The 1970 Stockholm Open was a

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tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix and took place in

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, Sweden. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1970.

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won in the final by beating

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5–7, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds

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''(semifinal)'' #

''(final)''

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

References

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1970 Singles Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this y ...

1970 Grand Prix (tennis)