1970 in Sports - Tennis

Tennis

  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open – Arthur Ashe
    2. French Open – Jan Kodeš
    3. Wimbledon championships – John Newcombe
    4. US Open – Ken Rosewall
  • Margaret Court wins the Grand Slam in women's tennis –
    1. Australian Open – Margaret Court
    2. French Open – Margaret Court
    3. Wimbledon championships – Margaret Court
    4. US Open – Margaret Court
  • Davis Cup – United States wins 5–0 over Germany F.R. in world tennis.

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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:

    Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.
    Robert Frost (1874–1963)

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