1970 US Open – Men's singles

January 2025 1970 US Open AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Tony Roche 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3 108 20 US Open – Men's singles US Open – Men's singles 1970 US Open (tennis) Ken Rosewall defeated Tony Roche in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1970 US Open.New York Times Roche is beaten in U.S. Open final Amdur Neil https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/14/archives/roche-is-beaten-in-us-open-final-mrs-court-gains-her-4th-major.html 1974-09-14 2017-11-11 It was his second US singles title and seventh Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Dennis Ralston. This was the first US Open to feature tiebreaks. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Rod Laver, (fourth round) AUS John Newcombe, (semifinals) AUS Ken Rosewall, (champion) AUS Tony Roche, (finals) AUS Roy Emerson, (fourth round) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno, (first round) USA Arthur Ashe, (quarterfinals) GBR Roger Taylor, (third round) NLD Tom Okker, (fourth round) USA Cliff Richey, (semifinals) USA Stan Smith, (quarterfinals) ZAF 1928 Cliff Drysdale, (second round) - USA Richard Pancho Gonzales, (third round) AUS Fred Stolle, (third round) USA Clark Graebner, (fourth round) USA Marty Riessen, (first round) YUG Nikola Pilić, (fourth round) USA Dennis Ralston, (quarterfinals) ZAF 1928 Bob Hewitt, (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 160 AUS Tony Roche 4 6 4 62 3 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 2 6 75 6 USA Cliff Richey 10 2 6 1 AUS Tony Roche 4 6 7 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 6 6 6 AUS John Newcombe 2 3 4 3 USA Dennis Ralston 19 6 3 4 USA Cliff Richey 10 7 6 6 AUS Tony Roche 4 6 7 7 NZL Brian Fairlie 3 5 6 USA Stan Smith 11 2 2 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 6 6 6 USA Arthur Ashe 7 1 6 7 6 AUS John Newcombe 2 6 7 5 7 Section 1 1 First round Second round Third round Round four AUS R Laver 1 6 5 7 6 3 USA D Ralston 19 7 7 5 4 6 AUS R Laver 1 6 7 6 AUS J Cooper 1 6 3 AUS F Stolle 15 4 6 5 4 USA D Ralston 19 6 4 7 6 AUS R Laver 1 4 6 6 6 AUS A Stone 6 2 1 2 NZL O Parun 4 5 6 AUS J Cooper 6 7 7 AUS F Stolle 15 6 6 6 ECU P Guzmán 1 2 1 USA D Ralston 19 5 6 6 7 FRA G Goven 7 4 4 6 Section 2 1 First round Second round Third round Round four ESP 1945 M Santana 6 6 5 1 USA C Richey 10 2 7 7 6 GBR R Taylor 8 3 6 6 6 ESP 1945 M Santana 6 7 2 7 USA C Richey 10 7 6 6 FRA P Barthès 6 3 4 GBR R Taylor 8 7 6 6 USA B Seewagen 6 1 3 ESP 1945 M Santana 6 6 6 USA D Stockton Q 4 3 3 USA C Richey 10 6 7 6 USA A Fox 1 5 3 FRA P Barthès 6 6 6 USA P Gerken 3 4 3 AUS O Davidson 7 6 7 3 4 ESP 1945 M Santana 6 7 6 6 6 USA D Stockton Q 6 6 6 ECU E Zuleta 3 1 4 USA C Richey 10 6 6 6 USA C Steele III 4 4 4 USA A Fox 6 7 6 IND J Singh 2 5 2 CAN M Belkin 3 4 3 FRA P Barthès 6 6 6 USA P Gerken 6 6 7 CAN J Sharpe 0 3 5 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Round four AUS T Roche 4 6 6 3 6 USA T Gorman 3 4 6 3 AUS T Roche 4 6 6 6 GBR P Curtis 3 1 3 USA W Higgins 6 3 4 USA T Gorman 7 6 6 AUS T Roche 4 3 7 7 6 GBR M Cox 6 6 6 2 GBR P Curtis 7 6 6 IND P Lall 6 3 3 PAK MA Ilahi 2 4 2 USA W Higgins 6 6 6 FRA JB Chanfreau 7 5 5 2 USA T Gorman 6 7 7 6 AUS T Roche 4 6 6 6 USA E van Dillen 3 4 3 GBR M Cox 6 6 6 USA J Connors Q 2 4 2 GBR P Curtis 6 6 6 SWE H Zahr 2 4 0 GBR G Stilwell 4 4 6 5 IND P Lall 6 6 3 7 PAK MA Ilahi 2 6 6 6 6 USA S Krulevitz Q 6 3 1 7 4 USA D Dell 2 6 5 USA W Higgins 6 7 7 USA M Riessen 17 6 5 6 4 0 FRA