1970 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit 1970 Grand Prix circuit Rod Laver en 1970.jpg Rod Laver in 1970 200px 27 April 1970 – 9 December 1970 1st 20 Group A (3) Masters Group 1 (6) Group 2 (11) AUS Rod Laver (4) AUS Rod Laver (7) USA Cliff Richey ($25,000) USA Cliff Richey (60) 1971 The 1970 Pepsi-Cola ILTF Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Corporate/History.aspx How it All Began ATPWorldTour.com 2011-03-03 It was the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of men's tournaments recognised by the ILTF.women A Grand Prix circuit for women was introduced in 1971. The creation of the Grand Prix circuit, on an experimental basis during its first year, was announced in April 1970 by the president of the ILTF, Ben Barnett.Tennis Gets A Grand Prix https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eIVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1224%2C3033637 The Sydney Morning Herald Apr 9, 1970 It was the brainchild of Jack Kramer, former tennis promoter and winner of the Wimbledon and US championships, and was aimed at countering the influence of commercial promoters, particularly Lamar Hunt and his World Championship Tennis circuit and George MacCall's National Tennis League.Grand Prix Experiment In Tennis Is Planned https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SudHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nf8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1073%2C5356668 The Morning Record Apr 9, 1970 12https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/6190140/Jack-Kramer.html The Daily Telegraph London Obituaries – Jack Kramer 14 Sep 2009 The tournaments were graded in one of three categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Class A, comprising the three Grand Slam tournaments, Class 1 and Class 2. The Pepsi-Cola Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix. In addition to the tournament prize money a bonus pool of $150,000 was available for the top 20 ranked players. The bonus pool was jointly funded by Pepsi-Cola as title sponsor and the participating tournaments which reserved 10% of their prize money.Tennis Assn. Ponders $200,000 Grand Prix https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XJJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jEoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4788%2C5240133 UPI The Deseret News Jun 23, 1970Tennis Grand Prix picks up more money https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wgVPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FkwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4582%2C2478515 Ellensburg Daily Record UPI Aug 14, 1970 Cliff Richey earned $25,000 bonus as the winner of the first Grand Prix circuit.Richey Clinches Grand Prix Title https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/26/archives/richey-clinches-grand-prix-title-tennis-victory-in-sweden-assures.html The New York Times Nov 25, 1970 At the end of the season the top six ranked players qualified for a Masters round-robin tournament held in Tokyo which was won by Stan Smith. All open tennis tournaments were eligible to be included in the Grand Prix circuit provided they committed to not paying any management fees to commercial organizations with players under contract. Originally the Italian Championships, played in April in Rome, was part of the Grand Prix calendar but it was withdrawn during the tournament when it became known that they had paid management fees to the competing World Championship Tennis organization.World of Tennis '71 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett 133–136 Schedule Key Class A tournaments Grand Prix Masters Group 1 tournaments Group 2 tournaments Team events April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 27 Apr Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D/16XD Group 2 GBR Mark Cox 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt GBR Gerald Battrick SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić FRA Georges Goven EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei FRA François Jauffret NED Tom Okker NED Tom Okker AUS Tony Roche 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 AUS William Bowrey AUS Owen Davidson USA Billie Jean King RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 GBR Virginia Wade RSA 1928 Bob Maud May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists25 May French OpenParis, France Grand Slam Group A Clay – 128S/101Q/72D/53XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles CSK Jan Kodeš 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović USA Cliff Richey FRA Georges Goven ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Arthur Ashe FRA François Jauffret ITA Martin Mulligan ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 USA Arthur Ashe USA Charlie Pasarell USA Billie Jean King RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 FRA Françoise Dürr FRA Jean-Claude Barclay June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists22 Jun Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Group A Grass – 128S/80Q/64D/32Q/56XD/12Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles AUS John Newcombe 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 AUS Ken Rosewall GBR Roger Taylor ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno USA Clark Graebner AUS Tony Roche AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Roy Emerson AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle USA Rosemary Casals ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 URS 1955 Olga Morozova URS 1955 Alex Metreveli July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 6 Jul Swedish Championships Båstad, Sweden Clay – 