1970 South American Championships (tennis)

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1970 South American Open
Date31 October – 8 November
Edition3rd
CategoryGrand Prix
Draw32S / 32D
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
Champions
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović[1]
Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Ray Ruffels[2]
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The 1970 South American Open Championships was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix and held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the third edition of the tournament and ran from 31 October through 8 November 1970. It was played on outdoor clay courts. Željko Franulović won the singles title.[3]

Finals[]

Singles[]

Main article: 1970 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović defeated Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 [1]

  • It was Franulovic's 3rd ATP title of the year and the 4th of his ATP career.

Doubles[]

Australia Bob Carmichael / Australia Ray Ruffels defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović / Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3 [2]

  • It was Carmichael's only ATP title of the year and the 1st of his ATP career. It was Ruffels's 3rd ATP title of the year and the 3rd of his ATP career.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1970 Buenos Aires – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ a b "1970 Buenos Aires – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.

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