# 1970 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1970 Pepsi-Cola ILTF Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of men's tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The creation of the Grand Prix circuit, on an experimental basis during its first year, was announced in April 1970 by the president of the ILTF, Ben Barnett. It was the brainchild of Jack Kramer, former tennis promoter and winner of the Wimbledon and US championships, and was aimed at countering the influence of commercial promoters, particularly Lamar Hunt and his World Championship Tennis circuit and George MacCall's National Tennis League.
The tournaments were graded in one of three categories which determined the number of ranking points available: Class A, comprising the three Grand Slam tournaments, Class 1 and Class 2. The Pepsi-Cola Masters and Davis Cup Final are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix. In addition to the tournament prize money a bonus pool of $150,000 was available for the top 20 ranked players. The bonus pool was jointly funded by Pepsi-Cola as title sponsor and the participating tournaments which reserved 10% of their prize money. Cliff Richey earned $25,000 bonus as the winner of the first Grand Prix circuit. At the end of the season the top six ranked players qualified for a Masters round-robin tournament held in Tokyo which was won by Stan Smith.
All open tennis tournaments were eligible to be included in the Grand Prix circuit provided they committed to not paying any management fees to commercial organizations with players under contract. Originally the Italian Championships, played in April in Rome, was part of the Grand Prix calendar but it was withdrawn during the tournament when it became known that they had paid management fees to the competing World Championship Tennis organization.

## Schedule
### Key

* Class A tournaments
* Grand Prix Masters
* Group 1 tournaments
* Group 2 tournaments
* Team events

### April

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 27 Apr | Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D/16XD Group 2 | Mark Cox 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | Bob Hewitt | Gerald Battrick Nikola Pilić | Georges Goven Ismail El Shafei François Jauffret Tom Okker |
| 27 Apr | Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D/16XD Group 2 | Tom Okker Tony Roche 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | William Bowrey Owen Davidson | Gerald Battrick Nikola Pilić | Georges Goven Ismail El Shafei François Jauffret Tom Okker |
| 27 Apr | Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D/16XD Group 2 | Billie Jean King Bob Hewitt 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 | Virginia Wade Bob Maud | Gerald Battrick Nikola Pilić | Georges Goven Ismail El Shafei François Jauffret Tom Okker |

### May

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 25 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Group A Clay – 128S/101Q/72D/53XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Jan Kodeš 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 | Željko Franulović | Cliff Richey Georges Goven | Ilie Năstase Arthur Ashe François Jauffret Martin Mulligan |
| 25 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Group A Clay – 128S/101Q/72D/53XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell | Cliff Richey Georges Goven | Ilie Năstase Arthur Ashe François Jauffret Martin Mulligan |
| 25 May | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Group A Clay – 128S/101Q/72D/53XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Billie Jean King Bob Hewitt 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay | Cliff Richey Georges Goven | Ilie Năstase Arthur Ashe François Jauffret Martin Mulligan |

### June

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 22 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Group A Grass – 128S/80Q/64D/32Q/56XD/12Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | John Newcombe 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 | Ken Rosewall | Roger Taylor Andrés Gimeno | Clark Graebner Tony Roche Bob Carmichael Roy Emerson |
| 22 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Group A Grass – 128S/80Q/64D/32Q/56XD/12Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | John Newcombe Tony Roche 10–8, 6–3, 6–1 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | Roger Taylor Andrés Gimeno | Clark Graebner Tony Roche Bob Carmichael Roy Emerson |
| 22 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Group A Grass – 128S/80Q/64D/32Q/56XD/12Q Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase 6–3, 4–6, 9–7 | Olga Morozova Alex Metreveli | Roger Taylor Andrés Gimeno | Clark Graebner Tony Roche Bob Carmichael Roy Emerson |

