1970 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1970 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1970. It was the 84th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1970.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1970 championships was ยฃ41,650. The winner of the men's title earned ยฃ3,000 while the women's singles champion earned ยฃ1.500.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ John Newcombe defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Ken Rosewall, 5โ€“7, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“2, 3โ€“6, 6โ€“1

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Margaret Court defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Billie Jean King, 14โ€“12, 11โ€“9

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ John Newcombe / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Tony Roche defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Ken Rosewall / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Fred Stolle, 10โ€“8, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“1

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Rosie Casals / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Billie Jean King defeated ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Franรงoise Dรผrr / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Virginia Wade, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“3

Mixed doubles

Ilie Nฤƒstase / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Rosie Casals defeated Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova, 6โ€“3, 4โ€“6, 9โ€“7

Juniors

Boys' singles

Byron Bertram defeated Frank Gebert, 6โ€“0, 6โ€“3

Girls' singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sharon Walsh defeated Marina Kroschina, 8โ€“6, 6โ€“4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

Women's singles

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