1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was Newcombe's second Wimbledon singles title, and his fifth overall grand slam singles title. Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Roger Taylor.

Men's Singles
1970 Wimbledon Championships
Champion John Newcombe
Runner-up Ken Rosewall
Final score5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Draw128 (10Q)
Seeds16
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Seeds
01.   Rod Laver (Fourth round)
02.   John Newcombe (Champion)
03.   Arthur Ashe (Fourth round)
04.   Tony Roche (Quarterfinals)
05.   Ken Rosewall (Final)
06.   Željko Franulović (Third round)
07.   Stan Smith (Fourth round)
08.   Ilie Năstase (Fourth round)
09.   Clark Graebner (Quarterfinals)
10.   Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals)
11.   Tom Okker (Second round)
12.   Cliff Drysdale (Third round)
13.   Jan Kodeš (First round)
14.   Andrés Gimeno (Semifinals)
15.   Dennis Ralston (Fourth round)
16.   Roger Taylor (Semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
16 Roger Taylor 6 11 12
9 Clark Graebner 3 9 10
16 Roger Taylor 3 6 3 3
5 Ken Rosewall 6 4 6 6
4 Tony Roche 8 1 6 2
5 Ken Rosewall 10 6 4 6
5 Ken Rosewall 7 3 2 6 1
2 John Newcombe 5 6 6 3 6
Bob Carmichael 1 2 4
14 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6
14 Andrés Gimeno 3 6 0
2 John Newcombe 6 8 6
10 Roy Emerson 1 7 6 2 9
2 John Newcombe 6 5 3 6 11

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Laver 6 6 6
G Seewagen 2 0 2 1 R Laver 6 6 6
H Kary 5 6 3 4 J Alexander 1 3 3
J Alexander 7 3 6 6 1 R Laver 6 3 6 6
H Fitzgibbon 6 6 7 4 F McMillan 2 6 0 2
R Giltinan 8 8 5 6 R Giltinan 6 7 4 1 2
F McMillan 7 6 11 F McMillan 3 5 6 6 6
J-L Rouyer 5 4 9 1 R Laver 6 4 2 1
16 R Taylor 1 6 8 3 6 16 R Taylor 4 6 6 6
B Fairlie 6 3 6 6 4 16 R Taylor 3 6 6 6
H Rahim w/o J Mukherjea 6 3 2 4
J Mukerjea 16 R Taylor 8 17 6
Q J Paish 2 2 6 5 C Pasarell 6 15 4
M Holeček 6 6 4 7 M Holeček 1 2 4
A Muñoz 4 5 3 C Pasarell 6 6 6
C Pasarell 6 7 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 I Năstase 6 6 7 8
O Parun 8 0 5 6 8 I Năstase 7 1 2 6 6
I Gulyás 2 8 4 4 C Richey 5 6 6 4 3
C Richey 6 6 6 6 8 I Năstase 6 6 6 4 6
T Ryan 9 6 3 6 T Ryan 3 1 8 6 1
Q P Doerner 7 4 6 3 T Ryan 4 6 6 3 6
S Baranyi 5 3 2 Š Koudelka 6 2 4 6 3
Š Koudelka 7 6 6 8 I Năstase 3 0 6 3
9 C Graebner 6 6 3 6 9 C Graebner 6 6 4 6
H Elschenbroich 3 2 6 1 9 C Graebner 4 14 6 0
S Likhachev 6 2 4 I Țiriac 6 12 2 0r
I Țiriac 8 6 6 9 C Graebner 6 6 6
D Schroder 6 6 6 P Lall 0 2 1
F Guzmán 2 2 0 D Schroder 4 4 9 2
G Vilas 1 2 4 P Lall 6 6 7 6
P Lall 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 A Roche 6 6 6
R Maud 1 4 2 4 A Roche 6 6 6
Q R Dowdeswell 7 1 6 1 5 R Ruffels 4 3 2
R Ruffels 5 6 3 6 7 4 A Roche 6 9 6
A Pattison 8 6 4 3 6 M Cox 2 7 3
E van Dillen 6 1 6 6 3 A Pattison 3 4 7
H Irvine 2 6 3 4 M Cox 6 6 9
M Cox 6 4 6 6 4 A Roche 6 8 6 6
13 J Kodeš 2 5 6 6 5 M Riessen 4 10 4 2
A Metreveli 6 7 3 2 7 A Metreveli 7 4 4 4
F Pála 4 4 2 JE Mandarino 5 6 6 6
JE Mandarino 6 6 6 JE Mandarino 6 5 5 1
E Scott 8 6 14 M Riessen 4 7 7 6
Q R Krog 6 2 12 E Scott 4 2 3
J McManus 0 2 2 M Riessen 6 6 6
M Riessen 6 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 K Rosewall 6 7 6
Q C Dibley 3 5 4 5 K Rosewall 6 6 6
P Proisy 8 10 3 4 J-C Barclay 2 1 3
J-C Barclay 6 12 6 6 5 K Rosewall 6 6 6
P Cornejo 8 4 18 5 6 T Addison 2 4 0
W Bowrey 6 6 16 7 8 W Bowrey 8 1 3 6 3
T Addison 3 10 12 6 T Addison 6 6 6 4 6
B Phillips-Moore 6 8 10 3 5 K Rosewall 6 6 3 7
12 C Drysdale 7 9 8 3 6 T Gorman 2 2 6 5
F Stolle 5 11 6 6 3 12 C Drysdale 6 6 6
N Špear 6 6 6 N Špear 4 4 4
T Akbari 2 3 3 12 C Drysdale 3 3 2
T Gorman 6 8 7 T Gorman 6 6 6
J-B Chanfreau 2 6 5 T Gorman 6 4 6 6
Q P Curtis 6 6 1 6 Q P Curtis 2 6 4 1
J Osborne 3 3 6 4

