| 1970 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 22 June – 4 July | |||
| Edition | 84th | |||
| Category | Grand Slam | |||
| Prize money | £41,650 | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Church Road SW19,Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 John Newcombe | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Margaret Court | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| John Newcombe /Tony Roche | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Rosie Casals /Billie Jean King | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Ilie Năstase /Rosie Casals | ||||
| Boys' singles | ||||
 Byron Bertram | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
| Sharon Walsh | ||||
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The1970 Wimbledon Championships was atennis tournament that took place on the outdoorgrass courts at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1][2] The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1970.[3] It was the 84th staging of theWimbledon Championships, and the thirdGrand Slam tennis event of 1970.[4]
The total prize money for 1970 championships was £41,650. The winner of the men's title earned £3,000 while the women's singles champion earned £1.500.[5][6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | £3,000 | £1,500 | £800 | £450 | £220 | £165 | £125 | £100 |
| Women's singles | £1,500 | £750 | £400 | £225 | £150 | £125 | £100 | £75 |
| Men's doubles * | £1,000 | — | ||||||
| Women's doubles* | £600 | £400 | £200 | £100 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Mixed doubles* | £500 |
* per team
John Newcombe defeatedKen Rosewall, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1[7]
Margaret Court defeatedBillie Jean King, 14–12, 11–9[8]
John Newcombe /Tony Roche defeatedKen Rosewall /Fred Stolle, 10–8, 6–3, 6–1[9]
Rosie Casals /Billie Jean King defeated
Françoise Dürr /
Virginia Wade, 6–2, 6–3[10]
Ilie Năstase /Rosie Casals defeated
Alex Metreveli /Olga Morozova, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7[11]
Byron Bertram defeated
Frank Gebert, 6–0, 6–3[12]
Sharon Walsh defeatedMarina Kroschina, 8–6, 6–4[13]
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |
