1974 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Rod Laver was the defending singles champion at the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships but did not compete that year. First-seeded John Newcombe won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 against Cliff Richey. Richey threatened to quit the match after being called for a foot fault but eventually played on when the linesman was changed. The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Singles
1974 Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	John Newcombe
Runner-up	Cliff Richey
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 1974 Australian Indoor Championships

Seeds

1. John Newcombe (champion)
2. Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
3. Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
4. Dick Stockton (first round)
5. Tony Roche (semifinals)
6. Cliff Richey (final)
7. Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
8. Onny Parun (quarterfinals)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	John Newcombe	4	6	6
	5	Tony Roche	6	1	4
								1	John Newcombe	6	6	6
								6	Cliff Richey	4	3	4
	6	Cliff Richey	7	5	6
	2	Ken Rosewall	6	7	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Newcombe	6	6
		R Ruffels	4	4				1	J Newcombe	6	7
		M Estep	6	6					M Estep	1	6
		P Kronk	3	1											1	J Newcombe	7	6
		C Dibley	6	6	4										8	O Parun	6	3
		R Case	3	7	6				R Case	2	6
		S Stewart	7	6	4			8	O Parun	6	7
	8	O Parun	5	7	6																	1	J Newcombe	4	6	6
	4	D Stockton	6	4																		5	T Roche	6	1	4
		A Stone	7	6					A Stone	3
		H-J Pohmann	6	3					F Stolle	1	d
		F Stolle	7	6												A Stone	6	6	1
		G Masters	4	6	1										5	T Roche	7	4	6
		F McNair	6	3	6				F McNair	2	4
		S Ball	4	5				5	T Roche	6	6
	5	T Roche	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	C Richey	6	6
		J Austin	1	4				6	C Richey	6	6
		G R Reid	6	6					G R Reid	1	2
		J Fassbender	2	3											6	C Richey	5	6	6
		I El Shafei	7	6											3	R Tanner	7	2	3
		K Warwick	6	4					I El Shafei	2	4
		D Crealy	2	3				3	R Tanner	6	6
	3	R Tanner	6	6																		6	C Richey	7	5	6
	7	P Dent	7	6																		2	K Rosewall	6	7	1
		C Kachel	6	2				7	P Dent	3	7	6
		W Bowrey	6	7					W Bowrey	6	6	2
		B Giltinan	2	6											7	P Dent	5	6
		M Anderson	1	3											2	K Rosewall	7	7
		B Carmichael	6	6					B Carmichael	5	4
		B Fairlie	6	2				2	K Rosewall	7	6
	2	K Rosewall	7	6

External links

• ITF – tournament edition details