| 1970 French Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 May – 7 June 1970 | |||
| Edition | 69 | |||
| Category | 40thGrand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Clay | |||
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Jan Kodeš[1][2] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Margaret Court[2][3] | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Ilie Năstase /Ion Țiriac[2][4] | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau /Françoise Dürr[2][3] | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt[2][3] | ||||
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The1970 French Open was atennistournament that was held at theStade Roland Garros in Paris in France from 25 May through 7 June 1970. It was the 69th edition of theFrench Open, the 40th to be open to foreign competitors, and the secondGrand Slam of the year.Jan Kodeš andMargaret Court won the singles titles.
Jan Kodeš defeated
Željko Franulović, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Margaret Court defeated
Helga Niessen Masthoff, 6–2, 6–4
Ilie Năstase /Ion Țiriac defeatedArthur Ashe /Charlie Pasarell, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Gail Chanfreau /Françoise Dürr defeatedRosemary Casals /Billie Jean King, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Billie Jean King /Bob Hewitt defeatedFrançoise Dürr /Jean-Claude Barclay, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles[5] | Men | FF54,000 | FF26,200 | FF15,200 | FF9,800 | FF4,400 | FF1,500 | FF500 | – |
| Women | FF16,000 | FF8,000 | FF4,000 | FF2,000 | FF1,000 | – | – | – | |
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |
