1974 U.S. Professional Indoor
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The 1974 U.S. Professional Indoor
was a WCT
tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Wachovia Spectrum
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in the United States
and began on January 21, 1974.
Rod Laver
defeated
Arthur Ashe
6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Pat Cramer
/ Mike Estep
defeated
Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau / Georges Goven
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
U.S. Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts...
was a WCT
World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990...
tennis
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 carpet courts. It was played at the Wachovia Spectrum
Wachovia Spectrum
The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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in the United States
United States
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and began on January 21, 1974.
Men's Singles
Rod LaverRod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
defeated
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...
6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
- It was Laver's 1st title of the year and the 52nd of his career.
Men's Doubles
Pat CramerPat Cramer
Pat Cramer , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :...
/
Mike EstepMike Estep
Mike Estep is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Estep won 2 singles titles and 7 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in 1973 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
defeated
Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau / Georges GovenGeorges Goven
Georges Goven is a retired tennis player from France.Goven won the French Championships junior title in 1964, 1965, and 1966, and the Australian Championships juniors in 1964....
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
- It was Cramer's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Estep's only title of the year and the 7th of his career.