1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

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]

Singles
1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Champion Tony Roche[1]
Runner-up Rod Laver
Final score3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2

Seeds

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

  1. Rod Laver (Final)
  2. Tony Roche (Champion)
  3. John Newcombe (First Round)
  4. Ken Rosewall (Second Round)
  5. Cliff Richey (First Round)
  6. Roy Emerson (Semifinals)
  7. Arthur Ashe (Quarterfinals)
  8. Andrés Gimeno (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
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

Top Half
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

Bottom Half
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

References
  1. "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.
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