Singles | |
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1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Tony Roche [1] |
Runner-up | Rod Laver |
Score | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
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]
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Semifinals | Final [1] | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Tony Roche | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
6 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Tony Roche | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Cliff Drysdale | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Ralston | 4 | 1 | 2 | T Roche | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F Stolle | 6 | 7 | F Stolle | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
P Cornejo | 2 | 6 | 2 | T Roche | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 7 | A Ashe | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Barthes | 4 | 2 | 7 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
I El Shafei | 1 | 6 | 7 | I El Shafei | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
T Okker | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | T Roche | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Graebner | 6 | 6 | 6 | R Emerson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Newcombe | 2 | 4 | C Graebner | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Fillol | 7 | 3 | 7 | Jaime Fillol | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Gorman | 6 | 6 | 6 | Jaime Fillol | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Bowrey | 3 | 2 | 6 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Cox | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Cox | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B Lutz | 3 | 7 | 4 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Kodeš | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Stilwell | 4 | 1 | J Kodeš | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Riessen | 2 | 6 | 6 | M Riessen | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | C Richey | 6 | 4 | 3 | J Kodeš | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Drysdale | 6 | 5 | 7 | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ž Franulović | 2 | 7 | 6 | C Drysdale | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 4 | K Rosewall | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Taylor | 2 | 4 | C Drysdale | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Stone | 6 | 4 | R Ruffels | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Andrés Gimeno | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Pasarell | 7 | 2 | 0 | R Ruffels | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Moore | 6 | 6 | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R Holmberg | 2 | 3 | R Moore | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Ulrich | 3 | 2 |
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