1974 French Open
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1974 French Open
| 1974 French Open | ||||
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| Date: | 3 June to 16 June | |||
| Edition: | 73rd | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Clay | |||
| Location: | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
| Venue: | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Björn Borg |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Chris Evert |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Dick Crealy / Onny Parun |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
Chris Evert /  Olga Morozova |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Martina Navrátilová /  Iván Molina |
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The 1974 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 3 June until 16 June. It was the 73rd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1974.
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Champions
Men's singles
Main article: 1974 French Open - Men's Singles
Björn Borg[1] def. 
Manuel Orantes, 2–6, 6–7(1), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
- It was Borg's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Women's singles
Main article: 1974 French Open - Women's Singles
Chris Evert def. Olga Morozova[2], 6–1, 6–2
- It was Evert's 1st career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Main article: 1974 French Open - Men's Doubles
Dick Crealy / 
Onny Parun def. Bob Lutz / Stanley Smith, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1
Women's doubles
Main article: 1974 French Open - Women's Doubles
Chris Evert / Olga Morozova def. 
Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera / 
Katja Burgemeister Ebbinghaus, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Mixed doubles
Main article: 1974 French Open - Mixed Doubles
Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina def. 
Reyes Darmon / Marcelo Lara, 6–3, 6–3
Notes
- ^ Borg became the first Swedish tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title in the open era. In 1957 Sven Davidsson won Sweden's first Grand Slam singles title at French Open.
- ^ Morozova was the first player (male or female) from the Soviet Union to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era.
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| Preceded by 1973 French Open |
French Open | Succeeded by 1975 French Open |
| Preceded by 1974 Australian Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1974 Wimbledon Championships |
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