### July

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 6 Jul | Swedish Championships Båstad, Sweden Clay – 32S/21D Group 1 | Dick Crealy 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 | Georges Goven | Željko Franulović Bob Carmichael | Per Jemsby Clark Graebner John Alexander Patricio Rodríguez |
| 6 Jul | Swedish Championships Båstad, Sweden Clay – 32S/21D Group 1 | Dick Crealy Allan Stone 6–2, 2–6, 12–12 RET. | Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš | Željko Franulović Bob Carmichael | Per Jemsby Clark Graebner John Alexander Patricio Rodríguez |
| 13 Jul | Washington Star International Washington, United States Clay – $35,000 – 64S/32D Group 2 | Cliff Richey 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | Arthur Ashe | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | Bob Hewitt Georges Goven Dick Crealy Stan Smith |
| 13 Jul | Washington Star International Washington, United States Clay – $35,000 – 64S/32D Group 2 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–0 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | Bob Hewitt Georges Goven Dick Crealy Stan Smith |
| 20 Jul | Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Group 2 | Ken Rosewall 7–9, 9–7, 8–6 | Cliff Richey | Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš | Clark Graebner Ion Țiriac Stan Smith Bob Hewitt |
| 20 Jul | Western Championships Cincinnati, United States Clay – $25,000 – 64S/32D Group 2 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–4 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš | Clark Graebner Ion Țiriac Stan Smith Bob Hewitt |
| 27 Jul | U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Clay – $50,000 – 64S/32D Group 1 | Cliff Richey 6–2, 10–8, 3–6, 6–1 | Stan Smith | Željko Franulović Arthur Ashe | Frew McMillan Clark Graebner Allan Stone Jaime Fillol |
| 27 Jul | U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Clay – $50,000 – 64S/32D Group 1 | Arthur Ashe Clark Graebner 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | Željko Franulović Arthur Ashe | Frew McMillan Clark Graebner Allan Stone Jaime Fillol |

### August

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 3 Aug | First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group 2 Clay – $25,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3 | John Newcombe | Tony Roche Ken Rosewall | Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston |
| 3 Aug | First National Bank Classic Louisville, United States Group 2 Clay – $25,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles | John Newcombe Tony Roche 8–6, 5–7, 6–4 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | Tony Roche Ken Rosewall | Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston |
| 3 Aug | Bavarian Open Championships Munich, West Germany Group 2 24S/8D | Ion Țiriac 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4 | Niki Pilić | Christian Kunke Ilie Năstase | Bob Hewitt Harald Elschenbroich John Alexander Barry Phillips-Moore |
| 3 Aug | Bavarian Open Championships Munich, West Germany Group 2 24S/8D | Owen Davidson Niki Pilić 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Christian Kunke Ilie Năstase | Bob Hewitt Harald Elschenbroich John Alexander Barry Phillips-Moore |
| 10 Aug | U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Group 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Tony Roche 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale | Jaime Fillol Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš Ray Ruffels |
| 10 Aug | U.S. Professional Tennis Championships Boston, United States Group 1 Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–1, 7–6 | Ismail El Shafei Torben Ulrich | Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale | Jaime Fillol Arthur Ashe Jan Kodeš Ray Ruffels |
| 24 Aug | Pennsylvania Championships Merion, United States Group 2 Grass – 64S/32D | Ray Ruffels 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 | Jaime Fillol | Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie | Bob Carmichael Haroon Rahim William Bowrey Cliff Drysdale |
| 24 Aug | Pennsylvania Championships Merion, United States Group 2 Grass – 64S/32D | William Bowrey Ray Ruffels 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne | Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie | Bob Carmichael Haroon Rahim William Bowrey Cliff Drysdale |
| 24 Aug | Davis Cup Final Cleveland, United States – hard (i) | United States 5–0 | West Germany | | |
| 31 Aug | Marlboro Open South Orange, United States Group 2 Grass – $25,000 – 42S/19D | Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | Bob Carmichael | Ken Rosewall Alex Metreveli | Andrés Gimeno Brian Fairlie Dick Stockton Onny Parun |
| 31 Aug | Marlboro Open South Orange, United States Group 2 Grass – $25,000 – 42S/19D | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 | Andrés Gimeno Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall Alex Metreveli | Andrés Gimeno Brian Fairlie Dick Stockton Onny Parun |

