1974 French Open – Men's singles
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Björn Borg defeated Manuel Orantes in the final, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 French Open.[1] It was his first major title, and the first of six French Open titles (an all-time record until it was surpassed by Rafael Nadal in 2012).
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Champion | Björn Borg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Manuel Orantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 1974 French Open
Ilie Năstase was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.
The first two rounds of the tournament were played as best-of-three sets, while the last five rounds were played as best-of-five sets.
It was the first time that in the Open Era in the men's final there was a victory starting from a situation of 0-2 sets against