1974 Wimbledon Championships
The 1974 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974. It was the 88th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1974. Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert won the singles titles.
Prize money
The total prize money for 1974 championships was £97,100. The winner of the men's title earned £10,000 while the women's singles champion earned £7,000.| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £10,000 | £6,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £600 | £300 | £200 | £150 |
| Women's singles | £7,000 | £4,000 | £1,500 | £750 | £500 | £250 | £175 | £150 |
| Men's doubles * | £2,000 | £1,200 | £800 | £400 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Women's doubles * | £1,200 | £700 | £350 | £200 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Mixed doubles * | £1,000 | £500 | £300 | £150 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4- It was Connors's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's singles
Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova, 6–0, 6–4- It was Evert's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st Wimbledon title.
Men's doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 8–6, 6–4, 6–4Women's doubles
Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel defeated Helen Gourlay / Karen Krantzcke, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3Mixed doubles
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated Mark Farrell / Lesley Charles, 6–3, 9–7Juniors
Boys' singles
Billy Martin defeated Ashok Amritraj, 6–2, 6–1Girls' singles
Mima Jaušovec defeated Mariana Simionescu, 7–5, 6–4Singles seeds
Men's singles
- John Newcombe '
- Ilie Năstase '
- Jimmy Connors
- Stan Smith '
- Björn Borg '
- Jan Kodeš '
- Tom Okker '
- Arthur Ashe '
- Ken Rosewall '
- Alex Metreveli '
- Tom Gorman '
- Manuel Orantes ''''