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.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of men's tournaments recognised by the ILTF.[a] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]
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.[5][6]Cliff Richey earned $25,000 bonus as the winner of the first Grand Prix circuit.[7] 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 Originally the Italian Championships, played in April in Rome, was part of the Grand Prix calendar but it was withdrawn during the tournament when it became known that they had paid management fees to the competing World Championship Tennis organization.[8]
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:
^A Grand Prix circuit for women was introduced in 1971.
References
General
"1970 Grand Prix". Association of Tennis Professionals.
Specific
^"How it All Began". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
^"Tennis Gets A Grand Prix". The Sydney Morning Herald. Apr 9, 1970.
^"Grand Prix Experiment In Tennis Is Planned". The Morning Record. Apr 9, 1970. p. 12.
^"Obituaries – Jack Kramer". The Daily Telegraph. London. 14 Sep 2009.
^"Tennis Assn. Ponders $200,000 Grand Prix". No. The Deseret News. UPI. Jun 23, 1970.
^"Tennis Grand Prix picks up more money". Ellensburg Daily Record. UPI. Aug 14, 1970.
^"Richey Clinches Grand Prix Title". The New York Times. Nov 25, 1970.
^John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 133–136. ISBN978-0-362-00091-7.
Further reading
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN978-0-942257-70-0.
January 17, 2023
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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 1 It was the inaugural edition of the Grand Prix circuit and consisted of men s tournaments recognised by the ILTF a 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 2 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 3 4 1970 Grand Prix circuitRod Laver in 1970DetailsDuration27 April 1970 9 December 1970Edition1stTournaments20CategoriesGroup A 3 Masters Group 1 6 Group 2 11 Achievements singles Most tournament titlesRod Laver 4 Most tournament finalsRod Laver 7 Prize money leaderCliff Richey 25 000 Points leaderCliff Richey 60 1971 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 5 6 Cliff Richey earned 25 000 bonus as the winner of the first Grand Prix circuit 7 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 8 Contents 1 Schedule 1 1 April 1 2 May 1 3 June 1 4 July 1 5 August 1 6 September 1 7 October 1 8 November 1 9 December 2 Grand Prix point system 3 Grand Prix rankings 4 List of tournament winners 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 Further readingSchedule EditKeyClass A tournamentsGrand Prix MastersGroup 1 tournamentsGroup 2 tournamentsTeam eventsApril Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists27 Apr Rothmans British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth Great Britain 25 000 Clay 32S 16D 16XD Group 2 Mark Cox 6 1 6 2 6 3 Bob Hewitt Gerald Battrick Nikola Pilic Georges Goven Ismail El Shafei Francois Jauffret Tom Okker Tom Okker Tony Roche 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 William Bowrey Owen Davidson Billie Jean King Bob Hewitt 6 2 3 6 6 1 Virginia Wade Bob MaudMay Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists25 May French OpenParis France Grand Slam Group A Clay 128S 101Q 72D 53XD Singles Doubles Mixed doubles Jan Kodes 6 2 6 4 6 0 Zeljko Franulovic Cliff Richey Georges Goven Ilie Năstase Arthur Ashe Francois Jauffret Martin Mulligan Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac 6 2 6 4 6 3 Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell Billie Jean King Bob Hewitt 3 6 6 4 6 2 Francoise Durr Jean Claude BarclayJune Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists22 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 Andres Gimeno Clark Graebner Tony Roche Bob Carmichael Roy Emerson John Newcombe Tony Roche 10 8 6 3 6 1 Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase 