John Newcombe won the 1971 men's Wimbledon singles championship defeating Stan Smith 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Bjorn won Wimbledon men's Singles title 5 timesconsecutively between 1976 and 1980 during his career.Some other notable Wimbledon title-holders and their number of singles accomplishments:SIX= Roger FedererSEVEN= Pete SamprasNINE= Martina Navratilova
El Shafei defeated Bjorn Borg in the 3rd round at Wimbledon in 1974.
The Tie Break
Jimmy Connors
American James Scott "Jimmy" Connors won the Mens Single at the 1974 Wimbledon Championship. Jimmy defeated Australian Ken Rosewall in the final.
Mark Dymond was born in 1974, in Wimbledon, England, UK.
Sir Michael Havers (March 10, 1923 - April 1, 1992) succeeded Cyril Black as the ninth Member of Parliament for Wimbledon, serving between 1970 and 1987, including the whole of 1974.
Chris Evert won the French Open Women's singles title 7 times. She won in 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985 and 1986. She won 18 Grand Slam Singles Championships.
Thomas Forwood was born on March 25, 1974, in Wimbledon, England, UK.
Dan Mersh was born on June 20, 1974, in Wimbledon, England, UK.
Bjorn Borg was a tennis player from Sweden, formerly No. 1 in the world in men's tennis. Borg won 11 Grand Slam singles titles from 1974 to 1981, including five consecutive Wimbledon titles and six French Open titles.