British Covered Court Championships 1970


General 1970-11-16 - 1970-11-21
Open
Indoor
5
London
England

Source World Tennis, Tennis Italiano


Report 3rd place play off: Rosewall-Drysdale 5-7 9-8 6-2



Media


Winner Rodney George (Rod) Laver


Players
John Gillient Alexander
Arthur Robert Ashe jr
Roy R. Barth
Pierre Barthes
Robert John (Bob) Carmichael
Mark M. Cox
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Owen Keir Davidson
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Ismael Adly El Shafei
Roy Stanley Emerson
Jaime Jose Fillol sr
Željko Franulović
Andres Gimeno Tolaguera
Ricardo Alonso (Pancho) Gonzales
Thomas Warner (Tom) Gorman
Clark Edward Graebner
Jan Kodes (Kodeš)
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
David Alan Lloyd
Ilie Nastase
Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Richard (Dennis) Ralston
George Clifford (Cliff) Richey Jr
Martin Claire (Marty) Riessen
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Raymond Owen (Ray) Ruffels
Stanley Roger (Stan) Smith
Graham Rodney Stilwell
Roger Taylor
Ion Tiriac


Rounds
Round 1
Rod Laver*
Jaime Fillol Sr.
7-5 7-5
Andres Gimeno*
Ray Ruffels
6-3 6-2
Ilie Nastase*
Dick Crealy
6-4 6-4
Tom Gorman*
Marty Riessen
8-9 9-8 7-5
Cliff Drysdale*
Arthur Ashe
6-1 6-2
Mark M. Cox*
David Lloyd
8-6 6-2
Dennis Ralston*
Clark Graebner
6-8 6-1 6-4
John Alexander*
Tom Okker
6-2 9-8
Cliff Richey*
Roy R. Barth
6-3 6-2
Pierre Barthes*
Graham Stilwell
6-0 6-2
Roger Taylor*
Owen Davidson
9-8 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
Bob Carmichael
6-8 9-7 7-5
Pancho Gonzales*
Ion Tiriac
4-6 6-4 6-2
Stan Smith*
Ismail El Shafei
6-2 9-8
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Jan Kodes
5-7 7-5 6-4
Roy Emerson*
Željko Franulović
9-7 6-4

Round 2
Rod Laver*
Andres Gimeno
6-1 4-6 9-8
Ilie Nastase*
Tom Gorman
6-8 6-2 6-4
Cliff Drysdale*
Mark M. Cox
9-8 6-3
Dennis Ralston*
John Alexander
6-3 3-6 8-6
Cliff Richey*
Pierre Barthes
7-5 8-6
Pancho Gonzales*
Stan Smith
8-9 9-8 9-8
Roger Taylor*
Roy Emerson
6-3 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
6-2 6-1

Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Ilie Nastase
6-1 6-2
Cliff Drysdale*
Dennis Ralston
9-8 6-8 6-3
Cliff Richey*
Roger Taylor
8-6 8-9 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
Pancho Gonzales
6-2 6-3

Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Cliff Drysdale
6-4 6-4
Cliff Richey*
Ken Rosewall
7-5 6-2

Final
Rod Laver*
Cliff Richey
6-3 6-4 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Rod Laver*
Jaime Fillol Sr.
Andres Gimeno*
Ray Ruffels
Ilie Nastase*
Dick Crealy
Tom Gorman*
Marty Riessen
Cliff Drysdale*
Arthur Ashe
Mark M. Cox*
David Lloyd
Dennis Ralston*
Clark Graebner
John Alexander*
Tom Okker
Cliff Richey*
Roy R. Barth
Pierre Barthes*
Graham Stilwell
Roger Taylor*
Owen Davidson
Roy Emerson*
Željko Franulović
Ken Rosewall*
Bob Carmichael
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Jan Kodes
Pancho Gonzales*
Ion Tiriac
Stan Smith*
Ismail El Shafei
Round 2
Rod Laver*
Andres Gimeno
Ilie Nastase*
Tom Gorman
Cliff Drysdale*
Mark M. Cox
Dennis Ralston*
John Alexander
Cliff Richey*
Pierre Barthes
Roger Taylor*
Roy Emerson
Ken Rosewall*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Pancho Gonzales*
Stan Smith
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Ilie Nastase
Cliff Drysdale*
Dennis Ralston
Cliff Richey*
Roger Taylor
Ken Rosewall*
Pancho Gonzales
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Richey*
Ken Rosewall
Final
Rod Laver*
Cliff Richey