1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles

August 2023 1970 Pacific Southwest Open AUS Rod Laver AUS John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 64 16 Los Angeles Open (tennis)Los Angeles Open The 1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1970 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, in the United States between September 21 and September 27, 1970. Pancho Gonzales was the defending Pacific Southwest Open champion but was defeated in the quarterfinals. First-seeded Rod Laver won the title by defeating second-seeded John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) in the final.World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook 1971 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00091-7 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 243Laver increases earnings with Los Angeles victory https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SbRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOEDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pacific%20laver%20newcombe%20tennis%20angeles&pg=2821%2C6076126 Eugene Register-Guard September 28, 1970 AP 3B Seeds 30em 1 4AUS Rod Laver (champion) 2 1AUS John Newcombe (final) 3 2AUS Tony Roche (third round) 4 3AUS Roy Emerson (first round) 5 1USA Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals) 6 4USA Cliff Richey (second round) 7 3USA Arthur Ashe (semifinals) 8 2ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (third round) 9 3USA Dennis Ralston (second round) 10 1GBR Roger Taylor (third round) 11 2NED Tom Okker (second round) 12 4USA Stan Smith (quarterfinals) 13 1AUS Fred Stolle (third round) 14 3USA Clark Graebner (quarterfinals) 15 4YUG Nikola Pilić (third round) 16 2USA Marty Riessen (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 2 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 6 5 USA Pancho Gonzales 7 3 2 16 USA Marty Riessen 2 4 USA Tom Gorman 6 6 7 USA Arthur Ashe 7 6 14 USA Clark Graebner 5 0 12 USA Stan Smith 3 6 1 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 4 6 2 AUS John Newcombe 7 7 USA Tom Gorman 6 6 7 USA Arthur Ashe 0 3 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 2 AUS John Newcombe 6 4 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 4 6 7 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 2 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 USA Ken Stuart 3 3 AUS Ray Ruffels 6 6 6 USA Ronald Holmberg 7 3 7 13 AUS Fred Stolle 7 6 CHI Patricio Cornejo 6 2 LL MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 Q USA David Borelli 1 0 5 USA Pancho Gonzales 7 6 Q USA Mike Machette 5 4 AUS Dick Crealy 6 3 7 USA Jim Osborne 4 6 6 10 GBR Roger Taylor 6 7 USA Roy Barth 3 6 GBR Mark Cox 6 6 2 USA Erik van Dillen 2 7 6 2 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 USA Ronald Holmberg 4 4 13 AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 LL MEX Raúl Ramírez 4 4 5 USA Pancho Gonzales 7 3 7 AUS Dick Crealy 6 6 6 10 GBR Roger Taylor 6 6 6 USA Erik van Dillen 2 7 4 2 AUS John Newcombe 5 6 6 13 AUS Fred Stolle 7 3 3 5 USA Pancho Gonzales 3 6 6 10 GBR Roger Taylor 6 3 3 2 AUS John Newcombe 6 6 6 5 USA Pancho Gonzales 7 3 2 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals 3 AUS Tony Roche 6 6 Q USA Dave Ranney 1 3 NZL Brian Fairlie 4 6 Q USA Tom Leonard 6 7 16 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 Q USA William Brown 2 2 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 6 6 AUS John Cooper 1 1 8 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 AUS Owen Davidson 3 3 CHI Jaime Fillol 6 6 GBR Graham Stilwell 1 4 11 NED Tom Okker 7 7 Q YUG Vladimir Petrović 6 5 USA Tom Gorman 6 6 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 4 4 3 AUS Tony Roche 6 7 6 Q USA Tom Leonard 7 6 3 16 USA Marty Riessen 6 6 6 EGY 1958 Ismail El Shafei 3 7 3 8 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 5 7 CHI Jaime Fillol 3 7 5 11 NED Tom Okker 5 6 4 USA Tom Gorman 7 0 6 3 AUS Tony Roche 6 2 3 16 USA Marty Riessen 2 6 6 8 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 3 6 4 USA Tom Gorman 6 4 6 16 USA Marty Riessen 2 4 USA Tom Gorman 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals USA Frank Froehling 3 5 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 7 JAM Richard Russell 6 2 9 USA Dennis Ralston 7 6 USA Lenny Schloss 2 1 USA Bob Lutz 6 6 ECU Pancho Segura 4 6 7 USA Arthur Ashe 6 7 MEX Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 2 6 2 AUS Ray Keldie 6 4 2 14 USA Clark Graebner 3 6 6 MEX Marcello Lara 5 5 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 7 7 Q USA Jimmy Connors 7 6 6 4 AUS Roy Emerson 6 7 4 TCH Jan Kodeš 7 6 9 USA Dennis Ralston 6 3 USA Bob Lutz 2 1 7 USA Arthur Ashe 6 6 MEX Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 1 3 14 USA Clark Graebner 6 6 RSA 1928 Ray Moore 1 7 4 Q USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 6 TCH Jan Kodeš 6 5 3 7 USA Arthur Ashe 2 7 6 14 USA Clark Graebner 6 2 6 Q USA Jimmy Connors 3 6 3 7 USA Arthur Ashe 7 6 14 USA Clark Graebner 5 0 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals DEN Torben Ulrich 2 4 USA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 AUS Allan Stone 1 6 12 USA Stan Smith 6 7 PAK Haroon Rahim 4 6 3 BRA Thomaz Koch 6 3 6 AUS Terry Addison 3 3 6 USA Cliff Richey 6 6 USA Alex Olmedo 6 2 AUS Bob Carmichael 7 6 USA Tom Edlefsen 4 3 15 YUG Nikola Pilić 6 6 USA Allen Fox 6 7 USA Jim McManus 3 6 Q USA Dick Knight 4 3 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 4 2 12 USA Stan Smith 6 6 BRA Thomaz Koch 6 6 6 USA Cliff Richey 3 2 AUS Bob Carmichael 6 6 4 15 YUG Nikola Pilić 4 7 6 USA Allen Fox 3 1 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 12 USA Stan Smith 6 6 BRA Thomaz Koch 3 4 15 YUG Nikola Pilić 5 7 4 1 AUS Rod Laver 7 6 6 12 USA Stan Smith 3 6 1 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 4 6 References External links ATP singles draw ITF tournament edition details Category:Los Angeles Open (tennis) Category:1970 Grand Prix (tennis) Pacific Southwest Open Pacific Southwest Open