The 1970 First National Tennis Classic, also known as the Louisville Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from July 29 through August 3, 1970. The tournament was part of both the 1970 Grand Prix tennis circuit, categorized in Class 2, as well as the 1970 World Championship Tennis season and had total prize money of $25,000.[3] The singles final was won by Rod Laver who earned $5,000 first-prize money as well as eight ranking points.[4][5][6][7]
^"1970 Louisville – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^"1970 Louisville – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^"Nat'l Tennis Classic at L-ville July 29 – Aug. 2". The Hart County Herald. July 23, 1970. p. 10 – via Google News Archive.
^John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 135, 143. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
^"Easy win to Laver in US". The Canberra Times. August 4, 1970. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Australian final". The Canberra Times. August 3, 1970. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
^Gary Schultz (August 3, 1970). "Shh! Laver keeps secret, beats Newcombe for title". The Courier-Journal. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
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