1970 Wimbledon Championships

April 2022 1970 Wimbledon Championships 22 June – 4 July 84th Grand Slam £41,650 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club AUS John Newcombe AUS Margaret Court AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase / USA Rosie Casals RSA 1928 Byron Bertram USA Sharon Walsh The 1970 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 421, 432Barrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 372, 373 The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1970.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 129 23 It was the 84th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1970.World of Tennis 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0362000917 John Barrett 93–107 Prize money The total prize money for 1970 championships was £41,650. The winner of the men's title earned £3,000 while the women's singles champion earned £1.500.About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017World of Tennis 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0362000917 John Barrett 107 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£3,000£1,500£800£450£220£165£125£100Women's singles£1,500£750£400£225£150£125£100£75Men's doubles *£1,000Women's doubles*£600£400£200£100£0£0£0Mixed doubles*£500 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles AUS John Newcombe defeated AUS Ken Rosewall, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Newcombe's 3rd career Grand Slam title (his 1st in the Open Era), and his 2nd Wimbledon title. Women's singles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles AUS Margaret Court defeated USA Billie Jean King, 14–12, 11–9 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Court's 19th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd (and last) Wimbledon title. Men's doubles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche defeated AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King defeated FRA Françoise Dürr / GBR Virginia Wade, 6–2, 6–3 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase / USA Rosie Casals defeated URS 1955 Alex Metreveli / URS 1955 Olga Morozova, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles RSA 1928 Byron Bertram defeated FRG Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3 Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles USA Sharon Walsh defeated URS 1955 Marina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4 Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles AUS Rod Laver (fourth round, lost to Roger Taylor) AUS John Newcombe (champion) USA Arthur Ashe (fourth round, lost to Andrés Gimeno) AUS Tony Roche (quarterfinals, lost to Ken Rosewall) AUS Ken Rosewall (final, lost to John Newcombe) YUG Željko Franulović (third round, lost to Bob Carmichael) USA Stan Smith (fourth round, lost to Roy Emerson) ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (fourth round, lost to Clark Graebner) USA Clark Graebner (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Taylor) AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals, lost to John Newcombe) NED Tom Okker (second round, lost to Bob Hewitt) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (third round, lost to Tom Gorman) TCH Jan Kodeš (first round, lost to Alex Metreveli) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (semifinals, lost to John Newcombe) USA Dennis Ralston (fourth round, lost to John Newcombe) GBR Roger Taylor (semifinals, lost to Ken Rosewall) Women's singles AUS Margaret Court (champion) USA Billie Jean King (final, lost to Margaret Court) GBR Virginia Wade (fourth round, lost to Ceci Martinez) AUS Kerry Melville (fourth round, lost to Winnie Shaw) USA Rosie Casals (semifinals, lost to Margaret Court) USA Julie Heldman (fourth round, lost to Françoise Dürr) AUS Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King) FRG Helga Niessen (quarterfinals, lost to Margaret Court) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1970 French Open Grand Slams 1970 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships