Singles
1974 Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	John Newcombe[1]
Runner-up	Cliff Richey
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Rod Laver was the defending singles champion at the Australian Indoor Tennis Championships but did not compete that year. First-seeded John Newcombe won in the final 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 against Cliff Richey.^[1] Richey threatened to quit the match after being called for a foot fault but eventually played on when the linesman was changed. The final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.^[2][3]

Seeds

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	Semifinals							Final
	1	John Newcombe	4	6	6
	5	Tony Roche	6	1	4
								1	John Newcombe	6	6	6
								6	Cliff Richey	4	3	4
	6	Cliff Richey	7	5	6
	2	Ken Rosewall	6	7	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Newcombe	6	6
		R Ruffels	4	4				1	J Newcombe	6	7
		M Estep	6	6					M Estep	1	6
		P Kronk	3	1											1	J Newcombe	7	6
		C Dibley	6	6	4										8	O Parun	6	3
		R Case	3	7	6				R Case	2	6
		S Stewart	7	6	4			8	O Parun	6	7
	8	O Parun	5	7	6																	1	J Newcombe	4	6	6
	4	D Stockton	6	4																		5	T Roche	6	1	4
		A Stone	7	6					A Stone	3
		H-J Pohmann	6	3					F Stolle	1	d
		F Stolle	7	6												A Stone	6	6	1
		G Masters	4	6	1										5	T Roche	7	4	6
		F McNair	6	3	6				F McNair	2	4
		S Ball	4	5				5	T Roche	6	6
	5	T Roche	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	C Richey	6	6
		J Austin	1	4				6	C Richey	6	6
		G R Reid	6	6					G R Reid	1	2
		J Fassbender	2	3											6	C Richey	5	6	6
		I El Shafei	7	6											3	R Tanner	7	2	3
		K Warwick	6	4					I El Shafei	2	4
		D Crealy	2	3				3	R Tanner	6	6
	3	R Tanner	6	6																		6	C Richey	7	5	6
	7	P Dent	7	6																		2	K Rosewall	6	7	1
		C Kachel	6	2				7	P Dent	3	7	6
		W Bowrey	6	7					W Bowrey	6	6	2
		B Giltinan	2	6											7	P Dent	5	6
		M Anderson	1	3											2	K Rosewall	7	7
		B Carmichael	6	6					B Carmichael	5	4
		B Fairlie	6	2				2	K Rosewall	7	6
	2	K Rosewall	7	6

References

External links

• ITF – tournament edition details