1970 Wimbledon Championships
| 1970 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 June – 4 July |
| Edition | 84th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Prize money | 41,650ドル |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All 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 | |
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
[edit ]The total prize money for 1970 championships was 41,650ドル. The winner of the men's title earned 3,000ドル while the women's singles champion earned 1ドル.500.[5] [6]
* per team
Champions
[edit ]Seniors
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 [9]
Women's doubles
[edit ]United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King defeated France Françoise Dürr / United Kingdom Virginia Wade, 6–2, 6–3 [10]
Mixed doubles
[edit ]Romania Ilie Năstase / United States Rosie Casals defeated Soviet Union Alex Metreveli / Soviet Union Olga Morozova, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 [11]
Juniors
[edit ]Boys' singles
[edit ]South Africa Byron Bertram defeated West Germany Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3 [12]
Girls' singles
[edit ]United States Sharon Walsh defeated Soviet Union Marina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4 [13]
Singles seeds
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]- Australia Rod Laver (fourth round, lost to Roger Taylor)
- Australia John Newcombe (champion)
- United States Arthur Ashe (fourth round, lost to Andrés Gimeno)
- Australia Tony Roche (quarterfinals, lost to Ken Rosewall)
- Australia Ken Rosewall (final, lost to John Newcombe)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (third round, lost to Bob Carmichael)
- United States Stan Smith (fourth round, lost to Roy Emerson)
- Romania Ilie Năstase (fourth round, lost to Clark Graebner)
- United States Clark Graebner (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Taylor)
- Australia Roy Emerson (quarterfinals, lost to John Newcombe)
- Netherlands Tom Okker (second round, lost to Bob Hewitt)
- South Africa Cliff Drysdale (third round, lost to Tom Gorman)
- Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (first round, lost to Alex Metreveli)
- Spain Andrés Gimeno (semifinals, lost to John Newcombe)
- United States Dennis Ralston (fourth round, lost to John Newcombe)
- United Kingdom Roger Taylor (semifinals, lost to Ken Rosewall)
Women's singles
[edit ]- Australia Margaret Court (champion)
- United States Billie Jean King (final, lost to Margaret Court)
- United Kingdom Virginia Wade (fourth round, lost to Ceci Martinez)
- Australia Kerry Melville (fourth round, lost to Winnie Shaw)
- United States Rosie Casals (semifinals, lost to Margaret Court)
- United States Julie Heldman (fourth round, lost to Françoise Dürr)
- Australia Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
- West Germany Helga Niessen (quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court)
References
[edit ]- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 421, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 372, 373. ISBN 0007117078.
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 129. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 93–107. ISBN 978-0362000917.
- ^ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0362000917.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.