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1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships

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1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships
Date16–21 November
Edition3rd
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley Arena
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Rod Laver[1]
Women's singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
Australia Ken Rosewall / United States Stan Smith
Women's doubles
United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King
← 1969 · Wembley Championships · 1971 →

The 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Arena in London in England and ran from 16 November until 21 November 1970.

The men's singles event and the $7,200 first prize was won by first–seeded Rod Laver while Billie Jean King won the women's singles title.[2][3]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Australia Rod Laver defeated United States Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Laver's 14th title of the year and the 46th of his open era career.

Women's singles

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United States Billie Jean King defeated United Kingdom Ann Jones 8–6, 3–6, 6–1

Men's doubles

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Australia Ken Rosewall / United States Stan Smith defeated Romania Ilie Năstase / Romania Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–3, 6–2

Women's doubles

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United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King defeated United Kingdom Ann Jones / United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "1970 Wembley – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 273–275. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  3. ^ Fred Tupper (22 November 1970). "Laver overcomes Richey, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, in final of Wembley Indoor Tennis". The New York Times. p. 14S.
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