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1974 São Paulo WCT

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1974 São Paulo WCT
Date11–17 March
Edition1st
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
Champions
Singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Doubles
Italy Adriano Panatta / Romania Ion Țiriac[2]
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The 1974 São Paulo WCT, also known as the São Paulo Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in São Paulo, Brazil. The tournament was part of Green Group of the 1974 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the event and was held from 11 March through 17 March 1974. Second-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.[3][4]

Finals

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Singles

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Sweden Björn Borg defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Borg's 3rd singles title of the year and of his career.

Doubles

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Italy Adriano Panatta / Romania Ion Țiriac defeated Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson / Sweden Björn Borg 7–5, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Panatta's 2nd and last doubles title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Țiriac's only doubles title of the year and the 13th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1974 Sao Paulo WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1974 Sao Paulo WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Young Swede beats Ashe in net finals". Syracuse Post-Standard. UPI. 18 March 1974. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75: a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 143. ISBN 9780362002171.
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