1969 US Open (tennis) Françoise Dürr / Dennis Ralston, 7–5, 6–3 1969 US Open (tennis) The 1969 US Open (formerly known as U.S. National Championships) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, USA. The tournament ran from 28 August until 9 September. It was the 89th staging of the tournament, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1969. It was the last year at the US Open in which sets were decided by a two-game advantage before the introduction of the tiebreak in 1970. This championship
1970 in New Zealand 1970 in New Zealand The following lists events that happened during 1970 in New Zealand. The 36th Parliament of New Zealand commenced, with the second National government in power. See 1970 in art, 1970 in literature, Thw winners in the New Zealand Music Awards were See: 1970 in music See: 1970 in New Zealand television, 1970 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , , Public broadcasting in New Zealand See: , 1970 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, "For world events and topics in 1970 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1970