1970 Rothmans International Vancouver Explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1970 Rothmans International Vancouver – Singles. Rod Laver defeated 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

Roy Emerson / Rod Laver defeated Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. News: Tennis pros chase $10,000 . The Vancouver Sun . 29 September 1970 . 24 . Newspapers.com . limited.
2. News: Dave Watters . Tennis machine churns out another $10,000 . The Vancouver Sun . 5 October 1970 . 22 . Newspapers.com . limited.
3. Book: World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. 1971. Queen Anne Press. London. 978-0-362-00091-7. John Barrett. 143.