1970 South American Open Championships Explained

The 1970 South American Open Championships^[1] was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix and held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the third edition of the tournament held in Buenos Aires (they have also been held in Chile and Ecuador) and ran from 31 October through 8 November 1970. It was played on outdoor clay courts. Željko Franulović won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1970 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles. Željko Franulović defeated Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–0

• It was Franulovic's 3rd ATP title of the year and the 4th of his ATP career.

Doubles

Bob Carmichael / Ray Ruffels defeated Željko Franulović / Jan Kodeš 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3

• It was Carmichael's only ATP title of the year and the 1st of his ATP career. It was Ruffels's 3rd ATP title of the year and the 3rd of his ATP career.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. Book: World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. 1971. Queen Anne Press. London. 978-0-362-00091-7. John Barrett. John Barrett (tennis). 280.