1970 World Championship Tennis season

The 1970 season of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1970. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT).[1]

1970 WCT season
Details
Duration21 January – 18 October
Edition3rd
Tournaments17
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Rod Laver (6)
Most tournament finals Rod Laver (9)
Prize money leader Rod Laver ($201,453)
← 1969
1971 →

Tournament schedule
Date Tournament Location Draw Prize Money Winner Finalist Score
21 January 1970 Tennis Champions Classic[lower-alpha 1] Various cities $200,000 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
9 February 1970 U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, PA, U.S. 32 $62,500 Rod Laver Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2
14 February 1970 Hollywood Tennis Classic [6] Hollywood, Florida, U.S. 8S Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
18 February 1970 Dallas Morning News Tennis Classic Dallas, Texas, U.S. $25,000 Andrés Gimeno Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
22 February 1970 South Texas Pro Championships Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. Ken Rosewall John Newcombe 6–2, 6–0
1 March 1970 Los Angeles Tennis Classic Los Angeles, U.S. Dennis Ralston Rod Laver 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
11 March 1970 World Cup Boston Boston, U.S. Australia USA 5–2
16 March 1970 Dunlop-Slazenger International Open Sydney, Australia 32S $28,000 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
10 May 1970 Atlanta Tennis Classic Atlanta, U.S. Hard 25,000 Tom Okker Dennis Ralston 6–4, 10–8, 6–2
17 May 1970 Howard Hughes Invitational Las Vegas, U.S. $50,000 Pancho Gonzales Rod Laver 6–1, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1 June 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic [7] St. Louis, U.S. 32S $30,000 Rod Laver Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–4
7 June 1970 Moroccan Pro Championships [8] Casablanca, Morocco 16S John Newcombe Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
2 August 1970 Louisville Tennis Classic [9] Louisville, U.S. 16S $25,000 Rod Laver John Newcombe 6–3, 6–3
23 August 1970 National Invitation Championships Fort Worth, U.S. Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6–3, 7–5
4 October 1970 Rothmans Vancouver International Vancouver, BC, Canada $40,000 Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
11 October 1970 Midland Pro Invitational Midland, U.S. Roger Taylor John Newcombe 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
18 October 1970 Tucson Dunlop Classic Tucson, U.S. Marty Riessen Roy Emerson 6–1, 6–4

Prize money standings
Player Prize Money
Rod Laver $201,453[lower-alpha 2][10]
Ken Rosewall $140,455
Roy Emerson $96,845
John Newcombe $78,251
Pancho Gonzales $77,365
Tony Roche $67,232
Tom Okker $61,797
Fred Stolle $43,448
Roger Taylor $42,101
Andrés Gimeno $41,375

See also

Notes
  1. The Tennis Champions Classic consisted of a series of matches played in various American cities (as well as one in Brisbane, Australia) on nine different dates between January and June and culminating in the semifinals in June and the final played on July 17, 1970, between Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. The opening round as well as the semifinal and final were played at the Madison Square Garden in New York.[2][3][4] The tournament was organized by the National Tennis League (NTL) but included WCT players.[5]
  2. Laver became the first tennis professional to earn more than $200,000 prize money in a year.

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis 1971. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–144. ISBN 978-0362000917.
  2. "$200,000 Tennis Tourney Is Planned". The Day. July 5, 1969.
  3. "Net Series To Open Tonight". The Dispatch. January 21, 1970.
  4. "Laver Romps Over Pancho". The Pittsburgh Press. June 3, 1970.
  5. Robert H. Boyle (February 9, 1970). "Big Cat On The Prowl". Sports Illustrated.
  6. "ATP – 1970 Miami WCT Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  7. "ATP – 1970 St. Louis WCT Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  8. "ATP – 1970 Casablanca WCT Men's Single Draw". ATP.
  9. "ATP – 1970 Louisville Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  10. "Rod Laver First Pro To Earn Over $200G". Schenectady Gazette. December 17, 1970.
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