1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche [1]
Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
Score3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1969  · U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ·  1971  

The 1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA. It was classified as a Glass 1 category tournament and was part of the 1970 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament and was held from August 3 through August 9, 1970. Fourth-seeded Tony Roche won the singles title and the accompanying $12,000 first prize money. [2]

Contents

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver (final)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche (champion)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe (first round)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall (second round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Richey (first round)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson (semifinals)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Andrés Gimeno (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final [1]
              
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche 2 666
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson 61 4 3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche 3 666
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver 64 2 2
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Cliff Drysdale 3 0 0
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver 666

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Roche 66
Flag of the United States.svg D Ralston 4 1 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Roche 76 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg F Stolle 67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg F Stolle 6 71
Flag of Chile.svg P Cornejo 2 6 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Roche 66
7 Flag of the United States.svg A Ashe 667 Flag of the United States.svg A Ashe 1 4
Flag of France.svg P Barthes 4 2 7 Flag of the United States.svg A Ashe 66
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg I El Shafei 1 67 Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg I El Shafei 3 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Okker 64 5 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Roche 2 666
Flag of the United States.svg C Graebner 666 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Emerson 61 4 3
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Newcombe 2 4 Flag of the United States.svg C Graebner 65 3
Flag of Chile.svg J Fillol 73 7 Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol 4 76
Flag of the United States.svg T Gorman 6 66 Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol 3 2
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Emerson 666 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Emerson 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Bowrey 3 2 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Emerson 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M Cox 66 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M Cox 1 2
Flag of the United States.svg B Lutz 3 74

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Kodeš 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Stilwell 4 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Kodeš 76
Flag of the United States.svg M Riessen 2 66 Flag of the United States.svg M Riessen 5 4
5 Flag of the United States.svg C Richey 64 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Kodeš 73 4
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg C Drysdale 65 7 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg C Drysdale 6 66
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Ž Franulović 2 76 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg C Drysdale 67
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Rosewall 664 Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Rosewall 4 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Taylor 2 4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg C Drysdale 3 0 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Ruffels 761 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Laver 666
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Stone 6 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Ruffels 64 6
8 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg A Gimeno 6 668 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Andrés Gimeno 1 62
Flag of the United States.svg C Pasarell 72 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Ruffels 1 2
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg R Moore 661 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Laver 66
Flag of the United States.svg R Holmberg 2 3 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg R Moore 3 5
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Laver 661 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Laver 67
Flag of Denmark.svg T Ulrich 3 2

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References

  1. 1 2 "1970 Boston". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 142. ISBN   978-0-362-00091-7.