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1974 World Championship Tennis circuit
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The 1974 World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1974, the other being the Grand Prix circuit. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). It was the fourth edition of the WCT circuit and a total of 84 players participated. All players took part in the opening U.S. Pro Indoor tournament in Philadelphia and afterwards were divided into three groups (red, blue and green) of 28 players, with each group playing eight further tournaments.
The season final was played in Dallas by the eight best performers, the top two of each group plus the next two highest point winners, and was won by Australian John Newcombe who defeated Björn Borg from Sweden in four sets, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2. Newcombe ended the season as prize money and points leader.
Overview
| Week of | Tournament | Location | Draw | Prize money | Surface | Winner | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | [U.S. Pro Indoor](1974-u-s-professional-indoor) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | 128 | $100,000 | Carpet / indoor | AUS Rod Laver | USA Arthur Ashe |
| 28 January | [Fidelity Tournament](1974-richmond-wct) | Richmond, Virginia, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | ROU Ilie Năstase | USA Tom Gorman |
| 4 February | St. Petersburg WCT | St. Petersburg, Florida, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | AUS John Newcombe | Soviet Union Alex Metreveli |
| 11 February | [Astor Cup](1974-astor-cup) | Bologna, Italy | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | USA Arthur Ashe | GBR Mark Cox |
| 11 February | Rothmans | Toronto, Canada | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | NED Tom Okker | ROU Ilie Năstase |
| 18 February | Hempstead WCT | Hempstead, New York, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | USA Stan Smith | AUS John Newcombe |
| 18 February | Rothmans | London, UK | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | SWE Björn Borg | GBR Mark Cox |
| 25 February | [Barcelona WCT](1974-barcelona-wct) | Barcelona, Spain | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | USA Arthur Ashe | SWE Björn Borg |
| 25 February | La Costa WCT | La Costa, California, US | 32 | $50,000 | Hard / outdoor | AUS John Newcombe | USA Stan Smith |
| 25 February | Saga Bay Classic | Miami, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | RSA Cliff Drysdale | USA Tom Gorman |
| 11 March | [São Paulo WCT](1974-sao-paulo-wct) | São Paulo, Brazil | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | SWE Björn Borg | USA Arthur Ashe |
| 11 March | Washington WCT | Washington, D.C., US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | ROU Ilie Năstase | NED Tom Okker |
| 15 March | [Rotterdam](1974-abn-world-tennis-tournament) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | NED Tom Okker | USA Tom Gorman |
| 15 March | [Atlanta WCT](1974-peachtree-corners-classic) | Atlanta Georgia, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | USA Dick Stockton | TCH Jiří Hřebec |
| 15 March | Palm Desert WCT | Palm Desert, California, US | 32 | $50,000 | Hard / outdoor | AUS Rod Laver | USA Roscoe Tanner |
| 1 April | Munich WCT | Munich, Germany | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | RSA Frew McMillan | YUG Niki Pilić |
| 1 April | New Orleans WCT | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | AUS John Newcombe | USA Jeff Borowiak |
| 8 April | [Monte Carlo WCT](1974-monte-carlo-wct) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France | 32 | $50,000 | Clay / outdoor | RHO Andrew Pattison | ROU Ilie Năstase |
| 8 April | Orlando WCT | Orlando, Florida, US | 32 | $50,000 | Hard / outdoor | AUS John Newcombe | CHI Jaime Fillol |
| 8 April | [Tokyo WCT](1974-tokyo-wct) | Tokyo, Japan | 32 | $50,000 | Hard / outdoor | AUS Rod Laver | ESP Juan Gisbert |
| 15 April | Johannesburg WCT | Johannesburg, South Africa | 32 | $50,000 | Hard / outdoor | RHO Andrew Pattison | AUS John Alexander |
| 15 April | Charlotte WCT | Charlotte, North Carolina, US | 32 | $50,000 | Clay / outdoor | USA Jeff Borowiak | USA Dick Stockton |
| 15 April | Houston WCT | Houston, Texas, US | 32 | $50,000 | Clay / outdoor | AUS Rod Laver | SWE Björn Borg |
| 22 April | Denver WCT | Denver, Colorado, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | USA Roscoe Tanner | USA Arthur Ashe |
