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1970 Monte Carlo Open

Tennis tournament

1970 Monte Carlo Open

Date

13 – 19 April

Edition

64th

Category

Independent tour

Draw

32S/16D

Surface

Clay / outdoor

Location

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

Venue

Monte Carlo Country Club

Champions

Men's singles

Željko Franulović^[1]

Women's singles

Helga Niessen

Men's doubles

Marty Riessen /

Roger Taylor^[2]

Women's doubles

Gail Chanfreau /

Françoise Dürr

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The 1970 Monte Carlo Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. The tournament was independent, i.e. not part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix or 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the 64th edition of the event and was held from 13 April through 19 April 1970. Željko Franulović and Helga Niessen won the singles titles.^[3]

Finals

Men's singles

Željko Franulović defeated Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

Women's singles

Helga Niessen defeated Kerry Melville 6–4, 6–1

Men's doubles

Marty Riessen / Roger Taylor defeated Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles

Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr defeated Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–3

References

^ "1970 Monte Carlo Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "ATP – 1970 Monte Carlo Men's Doubles draw". ATP.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 287, 288. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.