JB Chanfreau 2 7 1 6 6 MEX M Lara Q 6 3 2 4 USA T Gorman 4 6 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Round four ARG Vázquez 4 2 1 NZL B Fairlie 6 6 6 USA J McManus 7 4 5 3 ARG Vázquez 6 6 7 6 NZL B Fairlie 4 6 6 6 7 AUS R Ruffels 6 7 2 0 5 BRA T Koch 7 4 3 4 USA J McManus 5 6 6 6 ARG Vázquez 2 6 6 4 6 USA P Segura 6 2 4 6 4 ZAF 1928 C Drysdale 12 6 3 5 4 NZL B Fairlie 3 6 7 6 AUS T Addison 1 4 1 AUS R Ruffels 6 6 6 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 3 4 3 BRA T Koch 6 6 6 USA J McManus 6 6 6 USA B Alloo 3 4 3 USA L Schloss 6 6 4 ARG Vázquez 7 7 6 USA P Segura 7 4 7 6 INA A Wijono 6 6 5 0 ZAF 1928 C Drysdale 12 1 6 6 6 USA M Machette Q 6 3 4 3 USA R Holmberg 4 2 3 NZL B Fairlie 6 6 6 AUS T Addison 6 6 6 USA G Taylor Q 4 3 1 AUS R Ruffels 6 6 2 7 7 FRA JL Rouyer 7 3 6 5 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Round four USA S Smith 11 6 6 5 6 AUS R Emerson 5 4 3 7 4 URS A Metreveli 6 4 2 USA S Smith 11 7 6 6 USA R McKinley Q 2 4 1 AUS R Emerson 5 6 6 6 URS A Metreveli 6 6 6 CHL P Cornejo 3 2 1 USA W Brown Q 5 3 6 3 USA S Smith 11 7 6 4 6 USA J Borowiak Q 4 6 6 4 USA R McKinley Q 6 7 4 6 FRG W Bungert 3 3 2 AUS R Emerson 5 6 6 6 USA K Van Nostrand 4 2 4 URS A Metreveli 6 6 6 CHL P Cornejo 7 6 7 USA S Mayer Q 6 1 6 USA T Leonard Q 1 4 2 USA W Brown Q 6 6 6 USA R Lutz 6 6 1 4 USA S Smith 11 1 7 6 6 GBR G Battrick 1 4 4 USA J Borowiak Q 6 6 6 USA B Gottfried Q 7 4 6 1 6 USA R McKinley Q 5 6 3 6 7 FRG W Bungert 4 6 6 6 6 NZL I Crookenden 6 4 3 7 3 USA H Fitzgibbon 6 3 4 AUS R Emerson 5 7 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Round four YUG N Pilić 18 5 7 6 4 AUS K Rosewall 3 7 6 7 6 YUG N Pilić 18 4 6 7 7 USA RP Gonzales 14 6 2 6 5 USA C Pasarell 6 4 4 AUS K Rosewall 3 7 6 6 AUS B Carmichael 3 1 7 1 YUG N Pilić 18 6 6 6 6 URS V Korotkov 6 3 6 USA RP Gonzales 14 7 6 7 USA C Pasarell 6 6 6 USA A Olmedo 3 4 3 USA S Pasarell Q 4 2 0 AUS K Rosewall 3 6 6 6 AUS B Carmichael 4 6 6 6 SWE ON Bengtson 6 3 1 2 CHL J Fillol Sr. 2 2 6 YUG N Pilić 18 6 6 7 USA K Stuart 3 6 3 URS V Korotkov 6 7 6 FRG I Buding 2 5 0 r. USA RP Gonzales 14 6 7 1 USA C Pasarell 4 7 7 6 JAM R Russell 6 5 6 3 USA P Fishbach 6 4 4 USA A Olmedo 7 6 6 FRG J Fassbender 6 6 6 5 USA S Pasarell Q 7 7 4 7 USA R Potthast 2 2 4 AUS K Rosewall 3 6 6 6 Section 7 1 First round Second round Third round Round four NLD T Okker 9 4 7 2 3 USA A Ashe 7 6 6 6 6 USA J Osborne 3 2 4 NLD T Okker 9 6 6 6 USA R Barth 4 2 3 USA A Ashe 7 6 6 6 USA F Froehling 6 3 4 USA J Osborne 7 6 6 ZAF 1928 F McMillan 3 7 3 2 NLD T Okker 9 6 6 6 6 USA R Barth 4 6 6 2 7 ZAF 1928 R Moore 6 4 1 6 6 USA R Tanner 7 4 3 4 USA A Ashe 7 6 6 6 6 AUS D Crealy 4 6 6 6 2 USA F Froehling 6 3 7 4 6 CHL L Ayala 7 7 4 3 1 USA J Osborne 6 5 6 6 6 USA P Walthall Q 4 2 1 ZAF 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 USA T Edlefsen 1 4 6 NLD T Okker 9 6 6 7 USA R Barth 6 3 6 6 USA GT Howard Q 4 6 1 4 UAR I El Shafei 4 3 1 ZAF 1928 R Moore 6 6 6 Section 8 1 First round Second round Third round Round four USA C Graebner 16 4 3 2 AUS J Newcombe 2 6 6 6 AUS W Bowrey 3 6 7 2 4 USA C Graebner 16 6 4 6 6 6 USA E Scott Q 4 7 1 4 AUS J Newcombe 2 6 6 6 6 AUS W Bowrey 3 4 6 6 6 ZAF 1928 B Hewitt 20 6 6 3 2 4 AUS R Keldie 1 6 6 4 USA C Graebner 16 6 7 4 6 USA E Scott Q 6 7 7 PAK H Rahim Q 3 6 6 MEX J Loyo-Mayo 3 3 1 AUS J Newcombe 2 6 6 6 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1970 US Open Men's Singles draw 1970 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1971 Australian Open – Men's singles 1970 Men's Singles Men's Singles