Edition 3rd Draw 32S/16D Location London, England | Category Grand Prix Surface Carpet / Indoor | |
Date November 16 – November 21 | ||
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 November 16 through November 21, 1970.
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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.
Men's Singles
Rod Laver defeated Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles
Billie Jean King defeated Ann Jones 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
Men's Doubles
Ken Rosewall / Stan Smith defeated Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's Doubles
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Ann Jones / Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–5
References
1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA