The 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1970 First National Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament and was played at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States from July 29 through August 3, 1970. The draw consisted of 16 players. Rod Laver won the singles title, defeating John Newcombe in the final, 6–3, 6–3.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1970 First National Tennis Classic | |
| Champion |  Rod Laver |
| Runner-up | John Newcombe |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Raymond Moore
| 0 | 4 | John Newcombe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | Cliff Drysdale
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bob Lutz
| 2 | 2 | John Newcombe
| 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Andrés Gimeno
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Tony Roche
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Mark Cox
| 6 | 0 | 2 | Andrés Gimeno
| 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Roche
| 6 | 6 | Tony Roche
| 8 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ismail El Shafei
| 2 | 1 | John Newcombe
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 6 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pierre Barthès
| 4 | 2 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson
| 6 | 6 | Roy Emerson
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Stilwell
| 2 | 2 | Ken Rosewall
| 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Ralston
| 6 | 6 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Stolle
| 2 | 4 | Dennis Ralston
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Holmberg
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Nat'l Tennis Classic at L-ville July 29 – Aug. 2". The Hart County Herald. July 23, 1970. p. 10 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 135, 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ "Easy win to Laver in US". The Canberra Times. August 4, 1970. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian final". The Canberra Times. August 3, 1970. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "1970 Louisville – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ Gary Schultz (August 3, 1970). "Shh! Laver keeps secret, beats Newcombe for title". The Courier-Journal. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.