1970 US Open (tennis)

January 2025 March 2026 1970 US Open September 2–13 90th Grand Slam (ITF) Grass Forest Hills, Queens, United States West Side Tennis Club 122,996Ashley Marshall From the archive: the 1971 US Open Media Guide https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2018-09-03/from_the_archive_the_1971_us_open_media_guide.html USTA September 3, 2018 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Margaret Court FRA Pierre Barthès / Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić AUS Margaret Court / AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton AUS Margaret Court / USA Marty Riessen The 1970 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, New York. The tournament was held from September 2 until September 13, 1970. It was the 90th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1970. It was the first Grand Slam tournament in which the tiebreak was used to decide the set at a 6–6 score. The 1970 US Open was the first tournament to introduce a final set tie-break in a Grand Slam. It differed from the current tie-break scoring in that it was won by the first player to reach five points with a sudden death at 4–4. A red flag would be put up by the umpire's seat to draw fan attention to the tiebreaker in progress. Most players disapproved of the tiebreaker but the visitors loved it.World of Tennis 1971 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0362000917 110Jimmy Van Alen http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/jimmy-van-alen International Tennis Hall of Fame 23 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614212535/http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/jimmy-van-alen 2012-06-14 dead Finals Men's singles 1970 US Open – Men's singles AUS Ken Rosewall defeated AUS Tony Roche, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3 1970 US Open – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1970/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) • It was Rosewall's 6th career Grand Slam singles title, his 2nd during the Open Era and his 2nd and last at the US Open. Women's singles 1970 US Open – Women's singles AUS Margaret Court defeated USA Rosemary Casals, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 1970 US Open http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1970/905.pdf WTA • It was Court's 20th career Grand Slam singles title, her 7th during the Open Era and her 4th at the US Open. With this title, Court completed the Grand Slam (winning all 4 major tournaments in one calendar year). Men's doubles 1970 US Open – Men's doubles FRA Pierre Barthès / YUG Nikola Pilić defeated AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–61970 US Open – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1970/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) • It was Barthès' 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. • It was Pilić's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. Women's doubles 1970 US Open – Women's doubles AUS Margaret Court / AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton defeated USA Rosemary Casals / GBR Virginia Wade, 6–3, 6–4 • It was Court's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 5th during the Open Era and her 3rd at the US Open. • It was Tegart Dalton's 7th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th during the Open Era and her 1st at the US Open. Mixed doubles 1970 US Open – Mixed doubles AUS Margaret Court / USA Marty Riessen defeated AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan, 6–4, 6–4 Prize money EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1RSingles World of Tennis 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0362000917 John Barrett 107 Men$20,000$10,000$5,000$2,500$1,250$900$600$300Women$7,500$3,750$1,750$1,250 –$625$400$150 References External links Official US Open website 1970 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 1971 Australian Open US Open Category:US Open (tennis) by year Category:1970 in sports in New York City Category:1970 in American tennis US Open