1974 Australian Indoor Championships
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The 1974 Australian Indoor Championships was a men's professional tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion
in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
. It began on 13 October and was played through to 20 October 1974.
John Newcombe
defeated
Cliff Richey
6–4, 6–3, 6–4.
Ross Case
/ Geoff Masters
defeated John Newcombe
/ Tony Roche
6–4, 6–4.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion
Hordern Pavilion
The Hordern Pavilion is a building located in Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the grounds of the old Sydney Showground. "The Hordern", as it is affectionally known by Sydneysiders, has been an architecturally and socially significant Sydney landmark since its construction in 1924...
in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix
The 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...
. It began on 13 October and was played through to 20 October 1974.
Men's singles
John NewcombeJohn Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
defeated
Cliff RicheyCliff Richey
Cliff Richey played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the brother of fellow player Nancy Richey....
6–4, 6–3, 6–4.
- It was Newcombe's 12th title of the year and the 60th of his career.
Men's doubles
Ross CaseRoss Case
Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...
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Geoff MastersGeoff Masters
Geoff Masters is a former Australian tennis player.-Tennis tour career:In 1977 Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon.-Doubles titles :-Post-tennis playing career:...
defeated
John NewcombeJohn Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
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Tony RocheTony Roche
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...
6–4, 6–4.
- It was Case's 5th title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Masters' 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career.