1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles

The 1974 Pacific Southwest Open – Singles was an event of the 1974 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, in the United States, between September 16 and September 22, 1974. The draw comprised 64 players of which 16 were seeded. First-seeded Jimmy Connors was the defending Pacific Southwest Open singles champion and he retained his title by defeating seventh-seeded Harold Solomon in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds
• 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (champion)

• 🇺🇸 Stan Smith (first round)

• 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)

• 🇺🇸 Marty Riessen (first round)

• 🇺🇸 Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)

• 🇺🇸 Tom Gorman (semifinals)

• 🇺🇸 Harold Solomon (final)

• 🇺🇸 Eddie Dibbs (first round)

• 🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)

• 🇦🇺 John Alexander (third round)

• Jaime Fillol (third round)

• Andrew Pattison (semifinals)

• 🇳🇿 Onny Parun (first round)

• 🇦🇺 Ross Case (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (third round)

• 🇦🇺 Roy Emerson (third round)