1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

Singles
1974 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Harold Solomon
Score	6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1974 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 16 and September 22, 1974. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. First-seeded Jimmy Connors was the defending Pacific Southwest Open singles champion and he retained his title by defeating seventh-seeded Harold Solomon in the final, 6–3, 6–1.^[1][2]

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	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	7	6	6
		Jeff Borowiak	6	7	1
								1	Jimmy Connors	7	7
								12	Andrew Pattison	5	6
	12	Andrew Pattison	2	6	6
	5	Roscoe Tanner	6	4	3
															1	Jimmy Connors	6	6
															7	Harold Solomon	3	1
	6	Tom Gorman	6	6
	3	Arthur Ashe	2	2
								6	Tom Gorman	6	6	0
								7	Harold Solomon	2	7	6
	7	Harold Solomon	7	6
	9	Raúl Ramírez	5	4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Jimmy Connors	6	5	7
		Mal Anderson	3	7	6			1	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
		Jeff Simpson	3	7	4				Brian Teacher	2	7	2
		Brian Teacher	6	5	6										1	Jimmy Connors	7	6
	14	Ross Case	6	6											14	Ross Case	6	3
	Q	Larry Nagler	3	3				14	Ross Case	6	6
		Allan Stone	6	6					Allan Stone	0	2
	Q	Pat Cramer	1	2																		1	Jimmy Connors	7	6	6
	8	Eddie Dibbs	6	4																			Jeff Borowiak	6	7	1
		Jeff Borowiak	7	6					Jeff Borowiak	6	6
	LL	Dennis Ralston	7	7				LL	Dennis Ralston	3	2
		Charlie Pasarell	6	5												Jeff Borowiak	6	6
	15	Brian Gottfried	7	6											15	Brian Gottfried	4	3
		Colin Dibley	6	4				15	Brian Gottfried	6	6
	Q	John Andrews	6	6				Q	John Andrews	2	2
		Fred McNair	4	4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Marty Riessen	1	7	6
		Paul Kronk	6	5	7				Paul Kronk	4	4
		Roger Dowdeswell	7	7					Roger Dowdeswell	6	6
	LL	Rick Fisher	5	5												Roger Dowdeswell	2	2
	12	Andrew Pattison	6	6											12	Andrew Pattison	6	6
		Dick Crealy	3	2				12	Andrew Pattison	6	6
		Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	6	2				LL	Roy Barth	3	1
	LL	Roy Barth	7	6																		12	Andrew Pattison	2	6	6
	5	Roscoe Tanner	6	4	7																	5	Roscoe Tanner	6	4	3
		Tom Leonard	3	6	5			5	Roscoe Tanner	7	6
		Jürgen Fassbender	7	5	6				Jürgen Fassbender	5	2
		Geoff Masters	5	7	2										5	Roscoe Tanner	7	7
	10	John Alexander	6	6											10	John Alexander	5	6
		Paul Gerken	4	2				10	John Alexander	6	6	7
		Sherwood Stewart	6	2	6				Sherwood Stewart	2	7	5
		Dick R. Bohrnstedt	3	6	2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Q	João Soares	4	5
		Jeff Austin	6	7					Jeff Austin	5	3
	Q	Alex Olmedo	1	2				16	Roy Emerson	7	6
	16	Roy Emerson	6	6											16	Roy Emerson	7	4	6
		Patricio Cornejo	6	5	2r										6	Tom Gorman	6	6	7
		John Yuill	3	7	5				John Yuill	3	4
	Q	Michael Wayman	4	0				6	Tom Gorman	6	6
	6	Tom Gorman	6	6																		6	Tom Gorman	6	6
		Doug Crawford	6	5	2r																	3	Arthur Ashe	2	2
		Billy Martin	3	7	5				Billy Martin	4	4
		Raymond Moore	6	3				11	Jaime Fillol	6	6
	11	Jaime Fillol	7	6											11	Jaime Fillol	2	4
		Barry Phillips-Moore	4	5											3	Arthur Ashe	6	6
		William Brown	6	7					William Brown	6	3	1
		Tom Edlefsen	4	6				3	Arthur Ashe	4	6	6
	3	Arthur Ashe	6	7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Jim McManus	1	2
		Steve Krulevitz	6	6					Steve Krulevitz	6	6
		Dick Dell	7	3	7				Dick Dell	0	4
	13	Onny Parun	6	6	5											Steve Krulevitz	6	3	2
		Syd Ball	6	6											7	Harold Solomon	3	6	6
	Q	John Fort	1	2					Syd Ball	1	1
	LL	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	2	2				7	Harold Solomon	6	6
	7	Harold Solomon	6	6																		7	Harold Solomon	7	6
		Leif Johansson	3	2																		9	Raúl Ramírez	5	4
		Bob Lutz	6	6					Bob Lutz	6	2
		Raz Reid	2	3				9	Raúl Ramírez	7	6
	9	Raúl Ramírez	6	6											9	Raúl Ramírez	6	6
		Robert Kreiss	6	6												Robert Kreiss	3	1
		Mike Estep	3	4					Robert Kreiss	7	7
		Erik van Dillen	6	2	6				Erik van Dillen	6	5
	2	Stan Smith	3	6	2

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