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
R Lutz 4 6 6 6
G Goven 6 3 3 4 R Lutz 6 6 6
P Hombergen 2 3 2 P Dent 2 1 2
P Dent 6 6 6 R Lutz 6 7 5 7 3
R Hewitt 6 6 6 R Hewitt 1 5 7 9 6
D Contet 2 3 4 R Hewitt 6 6 6
J Ulrich 9 6 1 3 11 T Okker 3 4 3
11 T Okker 11 4 6 6 R Hewitt 4 7 2
R Carmichael 3 10 6 6 R Carmichael 6 9 6
C Steele 6 8 3 1 R Carmichael 4 6 6 3 6
R Crealy 6 6 6 R Crealy 6 3 4 6 3
LL E Zuleta 3 2 2 R Carmichael 6 6 6
K Diepraam 7 13 6 6 Z Franulović 3 2 0
R Russell 5 11 2 K Diepraam 3 4 6 1
D Lloyd 2 4 4 6 Z Franulović 6 6 2 6
6 Z Franulović 6 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
P Mărmureanu 2 5 4
T Ulrich 6 7 6 T Ulrich 6 6 6
K Watanabe 5 3 6 3 I Buding 2 3 3
I Buding 7 6 4 6 T Ulrich 6 1 2 2
R Wilson 3 4 2 14 A Gimeno 4 6 6 6
A Stone 6 6 6 A Stone 5 6 3 4
P Barthès 6 1 4 2 14 A Gimeno 7 4 6 6
14 A Gimeno 4 6 6 6 14 A Gimeno 7 7 6
S Matthews 4 10 6 3 A Ashe 5 5 2
I El Shafei 6 12 8 I El Shafei 6 6 4 4 6
D Sturdza 4 4 9 4 L Hoad 3 3 6 6 1
L Hoad 6 6 7 6 I El Shafei 3 1 6 0
N Pilić 4 6 6 4 6 3 A Ashe 6 6 2 6
G Battrick 6 1 1 6 3 N Pilić 7 13 4 3
G Stilwell 3 2 1 3 A Ashe 9 11 6 6
3 A Ashe 6 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Q J Bartlett 7 2 4 4
J Saul 5 6 6 6 J Saul 3 1 4
B Bertram 6 1 6 6 B Bertram 6 6 6
F Jauffret 4 6 3 3 B Bertram 10 0 3 1
T Leius 3 4 9 10 R Emerson 8 6 6 6
J Leschly 6 6 11 J Leschly 3 3 4
A Volkov 4 2 0 10 R Emerson 6 6 6
10 R Emerson 6 6 6 10 R Emerson 2 6 6 6
Q S Ball 2 2 9 4 7 S Smith 6 3 4 2
M Orantes 6 6 7 6 M Orantes 3 11 6 6
B Montrenaud 2 5 9 6 5 J Kukal 6 9 3 4
J Kukal 6 7 7 3 7 M Orantes 6 3 6 3
H-J Plötz 6 6 6 7 S Smith 4 6 8 6
Q S Warboys 4 4 4 H-J Plötz 2 2 4
J Fillol 5 6 3 4 7 S Smith 6 6 6
7 S Smith 7 2 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
M Mulligan 5 1 6
J Loyo Mayo 7 6 8 J Loyo Mayo 3 6 6 2 6
Q A McDonald 7 10 3 4 4 V Korotkov 6 1 2 6 4
V Korotkov 5 8 6 6 6 J Loyo Mayo 0 0 1
J Clifton 4 2 3 15 D Ralston 6 6 6
I Fletcher 6 6 6 I Fletcher 6 3 5 2
N Pietrangeli w/o 15 D Ralston 4 6 7 6
15 D Ralston 15 D Ralston 12 7 2
A Panatta 1 3 7 6 2 J Newcombe 14 9 6
O Davidson 6 6 5 8 O Davidson 6 6 6
R Moore 9 4 6 1 R Holmberg 4 4 2
R Holmberg 11 6 2 6 O Davidson 7 3 5
R Keldie 6 2 3 1 2 J Newcombe 9 6 7
N Kalogeropoulos 4 6 6 6 N Kalogeropoulos 1 2 1
R Barth 2 3 4 2 J Newcombe 6 6 6
2 J Newcombe 6 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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