1970 Rothmans International Vancouver

1970 Rothmans International Vancouver
Date	29 September – 3 October
Edition	1st
Category	World Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw	16S / 8D
Prize money	$40,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Vancouver, BC, Canada
Venue	PNE Agrodome
Champions
Singles
Rod Laver [1]
Doubles
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver [2]
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The 1970 Rothmans International Vancouver, also known as the Vancouver WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was held on indoor carpet courts at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 29 September through 3 October 1970. Rod Laver won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1970 Rothmans International Vancouver – Singles

Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–1, 6–2

• It was Laver's 13th singles title of the year and the 41st of his career in the Open Era.

Doubles

Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

References

1. "1970 Vancouver WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1970 Vancouver WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "Tennis pros chase $10,000" . The Vancouver Sun. 29 September 1970. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dave Watters (5 October 1970). "Tennis machine churns out another $10,000" . The Vancouver Sun. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
5. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 143. ISBN   978-0-362-00091-7.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details