1970 Queen's Club Championships

Last updated

1970 Queen's Club Championships
Date15–20 June
Edition71st
CategoryIndependent
Prize money£4,460
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location London, United Kingdom
Venue Queen's Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver [1]
Women's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court
Men's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker / Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie-Jean King
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winnie Shaw / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson
←  1969  · Queen's Club Championships ·  1971  →

The 1970 Queen's Club Championships, also known by its sponsored name Rothmans Open London Grass Court Championships, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix or 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit . It was the 71st edition of the tournament and was held from 15 June through 20 June 1970. First-seeded Rod Laver and Margaret Court won the singles titles. [3] [4] In the final Court was 2–6, 0–5 and 0–15 down against Winnie Shaw but recovered by winning 14 of the last 17 games. [5] [4]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winnie Shaw 2–6, 8–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker / Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen defeated Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe / Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Pasarell 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie-Jean King defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Krantzcke / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winnie Shaw / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Giltinan 8–6, 13–11

References

  1. ↑ "1970 London / Queen's Club – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "1970 London / Queen's Club – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 266. ISBN   978-0-362-00091-7.
  4. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 54, 60.
  5. ↑ "Mrs Court in brilliant recovery". The Canberra Times . 22 June 1970. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.