1970 US Open (tennis)
The 1970 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 2 September until 13 September. It was the 90th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1970.
1970 US Open | |
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Date | 2 September – 13 September |
Edition | 90th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Forest Hills, Queens, United States |
Venue | West Side Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
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Women's Singles | |
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Men's Doubles | |
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Women's Doubles | |
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Mixed Doubles | |
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It was the first Grand Slam tournament in which the tiebreak was used to decide the set at a 6-6 score. It differed from the current tie-break scoring in that it was won by the first player to reach five points with a sudden death at 4-4. A red flag would be put up by the umpire’s seat to draw fan attention to the tiebreaker in progress. Most players disapproved of the tiebreaker but the visitors loved it.[4][5]
Finals
Men's singles
- • It was Rosewall's 6th career Grand Slam singles title, his 2nd during the Open Era and his 2nd and last at the US Open.
Women's singles
- • It was Court's 20th career Grand Slam singles title, her 7th during the Open Era and her 4th at the US Open.
- With this title, Court completed the Grand Slam (winning all 4 major tournaments in one calendar year).
Men's doubles
- • It was Barthès' 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
- • It was Pilić's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.
Women's doubles
- • It was Court's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 5th during the Open Era and her 3rd at the US Open.
- • It was Tegart Dalton's 7th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th during the Open Era and her 1st at the US Open.
Mixed doubles
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
Singles [6] | Men | $20,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,250 | $900 | $600 | $300 |
Women | $7,500 | $3,750 | $1,750 | $1,250 | – | $625 | $400 | $150 | |
References
- "1970 US Open – Men's singles". ATP.
- "1970 US Open" (PDF). WTA.
- "1970 US Open – Men's Doubles". ATP.
- World of Tennis 1971. London: Queen Anne Press. 1971. p. 110. ISBN 978-0362000917.
- "Jimmy Van Alen". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0362000917.