1970 Queen's Club Championships

The 1970 Queen's Club Championships, also known by its sponsored name Rothmans Open London Grass Court Championships, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix or 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit . It was the 71st edition of the tournament and was held from 15 June through 20 June 1970. First-seeded Rod Laver and Margaret Court won the singles titles.[3][4] In the final Court was 2–6, 0–5 and 0–15 down against Winnie Shaw but recovered by winning 14 of the last 17 games.[5][4]

1970 Queen's Club Championships
Date15–20 June
Edition71st
CategoryIndependent
Prize money£4,460
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
VenueQueen's Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Rod Laver[1]
Women's singles
Australia Margaret Court
Men's doubles
Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen[2]
Women's doubles
United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie-Jean King
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw / Australia Owen Davidson
← 1969 · Queen's Club Championships · 1971 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Rod Laver defeated   John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Laver's 3rd title of the year and the 15th of his professional career.

Women's singles

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  Margaret Court defeated   Winnie Shaw 2–6, 8–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

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  Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen defeated   Arthur Ashe /   Charlie Pasarell 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Okker's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Riessen's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of his career.

Women's doubles

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  Rosie Casals /   Billie-Jean King defeated   Karen Krantzcke /   Kerry Melville 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

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  Winnie Shaw /   Owen Davidson defeated   Evonne Goolagong /   Bob Giltinan 8–6, 13–11

References

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  1. ^ "1970 London / Queen's Club – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1970 London / Queen's Club – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  4. ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 54, 60.
  5. ^ "Mrs Court in brilliant recovery". The Canberra Times. 22 June 1970. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
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