Английская Википедия:1970 Grand Prix (tennis)
Шаблон:Infobox tennis circuit season
The 1970 Pepsi-Cola ILTF Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of men's tournaments recognised by the ILTF.Шаблон:Efn The creation of the Grand Prix circuit, on an experimental basis during its first year, was announced in April 1970 by the president of the ILTF, Ben Barnett.[2] It was the brainchild of Jack Kramer, former tennis promoter and winner of the Wimbledon and US championships, and was aimed at countering the influence of commercial promoters, particularly Lamar Hunt and his World Championship Tennis circuit and George MacCall's National Tennis League.[3][4]
The tournaments were graded in one of three categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Class A, comprising the three Grand Slam tournaments, Class 1 and Class 2. The Pepsi-Cola Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix. In addition to the tournament prize money a bonus pool of $150,000 was available for the top 20 ranked players. The bonus pool was jointly funded by Pepsi-Cola as title sponsor and the participating tournaments which reserved 10% of their prize money.[5][6] Cliff Richey earned $25,000 bonus as the winner of the first Grand Prix circuit.[7] At the end of the season the top six ranked players qualified for a Masters round-robin tournament held in Tokyo which was won by Stan Smith.
All open tennis tournaments were eligible to be included in the Grand Prix circuit provided they committed to not paying any management fees to commercial organizations with players under contract. Originally the Italian Championships, played in April in Rome, was part of the Grand Prix calendar but it was withdrawn during the tournament when it became known that they had paid management fees to the competing World Championship Tennis organization.[8]
Schedule
- Key
| Class A tournaments |
| Grand Prix Masters |
| Group 1 tournaments |
| Group 2 tournaments |
| Team events |
April
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr | Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D/16XD Group 2 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Cox 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Hewitt | Шаблон:Flagicon Gerald Battrick Шаблон:Flagicon Nikola Pilić |
Шаблон:Flagicon Georges Goven Шаблон:Flagicon Ismail El Shafei Шаблон:Flagicon François Jauffret Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Шаблон:Flagicon William Bowrey Шаблон:Flagicon Owen Davidson | ||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Billie Jean King Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Hewitt 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Virginia Wade Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Maud |
May
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Group A Clay – 128S/101Q/72D/53XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Željko Franulović | Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Richey Шаблон:Flagicon Georges Goven |
Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Ashe Шаблон:Flagicon François Jauffret Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Mulligan |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Шаблон:Flagicon Ion Țiriac 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Ashe Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Pasarell | ||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Billie Jean King Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Hewitt 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Claude Barclay |
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Group A Grass – 128S/80Q/64D/32Q/56XD/12Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Шаблон:Flagicon John Newcombe 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall | Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Taylor Шаблон:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno |
Шаблон:Flagicon Clark Graebner Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Carmichael Шаблон:Flagicon Roy Emerson |
| Шаблон:Flagicon John Newcombe Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Stolle | ||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Olga Morozova Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Metreveli |
July
August
September
October
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | Phoenix Thunderbird Open Phoenix, United States Hard – 31S/16D Group 2 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Stan Smith 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Osborne | Шаблон:Flagicon Barry MacKay Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Carmichael |
Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Pasarell Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Froehling Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Edlefsen |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Crealy Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Ruffels 7–6, 6–3 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Pasarell |
November
December
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec | Pepsi-Cola Masters Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) – $50,000 – 6S/3D (round robin) Singles – Doubles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Stan Smith | Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver | NA | NA |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Ashe Шаблон:Flagicon Stan Smith |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver |
