1970 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Doubles

Doubles
1970 Pepsi-Cola Masters
Champions Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith
Runners-up Jan Kodeš
Rod Laver
Score6–3, 6–4

Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith won the inaugural doubles tennis title at the Masters Grand Prix by defeating both teams they faced in the round-robin stage.[1]

Round robin

Key

Ashe
Smith
Kodeš
Laver
Franulović
Rosewall
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4 6–5, 6–5
Jan Kodeš
Rod Laver
3–6, 4–6 3–6, 6–5, 6–4
Željko Franulović
Ken Rosewall
5–6, 5–6 6–3, 5–6, 4–6

Standings

Players RR W-L Sets W-L Games W-L Standings
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith
2–0
4–0
24–17
1
Jan Kodeš
Rod Laver
1–1
2–5
22–27
2
Željko Franulović
Ken Rosewall
0–2
1–4
25–27
3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

References

  1. ^ "Doubles Results | Nitto ATP Finals | Tennis". Nitto ATP Finals. Retrieved 2021-11-14.