6 3 4 6 9 7 Olga Morozova Alex MetreveliJuly Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists6 Jul Swedish Championships Bastad Sweden Clay 32S 21D Group 1 Dick Crealy 6 3 6 1 6 1 Georges Goven Zeljko Franulovic Bob Carmichael Per Jemsby Clark Graebner John Alexander Patricio Rodriguez Dick Crealy Allan Stone 6 2 2 6 12 12 RET Zeljko Franulovic Jan Kodes13 Jul Washington Star International Washington United States 35 000 Clay 64S 32D Group 2 Cliff Richey 7 5 6 2 6 1 Arthur Ashe Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac Bob Hewitt Georges Goven Dick Crealy Stan Smith Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7 5 6 0 Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac20 Jul Western Championships Cincinnati United States 25 000 Clay 64S 32D Group 2 Ken Rosewall 7 9 9 7 8 6 Cliff Richey Ilie Năstase Jan Kodes Clark Graebner Ion Ţiriac Stan Smith Bob Hewitt Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac 6 3 6 4 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan27 Jul U S Clay Court Championships Indianapolis United States 50 000 Clay 64S 32D Group 1 Cliff Richey 6 2 10 8 3 6 6 1 Stan Smith Zeljko Franulovic Arthur Ashe Frew McMillan Clark Graebner Allan Stone Jaime Fillol Arthur Ashe Clark Graebner 2 6 6 4 6 4 Ilie Năstase Ion ŢiriacAugust Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists3 Aug First National Bank Classic Louisville United States 25 000 Grass 16S 8D Group 2 Rod Laver 6 3 6 3 John Newcombe Tony Roche Ken Rosewall Cliff Drysdale Andres Gimeno Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston John Newcombe Tony Roche 8 6 5 7 6 4 Roy Emerson Rod Laver3 Aug Bavarian Open Championships Munich West Germany 24S 8D Group 2 Ion Țiriac 2 6 9 7 6 3 6 4 Niki Pilic Christian Kunke Ilie Năstase Bob Hewitt Harald Elschenbroich John Alexander Barry Phillips Moore Owen Davidson Niki Pilic 6 4 7 5 6 4 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan10 Aug U S Professional Tennis Championships Boston United States 50 000 Hard 32S 16D Group 1 Tony Roche 3 6 6 4 1 6 6 2 6 2 Rod Laver Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale Jaime Fillol Arthur Ashe Jan Kodes Ray Ruffels Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6 1 7 6 Ismail El Shafei Torben Ulrich24 Aug Pennsylvania Championships Merion United States Grass 64S 32D Group 2 Ray Ruffels 6 3 7 6 6 3 Jaime Fillol Dick Crealy Brian Fairlie Bob Carmichael Haroon Rahim William Bowrey Cliff Drysdale William Bowrey Ray Ruffels 3 6 6 2 7 5 Jim McManus Jim OsborneDavis Cup Final Cleveland United States Hard i United States 5 0 West Germany31 Aug Marlboro Open South Orange United States 25 000 Grass 42S 19D Group 2 Rod Laver 6 4 6 2 6 2 Bob Carmichael Ken Rosewall Alex Metreveli Andres Gimeno Brian Fairlie Dick Stockton Onny Parun Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 3 6 7 6 7 6 Andres Gimeno Rod LaverSeptember Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists7 Sep US Open New York United States Grand Slam Class A 176 000 Grass 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 Pierre Barthes Nikola Pilic 6 3 7 6 4 6 7 6 Roy Emerson Rod Laver Margaret Court Marty Riessen 6 4 6 4 Judy Tegart Frew McMillan21 Sep Pepsi Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles United States 65 000 Hard 64S 32D Group 1 Rod Laver 4 6 6 4 7 6 7 5 John Newcombe Arthur Ashe Tom Gorman Stan Smith Clark Graebner Marty Riessen Pancho Gonzales Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7 6 6 2 Bob Lutz Stan Smith28 Sep Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley United States Hard 64S 32D Group 2 Arthur Ashe 6 4 6 2 6 4 Cliff Richey Stan Smith Dennis Ralston Bob Carmichael Jan Kodes Jaime Fillol Thomaz Koch Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6 2 7 5 4 6 6 2 Roy Barth Tom GormanOctober Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists18 Oct Phoenix Open Phoenix United States Hard 31S 16D Group 2 Stan Smith 6 3 6 7 6 1 Jim Osborne Barry MacKay Bob Carmichael Charlie Pasarell Jan Kodes