1974 US Open – Men's singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 US Open. It was his first US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. The final set the record for the shortest ever major men's singles final, both in number of games and duration, lasting only 1 hour and 18 minutes and 20 games. Rosewall remains the oldest major men's singles finalist, aged 39 years, 10 months, 19 days.

Connors became the first player to win three majors in a season (having been banned from the fourth, the French Open, due to his being a member of World Team Tennis) since Rod Laver in 1969.

John Newcombe was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Rosewall.

This was the last edition of the tournament to be played on grass courts; the following three years would feature clay courts, and afterwards hardcourts.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Jimmy Connors is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (champion)
 * 2) 🇦🇺 John Newcombe (semifinalist)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Stan Smith (quarterfinalist)
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (second round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Ken Rosewall (finalist)
 * 6) 🇳🇱 Tom Okker (fourth round)
 * 7) 🇷🇴 Ilie Năstase (third round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe (quarterfinalist)
 * 9) 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (fourth round)
 * 10) 🇪🇸 Manuel Orantes (second round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Marty Riessen (fourth round)
 * 12)  Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
 * 13)  Alex Metreveli (quarterfinalist)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Dick Stockton (third round)
 * 15) 🇺🇸 Tom Gorman (second round)
 * 16) 🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez (fourth round)

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild card
 * LL = Lucky loser
 * r = Retired