The 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Arena in London in England and ran from 16 November until 21 November 1970.
1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships | |
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Date | 16–21 November |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | Grand Prix |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | London, England |
Venue | Wembley Arena |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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The men's singles event and the $7,200 first prize was won by first–seeded Rod Laver while Billie Jean King won the women's singles title.[2][3]
Finals
editMen's singles
editRod Laver defeated Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Laver's 14th title of the year and the 46th of his open era career.
Women's singles
editBillie Jean King defeated Ann Jones 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
Men's doubles
editKen Rosewall / Stan Smith defeated Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's doubles
editRosie Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Ann Jones / Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–5
References
edit- ^ "1970 Wembley – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 273–275. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ Fred Tupper (22 November 1970). "Laver overcomes Richey, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, in final of Wembley Indoor Tennis". The New York Times. p. 14S.