1970 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.^[1] The circuit comprised three Grand Slam tournaments and selected open tournaments. The Pepsi-Cola Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix.

Contents 1 Schedule 1.1 Key 1.2 April 1.3 May 1.4 June 1.5 July 1.6 August 1.7 September 1.8 October 1.9 November 1.10 December 2 Grand Prix Points System 3 Grand Prix Standings 3.1 Statistical information 4 References 5 Further reading 6 See also

Schedule

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Group 1 tournaments

Group 2 tournaments

Grand Prix Masters

Team events

April

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
27 April	Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – 32S/32Q/16D/8DQ/16XD	Mark Cox 6–1, 6–2, 6–3	Bob Hewitt	Gerald Battrick Nikola Pilić	Georges Goven Ismail El Shafei François Jauffret Tom Okker
		Tom Okker Tony Roche 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	William Bowrey Owen Davidson
		Billie Jean King Bob Hewitt 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Virginia Wade Bob Maud

May

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – 128S/128Q/72D/53XD Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw	Jan Kodeš 6–2, 6–4, 6–0	Željko Franulović	Cliff Richey Georges Goven	Ilie Năstase Arthur Ashe François Jauffret Martin Mulligan
		Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell
		Billie Jean King Bob Hewitt 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Françoise Durr Jean-Claude Barclay

June

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
22 June	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – 128S/80Q/64D/32DQ/80XD/32XDQ Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw	John Newcombe 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Ken Rosewall	Roger Taylor Andrés Gimeno	Clark Graebner Tony Roche Bob Carmichael Roy Emerson
		John Newcombe Tony Roche 10–8, 6–3, 6–1	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
		Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase 6–3, 4–6, 9–7	Olga Morozova Alex Metreveli

July

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 July	Swedish Championships Båstad, Sweden Clay – 32S/32Q/21D	Dick Crealy 6–3, 6–1, 6–1	Georges Goven	Željko Franulović Bob Carmichael	Per Jemsby Clark Graebner John Alexander Patricio Rodríguez
		Dick Crealy Allan Stone 6–2, 2–6, 12–12 RET.	Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš
13 July	Washington Star International Washington, United States $35,000 – Clay – 64S/64Q/32D/16DQ	Cliff Richey 7–5, 6–2, 6–1	Arthur Ashe	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac	Bob Hewitt Georges Goven Dick Crealy Stan Smith
		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–0	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac
20 July	Western Championships Cincinnati, United States $25,000 – Clay – 64S/64Q/32D/16DQ	Ken Rosewall 7–9, 9–7, 8–6	Cliff Richey	Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš	Clark Graebner Ion Ţiriac Stan Smith Bob Hewitt
		Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac 6–3, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
27 July	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States $50,000 – Clay – 64S/32Q/32D/16DQ	Cliff Richey 6–2, 10–8, 3–6, 6–1	Stan Smith	Željko Franulović Arthur Ashe	Frew McMillan Clark Graebner Allan Stone Jaime Fillol
		Arthur Ashe Clark Graebner 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac
	First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Grass – 16S/8D	Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3	John Newcombe	Tony Roche Ken Rosewall	Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston
		John Newcombe Tony Roche 8–6, 5–7, 6–4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver

August

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 August	U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States $50,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/8DQ	Tony Roche 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale	Jaime Fillol Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš Ray Ruffels
		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–1, 7–6	Ismail El Shafei Torben Ulrich
	Bavarian Championships Munich, West Germany Clay	Ion Ţiriac 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4	Nikola Pilić	Ilie Năstase Christian Kuhnke	Barry Phillips-Moore Harald Elschenbroich Bob Hewitt John Alexander
		Owen Davidson Nikola Pilić 6–4, 7–5, 6–4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
24 August	Pennsylvania Championships Merion, United States Grass – 64S/64Q/32D/16DQ	Ray Ruffels 6–3, 7–6, 6–3	Jaime Fillol	Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie	Bob Carmichael Haroon Rahim William Bowrey Cliff Drysdale
		William Bowrey Ray Ruffels 3–6, 6–2, 7–5	Jim McManus Jim Osborne
	Davis Cup Final Cleveland, United States – Hard (i)	United States 5–0	West Germany
31 August	Marlboro Open South Orange, United States $25,000 – Grass – 42S/19D	Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–2	Bob Carmichael	Ken Rosewall Alex Metreveli	Andrés Gimeno Brian Fairlie Dick Stockton Onny Parun
		Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 3–6, 7–6, 7–6	Andrés Gimeno Rod Laver

September

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 September	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $176,000 – Grass – 108S/128Q/63D/32DQ/34XD Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Doubles Draw	Ken Rosewall 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 (5–2), 6–3	Tony Roche	Cliff Richey John Newcombe	Dennis Ralston Brian Fairlie Stan Smith Arthur Ashe
		Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
		Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4	Judy Tegart Frew McMillan
21 September	Pepsi Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States $65,000 – Hard – 64S/64Q/32D/16DQ	Rod Laver 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	John Newcombe	Arthur Ashe Tom Gorman	Stan Smith Clark Graebner Marty Riessen Pancho Gonzales
		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2	Bob Lutz Stan Smith

October

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
19 October	Phoenix Thunderbird Championships Phoenix, United States Hard – 31S/32Q/16D/8DQ	Stan Smith 6–3, 6–7, 6–1	Jim Osborne	Barry MacKay Bob Carmichael	Charlie Pasarell Jan Kodeš Frank Froehling Tom Edlefsen
		Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels 7–6, 6–3	Jan Kodeš Charlie Pasarell
26 October	Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, United States Hard – 64S/64Q/32D/16DQ	Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–2, 6–4	Cliff Richey	Stan Smith Dennis Ralston	Bob Carmichael Jan Kodeš Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch
		Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2	Roy Barth Tom Gorman

