1970 First National Tennis Classic – Singles

The 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1970 First National Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament and was played at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States from July 29 through August 3, 1970. The draw consisted of 16 players. Rod Laver won the singles title, defeating John Newcombe in the final, 6–3, 6–3.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Singles
1970 First National Tennis Classic
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia John Newcombe
Score6–3, 6–3
Draw16

Draw

Key
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Australia John Newcombe 6 6
South Africa Raymond Moore 0 4 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 6 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 3 4
United States Bob Lutz 2 2 Australia John Newcombe 6 8
Spain Andrés Gimeno 4 6 6 Australia Tony Roche 3 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox 6 0 2 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 3
Australia Tony Roche 6 6 Australia Tony Roche 8 1 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 2 1 Australia John Newcombe 3 3
Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
France Pierre Barthès 4 2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6
Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 Australia Roy Emerson 4 1
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 2 2 Australia Ken Rosewall 4 6 1
United States Dennis Ralston 6 6 Australia Rod Laver 6 1 6
Australia Fred Stolle 2 4 United States Dennis Ralston 3 4
Australia Rod Laver 6 6 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
United States Ronald Holmberg 2 2

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