1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Doubles

Tennis tournament event February 2023 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS John Newcombe AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2 10 4 singles doubles no 1972 Holdon Classic – Doubles St. Louis WCT The 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament that was played at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States< The event was scheduled from May 26 through June 1, 1970 but the final was delayed due to a power outage followed by bad weather at which point the doubles finalists Andrés Gimeno and John Newcombe had to travel to Casablanca, Morocco for the Moroccan Pro Championships. Subsequently, the doubles final was rescheduled to and played on August 24, 1970.Rawlings doubles are set Aug. 24 https://www.newspapers.com/image/140144149/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch August 12, 1970 2B Newspapers.com limitedGimeno, Newcombe top Laver, Emerson for double crown https://www.newspapers.com/image/18689764/ The Cumberland News UPI August 25, 1970 14 Newspapers.com limited The draw comprised 10 teams of which four were seeded. Fourth-seeded Andrés Gimeno and John Newcombe won the doubles title, defeating second-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 6–2. The final was played indoor at the Washington University Field House due to bad weather.Jerry Stack Laver's returns net him $8000 in Rawlings tennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/139845677/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch June 4, 1970 1C Newspapers.com limitedWorld of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett 1431970 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/st-louis/652/1970/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle (semifinals) AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver (final) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno / AUS John Newcombe (champions) FRA Pierre Barthès / YUG Nikola Pilić (first round) Draw First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS John Newcombe 3 8 6 GBR Mark Cox GBR Graham Stilwell 6 6 2 AUS Bill Bowrey USA Marty Riessen 6 6 8 4 FRA Pierre Barthès YUG Nikola Pilić 8 3 6 1 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei DEN Torben Ulrich 4 0 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS John Newcombe 6 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale RSA 1928 Ray Moore 4 3 USA Ronald Holmberg USA Dennis Ralston 3 8 6 AUS Bill Bowrey USA Marty Riessen 6 6 4 USA Dick Horowitz USA Larry Miller 0 0 2 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 6 6 1 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle 4 6 3 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS John Newcombe 6 3 6 USA Ronald Holmberg USA Dennis Ralston 5 3 2 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 7 6 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS John Newcombe 6 6 2 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 4 2 References External links ITF tournament edition details Category:Tennis in Missouri Category:1970 in American tennis Category:1970 Grand Prix (tennis)