1970 French Open

The 1970 French Open was a tennis tournament that was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris in France from 25 May through 7 June 1970. It was the 69th edition of the French Open, the 40th to be open to foreign competitors, and the second Grand Slam of the year. Jan Kodeš and Margaret Court won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Template:Flagicon Jan Kodeš defeated Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0

• It was Kodeš' 1st career Grand Slam singles title.

Women's singles

Template:Flagicon Margaret Court defeated Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen Masthoff, 6–2, 6–4

• It was Court's 18th career Grand Slam singles title, her 5th during the Open Era and her 4th title at the French Open.

Men's doubles

Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase / Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac defeated Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe / Template:Flagicon Charlie Pasarell, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3

• It was Năstase's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st and only doubles title at the French Open.

• It was Țiriac's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title.

Women's doubles

Template:Flagicon Gail Chanfreau / Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr defeated Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals / Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

• It was Chanfreau's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title, her 1st during the Open Era and her 2nd title at the French Open.

• It was Dürr's 5th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th during the Open Era and her 4th (consecutive) title at the French Open.

Mixed doubles

Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King / Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt defeated Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr / Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Barclay, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles	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	–	–	–

External links

• French Open official website