1970 US Open

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Tennis
gptkbp:attendance approximately 500,000
gptkbp:broadcast_network gptkb:CBS
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:1970
gptkb:CBS_Sports
gptkbp:date 1970-08-31 to 1970-09-13
gptkbp:event_duration two weeks
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:Grand_Slam
gptkbp:final_match_date gptkb:Arthur_Ashe_Stadium
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong_Stadium
September 12, 1970
September 13, 1970
gptkbp:first_introduced Arthur Ashe won a Grand Slam title
Margaret Court completed a Grand Slam
gptkbp:first_men's_singles_champion gptkb:Arthur_Ashe
gptkbp:first_women's_singles_champion gptkb:Margaret_Court
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historical_significance first US Open with open era rules
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1970 US Open
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flushing_Meadows
gptkbp:match_duration 3 sets
5 sets
gptkbp:men's_doubles_champion gptkb:Arthur_Ashe
gptkb:Tony_Roche
gptkb:John_Newcombe
gptkb:Margaret_Court
gptkb:Virginia_Wade
gptkb:Ken_Fletcher
gptkb:Tom_Okker
Judy Dalton
14-12, 11-9
14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
gptkbp:next_edition gptkb:1971_US_Open
gptkb:1969_US_Open
gptkbp:notable_event first US Open held on hard courts
gptkbp:notable_match gptkb:Court_vs._Wade
Ashe vs. Okker
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Arthur_Ashe
gptkb:Margaret_Court
gptkb:Virginia_Wade
gptkb:Tom_Okker
gptkbp:official_ball gptkb:Wilson_tennis_ball
gptkbp:official_website usopen.org
gptkbp:prize_money gptkb:$100,000
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:American_Express
gptkbp:sponsorship U. S. Tennis Association
gptkbp:surface hard court
gptkbp:tournament gptkb:Bill_Talbert
gptkbp:trophy gptkb:US_Open_Trophy
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Flushing_Meadows
gptkb:Forest_Hills
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1971_US_Open
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4