1974 Wimbledon Championships

1974 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 6 July
Edition88th
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D / 128X
Prize money£97,100
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Jimmy Connors
Women's singles
United States Chris Evert
Men's doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche
Women's doubles
Australia Evonne Goolagong / United States Peggy Michel
Mixed doubles
Australia Owen Davidson / United States Billie Jean King
Boys' singles
United States Billy Martin
Girls' singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec

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.[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1974.[3] 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.

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 422, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 380, 381. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference little2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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