The 1974 Melia Trophy, also known as the Madrid Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain. The men's tournament was classified as Group A category and was part of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 7 October until 13 October 1974. Ilie Năstase and Helga Masthoff won the singles titles.[3][4]

1974 Melia Trophy
Date7–13 October
Edition3rd
CategoryGrand Prix (Group A)
Draw68S / 32D
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationMadrid, Spain
VenueReal Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo
Champions
Men's singles
Romania Ilie Năstase[1]
Women's singles
West Germany Helga Masthoff
Men's doubles
France Patrice Dominguez / Spain Antonio Muñoz[2]
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Lesley Charles / United Kingdom Sue Mappin
Mixed doubles
Romania Ion Țiriac / Romania Virginia Ruzici
← 1973 · Madrid Tennis Grand Prix · 1975 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Ilie Năstase defeated   Björn Borg 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Women's singles

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  Helga Masthoff defeated   Tine Zwaan 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

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  Patrice Dominguez /   Antonio Muñoz defeated   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 6–3

Women's doubles

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  Lesley Charles /   Sue Mappin defeated   Cora Creytd /   Helga Masthoff 6–2, ret.

Mixed doubles

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  Virginia Ruzici /   Ion Țiriac defeated   Mark Farrell /   Lesley Charles 7–6, 4–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "1974 Madrid – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1974 Madrid – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780362002171.
  4. ^ José Juan Espinosa (14 October 1974). "Cinco sets necesito Nastase para doblegar a Borg". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 33.
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