Grand Prix point system
The tournaments listed above were divided into three categories. Class A consisted of the Grand Slams while the other tournaments were divided into Class 1 and Class 2. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. Ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:
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Grand Prix rankings
| Position | Name | Nation | Points | Prize Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cliff Richey | Шаблон:Flagu | 60 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Arthur Ashe | Шаблон:Flagu | 55 | 17,000 |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | Шаблон:Flagu | 53 | 15,000 |
| 4 | Rod Laver | Шаблон:Flagu | 51 | 12,000 |
| 5 | Stan Smith | Шаблон:Flagu | 47 | 10,500 |
| 6 | Željko Franulović | Шаблон:Flag | 35 | 9,500 |
| 7 | John Newcombe | Шаблон:Flagu | 35 | 8,500 |
| 8 | Jan Kodeš | Шаблон:Flag | 33 | 7,500 |
| 9 | Tony Roche | Шаблон:Flagu | 32 | 6,500 |
| 10 | Bob Carmichael | Шаблон:Flagu | 31 | 6,000 |
| 11 | Georges Goven | Шаблон:Flagu | 25 | 5,500 |
| 12 | Ilie Năstase | Шаблон:Flag | 25 | 5,000 |
| 13 | Dick Crealy | Шаблон:Flagu | 24 | 4,500 |
| 14 | Ray Ruffels | Шаблон:Flagu | 22 | 4,000 |
| 15 | Clark Graebner | Шаблон:Flagu | 22 | 3,500 |
| 16 | Dennis Ralston | Шаблон:Flagu | 22 | 3,000 |
| 17 | Jaime Fillol | Шаблон:Flag | 20 | 2,500 |
| 18 | Ion Țiriac | Шаблон:Flag | 19 | 2,000 |
| 19 | Cliff Drysdale | Шаблон:Flag | 19 | 1,500 |
| 20 | Roy Emerson | Шаблон:Flagu | 19 | 1,000 |
List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of singles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), alphabetically by last name:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Ashe (3) Australian Open, Berkeley, Paris Indoor
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Cox (1) Bournemouth
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Crealy (1) Båstad
- Шаблон:Flagicon Željko Franulović (1) Buenos Aires
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš (1) French Open
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver (4) Louisville, South Orange, Los Angeles, Wembley
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Newcombe (1) Wimbledon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Richey (2) Washington, Indianapolis
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche (2) Gstaad, Boston
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Ruffels (1) Merion
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall (2) Cincinnati, US Open
- Шаблон:Flagicon Manuel Santana (1) Barcelona
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stan Smith (3) Phoenix, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters
The list of winners and number of doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), last name alphabetically:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Ashe (3) Indianapolis, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pierre Barthès (2) Munich, US Open
- Шаблон:Flagicon William Bowrey (1) Merion
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Carmichael (1) Buenos Aires
- Шаблон:Flagicon Patricio Cornejo (1) South Orange
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Crealy (2) Båstad, Phoenix
- Шаблон:Flagicon Owen Davidson (1) Munich
- Шаблон:Flagicon Roy Emerson (1) Boston
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jaime Fillol (1) South Orange
- Шаблон:Flagicon Clark Graebner (1) Indianapolis
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Hewitt (1) Washington
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver (1) Boston
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Lutz (2) Australian Open, Berkeley
- Шаблон:Flagicon Frew McMillan (1) Washington
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase (2) French Open, Cincinnati
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Newcombe (2) Wimbledon, Louisville
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Okker (2) Bournemouth, Los Angeles
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nikola Pilić (1) US Open
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marty Riessen (1) Los Angeles
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Roche (3) Bournemouth, Wimbledon, Louisville
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall (1) London
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Ruffels (3) Merion, Phoenix, Buenos Aires
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stan Smith (5) Australian Open, Berkeley, London, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters
- Шаблон:Flagicon Allan Stone (1) Båstad
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ion Țiriac (2) French Open, Cincinnati
The list of winners and number of mixed doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), alphabetically by last name:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Hewitt (2) Bournemouth, French Open
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ilie Năstase (1) Wimbledon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marty Riessen (1) US Open
The following players won their first singles title in 1970:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dick Crealy Båstad
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Kodeš French Open
See also
Notes
References
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Further reading
Шаблон:ATP seasons Шаблон:1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix Шаблон:Men's tennis seasons
