1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships – Men's singles

February 2023 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships AUS Rod Laver USA Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 32 8 Wills Open British Covered Court Championships – Men's singles Wembley Championships The 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships – Men's singles was an event of the 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 16 November and 21 November 1970. The draw comprised 32 players of whom eight were seeded. Rod Laver was the reigning singles champion at the British Indoor Championships. First-seeded Laver retained his title by defeating third-seeded Cliff Richey in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.Laver 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 1970World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 2431970 Wembley – Men's Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1970/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em AUS Rod Laver (champion) AUS Ken Rosewall (semifinals) USA Cliff Richey (final) USA Arthur Ashe (first round) NED Tom Okker (first round) AUS Roy Emerson (second round) USA Stan Smith (second round) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 4 4 3 USA Cliff Richey 7 6 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 5 2 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 3 USA Cliff Richey 3 4 4 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS Rod Laver 7 7 CHI Jaime Fillol 5 5 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 AUS Ray Ruffels 3 2 8 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 AUS Dick Crealy 4 4 USA Tom Gorman 8 9 7 USA Marty Riessen 9 8 5 4 USA Arthur Ashe 1 2 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 GBR Mark Cox 8 6 GBR David Lloyd 6 3 5 NED Tom Okker 2 8 AUS John Alexander 6 9 USA Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 USA Clark Graebner 8 1 4 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 4 9 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 1 6 8 8 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 USA Tom Gorman 8 2 4 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 9 6 GBR Mark Cox 8 3 AUS John Alexander 3 6 6 USA Dennis Ralston 6 3 8 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 8 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 1 2 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 9 6 6 USA Dennis Ralston 8 8 3 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 4 4 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals GBR Roger Taylor 9 6 AUS Owen Davidson 8 2 YUG Željko Franulović 7 4 6 AUS Roy Emerson 9 6 FRA Pierre Barthès 6 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 0 2 USA Roy Barth 2 3 3 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 USA Pancho Gonzales 4 6 6 ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 4 2 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 2 8 7 USA Stan Smith 6 9 YUG Nikola Pilić 5 7 6 TCH Jan Kodeš 7 5 4 AUS Bob Carmichael 8 8 5 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 9 7 GBR Roger Taylor 6 6 6 AUS Roy Emerson 3 2 FRA Pierre Barthès 5 6 3 USA Cliff Richey 7 8 USA Pancho Gonzales 8 9 9 7 USA Stan Smith 9 8 8 YUG Nikola Pilić 2 1 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 GBR Roger Taylor 6 9 2 3 USA Cliff Richey 8 8 6 USA Pancho Gonzales 2 3 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 3 USA Cliff Richey 7 6 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 5 2 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Wembley Championships Category:1970 Grand Prix (tennis)