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]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic | |
| Champion |  Andrés Gimeno  John Newcombe |
| Runner-up | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
| Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Draw | 10 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
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Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (semifinals)- Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (final)
Andrés Gimeno / John Newcombe (champions)
Pierre Barthès / 
Nikola Pilić (first round)
Draw
editKey
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
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ismail El Shafei  Torben Ulrich
| 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
| 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Andrés Gimeno John Newcombe
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Andrés Gimeno John Newcombe
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mark Cox Graham Stilwell
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Andrés Gimeno John Newcombe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Cliff Drysdale Ray Moore
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Andrés Gimeno John Newcombe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ronald Holmberg Dennis Ralston
| 3 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Bowrey Marty Riessen
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Bill Bowrey Marty Riessen
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Pierre Barthès  Nikola Pilić
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Ronald Holmberg Dennis Ralston
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Horowitz Larry Miller
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Rawlings doubles are set Aug. 24". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 12, 1970. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gimeno, Newcombe top Laver, Emerson for double crown". The Cumberland News. UPI. August 25, 1970. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Stack (June 4, 1970). "Laver's returns net him $8000 in Rawlings tennis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ "1970 St. Louis WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).