1974 Astor Cup – Singles

Singles
Singles
1974 Astor Cup
Champion	Arthur Ashe
Runner-up	Mark Cox
Score	6–4, 7–5
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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.[1][2][3]

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

Finals

Semifinals					Final

	Ion Țiriac	3	4

7	Mark Cox	6	6
					7	Mark Cox	4	5

					3	Arthur Ashe	6	7
3	Arthur Ashe	6	4	6

5	Roger Taylor	0	6	2

Top half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					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	7⁷	6			Ion Țiriac	6	6
8	Roscoe Tanner	6⁵	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	6⁵			Juan Gisbert Sr.	2	3
	Juan Gisbert Sr.	6	7⁷							7	Mark Cox	6	6
	Corrado Barazzutti	5	6	6						4	Adriano Panatta	1	4
	Pietro Marzano	7	4	3		Corrado Barazzutti	4	7⁷	5
	Vladimír Zedník	6	3	6³	4	Adriano Panatta	6	6⁵	7
4	Adriano Panatta	3	6	7⁷

Bottom half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals				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	7⁷	6							Graham Stilwell	4	4
	Paul Gerken	6	6⁵	4		Graham Stilwell	6⁴	6	6
	Vincenzo Franchitti	6	6			Vincenzo Franchitti	7⁷	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	6³
	Tonino Zugarelli	2	6	5	1	Rod Laver	6	7⁷
1	Rod Laver	6	4	7

References

"Okker upsets Nastase; Ashe cops Astor title". Daily News. 18 February 1974. p. 23C – via Newspapers.com.
John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 142. ISBN 9780362002171.
"1974 Bologna – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

ITF tournament edition details

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[1] "Okker upsets Nastase; Ashe cops Astor title". Daily News. 18 February 1974. p. 23C – via Newspapers.com.

[wot1975-2] John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 142. ISBN 9780362002171.

[ms-3] "1974 Bologna – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).