1974 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1974 US Open
Champion Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Runner-up Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
Score7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds4

Margaret Court and Virginia Wade were the defending champions but only Virginia Wade competed that year with Lesley Hunt. Lesley Hunt and Virginia Wade lost in the semifinals to Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King.

Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King won the title by defeating Françoise Dürr and Betty Stöve 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 in the final. The winning team earned $4,500.[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
2 Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King
6 5 6
Lesley Hunt
Virginia Wade
1 7 1
2 Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King
7 6 6
3 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
6 7 4
3 Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
6 5 6
1 Evonne Goolagong
Peggy Michel
3 7 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 R Casals
BJ King
6 6
L Beaven
L Blachford
1 1 2 R Casals
BJ King
6 6
V Ruzici
M Simionescu
6 6 V Ruzici
M Simionescu
1 3
B Downs
K Pigeon
4 3 2 R Casals
BJ King
6 6
M Neumanová
L Tenney
1 4 P Bostrom
W Overton
4 4
E Appel
T Zwaan
6 6 E Appel
T Zwaan
2 0
S Greer
K Sawamatsu
3 4 P Bostrom
W Overton
6 6
P Bostrom
W Overton
6 6 2 R Casals
BJ King
6 5 6
L duPont
K Harter
4 4 L Hunt
V Wade
1 7 1
TA Fretz
C Martinez
6 6 TA Fretz
C Martinez
5 4
I Bentzer
J Heldman
6 2 3 L Hunt
V Wade
7 6
L Hunt
V Wade
4 6 6 L Hunt
V Wade
7 6
J Fayter
P Hogan
7 6 4 H Gourlay
K Krantzcke
6 4
M Bueno
L Fleming
6 4 J Fayter
P Hogan
3 3
B Cuypers
S Stap
3 3 4 H Gourlay
K Krantzcke
6 6
4 H Gourlay
K Krantzcke
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 F Dürr
B Stöve
7 6
J Evert
K Kuykendall
5 1 3 F Dürr
B Stöve
7 7
C Meyer
H Sparre
6 4 6 C Meyer
H Sparre
6 6
M Jaušovec
R Tenney
4 6 3 3 F Dürr
B Stöve
6 6
P Faulkner
J Haas
3 5 R Giscafré
M Navratilova
0 2
J Newberry
S Walsh
6 7 J Newberry
S Walsh
6 5 2
R Giscafré
M Navratilova
6 7 R Giscafré
M Navratilova
4 7 6
C O'Neil
J Walker
4 5 3 F Dürr
B Stöve
6 5 6
D Fromholtz
J Young
6 4 1 E Goolagong
P Michel
3 7 4
R Fox
M Schallau
7 6 R Fox
M Schallau
6 6
K Ebbinghaus
K Latham
4 2 K May
P Teeguarden
2 3
K May
P Teeguarden
6 6 R Fox
M Schallau
6 2 2
A Kiyomura
B Nagelsen
3 6 1 E Goolagong
P Michel
4 6 6
L Charles
S Mappin
6 7 L Charles
S Mappin
3 6 4
K Kemmer
I Kloss
1 6 4 1 E Goolagong
P Michel
6 2 6
1 E Goolagong
P Michel
6 4 6

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Tennis Open Starts Wednesday". The New York Times. August 25, 1974.