1970 First National Tennis Classic Explained

The 1970 First National Tennis Classic, also known as the Louisville Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from July 29 through August 3, 1970. The tournament was part of both the 1970 Grand Prix tennis circuit, categorized in Class 2, as well as the 1970 World Championship Tennis season and had total prize money of $25,000.^[1] The singles final was won by Rod Laver who earned $5,000 first-prize money as well as eight ranking points.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Singles. Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 6–3, 6–3

• It was Laver's 7th singles title of the year and the 35th of his career in the Open Era.

Doubles

See main article: 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Doubles. John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Roy Emerson / Rod Laver 8–6, 5–7, 6–4

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. News: Nat'l Tennis Classic at L-ville July 29 – Aug. 2. The Hart County Herald. July 23, 1970. 10. Google News Archive.
2. Book: World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. 1971. Queen Anne Press. London. 978-0-362-00091-7. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 135, 143.
3. News: Easy win to Laver in US. . The Canberra Times . August 4, 1970 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Australian final. . The Canberra Times . August 3, 1970 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Gary Schultz . Shh! Laver keeps secret, beats Newcombe for title. . The Courier-Journal . August 3, 1970 . B6 . Newspapers.com . limited.