1970 Pacific Southwest Open

1970 Pacific Southwest Open
Date	September 21 – September 27
Edition	44th
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$60,000
Surface	Hard / Outdoor
Location	Los Angeles, USA
Venue	Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Men's Singles
Rod Laver [1]
Women's Singles
Sharon Walsh
Men's Doubles
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen [2]
Women's Doubles
Janet Newberry / Sharon Walsh

The 1970 Pacific Southwest Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The men's tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 44th edition of the tournament and ran from September 21 through September 27, 1970. Rod Laver and Sharon Walsh won the singles titles.^[3][4]

Winners

Men's Singles

Rod Laver defeated John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)

Women's Singles

Sharon Walsh defeated Lesley Hunt 6–3, 6–2

Men's Doubles

Tom Okker / Marty Riessen defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 7–6, 6–2

Women's Doubles

Janet Newberry / Sharon Walsh defeated Esme Emanuel / Cecilia Martinez 6–3, 6–4

References

1. "1970 Los Angeles Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1970 Los Angeles Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
4. "Laver Increases Earnings with Los Angeles victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 22 September 2012.