North of England Hardcourts 1970


General 1970-03-27 - 1970-03-31
Open
Clay
3
Southport
England

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung


Report This tournament was the first leg of the En-Tout-Cas Trophy. The second leg was staged in Stalybridge and the third in Poole.
Overall winners of this small satellite were Jan Kukal, Allan McDonald and Ken Weatherley ,each with 18 points.



Media


Winner Allan J. McDonald


Players
John Edward Barrett
John Richard Cooper
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
Stanley John Matthews
Allan J. McDonald
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Kenneth Frank (Ken) Weatherley
Arthur F.C. Whitaker


Rounds
Quarterfinals
Allan J. McDonald*
John Barrett
6-1 6-2
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Stanley Matthews
6-1 4-6 9-7
Kenneth Frank (Ken) Weatherley*
Arthur F.C. Whitaker
6-2 6-4
John Cooper*
Bob Howe
6-4 4-6 6-3

Semifinals
Allan J. McDonald*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
6-2 6-0
Kenneth Frank (Ken) Weatherley*
John Cooper
6-4 6-4

Final
Allan J. McDonald*
Kenneth Frank (Ken) Weatherley
6-2 4-6 6-4


Tournament
Quarterfinals
Allan J. McDonald*
John Barrett
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Stanley Matthews
Kenneth Frank (Ken) Weatherley*
Arthur F.C. Whitaker
John Cooper*
Bob Howe
Semifinals
Allan J. McDonald*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Kenneth Frank (Ken) Weatherley*
John Cooper
Final
Allan J. McDonald*
Kenneth Frank (Ken) Weatherley