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1974 South Australian Tennis Championships

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1974 South Australian Tennis Championships
Date1–7 December
Edition76th
CategoryNon-tour
Prize money$5,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationAdelaide, Australia
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Women's singles
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
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The 1974 South Australian Championships was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Adelaide, Australia. It was the 76th edition of the tournament and was held from 1 December until 7 December 1974. First-seeded Björn Borg and Olga Morozova won the singles titles.[2][3]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Sweden Björn Borg defeated Australia Onny Parun 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

  • It was Borg's 8th singles title of the year and of his career.

Women's singles

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Soviet Union Olga Morozova defeated Australia Evonne Goolagong 7–6, 2–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "1974 Adelaide – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 172. ISBN 9780362002171.
  3. ^ "Tennis". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. 9 December 1974. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
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