1970 French Open – Men's doubles

1970 French Open s ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac USA Arthur AsheUSA Charlie Pasarell 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 72 8 1970 French Open John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate. Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell.https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/08/archives/aussie-star-wins-final-by-62-64-defeats-helga-niessen-and-seeks-to.html AUSSIE STAR WINS FINAL BY 6‐2, 6‐4 nytimes.com Seeds 30em ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac (champions) USA Arthur Ashe / USA Charlie Pasarell (final) TCH Jan Kodeš / TCH Jan Kukal (third round) USA Jim McManus / USA Jim Osborne (fourth round) AUS Dick Crealy / AUS Allan Stone (semifinals) URS Sergei Likhachev / URS Alex Metreveli (fourth round) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / AUS Robert Howe (third round, retired) AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent (third round) Draw Finals 5 y Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 2 USA Arthur AsheUSA Charlie Pasarell 6 4 6 6   GBR Gerald BattrickGBR David Lloyd 2 6 3 2   FRA Georges GovenFRA François Jauffret 2 6 7 6   YUG Željko FranulovićMEX Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 3 5 4 5 AUS Dick CrealyAUS Allan Stone 6 8 7   CHI Patricio CornejoCHI Jaime Fillol 4 6 5   FRA Jean-Claude BarclayFRA Daniel Contet 1 8 1 4 1 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 6 2 USA Arthur AsheUSA Charlie Pasarell 6 6 4 6   FRA Georges GovenFRA François Jauffret 4 3 6 2 5 AUS Dick CrealyAUS Allan Stone 4 7 7 3 1 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 5 9 6 2 USA Arthur AsheUSA Charlie Pasarell 2 4 3 1 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 USA A AsheUSA C Pasarell 6 6 4 6 HUN P SzőkeHUN G Varga 4 4 6 3 RSA 1928 W FreerRSA 1928 F McDonald 2 2 3 BEL E DrossartBEL P Hombergen 6 6 6 AUS R KeldieAUS R Ruffels w/o ESP 1945 JL ArillaECU P Guzmán FRA P DominguezFRA J-P Meyer 6 3 5 4 HUN I GulyásGRE 1969 N Kalogeropoulos 4 6 7 6 2 USA A AsheUSA C Pasarell 9 6 5 3 6 BEL E DrossartBEL P Hombergen 7 4 7 6 3 AUS R KeldieAUS R Ruffels 6 7 3 1 7 HUN I GulyásGRE 1969 N Kalogeropoulos 3 5 6 6 5 2 USA A AsheUSA C Pasarell 6 6 6 AUS R KeldieAUS R Ruffels 1 2 2 Section 2 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 RSA 1928 B HewittAUS B Howe 6 6 6 USA N PerryECU E Zuleta 0 3 1 FRG I BudingFRG H-J Plötz 6 6 6 FRA G DeniauFRA J-P Loth 4 2 4 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA J-L Rouyer 4 2 8 4 POL 1928 W GąsiorekYUG N Špear 6 6 6 6 GBR G BattrickGBR D Lloyd 14 4 6 6 ITA P MarzanoITA A Panatta 12 6 1 2 7 RSA 1928 B HewittAUS B Howe 2 2 7r FRG I BudingFRG H-J Plötz 6 6 7 POL 1928 W GąsiorekYUG N Špear 4 2 5 GBR G BattrickGBR D Lloyd 6 6 7 FRG I BudingFRG H-J Plötz 6 6 4 4 GBR G BattrickGBR D Lloyd 8 4 6 6 Section 3 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal w/o AUS R HowesAUS B Rheinberger AUS T AddisonAUS B Carmichael 6 6 6 BOL E GorostiagaUSA F Ponte 1 3 1 FRA G GovenFRA F Jauffret w/o USA D BohrnstedtUSA R Fisher RSA 1928 K DiepraamRSA 1928 R Krog 6 4 1 3 USA D O'BryantAUS B Phillips-Moore 4 6 6 6 3 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 14 8 2 AUS T AddisonAUS B Carmichael 16 10 6 FRA G GovenFRA F Jauffret 6 7 6 USA D O'BryantAUS B Phillips-Moore 2 5 3 AUS T AddisonAUS B Carmichael 1 8 9 4 4 FRA G GovenFRA F Jauffret 6 6 7 6 6 Section 4 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round YUG Ž FranulovićMEX J Loyo Mayo 8 3 6 6 6 AUS C DibleyAUS P Doerner 10 6 2 4 1 USA R BarthUSA T Gorman w/o FRA