| 22 April | St. Louis WCT | St. Louis, Missouri, US | 32 | $50,000 | Carpet / indoor | USA Stan Smith | Soviet Union Alex Metreveli |
| 8 May | [Dallas WCT Finals](1974-world-championship-tennis-finals) | Dallas, Texas, US | 8 | $100,000 | Carpet / indoor | AUS John Newcombe | SWE Björn Borg |
Schedule
January
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | [U.S. Pro Indoor](1974-u-s-professional-indoor) | ||||
| Philadelphia, United States | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 128S/64D | AUS Rod Laver | ||||
| 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | USA Arthur Ashe | TCH Jan Kodeš | |||
| AUS Tony Roche | NED Tom Okker | ||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | |||||
| GBR Mark Cox | |||||
| RSA Pat Cramer | |||||
| USA Mike Estep | |||||
| 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 | FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau | ||||
| FRA Georges Goven | |||||
| 28 Jan | [Fidelity Tournament](1974-richmond-wct) | ||||
| Richmond, United States | |||||
| Red group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | ROU Ilie Năstase | ||||
| 6–2, 6–3 | USA Tom Gorman | YUG Niki Pilić | |||
| FRA Patrice Dominguez | FRA Georges Goven | ||||
| USA Billy Martin | |||||
| RSA Cliff Drysdale | |||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| YUG Nikola Pilić | |||||
| AUS Allan Stone | |||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | AUS John Alexander | ||||
| AUS Phil Dent |
February
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb | [St. Petersburg WCT](1974-st-petersburg-wct) | ||||
| St. Petersburg, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUS John Newcombe | ||||
| 6–0, 7–6(7–3) | URS Alex Metreveli | AUS Ross Case | |||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | USA Dick Stockton | ||||
| TCH Jiří Hřebec | |||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| AUS Owen Davidson | |||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | USA Clark Graebner | ||||
| USA Charlie Pasarell | |||||
| 11 Feb | [Astor Cup](1974-astor-cup) | ||||
| Bologna, Italy | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| [Singles](1974-astor-cup-singles) – [Doubles](1974-astor-cup-doubles) | USA Arthur Ashe | ||||
| 6–4, 7–5 | GBR Mark Cox | GBR Roger Taylor | |||
| ROU Ion Țiriac | GBR Graham Stilwell | ||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| AUS Rod Laver | |||||
| AUS Colin Dibley | |||||
| SWE Ove Nils Bengtson | |||||
| SWE Björn Borg | |||||
| 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 | USA Arthur Ashe | ||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 11 Feb | Toronto Indoor | ||||
| Toronto, Canada | |||||
| Red group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | NED Tom Okker | ||||
| 7–6, 6–2 | ROU Ilie Năstase | AUS John Alexander | |||
| USA Marty Riessen | AUS Tony Roche | ||||
| USA Erik van Dillen | |||||
| AUS Phil Dent | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| AUS Tony Roche | |||||
| 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | NED Tom Okker | ||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| 15 Feb | Rothmans International | ||||
| London, England | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | SWE Björn Borg | ||||
| 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | GBR Mark Cox | USA Roscoe Tanner | |||
| TCH Jan Kodeš | USA Arthur Ashe | ||||
| GBR Stephen Warboys | |||||
| AUS Rod Laver | |||||
| SWE Ove Bengtson | |||||
| SWE Ove Nils Bengtson | |||||
| SWE Björn Borg | |||||
| 7–6, 6–3 | GBR Mark Farrell | ||||
| GBR John Lloyd | |||||
| 18 Feb | Hempstead WCT | ||||
| Hempstead, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | USA Stan Smith | ||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | AUS John Newcombe | URS Alex Metreveli | |||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | EGY Ismail El Shafei | ||||
| TCH Jiří Hřebec | |||||
| TCH Milan Holeček | |||||
| USA Cliff Richey | |||||
| USA Jeff Borowiak | |||||
| AUS Dick Crealy | |||||
| 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | AUS Ross Case | ||||
| AUS Geoff Masters | |||||
| 25 Feb | [Barcelona WCT](1974-barcelona-wct) | ||||
| Barcelona, Spain | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | USA Arthur Ashe | ||||
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | SWE Björn Borg | USA Eddie Dibbs | |||
| TCH Vladimír Zedník | GBR Roger Taylor | ||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| USA Tom Leonard | |||||
| ROU Ion Țiriac | |||||
