1970 First National Tennis Classic – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1970 First National Tennis Classic | |
| Champion | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
| Runner-up | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
| Score | 8–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
The 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1970 First National Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament and was played at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States from July 29 through August 3, 1970. The draw consisted of eight teams. John Newcombe and Tony Roche won the singles title, defeating Roy Emerson and Rod Laver in the final, 8–6, 5–7, 6–4.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe Tony Roche | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Drysdale Ronald Holmberg | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe Tony Roche | 8 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cox Graham Stilwell | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cox Graham Stilwell | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Lutz Dennis Ralston | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe Tony Roche | 8 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ismail El Shafei Raymond Moore | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pierre Barthès Andrés Gimeno | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Nat'l Tennis Classic at L-ville July 29 – Aug. 2". The Hart County Herald. July 23, 1970. p. 10 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 135, 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ "Easy win to Laver in US". The Canberra Times. August 4, 1970. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian final". The Canberra Times. August 3, 1970. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gary Schultz (August 3, 1970). "Shh! Laver keeps secret, beats Newcombe for title". The Courier-Journal. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 Louisville – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).