthur Ashe Onny Parun 6-3 6-4 ·
Ove Bengtson Raymond Moore 7-6 6-2 ·
Jan Kodes Vladimir Zednik 6-4 6-2 ·
Paul Gerken Graham Stilwell 6-3 6-2 ·
Rod Laver Mike Machette 6-1 6-4 ·
Tito Vazquez Antonio Zugarelli 6-7 6-0 6-4
Dennis Ralston Adriano Panatta 7-6 7-5 ·
Gerald Battrick Haroon Rahim 6-2 1-6 6-0
Tom Edlefsen Roy Barth 6-1 6-2 ·
Eddie Dibbs William Brown 6-0 6-1 ·
Guillermo Vilas Tom Leonard 6-4 6-4 ·
Mark Cox Antonio Munoz 6-2 6-2 ·
Harold Solomon Roger Taylor 6-0 6-0 ·
Ion Tiriac Jun Kamiwazumi 6-4 6-2 ·
Robert Kreiss Colin Dibley 6-3 4-6 6-1
Roscoe Tanner Bjorn Borg 5-7 6-3 7-5

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Winner
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Final
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Semifinal
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Semifinal
Dennis Ralston Dennis Ralston USA Quarterfinal
HS Harold Solomon USA Quarterfinal
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Quarterfinal
MC Mark Cox GBR Quarterfinal
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 16
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Round of 16
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Round of 16
OB Ove Bengtson SWE Round of 16
PG Paul Gerken USA Round of 16
RK Robert Kreiss USA Round of 16
TV Tito Vazquez ARG Round of 16
TE Tom Edlefsen USA Round of 16
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 32
AM Antonio Munoz ESP Round of 32
AZ Antonio Zugarelli ITA Round of 32
Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg SWE Round of 32
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 32
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 32
HR Haroon Rahim PAK Round of 32
JK Jun Kamiwazumi JPN Round of 32
MM Mike Machette USA Round of 32
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Round of 32
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 32
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 32
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 32
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 32
VZ Vladimir Zednik CZE Round of 32
WB William Brown USA Round of 32