1970 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 22 June – 4 July |
Edition | 84th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Prize money | £41,650 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
John Newcombe | |
Women's singles | |
Margaret Court | |
Men's doubles | |
John Newcombe / Tony Roche | |
Women's doubles | |
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King | |
Mixed doubles | |
Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals | |
Boys' singles | |
Byron Bertram | |
Girls' singles | |
Sharon Walsh |
The 1970 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. [1] [2] The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1970. [3] It was the 84th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1970. [4]
The total prize money for 1970 championships was £41,650. The winner of the men's title earned £3,000 while the women's singles champion earned £1.500. [5] [6]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
Men's singles | £3,000 | £1,500 | £800 | £450 | £220 | £165 | £125 | £100 |
Women's singles | £1,500 | £750 | £400 | £225 | £150 | £125 | £100 | £75 |
Men's doubles * | £1,000 | — | ||||||
Women's doubles* | £600 | £400 | £200 | £100 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Mixed doubles* | £500 |
* per team
John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 [7]
Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King, 14–12, 11–9 [8]
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 [9]
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade, 6–2, 6–3 [10]
Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals defeated Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 [11]
Byron Bertram defeated Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3 [12]
Sharon Walsh defeated Marina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4 [13]
Men's singles
| Women's singles
|
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