1970 Wimbledon Championships

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]

1970 Wimbledon Championships
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

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]

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							N/A
Women's Doubles*	£600	£400	£200	£100	£0	£0	£0	N/A
Mixed Doubles*	£500

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Champions

Men's Singles

John Newcombe defeated 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

Margaret Court defeated 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

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 [9]

Women's Doubles

Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade, 6–2, 6–3 [10]

Mixed Doubles

Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals defeated Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 [11]

Boys' Singles

Byron Bertram defeated Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3 [12]

Girls' Singles

Sharon Walsh defeated Marina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4 [13]

Singles seeds

Men's singles Rod Laver (Fourth round, lost to Roger Taylor) John Newcombe (Champion) Arthur Ashe (Fourth round, lost to Andrés Gimeno) Tony Roche (Quarterfinals, lost to Ken Rosewall) Ken Rosewall (Final, lost to John Newcombe) Željko Franulović (Third round, lost to Bob Carmichael) Stan Smith (Fourth round, lost to Roy Emerson) Ilie Năstase (Fourth round, lost to Clark Graebner) Clark Graebner (Quarterfinals, lost to Roger Taylor) Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals, lost to John Newcombe) Tom Okker (Second round, lost to Bob Hewitt) Cliff Drysdale (Third round, lost to Tom Gorman) Jan Kodeš (First round, lost to Alex Metreveli) Andrés Gimeno (Semifinals, lost to John Newcombe) Dennis Ralston (Fourth round, lost to John Newcombe) Roger Taylor (Semifinals, lost to Ken Rosewall)

Women's singles Margaret Court (Champion) Billie Jean King (Final, lost to Margaret Court) Virginia Wade (Fourth round, lost to Cici Martinez) Kerry Melville (Fourth round, lost to Winnie Shaw) Rosie Casals (Semifinals, lost to Margaret Court) Julie Heldman (Fourth round, lost to Françoise Dürr) Karen Krantzcke (Quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King) Helga Niessen (Quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 421, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 372, 373. ISBN 0007117078.
3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 129. ISBN 978-1899039401.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 93–107. ISBN 978-0362000917.
5. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0362000917.
7. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
9. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
10. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
11. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
12. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
13. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website