Doubles
1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic
ChampionSpain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe
Runner-upAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Score6–4, 6–2
Draw10
Seeds4

The 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Doubles 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< The event was scheduled from May 26 through June 1, 1970 but the final was delayed due to a power outage followed by bad weather at which point the doubles finalists Andrés Gimeno and John Newcombe had to travel to Casablanca, Morocco for the Moroccan Pro Championships. Subsequently, the doubles final was rescheduled to and played on August 24, 1970.[1][2] The draw comprised 10 teams of which four were seeded. Fourth-seeded Andrés Gimeno and John Newcombe won the doubles title, defeating second-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 6–2. The final was played indoor at the Washington University Field House due to bad weather.[3][4][5]

Seeds

  1. Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  2. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (final)
  3. Spain Andrés Gimeno / Australia John Newcombe (champions)
  4. France Pierre Barthès / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (first round)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle 		6 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Denmark Torben Ulrich 		4 0
1 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle 		4 6 3
3 Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe 		3 8 6 3 Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe 		6 3 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 		6 6 2 3 Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe 		6 6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
South Africa Ray Moore 		4 3
3 Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Newcombe 		6 6
2 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver 		4 2
United States Ronald Holmberg
United States Dennis Ralston 		3 8 6
Australia Bill Bowrey
United States Marty Riessen 		6 6 8 Australia Bill Bowrey
United States Marty Riessen 		6 6 4
4 France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 		8 3 6 United States Ronald Holmberg
United States Dennis Ralston 		5 3
2 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver 		7 6
United States Dick Horowitz
United States Larry Miller 		0 0
2 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver 		6 6

References

  1. ↑ "Rawlings doubles are set Aug. 24". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 12, 1970. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Gimeno, Newcombe top Laver, Emerson for double crown". The Cumberland News. UPI. August 25, 1970. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Jerry Stack (June 4, 1970). "Laver's returns net him $8000 in Rawlings tennis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  5. ↑ "1970 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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