### September

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 7 Sep | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Class A Grass – $176,000 – 108S/63D/34XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Ken Rosewall 2–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(5–2)}$, 6–3 | Tony Roche | Cliff Richey John Newcombe | Dennis Ralston Brian Fairlie Stan Smith Arthur Ashe |
| 7 Sep | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Class A Grass – $176,000 – 108S/63D/34XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | Cliff Richey John Newcombe | Dennis Ralston Brian Fairlie Stan Smith Arthur Ashe |
| 7 Sep | US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Class A Grass – $176,000 – 108S/63D/34XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4 | Judy Tegart Frew McMillan | Cliff Richey John Newcombe | Dennis Ralston Brian Fairlie Stan Smith Arthur Ashe |
| 21 Sep | Pepsi Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Group 1 Hard – $65,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | Rod Laver 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ | John Newcombe | Arthur Ashe Tom Gorman | Stan Smith Clark Graebner Marty Riessen Pancho Gonzales |
| 21 Sep | Pepsi Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, United States Group 1 Hard – $65,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe Tom Gorman | Stan Smith Clark Graebner Marty Riessen Pancho Gonzales |
| 28 Sep | Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, United States Group 2 Hard – 64S/32D | Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | Cliff Richey | Stan Smith Dennis Ralston | Bob Carmichael Jan Kodeš Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch |
| 28 Sep | Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, United States Group 2 Hard – 64S/32D | Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | Roy Barth Tom Gorman | Stan Smith Dennis Ralston | Bob Carmichael Jan Kodeš Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch |

### October

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 18 Oct | Phoenix Thunderbird Open Phoenix, United States Hard – 31S/16D Group 2 | Stan Smith 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 | Jim Osborne | Barry MacKay (tennis) Bob Carmichael | Charlie Pasarell Jan Kodeš Frank Froehling Tom Edlefsen |
| 18 Oct | Phoenix Thunderbird Open Phoenix, United States Hard – 31S/16D Group 2 | Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels 7–6, 6–3 | Jan Kodeš Charlie Pasarell | Barry MacKay (tennis) Bob Carmichael | Charlie Pasarell Jan Kodeš Frank Froehling Tom Edlefsen |

### November

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 1 Nov | Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Group 2 Hard (i) – $35,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Stan Smith 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Arthur Ashe | Ken Rosewall Cliff Richey | Mark Cox Georges Goven Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson |
| 1 Nov | Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Group 2 Hard (i) – $35,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Arthur Ashe Stan Smith 6–0, 5–7, 7–5 | Bob Carmichael Owen Davidson | Ken Rosewall Cliff Richey | Mark Cox Georges Goven Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson |
| 8 Nov | South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group 1 Clay – 32S/8D | Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | Manuel Orantes | Jan Kodeš Bob Carmichael | Ray Ruffels Jan Kukal Dick Crealy Cliff Richey |
| 8 Nov | South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Group 1 Clay – 32S/8D | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3 | Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš | Jan Kodeš Bob Carmichael | Ray Ruffels Jan Kukal Dick Crealy Cliff Richey |
| 8 Nov | Paris Open Paris, France Group 2 Carpet – $31,000 – 32S/8D Singles | Arthur Ashe 7–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Marty Riessen | Stan Smith Georges Goven | Pancho Gonzales Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Ken Rosewall |
| 8 Nov | Paris Open Paris, France Group 2 Carpet – $31,000 – 32S/8D Singles | Pancho Gonzales Ken Rosewall 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | Stan Smith Georges Goven | Pancho Gonzales Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Ken Rosewall |
| 16 Nov | Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Group 1 Carpet – 32S/16D Singles | Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | Cliff Richey | Cliff Drysdale Ken Rosewall | Ilie Năstase Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Pancho Gonzales |
| 16 Nov | Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Group 1 Carpet – 32S/16D Singles | Ken Rosewall Stan Smith 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | Cliff Drysdale Ken Rosewall | Ilie Năstase Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Pancho Gonzales |

### December

| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| 9 Dec | Pepsi-Cola Masters Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) – $50,000 – 6S/3D (round robin) Singles – Doubles | Stan Smith | Rod Laver | NA | NA |
| 9 Dec | Pepsi-Cola Masters Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) – $50,000 – 6S/3D (round robin) Singles – Doubles | Arthur Ashe Stan Smith | Jan Kodeš Rod Laver | NA | NA |