| USA Arthur Ashe | |||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | USA Tom Edlefsen | ||||
| USA Tom Leonard | |||||
| 25 Feb | La Costa WCT | ||||
| La Costa, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUS John Newcombe | ||||
| 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | USA Stan Smith | CHI Patricio Cornejo | |||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| URS Alex Metreveli | |||||
| AUS Dick Crealy | |||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| USA Clark Graebner | |||||
| USA Charlie Pasarell | |||||
| 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 | AUS Roy Emerson | ||||
| USA Dennis Ralston | |||||
| 25 Feb | Miami Open | ||||
| Miami, United States | |||||
| Red group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | RSA Cliff Drysdale | ||||
| 6–4, 7–5 | USA Tom Gorman | NED Tom Okker | |||
| AUS John Alexander | FRA Patrick Proisy | ||||
| YUG Niki Pilić | |||||
| USA Mike Estep | |||||
| ROU Ilie Năstase | |||||
| AUS John Alexander | |||||
| AUS Phil Dent | |||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | NED Tom Okker | ||||
| USA Marty Riessen |
March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | [São Paulo WCT](1974-sao-paulo-wct) | ||||
| São Paulo, Brasil | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | SWE Björn Borg | ||||
| 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | USA Arthur Ashe | BRA Thomaz Koch | |||
| ITA Antonio Zugarelli | ROU Ion Țiriac | ||||
| USA Harold Solomon | |||||
| GBR Mark Cox | |||||
| AUS Rod Laver | |||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| ROU Ion Țiriac | |||||
| 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | SWE Ove Nils Bengtson | ||||
| SWE Björn Borg | |||||
| 11 Mar | [Xerox WCT Tennis Classic](1974-xerox-wct-tennis-classic) | ||||
| Washington, United States | |||||
| Red group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | ROU Ilie Năstase | ||||
| 6–3, 6–3 | NED Tom Okker | RSA Cliff Drysdale | |||
| USA Tom Gorman | AUS Tony Roche | ||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| FRA Patrick Proisy | |||||
| YUG Niki Pilić | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 7–6, 6–3 | NED Tom Okker | ||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| 25 Mar | ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament | ||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | |||||
| [Singles](1974-abn-world-tennis-tournament-singles) – [Doubles](1974-abn-world-tennis-tournament-doubles) | NED Tom Okker | ||||
| 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 | USA Tom Gorman | RSA Cliff Drysdale | |||
| FRG Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | USA Marty Riessen | ||||
| ESP Manuel Orantes | |||||
| YUG Niki Pilić | |||||
| FRA Pierre Barthès | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | FRA Pierre Barthès | ||||
| ROU Ilie Năstase | |||||
| 25 Mar | [Peachtree Corners Classic](1974-peachtree-corners-classic) | ||||
| Atlanta, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | USA Dick Stockton | ||||
| 6–2, 6–1 | TCH Jiří Hřebec | AUS Ross Case | |||
| AUS Geoff Masters | AUS John Newcombe | ||||
| USA Brian Gottfried | |||||
| URS Alex Metreveli | |||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| USA Bob Lutz | |||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| 25 Mar | Palm Desert WCT | ||||
| Palm Desert, United States | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUS Rod Laver | ||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | USA Roscoe Tanner | USA Arthur Ashe | |||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | USA Dennis Ralston | ||||
| USA Harold Solomon | |||||
| TCH Jan Kodeš | |||||
| GBR Mark Cox | |||||
| TCH Jan Kodeš | |||||
| TCH Vladimír Zedník | |||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | RSA Raymond Moore | ||||
| NZL Onny Parun |
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | [Munich WCT](1964-munich-wct) | ||||
| Munich, West Germany | |||||
| Red group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | RSA Frew McMillan | ||||
| 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 | YUG Niki Pilić | AUS Tony Roche | |||
| AUS Phil Dent | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| RSA Bob Maud | |||||
| USA Erik van Dillen | |||||
| USA Marty Riessen | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 6–2, 7–6 | FRA Pierre Barthès | ||||
| ROU Ilie Năstase | |||||
| 1 Apr | New Orleans WCT | ||||
| New Orleans, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUS John Newcombe | ||||
