1970 Italian Open (tennis)#Men's doubles

{{TennisEventInfo|1970|Italian Open|

| date=20–27 April

| edition=27th

| category=Independent tour

| surface=Clay court / outdoor

| location=Rome, Italy

| venue=Foro Italico

| champms={{flagicon|ROM}} Ilie Năstase{{cite web|title=1970 Rome – Men's Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1970/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champws={{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King

| champmd={{flagicon|ROM}} Ilie Năstase / {{flagicon|ROM}} Ion Țiriac{{cite web|title=1970 Rome – Men's Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/rome/416/1970/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

| champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King / {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals

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The 1970 Italian Open also known as the Italian Open Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was initially part of the Grand Prix circuit but was withdrawn during the tournament when it became known that the organizers had paid management fees to the competing World Championship Tennis (WCT) organization in order for the WCT players to participate.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '71|year=1971|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-362-00091-7|editor=John Barrett|pages=125–128, 133}} The women's tournament was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the Virginia Slims Circuit. The tournament was held from 20 April through 27 April 1970. The singles titles were won by Ilie Năstase and Billie Jean King.{{cite news|title=Nastase Wins Italian Tennis Title by Defeating Kodes in 4 Sets|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/28/archives/nastase-wins-italian-tennis-title-by-defeating-kodes-in-4-sets.html|work=The New York Times|date=27 April 1970}}

Finals

=Men's singles=

{{flagicon|ROM}} Ilie Năstase defeated {{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6

=Women's singles=

{{flagicon|USA|}} Billie Jean King defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Julie Heldman 6–1, 6–3 {{efn|name=matchpoint|Both players survived matchpoints in their semifinal matches against Virginia Wade and Pat Walkden respectively.{{cite news|title=Billie Jean, Julie in Italian Final|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TsJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4852%2C4134307|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=26 April 1970}}

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=Men's doubles=

{{flagicon|ROM}} Ilie Năstase / {{flagicon|ROM}} Ion Țiriac defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} William Bowrey / {{flagicon|AUS}} Owen Davidson 0–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–8, 6–1

=Women's doubles=

{{flagicon|USA}} Billie Jean King / {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr / {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade 6–2, 3–6, 9–7

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