1970 First National Tennis Classic

August 2023 1970 First National Tennis Classic July 29 – August 3 1st Grand Prix (Class 2) WCT 16S / 8D $25,000 Clay / outdoor Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Louisville Tennis Center AUS Rod Laver1970 Louisville – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/louisville/663/1970/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche1970 Louisville – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/louisville/663/1970/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) First National Tennis Classic Louisville Open The 1970 First National Tennis Classic, also known as the Louisville Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from July 29 through August 3, 1970. The tournament was part of both the 1970 Grand Prix tennis circuit, categorized in Class 2, as well as the 1970 World Championship Tennis season and had total prize money of $25,000.Nat'l Tennis Classic at L-ville July 29 – Aug. 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ajklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0hMGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2685%2C470205 The Hart County Herald July 23, 1970 10 Google News Archive The singles final was won by Rod Laver who earned $5,000 first-prize money as well as eight ranking points.World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 135, 143http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110335543 Easy win to Laver in US. The Canberra Times August 4, 1970 19 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110335388 Australian final. The Canberra Times August 3, 1970 14 National Library of AustraliaGary Schultz Shh! Laver keeps secret, beats Newcombe for title. https://www.newspapers.com/image/109519414/ The Courier-Journal August 3, 1970 B6 Newspapers.com limited Finals Singles 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Singles AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS John Newcombe 6–3, 6–3 It was Laver's 7th singles title of the year and the 35th of his career in the Open Era. Doubles 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Doubles AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche defeated AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver 8–6, 5–7, 6–4 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Louisville Open Louisville Open Louisville Open Category:1970 in American tennis Louisville Open Category:1970 in Louisville, Kentucky