Frank Froehling Tom Edlefsen Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels 7 6 6 3 Jan Kodes Charlie PasarellNovember Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists1 Nov Stockholm Open Stockholm Sweden 35 000 Hard i 32S 16D Group 2 Singles Doubles Stan Smith 5 7 6 4 6 4 Arthur Ashe Ken Rosewall Cliff Richey Mark Cox Georges Goven Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson Arthur Ashe Stan Smith 6 0 5 7 7 5 Bob Carmichael Owen Davidson8 Nov South American Championships Buenos Aires Argentina Clay 32S 8D Group 1 Zeljko Franulovic 6 4 6 2 6 0 Manuel Orantes Jan Kodes Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels Jan Kukal Dick Crealy Cliff Richey Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels 7 5 6 2 5 7 6 7 6 3 Zeljko Franulovic Jan KodesParis Open Paris France 31 000 Carpet 32S Group 2 Arthur Ashe 7 6 6 4 6 3 Marty Riessen Stan Smith Georges Goven Pancho Gonzales Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Ken Rosewall16 Nov Embassy British Indoor Championships London England Carpet 32S 16D Group 1 Rod Laver 6 3 6 4 6 4 Cliff Richey Cliff Drysdale Ken Rosewall Ilie Năstase Dennis Ralston Roger Taylor Pancho Gonzales Ken Rosewall Stan Smith 6 4 6 3 6 2 Ilie Năstase Ion ŢiriacDecember Edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists9 Dec Pepsi Cola Masters Tokyo Japan 50 000 Carpet 6S 3D round robin Singles Doubles Stan Smith Rod Laver NA NA Arthur Ashe Stan Smith Jan Kodes Rod LaverGrand Prix point system EditThe 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 2Class 1 Champion 11 Runner up 7 Semifinalist 5 5th 8th 3 9th 16th 1Class 2 Champion 8 Runner up 6 Semifinalist 4 5th 8th 2 9th 16th 1Grand Prix rankings EditPosition Name Nation Points Prize Money US 1 Cliff Richey USA 60 25 0002 Arthur Ashe USA 55 17 0003 Ken Rosewall AUS 53 15 0004 Rod Laver AUS 51 12 0005 Stan Smith USA 47 10 5006 Zeljko Franulovic YUG 35 9 5007 John Newcombe AUS 35 8 5008 Jan Kodes CSK 33 7 5009 Tony Roche AUS 32 6 50010 Bob Carmichael AUS 31 6 00011 Georges Goven FRA 25 5 50012 Ilie Năstase ROM 25 5 00013 Dick Crealy AUS 24 4 50014 Ray Ruffels AUS 22 4 00015 Clark Graebner USA 22 3 50016 Dennis Ralston USA 22 3 00017 Jaime Fillol CHI 20 2 50018 Ion Ţiriac ROM 19 2 00019 Cliff Drysdale RSA 19 1 50020 Roy Emerson AUS 19 1 000List of tournament winners EditThe 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 Bastad Zeljko Franulovic 1 Buenos Aires Jan Kodes 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 MastersThe 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 Barthes 2 Munich US Open William Bowrey 1 Merion Bob Carmichael 1 Buenos Aires Patricio Cornejo 1 South Orange Dick Crealy 2 Bastad 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 Pilic 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 Bastad Ion Ţiriac 2 French Open CincinnatiThe 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 OpenThe following players won their first singles title in 1970 Dick Crealy Bastad Jan Kodes French OpenSee also Edit1970 World Championship Tennis circuitNotes Edit A Grand Prix circuit for women was introduced in 1971 References EditGeneral 1970 Grand Prix Association of Tennis Professionals Specific How it All Began ATPWorldTour com Retrieved 2011 03 03 Tennis Gets A Grand Prix The Sydney Morning Herald Apr 9 1970 Grand Prix Experiment In Tennis Is Planned The Morning Record Apr 9 1970 p 12 Obituaries Jack Kramer The Daily Telegraph London 14 Sep 2009 Tennis Assn Ponders 200 000 Grand Prix No The Deseret News UPI Jun 23 1970 Tennis Grand Prix picks up more money Ellensburg Daily Record UPI Aug 14 1970 Richey Clinches Grand Prix Title The New York Times Nov 25 1970 John Barrett ed 1971 World of Tennis 71 London Queen Anne Press pp 133 136 ISBN 978 0 362 00091 7 Further reading EditCollins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press ISBN 978 0 942257 70 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 Grand Prix tennis amp oldid 1125436307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,