1974_US_Open_–_Women's_doubles

1974 US Open – Women's doubles

1974 US Open – Women's doubles

1974 tennis event results

Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the defending champions but only Virginia Wade competed that year with Lesley Hunt. Lesley Hunt and Virginia Wade lost in the semifinals to Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King.

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Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King won the title by defeating Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 in the final. The winning team earned $4,500.[1]

Seeds

  1. Australia Evonne Goolagong / United States Peggy Michel (semifinals)
  2. United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King (champions)
  3. France Françoise Dürr / Netherlands Betty Stöve (final)
  4. Australia Helen Gourlay / Australia Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
2 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King 		6 5 6
Australia Lesley Hunt
United Kingdom Virginia Wade 		1 7 1
2 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King 		7 6 6
3 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve 		6 7 4
3 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve 		6 5 6
1 Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Peggy Michel 		3 7 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 United States R Casals
United States BJ King 		6 6
United Kingdom L Beaven
United Kingdom L Blachford 		1 1 2 United States R Casals
United States BJ King 		6 6
Romania V Ruzici
Romania M Simionescu 		6 6 Romania V Ruzici
Romania M Simionescu 		1 3
United States B Downs
United States K Pigeon 		4 3 2 United States R Casals
United States BJ King 		6 6
Czechoslovakia M Neumanová
United States L Tenney 		1 4 United States P Bostrom
United States W Overton 		4 4
Netherlands E Appel
Netherlands T Zwaan 		6 6 Netherlands E Appel
Netherlands T Zwaan 		2 0
United States S Greer
Japan K Sawamatsu 		3 4 United States P Bostrom
United States W Overton 		6 6
United States P Bostrom
United States W Overton 		6 6 2 United States R Casals
United States BJ King 		6 5 6
United States L duPont
United States K Harter 		4 4 Australia L Hunt
United Kingdom V Wade 		1 7 1
United States TA Fretz
United States C Martinez 		6 6 United States TA Fretz
United States C Martinez 		5 4
Sweden I Bentzer
United States J Heldman 		6 2 3 Australia L Hunt
United Kingdom V Wade 		7 6
Australia L Hunt
United Kingdom V Wade 		4 6 6 Australia L Hunt
United Kingdom V Wade 		7 6
United Kingdom J Fayter
United States P Hogan 		7 6 4 Australia H Gourlay
Australia K Krantzcke 		6 4
Brazil M Bueno
United States L Fleming 		6 4 United Kingdom J Fayter
United States P Hogan 		3 3
South Africa B Cuypers
United States S Stap 		3 3 4 Australia H Gourlay
Australia K Krantzcke 		6 6
4 Australia H Gourlay
Australia K Krantzcke 		6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve 		7 6
United States J Evert
United States K Kuykendall 		5 1 3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve 		7 7
United States C Meyer
Denmark H Sparre 		6 4 6 United States C Meyer
Denmark H Sparre 		6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
United States R Tenney 		4 6 3 3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve 		6 6
Australia P Faulkner
United States J Haas 		3 5 Argentina R Giscafré
Czechoslovakia M Navratilova 		0 2
United States J Newberry
United States S Walsh 		6 7 United States J Newberry
United States S Walsh 		6 5 2
Argentina R Giscafré
Czechoslovakia M Navratilova 		6 7 Argentina R Giscafré
Czechoslovakia M Navratilova 		4 7 6
Australia C O'Neil
Australia J Walker 		4 5 3 France F Dürr
Netherlands B Stöve 		6 5 6
Australia D Fromholtz
Australia J Young 		6 4 1 Australia E Goolagong
United States P Michel 		3 7 4
United States R Fox
United States M Schallau 		7 6 United States R Fox
United States M Schallau 		6 6
West Germany K Ebbinghaus
United States K Latham 		4 2 United States K May
United States P Teeguarden 		2 3
United States K May
United States P Teeguarden 		6 6 United States R Fox
United States M Schallau 		6 2 2
United States A Kiyomura
United States B Nagelsen 		3 6 1 Australia E Goolagong
United States P Michel 		4 6 6
United Kingdom L Charles
United Kingdom S Mappin 		6 7 United Kingdom L Charles
United Kingdom S Mappin 		3 6 4
United States K Kemmer
South Africa I Kloss 		1 6 4 1 Australia E Goolagong
United States P Michel 		6 2 6
1 Australia E Goolagong
United States P Michel 		6 4 6

References

  1. [1]
    "U.S. Tennis Open Starts Wednesday". The New York Times. August 25, 1974.
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