1974 French Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1974 French Open
Champions	Martina Navratilova; Iván Molina
Runners-up	Rosie Reyes Darmon; Marcello Lara
Final score	6–3, 6–3
Events

Françoise Dürr and Jean-Claude Barclay were the defending champions, but Dürr did not compete this year. Barclay teamed up with Julie Heldman and lost in quarterfinals to Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcello Lara.

Martina Navratilova and Iván Molina won the title by defeating Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcello Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final.^[1]^[2] While this would be Molina's only Grand Slam title of any kind, this was Navratilova's first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles, and her first Grand Slam title overall, as she would go on to win another 58 Grand Slam titles over the next 32 years, including another nine mixed doubles titles.

Seeds[]

No seeds were given for this tournament.

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

Finals[]

Semifinals				Final

Gail Chanfreau Patrice Dominguez	3	6

Martina Navratilova Iván Molina	6	7
				Martina Navratilova Iván Molina	6	6

				Rosie Reyes Darmon Marcello Lara	3	3
Nathalie Fuchs Wanaro N'Godrella	6	6	3

Rosie Reyes Darmon Marcello Lara	7	3	6

Top half[]

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					G Chanfreau P Dominguez	6	6
					E Zuleta	3	3
									G Chanfreau P Dominguez	6	6
									A-M Nasuelli P Joly	0	3
					A-M Nasuelli P Joly	6	6
					F Thibault	4	3
													G Chanfreau P Dominguez	3	6
	R Maršíková D Crealy	6	6										M Navratilova I Molina	6	7
		0	3		R Maršíková D Crealy	6	7
	D Bouteleux	6	3		M Van Haver O Laimina	4	5
	M Van Haver O Laimina	7	6						R Maršíková D Crealy	0	5
	R Giscafré J Velasco Sr.								M Navratilova I Molina	6	7
	M Navratilova I Molina	w/o			M Navratilova I Molina	6	6
	D Fromholtz W Brown				O de Roubin JB Chanfreau	2	2
	O de Roubin JB Chanfreau	w/o

Bottom half[]

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

	M Rodríguez	4	2
	V-L Cleto T Koch	6	6			V-L Cleto T Koch	5	2
	F Guédy T Bernasconi	2	7	3		R Tomanová J Písecký	7	6
	R Tomanová J Písecký	6	6	6						R Tomanová J Písecký	4	6
		w/o								N Fuchs W N'Godrella	6	7
	M Wikstedt W Fibak						2	2
						N Fuchs W N'Godrella	6	6
														N Fuchs W N'Godrella	6	6	3
														R Reyes Darmon M Lara	7	3	6
						R Reyes Darmon M Lara	w/o
						B Klein J Benyik
										R Reyes Darmon M Lara	6	6
										J Heldman JC Barclay	4	3
						M Rho
						J Heldman JC Barclay	w/o

References[]

^ "La "intimidante" Navratilova" [Navratilova, the "intimidating" one] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017. She wins her first professional tournament in Orlando, FL in 1974, before turning 18 years old. In the same season, she wins Mixed Doubles at Roland Garros alongside colombian Iván Molina, in her first Grand Slam title.
^ "Hadad, en busca de una hazaña..." [Hadad, looking for his feat...] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 18 January 1996. Retrieved 19 October 2017. In Colombia, there are two moments of glory in the history of world tennis. One, in 1974, during the Grand Prix era, when Iván Molina crowned champion of the Mixed Doubles tournament in Roland Garros. His partner was someone who, at that time, threatened with being one of the tennis legends of all-time: Martina Navratilova. They defeated Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcelo Lara in the final, the score 6–3, 6–3.

External links[]

[1] "La "intimidante" Navratilova" [Navratilova, the "intimidating" one] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017. She wins her first professional tournament in Orlando, FL in 1974, before turning 18 years old. In the same season, she wins Mixed Doubles at Roland Garros alongside colombian Iván Molina, in her first Grand Slam title.

[2] "Hadad, en busca de una hazaña..." [Hadad, looking for his feat...] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 18 January 1996. Retrieved 19 October 2017. In Colombia, there are two moments of glory in the history of world tennis. One, in 1974, during the Grand Prix era, when Iván Molina crowned champion of the Mixed Doubles tournament in Roland Garros. His partner was someone who, at that time, threatened with being one of the tennis legends of all-time: Martina Navratilova. They defeated Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcelo Lara in the final, the score 6–3, 6–3.

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