1970 Rothmans International Vancouver

The 1970 Rothmans International Vancouver, also known as the Vancouver WCT, was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the 1970 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was held on indoor carpet courts at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 29 September through 3 October 1970. Rod Laver won the singles title and earned $10,000 first-prize money.[3][4][5]

1970 Rothmans International Vancouver
Date29 September – 3 October
Edition1st
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis (WCT)
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$40,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationVancouver, BC, Canada
VenuePNE Agrodome
Champions
Singles
Australia Rod Laver[1]
Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver[2]

Finals

Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Laver's 13th singles title of the year and the 41st of his career in the Open Era.

Doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver defeated France Pierre Barthès / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

References

  1. "1970 Vancouver WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1970 Vancouver WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Tennis pros chase $10,000". The Vancouver Sun. 29 September 1970. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dave Watters (5 October 1970). "Tennis machine churns out another $10,000". The Vancouver Sun. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
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