1974 US Open – Women's Doubles

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.

Women's Doubles
1974 US Open
Champion	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve
Final score	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	4

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

1. Evonne Goolagong / Peggy Michel (Semifinals)
2. Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (Champions)
3. Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve (Final)
4. Helen Gourlay / Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinals)

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

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.

External links

• 1974 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation