1970 New South Wales Open
Tennis tournament
| 1970 New South Wales Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 16–22 March | |||
| Edition | 78th | |||
| Prize money | AUS$25,000 | |||
| Surface | Grass / outdoor | |||
| Location | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Venue | White City Stadium | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Rod Laver[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Billie Jean King[2] | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle | ||||
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The 1970 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored name Dunlop Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The tournament was held from 16 March through 22 March 1970. It was the 78th edition of the event and the second held in the Open era of tennis. The men's event consisted of a singles and doubles competition while the women only played a singles competition.[3] The singles titles were won by Billie Jean King and Rod Laver who were both seeded first. It was Laver's second singles title after 1961 and he won AUS$5,000 first-prize money.[4][5][6]
Finals
Men's singles
Rod Laver defeated Ken Rosewall 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles
Billie Jean King defeated Margaret Court 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Men's doubles
Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle defeated Bill Bowrey / 
Roger Taylor 6–3, 7–5
References
- ^ "1970 Sydney Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "WTA tournament archive – Dunlop Open, Sydney 1970" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA).[permanent dead link]
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 54, 56.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ "Tennis Thriller – Laver wins 'greatest game ever'". The Canberra Times. 23 March 1970. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Laver wins final from Rosewall". The New York Times. 23 March 1970.
External links
- Official website
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament profile Archived 9 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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