French Open 1970

◄ French Open 1970 ►
Date:	May 25th - 7th June 1970
Edition:	69th  French Open
Place:	Roland Garros, Paris
Covering:	sand
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Rod Laver
Ladies singles :	Margaret Court
Men's double :	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Ladies doubles :	Françoise Durr Ann Jones
Mixed :	Margaret Court Marty Riessen
winner
Men's singles :	Jan Kodeš
Ladies singles :	Margaret Court
Men's double :	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
Ladies doubles :	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Durr
Mixed :	Billie Jean King Bob Hewitt
Grand Slams 1970
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The 69th French Open 1970 was a tennis clay court tournament of the Grand Slam class , which was organized by the ILTF . It took place from May 25th to June 7th, 1970 in Roland Garros , Paris , France .

The defending champions in the singles were Rod Laver for the men and Margaret Court for the women. The defending champions were John Newcombe and Tony Roche in men's doubles, Françoise Durr and Ann Jones in women's doubles, and Margaret Court and Marty Riessen in mixed doubles .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ilie Năstase Quarter finals 02.  Stan Smith 1 round 03.  Manuel Santana Round of 16 04th  Arthur Ashe Quarter finals 05.  Željko Franulović final 06th  Bob Hewitt 2nd round 07th  Jan Kodeš victory 08th.  Cliff Richey Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Alexander Metreweli Round of 16 10.  Ion Țiriac Round of 16 11.  François Jauffret Quarter finals 12.  Lew Hoad Round of 16 13.  Manuel Orantes Round of 16 14th  Georges Goven Semifinals 15th  Ray Ruffels 3rd round 16.  Dick Crealy Round of 16

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Margaret Court victory 02.  Billie Jean King Quarter finals 03.  Virginia Wade Quarter finals 04th  Julie Heldman Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Kerry Melville 1 round 06th  Françoise Dürr Round of 16 07th  Helga Niessen final 08th.  Rosie Casals Quarter finals

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac   victory 02.  Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell   final 03.  Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal   3rd round 04th  Jim McManus Jim Osborne   Round of 16

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Dick Crealy Allan Stone   Semifinals 06th  S. Likhachev Alexander Metreweli   Round of 16 07th  Bob Hewitt Bob Howe   3rd round 08th.  John Alexander Phil Dent   3rd round

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rosie Casals Billie Jean King   final 02.  Margaret Court Judy Dalton   Semifinals 03.  Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr   victory 04th  Julie Heldman Virginia Wade   Quarter finals

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Hewitt Billie Jean King   victory 02.  Jean-Claude Barclay Françoise Dürr   final 03.  Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals   Semifinals 04th  Željko Franulović Margaret Court   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Alexander Metreweli Olga Morozova   Quarter finals 06th  Ion Țiriac Virginia Wade   Quarter finals 07th  Ray Ruffel's Karen Krantzcke   Round of 16 08th.  Jim McManus Judy Dalton   Quarter finals

Web links

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