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 circuit
Details
Duration21 January 1970 – 18 October 1970
Edition3rd
Tournaments17
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Rod Laver (6)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Rod Laver (9)
Prize money leaderAustralia Rod Laver ($201,453)
← 1969
1971 →

Tournament schedule

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

Prize money standings

Player Prize Money
Australia Rod Laver $201,453[b][10]
Australia Ken Rosewall $140,455
Australia Roy Emerson $96,845
Australia John Newcombe $78,251
United States Pancho Gonzales $77,365
Australia Tony Roche $67,232
Netherlands Tom Okker $61,797
Australia Fred Stolle $43,448
United Kingdom Roger Taylor $42,101
Spain 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. ^ "1970 Miami WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  7. ^ "ATP – 1970 St. Louis WCT Men's Singles Draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  8. ^ "ATP – 1970 Casablanca WCT Men's Single Draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  9. ^ "1970 Louisville – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  10. ^ "Rod Laver First Pro To Earn Over $200G". Schenectady Gazette. December 17, 1970.

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