The 1970 First National Tennis Classic – Doubles was an event of the 1970 First National Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament and was played at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States from July 29 through August 3, 1970. The draw consisted of eight teams. John Newcombe and Tony Roche won the singles title, defeating Roy Emerson and Rod Laver in the final, 8–6, 5–7, 6–4.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1970 First National Tennis Classic | |
| Champion |  John Newcombe Tony Roche |
| Runner-up | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
| Score | 8–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 |
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe Tony Roche
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Cliff Drysdale  Ronald Holmberg
| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe Tony Roche
| 8 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mark Cox Graham Stilwell
| 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cox Graham Stilwell
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Lutz Dennis Ralston
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe Tony Roche
| 8 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson Rod Laver
| 6 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson Rod Laver
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ismail El Shafei Raymond Moore
| 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson Rod Laver
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Pierre Barthès  Andrés Gimeno
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Nat'l Tennis Classic at L-ville July 29 – Aug. 2". The Hart County Herald. July 23, 1970. p. 10 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 135, 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ "Easy win to Laver in US". The Canberra Times. August 4, 1970. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian final". The Canberra Times. August 3, 1970. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gary Schultz (August 3, 1970). "Shh! Laver keeps secret, beats Newcombe for title". The Courier-Journal. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 Louisville – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).