1974 Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Rod Laver was the defending singles champion at the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships but did not compete that year. First-seeded John Newcombe won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 against Cliff Richey. Richey threatened to quit the match after being called for a foot fault but eventually played on when the linesman was changed. The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇦🇺 John Newcombe (champion)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Dick Stockton (first round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Tony Roche (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Cliff Richey (final)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇳🇿 Onny Parun (quarterfinals)