1970 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1970 Queen's Club Championships
Final
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	John Newcombe
Score	6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events

Last updated July 16, 2023

Fred Stolle was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Seeds

Rod Laver (champion)
John Newcombe (final)
Tom Okker (second round)
Roger Taylor (second round)
Marty Riessen (semifinals)
Dennis Ralston (third round)
Clark Graebner (second round)
Manuel Orantes (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Rod Laver	6	6

	Cliff Richey	3	1
					1	Rod Laver	6	6

					2	John Newcombe	4	3
5	Marty Riessen	6	4	8

2	John Newcombe	2	6	10

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	R Laver	6	6
	J Osborne	3	4		1	R Laver	6	6
	R Holmberg	9	8			P Lall	3	4
	P Lall	11	10							1	R Laver	6	8
	P Cornejo	1	4								R Lutz	1	6
	R Lutz	6	6			R Lutz	6	6
	K Watanabe	4	5			Š Koudelka	3	4
	Š Koudelka	6	7											1	R Laver	6	6
	T Leius	6	3	4											D Crealy	1	4
	JL Rouyer	4	6	6		JL Rouyer	4	0
	C Drysdale	6	6			C Drysdale	6	6
	H Kary	3	2								C Drysdale	4	1
	D Crealy	6	3	6							D Crealy	6	6
	W Álvarez	1	6	0		D Crealy	6	1	6
	Alan Kendal	3	4		7	C Graebner	2	6	0
7	C Graebner	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	T Okker	6	6
	P Dent	3	3		3	T Okker	2	6	7
	R Barth	3	9			J Mukherjea	6	2	9
	J Mukherjea	6	11								J Mukherjea	2	5
	B Mottram	2	1								C Richey	6	7
	C Richey	6	6			C Richey	w/o
	P Guzmán	w/o				P Guzmán
	R Emerson															C Richey	6	6
	J Fassbender															G Goven	4	3
	G Goven	w/o				G Goven	7	4	6
	B Bowrey	6	3	4		T Ryan	5	6	3
	T Ryan	4	6	6							G Goven	4	8	8
	J Loyo-Mayo	4	6	6						6	D Ralston	6	6	6
	John McDonald	6	2	2		J Loyo-Mayo	6	2
	B Montrenaud	6	2		6	D Ralston	8	6
6	D Ralston	8	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

5	M Riessen	11	6
	B Giltinan	9	4		5	M Riessen	6	6
	T Koch					V Korotkov	2	2
	V Korotkov	w/o								5	M Riessen	10	6
	R Wilson	6	7								S Smith	8	2
	S Smith	8	9			S Smith	6	6
	A Muñoz	6	2	4		R Ruffels	4	4
	R Ruffels	2	6	6										5	M Riessen	6	6
	F McMillan	6	6												F McMillan	1	0
	J McManus	3	4			F McMillan	7	10
	H-J Plötz	w/o				H-J Plötz	5	8
	B Fairlie										F McMillan	9	6
	A Metreveli	w/o									A Metreveli	7	4
	P Hombergen					A Metreveli	4	6	8
	F Jauffret				4	R Taylor	6	3	6
4	R Taylor	w/o

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

8	M Orantes	3	6	6
	P Pokorny	6	2	1	8	M Orantes	4	6	3
	S Likhachev	4	4			O Davidson	6	1	6
	O Davidson	6	6								O Davidson	4	6	7
	A Pattison	7	6								C Pasarell	6	4	9
	J Alexander	5	4			A Pattison	3	7
	J-B Chanfreau	3	7			C Pasarell	6	9
	C Pasarell	6	9													C Pasarell	1	2
	L Hoad														2	J Newcombe	6	6
	R Russell	w/o				R Russell	5	4
	I El Shafei	2	3			T Gorman	7	6
	T Gorman	6	6								T Gorman	6	8	2
	D Contet	6	6	6						2	J Newcombe	3	10	6
	I Buding	8	3	3		D Contet	3	6	3
	A Volkov	4	9	2	2	J Newcombe	6	1	6
2	J Newcombe	6	7	6

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