1974 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John Newcombe.

Newcombe won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 against Björn Borg.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

• # 🇦🇺 Rod Laver (quarterfinals)

• # 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (final)

• # Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 John Newcombe (champion)

• # Tom Okker (quarterfinals)

• # Jan Kodeš (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Stan Smith (semifinals)