# 1970 Paris Open

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1979 men's Grand Prix tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

1970 Paris Open Date 9–15 November Edition 2nd Category Grand Prix Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $31,0000 Surface Carpet / indoor Location Paris, France Venue Palais Omnisports Champions Singles Arthur Ashe[1] Doubles Pancho Gonzales / Ken Rosewall ← 1969 · Paris Open · 1972 →

The **1970 Paris Open Indoor Championships** was a men's [Grand Prix](/source/1970_Grand_Prix_(tennis)) [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on indoor [carpet courts](/source/Carpet_court). It was the 2nd edition of the Paris Open (later known as the [Paris Masters](/source/Paris_Masters)). It took place at the [Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy](/source/Palais_omnisports_de_Paris-Bercy) in Paris, France, and ran from 9 November through 15 November 1970.[2]

The singles event was won by third-seeded [Arthur Ashe](/source/Arthur_Ashe).[2]

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [1970 Paris Open – Singles](/source/1970_Paris_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[Arthur Ashe](/source/Arthur_Ashe) defeated [Marty Riessen](/source/Marty_Riessen) 7–6, 6–4, 6–3

- It was Ashe's 5th title of the year and the 7th of his career.

### Doubles

[Pancho Gonzales](/source/Pancho_Gonzales) / [Ken Rosewall](/source/Ken_Rosewall) defeated [Tom Okker](/source/Tom_Okker) / [Marty Riessen](/source/Marty_Riessen) 6–4, 7–6, 7–6

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1970 Paris Indoor – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/7302/1970/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wot1971_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wot1971_2-1) [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1971). *World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook*. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 283. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-362-00091-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-362-00091-7).

## External links

- [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview)

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/paris-indoor/fra/1970/m-gp-fra-01a-1970/draws-and-results/)

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