1970 Wimbledon Championships

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1970 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 4 July
Edition84th
Category Grand Slam
Prize money£41,650
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
Women's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
Mixed doubles
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase / Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
Boys' singles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Byron Bertram
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
  1969  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1971  

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]

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Prize money

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]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 [7]

  • It was Newcombe's 3rd career Grand Slam title (his 1st in the Open Era), and his 2nd Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court defeated Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King, 14–12, 11–9 [8]

  • It was Court's 19th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd (and last) Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 [9]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King defeated Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade, 6–2, 6–3 [10]

Mixed doubles

Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase / Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli / Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Morozova, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 [11]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Byron Bertram defeated Flag of Germany.svg Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3 [12]

Girls' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh defeated Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4 [13]

Singles seeds

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