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Mixed doubles
1974 French Open
Final
Champions Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Colombia Iván Molina
Runners-up Mexico Rosie Reyes Darmon
Mexico Marcello Lara
Score6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Martina Navratilova and Iván Molina defeated Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcello Lara in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1974 French Open. [1] [2] It was the first major for both Molina and Navratilova. For Navratilova, it was the first of an eventual ten mixed doubles major titles, and the first of an eventual Open Era record 59 major titles overall.

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

Seeds

No seeds were given for this tournament.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
France Gail Chanfreau
France Patrice Dominguez
3 6
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Colombia Iván Molina
6 7
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Colombia Iván Molina
6 6
Mexico Rosie Reyes Darmon
Mexico Marcello Lara
3 3
France Nathalie Fuchs
France Wanaro N'Godrella
6 6 3
Mexico Rosie Reyes Darmon
Mexico Marcello Lara
7 3 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
France G Chanfreau
France P Dominguez
6 6
France J Mauroy
Ecuador E Zuleta
3 3
France G Chanfreau
France P Dominguez
6 6
Italy A-M Nasuelli
France P Joly
0 3
Italy A-M Nasuelli
France P Joly
6 6
France F Thibault
France É Loliée
4 3
France G Chanfreau
France P Dominguez
3 6
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
Australia D Crealy
6 6 Czechoslovakia M Navratilova
Colombia I Molina
6 7
France C Gimmig
France D Grozdanovich
0 3 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
Australia D Crealy
6 7
France D Bouteleux
France A Bouteleux
6 3 Belgium M Van Haver
Morocco O Laimina
4 5
Belgium M Van Haver
Morocco O Laimina
7 6 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
Australia D Crealy
0 5
Argentina R Giscafré
Colombia J Velasco Sr.
Czechoslovakia M Navratilova
Colombia I Molina
6 7
Czechoslovakia M Navratilova
Colombia I Molina
w/o Czechoslovakia M Navratilova
Colombia I Molina
6 6
Australia D Fromholtz
United States W Brown
France O de Roubin
France JB Chanfreau
2 2
France O de Roubin
France JB Chanfreau
w/o

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Chile M Rodríguez
France M Boulle
4 2
Brazil V-L Cleto
Brazil T Koch
6 6 Brazil V-L Cleto
Brazil T Koch
5 2
France F Guédy
France T Bernasconi
2 7 3 Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
Czechoslovakia J Písecký
7 6
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
Czechoslovakia J Písecký
6 6 6 Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
Czechoslovakia J Písecký
4 6
France P Rime
France J-P Loth
w/o France N Fuchs
France W N'Godrella
6 7
Sweden M Wikstedt
Poland W Fibak
France P Rime
France J-P Loth
2 2
France N Fuchs
France W N'Godrella
6 6
France N Fuchs
France W N'Godrella
6 6 3
Mexico R Reyes Darmon
Mexico M Lara
7 3 6
Mexico R Reyes Darmon
Mexico M Lara
w/o
Hungary B Klein
Hungary J Benyik
Mexico R Reyes Darmon
Mexico M Lara
6 6
United States J Heldman
France JC Barclay
4 3
Costa Rica M Rho
Czechoslovakia J Šolc
United States J Heldman
France JC Barclay
w/o

References

  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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