1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Singles

Tennis tournament event February 2023 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–4 20 8 singles doubles no 1972 Holdon Classic – Singles St. Louis WCT The 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament that was played at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States from May 26 through June 4, 1970. The draw comprised 20 players and eight were seeded. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title, defeating second-seeded Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–4. The final was played indoor at the Washington University Field House due to bad weather. Roy Emerson won 6–4, 6–1 against Fred Stolle in a third-place playoff match.Jerry Stack Laver's returns net him $8000 in Rawlings tennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/139845677/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch June 4, 1970 1C Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett 1431970 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1970/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em AUS Rod Laver (champion) AUS Ken Rosewall (final) AUS Fred Stolle (semifinals) USA Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (second round) AUS Roy Emerson (semifinals) USA Marty Riessen (second round) AUS John Newcombe (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Rod Laver 4 7 6 6 AUS Roy Emerson 6 5 3 3 AUS Fred Stolle 2 1 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 1 4 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 USA Larry Miller 4 1 DEN Torben Ulrich 6 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 3 3 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 USA Ronald Holmberg 4 2 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 8 8 7 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 4 USA Dennis Ralston 6 6 USA Ray Moore 4 3 6 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 DEN Torben Ulrich 0 2 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 5 6 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 2 7 1 4 USA Dennis Ralston 4 4 6 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 4 7 6 6 AUS Roy Emerson 6 5 3 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals FRA Pierre Barthès 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 2 6 2 5 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 USA Dick Horowitz 3 1 FRA Pierre Barthès 6 7 5 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 4 5 3 AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 AUS Bill Bowrey 4 1 8 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 YUG Nikola Pilić 3 1 GBR Mark Cox 4 2 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 FRA Pierre Barthès 4 4 3 AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 8 AUS John Newcombe 6 5 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 8 7 3 AUS Fred Stolle 2 1 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 See also Laver–Rosewall rivalry References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Tennis in Missouri Category:1970 in American tennis Category:1970 Grand Prix (tennis)