## Grand Prix point system

The tournaments listed above were divided into three categories. Class A consisted of the Grand Slams while the other tournaments were divided into Class 1 and Class 2. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. Ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:
Class A :
* Champion: 15
* Runner-up: 10
* Semifinalist: 7
* Quarterfinalist: 5
* 9th – 16th: 3
* 17th – 32nd: 2
Class 1 :
* Champion: 11
* Runner-up: 7
* Semifinalist: 5
* 5th – 8th: 3
* 9th – 16th: 1
Class 2 :
* Champion: 8
* Runner-up: 6
* Semifinalist: 4
* 5th – 8th: 2
* 9th – 16th: 1

## Grand Prix rankings

| Position | Name | Nation | Points | Prize Money (US$) |
| 1 | Cliff Richey | USA | 60 | 25,000 |
| 2 | Arthur Ashe | USA | 55 | 17,000 |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | AUS | 53 | 15,000 |
| 4 | Rod Laver | AUS | 51 | 12,000 |
| 5 | Stan Smith | USA | 47 | 10,500 |
| 6 | Željko Franulović | YUG | 35 | 9,500 |
| 7 | John Newcombe | AUS | 35 | 8,500 |
| 8 | Jan Kodeš | CSK | 33 | 7,500 |
| 9 | Tony Roche | AUS | 32 | 6,500 |
| 10 | Bob Carmichael | AUS | 31 | 6,000 |
| 11 | Georges Goven | FRA | 25 | 5,500 |
| 12 | Ilie Năstase | ROM | 25 | 5,000 |
| 13 | Dick Crealy | AUS | 24 | 4,500 |
| 14 | Ray Ruffels | AUS | 22 | 4,000 |
| 15 | Clark Graebner | USA | 22 | 3,500 |
| 16 | Dennis Ralston | USA | 22 | 3,000 |
| 17 | Jaime Fillol | CHI | 20 | 2,500 |
| 18 | Ion Țiriac | ROM | 19 | 2,000 |
| 19 | Cliff Drysdale | RSA | 19 | 1,500 |
| 20 | Roy Emerson | AUS | 19 | 1,000 |

## List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), alphabetically by last name:
* Arthur Ashe (3) Australian Open, Berkeley, Paris Indoor
* Mark Cox (1) Bournemouth
* Dick Crealy (1) Båstad
* Željko Franulović (1) Buenos Aires
* Jan Kodeš (1) French Open
* Rod Laver (4) Louisville, South Orange, Los Angeles, Wembley
* John Newcombe (1) Wimbledon
* Cliff Richey (2) Washington, Indianapolis
* Tony Roche (2) Gstaad, Boston
* Ray Ruffels (1) Merion
* Ken Rosewall (2) Cincinnati, US Open
* Manuel Santana (1) Barcelona
* Stan Smith (3) Phoenix, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters
The list of winners and number of doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), last name alphabetically:
* Arthur Ashe (3) Indianapolis, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters
* Pierre Barthès (2) Munich, US Open
* William Bowrey (1) Merion
* Bob Carmichael (1) Buenos Aires
* Patricio Cornejo (1) South Orange
* Dick Crealy (2) Båstad, Phoenix
* Owen Davidson (1) Munich
* Roy Emerson (1) Boston
* Jaime Fillol (1) South Orange
* Clark Graebner (1) Indianapolis
* Bob Hewitt (1) Washington
* Rod Laver (1) Boston
* Bob Lutz (2) Australian Open, Berkeley
* Frew McMillan (1) Washington
* Ilie Năstase (2) French Open, Cincinnati
* John Newcombe (2) Wimbledon, Louisville
* Tom Okker (2) Bournemouth, Los Angeles
* Nikola Pilić (1) US Open
* Marty Riessen (1) Los Angeles
* Tony Roche (3) Bournemouth, Wimbledon, Louisville
* Ken Rosewall (1) London
* Ray Ruffels (3) Merion, Phoenix, Buenos Aires
* Stan Smith (5) Australian Open, Berkeley, London, Stockholm, Pepsi-Cola Masters
* Allan Stone (1) Båstad
* Ion Țiriac (2) French Open, Cincinnati
The list of winners and number of mixed doubles titles won (Grand Slams and Masters in bold text), alphabetically by last name:
* Bob Hewitt (2) Bournemouth, French Open
* Ilie Năstase (1) Wimbledon
* Marty Riessen (1) US Open
The following players won their first singles title in 1970:
* Dick Crealy Båstad
* Jan Kodeš French Open