Guillermo Vilas defeated the three-time defending champion Ilie Năstase in the final, 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters.[1]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters | |
| Champion |  Guillermo Vilas |
| Runner-up |  Ilie Năstase |
| Score | 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8S |
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Ilie Năstase
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 John Newcombe
| 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ilie Năstase
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Guillermo Vilas
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Raúl Ramírez
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Guillermo Vilas
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Blue group edit
 Borg
|
Newcombe
|
 Parun
|
Vilas
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Björn Borg
|
6–7, 6–7 | 3–6, 6–3, 10–8 | 5–7, 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 37–44 | 3 | ||
| John Newcombe
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7–6, 7–6 | 6–4, 6–4 | 4–6, 6–7 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 36–33 | 2 | ||
| Onny Parun
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6–3, 3–6, 8–10 | 4–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 6–3, 9–11 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 45–52 | 4 | ||
| Guillermo Vilas
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7–5, 6–1 | 6–4, 7–6 | 7–5, 3–6, 11–9 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 47–36 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
White group edit
| Năstase
|
 Orantes
|
Ramírez
|
 Solomon
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Ilie Năstase
|
6–4, 6–2 | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | 6–3, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 38–26 | 1 | ||
| Manuel Orantes
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4–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 1–6 | 6–1, 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 22–26 | 3 | ||
| Raúl Ramírez
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4–6, 6–2, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–1 | 6–1, 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 37–20 | 2 | ||
| Harold Solomon
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3–6, 4–6 | 1–6, 1–6 | 1–6, 1–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 11–36 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1974 Masters Melbourne – Draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).