| 6–4, 6–2 | USA Jeff Borowiak | YUG Željko Franulović | |||
| TCH Jiří Hřebec | USA Bob Lutz | ||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| USA Frank Froehling | |||||
| USA Charlie Pasarell | |||||
| USA Bob Lutz | |||||
| USA Stan Smith | |||||
| 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 | AUS Owen Davidson | ||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| 8 Apr | [Monte Carlo WCT](1974-monte-carlo-wct) | ||||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||
| Red group | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | RHO Andrew Pattison | ||||
| 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | ROU Ilie Năstase | RSA Bob Maud | |||
| USA Marty Riessen | HUN Balázs Taróczy | ||||
| AUS John Alexander | |||||
| USA Mike Estep | |||||
| RSA Cliff Drysdale | |||||
| AUS John Alexander | |||||
| AUS Phil Dent | |||||
| 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 | ESP Manuel Orantes | ||||
| AUS Tony Roche | |||||
| 8 Apr | [Orlando WCT](1974-orlando-wct) | ||||
| Orlando, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUS John Newcombe | ||||
| 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | CHI Jaime Fillol | GBR Buster Mottram | |||
| USA Stan Smith | MEX Raúl Ramírez | ||||
| USA Jeff Borowiak | |||||
| USA Raz Reid | |||||
| USA Cliff Richey | |||||
| AUS Owen Davidson | |||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| 7–6, 6–3 | USA Brian Gottfried | ||||
| USA Dick Stockton | |||||
| 8 Apr | [Tokyo WCT](1974-tokyo-wct) | ||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUS Rod Laver | ||||
| 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 | ESP Juan Gisbert | SWE Björn Borg | |||
| NZL Onny Parun | RSA Ray Moore | ||||
| USA Paul Gerken | |||||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | |||||
| ITA Adriano Panatta | |||||
| RSA Raymond Moore | |||||
| NZL Onny Parun | |||||
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ESP Juan Gisbert | ||||
| GBR Roger Taylor | |||||
| 15 Apr | [Johannesburg Indoor](1974-johannesburg-indoor) | ||||
| Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||
| Red group | |||||
| Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D | RHO Andrew Pattison | ||||
| 6–3, 7–5 | AUS John Alexander | RSA Cliff Drysdale | |||
| USA Tom Gorman | RSA Frew McMillan | ||||
| RSA John Yuill | |||||
| RSA Deon Joubert | |||||
| RSA Bernard Mitton | |||||
| RSA Bob Hewitt | |||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 6–2, 6–4, 7–6 | USA Jim McManus | ||||
| USA Andrew Pattison | |||||
| 15 Apr | [Charlotte WCT](1974-charlotte-tennis-classic) | ||||
| Charlotte, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | USA Jeff Borowiak | ||||
| 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) | USA Dick Stockton | CHI Jaime Fillol | |||
| USA Stan Smith | AUS John Newcombe | ||||
| USSR Alex Metreveli | |||||
| AUS Sydney Ball | |||||
| AUS Geoff Masters | |||||
| GBR Buster Mottram | |||||
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | |||||
| 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | AUS Owen Davidson | ||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| 15 Apr | [Houston WCT](1974-houston-wct) | ||||
| Houston, United States | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D | AUS Rod Laver | ||||
| 7–6, 6–2 | SWE Björn Borg | NZL Onny Parun | |||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | AUS Colin Dibley | ||||
| ARG Guillermo Vilas | |||||
| USA Arthur Ashe | |||||
| TCH Vladimír Zedník | |||||
| AUS Colin Dibley | |||||
| AUS Rod Laver | |||||
| 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 | USA Arthur Ashe | ||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 22 Apr | [Holton Tennis Classic](1974-holton-tennis-classic) | ||||
| St. Louis, United States | |||||
| Blue group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | USA Stan Smith | ||||
| 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | URS Alex Metreveli | AUS Dick Crealy | |||
| AUS John Newcombe | USA Cliff Richey | ||||
| AUS Ross Case | |||||
| USA Clark Graebner | |||||
| EGY Ismail El Shafei | |||||
| EGY Ismail El Shafei | |||||
| NZL Brian Fairlie | |||||
| 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 | AUS Ross Case | ||||
| AUS Geoff Masters | |||||
| 22 Apr | [United Bank Classic](1974-united-bank-classic) | ||||
| Denver, United States | |||||
| Green group | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D | USA Roscoe Tanner | ||||
