1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships

1970 British Indoor Championships
Date November 16 – November 21
Edition 3rd
Category Grand Prix
Draw 32S/16D
Surface Carpet / Indoor
Location London, England
Venue Wembley Arena
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Rod Laver [1]
Women's Singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's Doubles
Australia Ken Rosewall / United States Stan Smith
Women's Doubles
United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King

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 November 16 through November 21, 1970.

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]

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated United States Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's Singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated United Kingdom Ann Jones 8–6, 3–6, 6–1

Men's Doubles

Australia Ken Rosewall / United States Stan Smith defeated Romania Ilie Năstase / Romania Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–3, 6–2

Women's Doubles

United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King defeated United Kingdom Ann Jones / United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–5


References

  1. "ATP – 1970 Wembley Men's Singles draw". ATP.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 274,275. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  3. "Laver Overcomes Richey, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, in Final of Wembley Indoor Tennis". The New York Times. November 22, 1970.

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