1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic
DateMay 25– June 1
Edition1st
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw20S / 10D
Prize money$30,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Hard / indoor (final)
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
VenueDwight Davis Tennis Center, Forest Park
Washington University Field House (final)
Champions
Singles
Australia Rod Laver[1]
Doubles
Spain Andrés Gimeno / Australia John Newcombe[2]

The 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic, also known as the St. Louis WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was scheduled from May 25 through June 1, 1970 but both finals were delayed due to a power outage on the day before the finals and rain on the day of the finals. The singles finalists then had to travel to New York to compete in the Tennis Champions Classic before returning. Due to persistent bad weather the singles final was played indoor at the Washington University Field House on June 4, 1970. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title and earned $8,000 first-prize money.[3][4] The doubles finalists Andrés Gimeno and John Newcombe had to travel to Casablanca, Morocco for the Moroccan Pro Championships and their final was rescheduled and played on August 24, 1970.[5][6] This was followed by a Rawlings Challenge Cup match between tournament winner Rod Laver and Wimbledon champion John Newcombe which was won by Laver 6–3, 8–6.[7]

Finals

Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Ken Rosewall 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Laver's 4th singles title of the year and the 32nd of his career in the Open Era.

Doubles

Spain Andrés Gimeno / Australia John Newcombe defeated Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1970 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "1970 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ Jerry Stack (June 4, 1970). "Laver's returns net him $8000 in Rawlings tennis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  5. ↑ "Rawlings doubles are set Aug. 24". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 12, 1970. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gimeno, Newcombe top Laver, Emerson for double crown". The Cumberland News. UPI. August 25, 1970. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ John J. Archibald (August 25, 1970). "King Laver's 1-2 service punch stops Newcombe". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
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