32S/21D Group 1 AUS Dick Crealy 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 FRA Georges Goven SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović AUS Bob Carmichael SWE Per Jemsby USA Clark Graebner AUS John Alexander CHI Patricio Rodríguez AUS Dick Crealy AUS Allan Stone 6–2, 2–6, 12–12 RET. SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović CSK Jan Kodeš 13 Jul Washington Star International Washington, United States Clay – $35,000 – 64S/32D Group 2 USA Cliff Richey 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 USA Arthur Ashe ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt FRA Georges Goven AUS Dick Crealy USA Stan Smith RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–0 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 20 Jul Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Group 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 7–9, 9–7, 8–6 USA Cliff Richey ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase CSK Jan Kodeš USA Clark Graebner ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac USA Stan Smith RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 27 Jul U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Clay – $50,000 – 64S/32D Group 1 USA Cliff Richey 6–2, 10–8, 3–6, 6–1 USA Stan Smith SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović USA Arthur Ashe RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Clark Graebner AUS Allan Stone CHI Jaime Fillol USA Arthur Ashe USA Clark Graebner 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 3 Aug First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group 2 Clay – $25,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3 AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche AUS Ken Rosewall RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS Roy Emerson USA Dennis Ralston AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche 8–6, 5–7, 6–4 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 3 Aug Bavarian Open Championships Munich, West Germany Group 2 24S/8D ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4 YUG Niki Pilić FRG Christian Kunke ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt FRG Harald Elschenbroich AUS John Alexander AUSBarry Phillips-Moore AUS Owen Davidson YUG Niki Pilić 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 10 Aug U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Group 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles AUS Tony Roche 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 AUS Rod Laver AUS Roy Emerson RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale CHI Jaime Fillol USA Arthur Ashe CSK Jan Kodeš AUS Ray Ruffels AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 6–1, 7–6 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei DEN Torben Ulrich 24 Aug Pennsylvania Championships Merion, United States Group 2 Grass – 64S/32D AUS Ray Ruffels 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 CHI Jaime Fillol AUS Dick Crealy NZL Brian Fairlie AUS Bob Carmichael PAK Haroon Rahim AUS William Bowrey RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale AUS William Bowrey AUS Ray Ruffels 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 USA Jim McManus USA Jim Osborne Davis Cup Final Cleveland, United States – hard (i) USA 5–0 FRG 31 Aug Marlboro Open South Orange, United States Group 2 Grass – $25,000 – 42S/19D AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Ken Rosewall URS 1955 Alex Metreveli ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno NZL Brian Fairlie USA Dick Stockton NZL Onny Parun CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS Rod Laver September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 7 Sep US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Class A Grass – $176,000 – 108S/63D/34XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles AUS Ken Rosewall 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3 AUS Tony Roche USA Cliff Richey AUS John Newcombe USA Dennis Ralston NZL Brian Fairlie USA Stan Smith USA Arthur Ashe FRA Pierre Barthès SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4 AUS Judy Tegart RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 21 Sep Pepsi Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Group 1 Hard – $65,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles AUS Rod Laver 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) AUS John Newcombe USA Arthur Ashe USA Tom Gorman USA Stan Smith USA Clark Graebner USA Marty Riessen USA Pancho Gonzales NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 28 Sep Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, United States Group 2 Hard – 64S/32D USA Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 USA Cliff Richey USA Stan Smith USA Dennis Ralston AUS Bob Carmichael CSK Jan Kodeš CHI Jaime Fillol BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 USA Roy Barth USA Tom Gorman October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 18 Oct Phoenix Thunderbird Open Phoenix, United States Hard – 31S/16D Group 2 USA Stan Smith 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 USA Jim Osborne USA Barry MacKay (tennis) AUS Bob Carmichael USA Charlie Pasarell CSK Jan Kodeš USA Frank Froehling USA Tom Edlefsen AUS Dick Crealy AUS Ray Ruffels 7–6, 6–3 CSK Jan Kodeš USA Charlie Pasarell November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Nov Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Group 2 Hard (i) – $35,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles USA Stan Smith 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 USA Arthur Ashe AUS Ken Rosewall USA Cliff Richey GBR Mark Cox FRA Georges Goven USA Dennis Ralston AUS Roy Emerson USA Arthur Ashe USA Stan Smith 6–0, 5–7, 7–5 AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Owen Davidson 8 Nov South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group 1 Clay – 32S/8D SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes CSK Jan Kodeš AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Ray Ruffels CSK Jan Kukal AUS Dick Crealy USA Cliff Richey AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Ray Ruffels 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3 SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović CSK Jan Kodeš Paris Open Paris, France Group 2 Carpet – $31,000 – 32S/8D Singles USA Arthur Ashe 7–6, 6–4, 6–3 USA Marty Riessen USA Stan Smith FRA Georges Goven USA Pancho Gonzales USA Dennis Ralston GBR Roger Taylor AUS Ken Rosewall USA Pancho Gonzales AUS Ken Rosewall 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 16 Nov Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Group 1 Carpet – 32S/16D Singles AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 USA Cliff Richey RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale AUS Ken Rosewall ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Dennis Ralston GBR Roger Taylor USA Pancho Gonzales AUS Ken Rosewall USA Stan Smith 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 9 Dec Pepsi-Cola Masters Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) – $50,000 – 6S/3D (round robin) Singles – Doubles USA Stan Smith AUS Rod Laver NA NA USA Arthur Ashe USA Stan Smith CSK Jan Kodeš AUS Rod Laver Grand Prix point system The tournaments listed above were divided into three categories. Class A consisted of the Grand Slams while the other tournaments were divided into Class 1 and Class 2. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. Ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below: + Class A Champion: 15 Runner-up: 10 Semifinalist: 7 Quarterfinalist: 5 9th – 16th: 3 17th – 32nd: 2 + Class 1 Champion: 11 Runner-up: 7 Semifinalist: 5 5th – 8th: 3 9th – 16th: 1 + Class 2 Champion: 8 Runner-up: 6 Semifinalist: 4 5th – 8th: 2 9th – 16th: 1 Grand Prix rankings Position Name Nation Points Prize money (US$) 1 Cliff Richey USA 60 25,000 2 Arthur Ashe USA 55 17,000 3 Ken Rosewall AUS 53 15,000 4 Rod Laver AUS 51 12,000 5 Stan Smith USA 47 10,500 6 Željko Franulović YUG 35 9,500 7 John Newcombe AUS 35 8,500 8 Jan Kodeš CSK 33 7,500 9 Tony Roche AUS 32 6,500 10 Bob Carmichael AUS 31 6,000 11 Georges Goven FRA 25 5,500 12 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 25 5,000 13 Dick Crealy AUS 24 4,500 14 Ray Ruffels AUS 22 4,000 15 Clark Graebner USA 22 3,500 16 Dennis Ralston USA 22 3,000 17 Jaime Fillol CHI 20 2,500 18 Ion Țiriac ROM 1965 19 2,000 19 Cliff Drysdale RSA 1928 19 1,500 20 Roy Emerson AUS 19 1,000 List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of singles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), alphabetically by last name: USA Arthur Ashe (3) Australian Open, Berkeley, Paris Indoor GBR Mark Cox (1) Bournemouth AUS Dick Crealy (1) Båstad SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (1) Buenos Aires CSK Jan Kodeš (1) French Open AUS Rod Laver (4) Louisville, South Orange, Los Angeles, Wembley AUS John Newcombe (1) Wimbledon USA Cliff Richey (2) Washington, Indianapolis AUS Tony Roche (2) Gstaad, Boston AUS Ray Ruffels (1) Merion AUS Ken Rosewall (2) Cincinnati, US Open ESP 1945 Manuel Santana (1) Barcelona USA Stan Smith (3) Phoenix, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters The list of winners and number of doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), last name alphabetically: USA Arthur Ashe (3) Indianapolis, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters FRA Pierre Barthès (2) Munich, US Open AUS William Bowrey (1) Merion AUS Bob Carmichael (1) Buenos Aires CHI Patricio Cornejo (1) South Orange AUS Dick Crealy (2) Båstad, Phoenix AUS Owen Davidson (1) Munich AUS Roy Emerson (1) Boston CHI Jaime Fillol (1) South Orange USA Clark Graebner (1) Indianapolis RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (1) Washington AUS Rod Laver (1) Boston USA Bob Lutz (2) Australian Open, Berkeley RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (1) Washington ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (2) French Open, Cincinnati AUS John Newcombe (2) Wimbledon, Louisville NED Tom Okker (2) Bournemouth, Los Angeles SFR Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (1) US Open USA Marty Riessen (1) Los Angeles AUS Tony Roche (3) Bournemouth, Wimbledon, Louisville AUS Ken Rosewall (1) London AUS Ray Ruffels (3) Merion, Phoenix, Buenos Aires USA Stan Smith (5) Australian Open, Berkeley, London, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters AUS Allan Stone (1) Båstad ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac (2) French Open, Cincinnati The list of winners and number of mixed doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), alphabetically by last name: RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (2) Bournemouth, French Open ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase (1) Wimbledon USA Marty Riessen (1) US Open The following players won their first singles title in 1970: AUS Dick Crealy Båstad CSK Jan Kodeš French Open See also 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit Notes References General https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/results-archive?year=1970 1970 Grand Prix Association of Tennis Professionals Specific Further reading The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book Collins Bud Bud Collins New Chapter Press New York 2nd 2010 978-0-942257-70-0 Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons Grand Prix