November

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 November	South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – 32S/32Q/8D	Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–2, 6–0	Manuel Orantes	Jan Kodeš Bob Carmichael	Ray Ruffels Jan Kukal Dick Crealy Cliff Richey
		Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3	Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš
	Paris Open Paris, France Carpet – 32S/32Q/16D/8DQ	Arthur Ashe 7–6, 6–4, 6–3	Marty Riessen	Stan Smith Georges Goven	Pancho Gonzales Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Ken Rosewall
		Not held.
16 November	Embassy Championships London, England Carpet – 32S/32Q/16D/8DQ	Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 7–5	Cliff Richey	Cliff Drysdale Ken Rosewall	Ilie Năstase Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Pancho Gonzales
		Ken Rosewall Stan Smith 6–4, 6–3, 6–2	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac
23 November	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/8DQ Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Stan Smith 5–7, 6–4, 6–4	Arthur Ashe	Ken Rosewall Cliff Richey	Mark Cox Georges Goven Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson
		Arthur Ashe Stan Smith 6–0, 5–7, 7–5	Bob Carmichael Owen Davidson

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 December	Pepsi-Cola Masters Tokyo, Japan $45,500 – Carpet – 6S/3D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	Stan Smith	Rod Laver
		Arthur Ashe Stan Smith	Jan Kodeš Rod Laver

Grand Prix Points System

The tournaments listed above were divided into three groups. Group A consisted of the Grand Slams while the other tournaments were divided into Group 1 and Group 2. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. Ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:

Grand Prix Standings

Position	Name	Nation	Points	Prize Money (US$)
1	Cliff Richey	USA	60	25,000
2	Arthur Ashe	USA	55	17,000
3	Ken Rosewall	AUS	53	15,000
4	Rod Laver	AUS	51	12,000
5	Stan Smith	USA	47	10,500
6	Željko Franulović	SFR Yugoslavia	35	9,500
7	John Newcombe	AUS	35	8,500
8	Jan Kodeš	CSK	33	7,500
9	Tony Roche	AUS	32	6,500
10	Bob Carmichael	AUS	31	6,000
11	Georges Goven	FRA	25	5,500
12	Ilie Năstase	ROM	25	5,000
13	Dick Crealy	AUS	24	4,500
14	Ray Ruffels	AUS	22	4,000
15	Clark Graebner	USA	22	3,500
16	Dennis Ralston	USA	22	3,000
17	Jaime Fillol	CHI	20	2,500
18	Ion Ţiriac	ROM	19	2,000
19	Cliff Drysdale	RSA	19	1,500
20	Roy Emerson	AUS	19	1,000

Statistical information

The list of winners and amount of singles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), last name alphabetically:

• Rod Laver (Louisville, South Orange, Los Angeles, London) (4)
• Stan Smith (Phoenix, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters) (3)
• Arthur Ashe (Berkeley, Paris) (2)
• Cliff Richey (Washington, Indianapolis) (2)
• Ken Rosewall (Cincinnati, US Open) (2)
• Mark Cox (Bournemouth) (1)
• Dick Crealy (Båstad) (1)
• Željko Franulović (Buenos Aires) (1)
• Jan Kodeš (French Open) (1)
• John Newcombe (Wimbledon) (1)
• Tony Roche (Boston) (1)
• Ray Ruffels (Merion) (1)
• Ion Ţiriac (Munich) (1)

The list of winners and amount of doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), last name alphabetically:

• Stan Smith (Berkeley, London, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters) (4)
• Arthur Ashe (Indianapolis, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters) (3)
• Tony Roche (Bournemouth, Wimbledon, Louisville) (3)
• Ray Ruffels (Merion, Phoenix, Buenos Aires) (3)
• Pierre Barthès (Munich, US Open) (2)
• Dick Crealy (Båstad, Phoenix) (2)
• Ilie Năstase (French Open, Cincinnati) (2)
• John Newcombe (Wimbledon, Louisville) (2)
• Tom Okker (Bournemouth, Los Angeles) (2)
• Ion Ţiriac (French Open, Cincinnati) (2)
• William Bowrey (Merion) (1)
• Bob Carmichael (Buenos Aires) (1)
• Patricio Cornejo (South Orange) (1)
• Owen Davidson (Munich) (1)
• Roy Emerson (Boston) (1)
• Jaime Fillol (South Orange) (1)
• Clark Graebner (Indianapolis) (1)
• Bob Hewitt (Washington) (1)
• Rod Laver (Boston) (1)
• Bob Lutz (Berkeley) (1)
• Frew McMillan (Washington) (1)
• Nikola Pilić (US Open) (1)
• Marty Riessen (Los Angeles) (1)
• Ken Rosewall (London) (1)
• Allan Stone (Båstad) (1)

The list of winners and amount of mixed doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), last name alphabetically:

• Bob Hewitt (Bournemouth, French Open) (2)
• Ilie Năstase (Wimbledon) (1)
• Marty Riessen (US Open) (1)

References

General

• "1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix". ATPWorldTour.com. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Archive-Event-Calendar.aspx?t=2&y=1970. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 

Specific

Further reading

• Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). USA: New Chapter Press. 2010. ISBN 0-942257-70-7. 

See also

• Tennis exhibitions in 1970
• World Championship Tennis

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