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1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Singles

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Singles
1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Score6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw20
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
St. Louis WCT · 1972 →

The 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament that was played at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States from May 26 through June 4, 1970. The draw comprised 20 players and eight were seeded. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title, defeating second-seeded Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–4. The final was played indoor at the Washington University Field House due to bad weather. Roy Emerson won 6–4, 6–1 against Fred Stolle in a third-place playoff match.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (final)
  3. Australia Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  4. United States Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
  5. Spain Andrés Gimeno (second round)
  6. Australia Roy Emerson (semifinals)
  7. United States Marty Riessen (second round)
  8. Australia John Newcombe (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Rod Laver 4 7 6
6 Australia Roy Emerson 6 5 3
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 1 4
3 Australia Fred Stolle 2 1
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
United States Ronald Holmberg 4 2
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 5 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 2 7 1
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 8 8
7 United States Marty Riessen 6 6
1 Australia Rod Laver 4 7 6
6 Australia Roy Emerson 6 5 3
4 United States Dennis Ralston 6 6
United States Ray Moore 4 3
4 United States Dennis Ralston 4 4
6 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 6 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6
United States Larry Miller 4 1 6 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6
Denmark Torben Ulrich 6 6 Denmark Torben Ulrich 0 2
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 3 3

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
France Pierre Barthès 6 3 6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale 2 6 2 France Pierre Barthès 6 7
5 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 5 Spain Andrés Gimeno 4 5
United States Dick Horowitz 3 1 France Pierre Barthès 4 4
3 Australia Fred Stolle 6 6
3 Australia Fred Stolle 6 6
Australia Bill Bowrey 4 1
3 Australia Fred Stolle 2 1
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6
8 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 3 1
8 Australia John Newcombe 6 5
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 8 7
United Kingdom Mark Cox 4 2
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jerry Stack (June 4, 1970). "Laver's returns net him $8000 in Rawlings tennis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  3. ^ "1970 St. Louis WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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