1970 Wimbledon Championships

The 1970 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1970.[3] It was the 84th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1970.[4]

1970 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 4 July
Edition84th
CategoryGrand Slam
Prize money£41,650
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
John Newcombe
Women's singles
Margaret Court
Men's doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Women's doubles
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King
Mixed doubles
Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals
Boys' singles
Byron Bertram
Girls' singles
Sharon Walsh

Prize money

The total prize money for 1970 championships was £41,650. The winner of the men's title earned £3,000 while the women's singles champion earned £1.500.[5][6]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's singles £3,000 £1,500 £800 £450 £220 £165 £125 £100
Women's singles £1,500 £750 £400 £225 £150 £125 £100 £75
Men's doubles * £1,000 N/A
Women's doubles* £600 £400 £200 £100 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Mixed doubles* £500

* per team

Champions

Men's singles
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 [7]

  • It was Newcombe's 3rd career Grand Slam title (his 1st in the Open Era), and his 2nd Wimbledon title.

Women's singles
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King, 14–12, 11–9 [8]

  • It was Court's 19th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd (and last) Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 [9]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade, 6–2, 6–3 [10]

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals defeated Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 [11]

Boys' singles
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Byron Bertram defeated Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3 [12]

Girls' singles
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Sharon Walsh defeated Marina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4 [13]

Singles seeds

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 421, 432. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 372, 373. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 129. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 93–107. ISBN 978-0362000917.
  5. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0362000917.
  7. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  11. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  12. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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