| 6–2, 6–4 | USA Arthur Ashe | TCH Jan Kodeš | |||
| GBR Mark Cox | USA Paul Gerken | ||||
| RSA Ray Moore | |||||
| AUS Rod Laver | |||||
| USA Eddie Dibbs | |||||
| USA Arthur Ashe | |||||
| USA Roscoe Tanner | |||||
| 6–3, 7–6 | GBR Mark Cox | ||||
| JPN Jun Kamiwazumi |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | [WCT World Doubles](1974-wct-world-doubles) | ||||
| Montreal, Canada | |||||
| WCT Finals | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $80,000 – 8D | RSA Bob Hewitt | ||||
| RSA Frew McMillan | |||||
| 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2 | AUS Owen Davidson | ||||
| AUS John Newcombe | |||||
| 8 May | [WCT Finals](1974-world-championship-tennis-finals) | ||||
| Dallas, United States | |||||
| WCT Finals | |||||
| Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 8S | AUS John Newcombe | ||||
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | SWE Björn Borg | USA Stan Smith | |||
| TCH Jan Kodeš | AUS Rod Laver | ||||
| NED Tom Okker | |||||
| ROU Ilie Năstase | |||||
| USA Arthur Ashe |
Standings
Red group
| Player | Tournaments played | Tournaments won | Matches won | Matches lost | Points | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROU Ilie Năstase ***** | 11 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 457 | $57,135 |
| NED Tom Okker ***** | 9 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 330 | $47,750 |
| USA Tom Gorman | 12 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 302 | $26,030 |
| RSA Cliff Drysdale | 12 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 252 | $29,560 |
| YUG Niki Pilić | 11 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 244 | $17,970 |
| RHO Andrew Pattison | 12 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 214 | $27,970 |
| USA John Alexander | 12 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 182 | $29,170 |
| USA Marty Riessen | 10 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 164 | $23,360 |
| AUS Tony Roche | 9 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 160 | $22,300 |
| RSA Frew McMillan | 11 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 130 | $42,725 |
Blue group
| Player | Tournaments played | Tournaments won | Matches won | Matches lost | Points | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS John Newcombe ***** | 11 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 507 | $174,085 |
| USA Stan Smith ***** | 12 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 390 | $61,900 |
| USSR Alex Metreveli | 12 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 292 | $25,285 |
| USA Dick Stockton | 12 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 212 | $26,985 |
| TCH Jiří Hřebec | 12 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 189 | $14,345 |
| USA Jeff Borowiak | 11 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 184 | $23,310 |
| AUS Ross Case | 12 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 150 | $17,690 |
| MEX Raúl Ramírez | 12 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 137 | $21,250 |
| CHI Jaime Fillol | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 136 | $17,035 |
| USA Cliff Richey | 12 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 115 | $23,315 |
Green group
| Player | Tournaments played | Tournaments won | Matches won | Matches lost | Points | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Arthur Ashe ***** | 12 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 415 | $79,175 |
| AUS Rod Laver ***** | 10 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 395 | $70,600 |
| SWE Björn Borg ***** | 12 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 355 | $76,645 |
| TCH Jan Kodeš ***** | 13 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 350 | $25,350 |
| GB Mark Cox | 12 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 237 | $27,575 |
| USA Roscoe Tanner | 10 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 212 | $39,440 |
| USA Eddie Dibbs | 11 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 180 | $22,045 |
| GBR Roger Taylor | 12 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 162 | $13,610 |
| ITA Adriano Panatta | 11 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 155 | $18,275 |
| NZL Onny Parun | 12 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 152 | $14,925 |
- Qualified for the WCT Finals. The best two players from each group qualified plus the next two players with the highest points total.
References
References
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