Tennis tournament
| 1970 British Hard Court Championships | ||||
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| Date | 27 April – 2 May | |||
| Edition | 41st | |||
| Category | Grand Prix (Class 2) | |||
| Draw | 32S/16D | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Bournemouth, England | |||
| Venue | West Hants Tennis Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Mark Cox | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Margaret Court | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Tom Okker / Tony Roche | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Margaret Court / Judy Tegart | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Billie Jean King /  Bob Hewitt | ||||
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The 1970 British Hard Court Championships, also known by its sponsored name Rothmans Open Hard Court Championships of Great Britain, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth in the United Kingdom. The men's events were part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix circuit and categorized as Class 2. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April to 2 May 1970. Mark Cox and Margaret Court won the singles titles. Cox won £2,000 first-prize money while Court, who successfully defended her 1969 title, received £1,000 for her singles win.
Finals
Men's singles
Mark Cox defeated Bob Hewitt 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles
Margaret Court defeated Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–3
Men's doubles
Tom Okker / Tony Roche defeated William Bowrey / Owen Davidson 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
Margaret Court / Judy Tegart defeated Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–8, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt defeated Virginia Wade / Bob Maud 6–2, 6–2
References
- "1970 Bournemouth – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- Sidney Moorhouse (1971). The Lawn Tennis Year. London: Pelham Books. pp. 12–13, 129–130. ISBN 978-0-7207-0493-8.
- John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- "Cox outplays Hewitt in final". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
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