1970 US Open (tennis) 1970 US Open (tennis) The 1970 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Forest Hills, Queens in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 2 September until 13 September. It was the 90th staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1970. It was the first Grand Slam tournament in which the tiebreak was used to decide the set at a 6-6 score. It differed from the current tie-break scoring in that it was won by the first player to reach five points with a
1970 Italian Open (tennis) 1970. The singles titles were won by Ilie Năstase and Billie Jean King. Ilie Năstase defeated Jan Kodeš 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6 Billie Jean King defeated Julie Heldman 6–1, 6–3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac defeated William Bowrey / Owen Davidson 0–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–8, 6–1 Billie Jean King / Rosie Casals defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade 6–2, 3–6, 9–7 1970 Italian Open (tennis) The 1970 Italian Open Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was initially part of the