1970 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament

Tennis tournament1970 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament 4-7 March 1st Independent £10,000 London, England Royal Albert Hall Carpet / Indoor USA Marty Riessen NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen The 1970 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament was a men's professional tennis tournament held on indoor carpet courts in the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. It was the first edition of the tournament and was held from 4–7 March 1970. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of either the 1970 Grand Prix or 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit. Marty Riessen won both the singles and doubles competition and £2525 in prize money.Riessen Richer By £2525 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=15RAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1066%2C1456936 The Glasgow Herald 9 March 1970 Finals Singles USA Marty Riessen defeated AUS Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–2three sets The match was shortened from a best–of–five match to a best–of–three match on request of Marty Riessen as he had already played a doubles match earlier on the day that lasted almost three hours. Doubles NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen defeated AUS Rod Laver / AUS Owen Davidson 6–3, 13–11, 9–11, 2–6, 7–5 Notes References 1970 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament Rothmans International Tennis Tournament Rothmans International Tennis Tournament Rothmans International Tennis Tournament