1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships

April 2022 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships 16–21 November 3rd Grand Prix 32S / 16D Carpet / indoor London, England Wembley Arena AUS Rod Laver1970 Wembley – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1970/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) USA Billie Jean King AUS Ken Rosewall / USA Stan Smith USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King Wills Open British Covered Court Championships Wembley Championships The 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Arena in London in England and ran from 16 November until 21 November 1970. The men's singles event and the $7,200 first prize was won by first–seeded Rod Laver while Billie Jean King won the women's singles title.World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 273–275Laver overcomes Richey, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, in final of Wembley Indoor Tennis https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/22/archives/laver-overcomes-richey-63-64-64-in-final-of-wembley-indoor-tennis.html The New York Times 22 November 1970 Fred Tupper 14S Finals Men's singles 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships – Men's singles AUS Rod Laver defeated USA Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 It was Laver's 14th title of the year and the 46th of his open era career. Women's singles USA Billie Jean King defeated GBR Ann Jones 8–6, 3–6, 6–1 Men's doubles AUS Ken Rosewall / USA Stan Smith defeated ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 Women's doubles USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King defeated GBR Ann Jones / GBR Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–5 References External links ITF tournament edition details British Indoor Championships Category:Wembley Championships Embassy British Indoor Championships Embassy British Indoor Championships Embassy British Indoor Championships