1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Date August 3 – 9
Edition 43rd
Category Grand Prix (Class 1)
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $50,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Boston, USA
Venue Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Singles
Australia Tony Roche [1]
Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver [2]

The 1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA. It was classified as a Class 1 category tournament and was part of the 1970 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament and was held from August 3 through August 9, 1970. Fourth-seeded Tony Roche won the singles title and the accompanying $12,000 first prize money.[3]

Champions

Singles

Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Rod Laver, 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2.


Doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver defeated United Arab Republic Ismail El Shafei / Denmark Torben Ulrich, 6–1, 7–6.


References

  1. "ATP – Boston Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  2. "ATP – Boston Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.

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