1974 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1974 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
Runners-up	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Final score	6–7, 6–3, 6–4

Bob Carmichael and Frew McMillan were playing in World TeamTennis competition and couldn't defend their title. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Năstase won the championship and $6,000 first-prize money following victory over Jürgen Fassbender and Hans-Jürgen Pohmann in the final.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase (Champions)
2. Jürgen Fassbender / Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (Final)
3. Manuel Orantes / Guillermo Vilas (Semifinals)
4. Dick Crealy / Onny Parun (Quarterfinals)
5. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
6. Dick Dell / Sherwood Stewart (Quarterfinals)
7. Bob Lutz / Erik Van Dillen (Quarterfinals)
8. Björn Borg / Juan Gisbert (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors   Ilie Năstase	7	7
	3	Manuel Orantes   Guillermo Vilas	5	5
								1	Jimmy Connors   Ilie Năstase	6	6	6
								2	Jürgen Fassbender   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	7	3	4
	8	Björn Borg   Juan Gisbert
	2	Jürgen Fassbender   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	w/o

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Connors I Năstase	6	6
		P Du Pré P Fleming	0	4				1	J Connors I Năstase	6	7
		H Rahim R Thung	5	4					S Ball R Keldie	4	6
		S Ball R Keldie	7	6											1	J Connors I Năstase	6	7
	6	D Dell S Stewart	w/o												6	D Dell S Stewart	1	6
		R Barth R Seegers						6	D Dell S Stewart	6	6
		S Faulk W Higgins	6	4	3				W Brown C DeVoe	0	4
		W Brown C DeVoe	4	6	6																	1	J Connors I Năstase	7	7
	3	M Orantes G Vilas	6	6																		3	M Orantes G Vilas	5	5
		J Loyo Mayo J Pinto-Bravo	1	3				3	M Orantes G Vilas	6	6
		M Cahill F McNair	3	2					V Amaya G Hardie	4	4
		V Amaya G Hardie	6	6											3	M Orantes G Vilas	6	7
	7	B Lutz E Van Dillen	6	6											7	B Lutz E Van Dillen	4	5
		S Meer F Ponte	3	1				7	B Lutz E Van Dillen	6	6
		J Kamiwazumi J Simpson	6	6					J Kamiwazumi J Simpson	1	4
		B Martin T Parun	2	4

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		N Holmes J Kuki	5	1
		J Delaney J Whitlinger	7	6					J Delaney J Whitlinger	2	7	3
		J Fort K McMillan	3	4				8	B Borg J Gisbert Sr.	6	6	6
	8	B Borg J Gisbert Sr.	6	6											8	B Borg J Gisbert Sr.	6	6	7
		R Dowdeswell P Lall	4	4											4	D Crealy O Parun	4	7	5
		R Kreiss P Kronk	6	6					R Kreiss P Kronk	3	3
		H Hose B Prajoux	6	3	4			4	D Crealy O Parun	6	6
	4	D Crealy O Parun	2	6	6																	8	B Borg J Gisbert Sr.
		Greg Brents Mike Smart	6	1	2																	2	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	w/o
		J-F Caujolle N Špear	3	6	6				J-F Caujolle N Špear	3	3
		Steve Briggs R Evett	2	3				5	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6
	5	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6											5	B Gottfried R Ramírez	1	2
		N Saviano T Waltke	1	2											2	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	6	6
		M Holeček K Meiler	6	6					M Holeček K Meiler	7	4	2
		M Lara A Muñoz	1	2				2	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	6	6	6
	2	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	6	6

References

1. "Connors Defeats Borg In U.S. Clay Court Tennis". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, NH. Aug 13, 1974.

External links

• "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
• "USCC-Indianapolis 1974". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-06-12.