1970 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Doubles

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Doubles
1970 Pepsi-Cola Masters
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
Runners-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
Final score63, 64
Events
Singles Doubles
Pepsi-Cola Masters ·  1975  

Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith won the inaugural doubles tennis title at the Masters Grand Prix by defeating both teams they faced in the round-robin stage. [1]

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Round robin

Key

Flag of the United States.svg Ashe
Flag of the United States.svg Smith
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kodeš
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laver
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Franulović
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rosewall
Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
63, 6465, 65
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
36, 4636, 65, 64
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Željko Franulović
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
56, 5663, 56, 46

Standings

PlayersRR W-LSets W-LGames W-LStandings
Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith
20
40
2417
1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kodeš
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
11
25
2227
2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Željko Franulović
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall
02
14
2527
3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

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References

  1. "Doubles Results | Nitto ATP Finals | Tennis". Nitto ATP Finals. Retrieved 2021-11-14.