1970 US Open – Men's singles
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| 1970 US Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion | Australia Ken Rosewall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runner-up | Australia Tony Roche | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Score | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Draw | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seeds | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1970 tennis event results
Main article: 1970 US Open (tennis)
Ken Rosewall defeated Tony Roche in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1970 US Open.[1] It was his second US Open singles title and seventh Grand Slam tournament singles title overall.
Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Dennis Ralston.
Seeds
[edit ]The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Australia Rod Laver, (fourth round)
- Australia John Newcombe, (semifinals)
- Australia Ken Rosewall, (champion)
- Australia Tony Roche, (finals)
- Australia Roy Emerson, (fourth round)
- Spain Andrés Gimeno, (first round)
- United States Arthur Ashe, (quarterfinals)
- United Kingdom Roger Taylor, (third round)
- Netherlands Tom Okker, (fourth round)
- United States Cliff Richey, (semifinals)
- United States Stan Smith, (quarterfinals)
- South Africa Cliff Drysdale, (second round)
- -
- United States Richard Pancho Gonzales, (third round)
- Australia Fred Stolle, (third round)
- United States Clark Graebner, (fourth round)
- United States Marty Riessen, (first round)
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić, (fourth round)
- United States Dennis Ralston, (quarterfinals)
- South Africa Bob Hewitt, (second round)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
19
United States Dennis Ralston
6
3
4
10
United States Cliff Richey
7
6
6
10
United States Cliff Richey
2
6
1
4
Australia Tony Roche
6
7
6
4
Australia Tony Roche
6
7
7
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
3
5
6
4
Australia Tony Roche
6
4
62
3
3
Australia Ken Rosewall
2
6
75
6
11
United States Stan Smith
2
2
2
3
Australia Ken Rosewall
6
6
6
3
Australia Ken Rosewall
6
6
6
2
Australia John Newcombe
3
4
3
7
United States Arthur Ashe
1
6
7
6
2
Australia John Newcombe
6
7
5
7
Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
New Zealand O Parun
4
5
6
19
United States D Ralston
7
7
5
4
6
19
United States D Ralston
6
4
7
6
19
United States D Ralston
5
6
6
7
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
8
United Kingdom R Taylor
7
6
6
United States B Seewagen
6
1
3
8
United Kingdom R Taylor
3
6
6
6
Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
United States T Gorman
4
6
6
6
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
Section 5
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
United States K Van Nostrand
4
2
4
Section 6
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
Australia B Carmichael
4
6
6
6
18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
6
6
7
18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
4
6
7
7
3
Australia K Rosewall
6
6
6
Section 7
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
7
United States A Ashe
6
6
6
United States R Tanner
7
4
3
4
7
United States A Ashe
6
6
6
6
Section 8
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Round four
20
South Africa B Hewitt
6
6
3
2
4
16
United States C Graebner
6
4
6
6
6
16
United States C Graebner
6
7
4
6
16
United States C Graebner
4
3
2
2
Australia J Newcombe
6
6
6
Q
United States E Scott
6
7
7
Q
United States E Scott
4
7
1
4
2
Australia J Newcombe
6
6
6
6
Mexico J Loyo-Mayo
3
3
1
2
Australia J Newcombe
6
6
6
References
[edit ]- ^ Amdur, Neil (September 14, 1974). "Roche is beaten in U.S. Open final". New York Times . Retrieved November 11, 2017.