C DuxinFRA J-N Grinda RHO A PattisonRSA 1928 T Ryan 1 6 6 6 INA S SugiartoINA A Wijono 6 2 1 2 FRA J LoveraFRA J Thamin 4 4 4 ITA F BartoniITA E Castigliano 6 6 6 6 URS S LikhachevURS A Metreveli 7 6 6 MAR L ChadliMAR A Laroussi 5 1 1 FRA J-P CourcolFRA B Paul 3 6 2 6 6 HUN S BaranyiHUN R Machán 6 4 6 2 4 YUG Ž FranulovićMEX J Loyo Mayo 6 1 8 9 USA R BarthUSA T Gorman 3 6 6 7 RHO A PattisonRSA 1928 T Ryan 6 6 6 6 ITA F BartoniITA E Castigliano 2 0 8 3 6 URS S LikhachevURS A Metreveli 6 6 6 FRA J-P CourcolFRA B Paul 4 1 4 YUG Ž FranulovićMEX J Loyo Mayo 1 6 6 7 RHO A PattisonRSA 1928 T Ryan 6 3 2 5 6 URS S LikhachevURS A Metreveli 4 3 3 YUG Ž FranulovićMEX J Loyo Mayo 6 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round YUG B JovanovićNZL O Parun AUS J BartlettAUS G Masters w/o ITA V FranchittiITA R Lombardi 5 2 7 4 FRA P BeustFRA W N'Godrella 7 6 5 6 COL W ÁlvarezBRA 1968 JE Mandarino 7 6 5 6 FRA F BattegayFRA P Joly 5 1 7 1 JAM L LumsdenJAM R Russell 6 6 6 6 USA B MacKayUSA C Richey 3 4 8 3 AUS J BartlettAUS G Masters 6 6 6 FRA P BeustFRA W N'Godrella 1 4 3 COL W ÁlvarezBRA 1968 JE Mandarino 6 6 4 6 JAM L LumsdenJAM R Russell 2 4 6 1 VEN 1954 A PlazaUSA R Trappenberg w/o TCH F PálaTCH V Zedník POL 1928 T NowickiPOL 1928 M Rybarczyk 10 3 0 5 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 12 6 6 AUS J BartlettAUS G Masters 6 6 6 COL W ÁlvarezBRA 1968 JE Mandarino 3 4 3 VEN 1954 A PlazaUSA R Trappenberg 2 2 0 5 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 6 6 6 AUS J BartlettAUS G Masters 4 5 5 5 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 6 7 7 Section 6 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 5 1 3 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 7 6 6 FRA D CharletFRA É Loliée 1 4 2 AUS L HoadRSA 1928 A Segal 6 6 6 ITA M Di DomenicoITA E Di Matteo 7 3 5 9 4 FRA A BouteleuxFRA M Leclercq 5 6 7 7 6 TCH Š KoudelkaAUS A McDonald 4 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne w/o CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 7 7 AUS L HoadRSA 1928 A Segal 3 5 5 FRA A BouteleuxFRA M Leclercq 4 3 5 4 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 6 6 7 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 6 6 4 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 4 2 3 Section 7 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR J BarrettGBR S Matthews 5 4 2 ESP 1945 A MuñozESP 1945 M Orantes 7 6 6 URS T KakuliaURS A Volkov 5 3 2 FRA J-C BarclayFRA D Contet 7 6 6 AUS I FletcherROU 1965 P Mărmureanu 6 6 6 FRA P DarmonUSA D Dell 3 2 3 USA B SeewagenUSA C Steele 8 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent w/o ESP 1945 A MuñozESP 1945 M Orantes 2 2 4 FRA J-C BarclayFRA D Contet 6 6 6 AUS I FletcherROU 1965 P Mărmureanu 7 9 5 6 8 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 5 7 7 2 FRA J-C BarclayFRA D Contet 10 6 3 6 AUS I FletcherROU 1965 P Mărmureanu 8 3 6 4 Section 8 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS K CoombesAUS K Fletcher FRA B MontrenaudFRA P Proisy w/o RSA 1928 J KrinskyRSA 1928 D Schroder ITA M MulliganITA N Pietrangeli w/o JPN J KukiJPN I Watanabe 2 4 7 4 CHI JR Pinto BravoCHI P Rodríguez 6 6 5 6 AUS R CaseAUS A Gardiner 1 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac w/o FRA B MontrenaudFRA P Proisy 5 3 6 6 3 ITA M MulliganITA N Pietrangeli 7 6 2 4 6 CHI JR Pinto BravoCHI P Rodríguez 3 1 6 5 1 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 0 7 ITA M MulliganITA N Pietrangeli 2 4 6 1 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 8 References External links 1970 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles 1970