Björn Borg defeated Manuel Orantes in the final, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1974 French Open.

This was the first time in the Open Era that a player came back from two-sets-to-love down in a major final.

Ilie Năstase was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.

The first two rounds of the tournament were played as best-of-three sets, while the last five rounds were played as best-of-five sets.

Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.