1970 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
1970 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 4 July
Edition84th
CategoryGrand Slam
Prize money£41,650
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia John Newcombe
Women's singles
Australia Margaret Court
Men's doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche
Women's doubles
United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King
Mixed doubles
Romania Ilie Năstase / United States Rosie Casals
Boys' singles
South Africa Byron Bertram
Girls' singles
United States Sharon Walsh
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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]

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 —
Women's doubles* £600 £400 £200 £100 £0 £0 £0 —
Mixed doubles* £500

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated Australia 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

Australia Margaret Court defeated United States 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

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Juniors

Boys' singles

South Africa Byron Bertram defeated West Germany Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3 [12]

Girls' singles

United States Sharon Walsh defeated Soviet Union Marina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4 [13]

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Australia Rod Laver (fourth round, lost to Roger Taylor)
  2. Australia John Newcombe (champion)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe (fourth round, lost to Andrés Gimeno)
  4. Australia Tony Roche (quarterfinals, lost to Ken Rosewall)
  5. Australia Ken Rosewall (final, lost to John Newcombe)
  6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (third round, lost to Bob Carmichael)
  7. United States Stan Smith (fourth round, lost to Roy Emerson)
  8. Romania Ilie Năstase (fourth round, lost to Clark Graebner)
  9. United States Clark Graebner (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Taylor)
  10. Australia Roy Emerson (quarterfinals, lost to John Newcombe)
  11. Netherlands Tom Okker (second round, lost to Bob Hewitt)
  12. South Africa Cliff Drysdale (third round, lost to Tom Gorman)
  13. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (first round, lost to Alex Metreveli)
  14. Spain Andrés Gimeno (semifinals, lost to John Newcombe)
  15. United States Dennis Ralston (fourth round, lost to John Newcombe)
  16. United Kingdom Roger Taylor (semifinals, lost to Ken Rosewall)

Women's singles

  1. Australia Margaret Court (champion)
  2. United States Billie Jean King (final, lost to Margaret Court)
  3. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (fourth round, lost to Ceci Martinez)
  4. Australia Kerry Melville (fourth round, lost to Winnie Shaw)
  5. United States Rosie Casals (semifinals, lost to Margaret Court)
  6. United States Julie Heldman (fourth round, lost to Françoise Dürr)
  7. Australia Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
  8. West Germany 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
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