1974 French Open – Men's singles

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. It was his first major title, the first of an eventual six French Open titles, and the first of eleven major titles overall. 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.

Jimmy Connors was barred from participating in the tournament due to his activity in World TeamTennis. He won all of the other three majors during the year: the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships, and US Open.

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.