1974 Western Championships

1974 Western Championships
1974 Western Championships
Date	July 31 – August 4
Edition	74th
Category	Grand Prix (Group C)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$30,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Venue	Cincinnati Convention Center
Champions
Singles
	Marty Riessen
Doubles
	Dick Dell / Sherwood Stewart

The 1974 Western Championships, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cincinnati Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix. The tournament was held from July 31 until August 4, 1974.^[3]^[4] It was the only time in the history of the tournament to date that it was played indoor. For the first time since 1919 the tournament did not organize a women's competition. First-seeded Marty Riessen won the singles title and earned $8,000 first-prize money. It was his third singles title at the Cincinnati Open and his first at the Western Championships after five previous losses in the final.^[5]

Finals

Singles

Marty Riessen defeated Robert Lutz 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–5)

It was Riessen's only singles title of the year and the 7th of his career during the Open Era.

Doubles

Dick Dell / Sherwood Stewart defeated Jim Delaney / John Whitlinger 4–6, 7–6, 6–2

Notes

^ It was the 87th edition of the Western Tennis Championships.

References

^ "1974 Cincinnati – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "1974 Cincinnati – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "Riessen joins Western field". The Cincinnati Enquirer. July 26, 1974. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1975). World of Tennis '75 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 129. ISBN 9780362002171.
^ Denny Dressman (August 5, 1974). "Riessen wins a Western". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.