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1970 US Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1970 US Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upAustralia Tony Roche
Score2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3
Details
Draw108
Seeds20
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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.[1] It was his second US Open 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.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Australia Rod Laver, (fourth round)
  2. Australia John Newcombe, (semifinals)
  3. Australia Ken Rosewall, (champion)
  4. Australia Tony Roche, (finals)
  5. Australia Roy Emerson, (fourth round)
  6. Spain Andrés Gimeno, (first round)
  7. United States Arthur Ashe, (quarterfinals)
  8. United Kingdom Roger Taylor, (third round)
  9. Netherlands Tom Okker, (fourth round)
  10. United States Cliff Richey, (semifinals)
  11. United States Stan Smith, (quarterfinals)
  12. South Africa Cliff Drysdale, (second round)
  13. -
  14. United States Richard Pancho Gonzales, (third round)
  15. Australia Fred Stolle, (third round)
  16. United States Clark Graebner, (fourth round)
  17. United States Marty Riessen, (first round)
  18. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić, (fourth round)
  19. United States Dennis Ralston, (quarterfinals)
  20. South Africa Bob Hewitt, (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
19 United States Dennis Ralston 6 3 4
10 United States Cliff Richey 7 6 6
10 United States Cliff Richey 2 6 1
4 Australia Tony Roche 6 7 6
4 Australia Tony Roche 6 7 7
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 3 5 6
4 Australia Tony Roche 6 4 62 3
3 Australia Ken Rosewall 2 6 75 6
11 United States Stan Smith 2 2 2
3 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
3 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
2 Australia John Newcombe 3 4 3
7 United States Arthur Ashe 1 6 7 6
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 7 5 7

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Round four
1 Australia R Laver 4 6 6 6
Australia A Stone 6 2 1 2
1 Australia R Laver 6 7 6
Australia J Cooper 1 6 3
New Zealand O Parun 4 5 6
Australia J Cooper 6 7 7
1 Australia R Laver 6 5 7 6 3
19 United States D Ralston 7 7 5 4 6
15 Australia F Stolle 6 6 6
Ecuador P Guzmán 1 2 1
15 Australia F Stolle 4 6 5 4
19 United States D Ralston 6 4 7 6
19 United States D Ralston 5 6 6 7
France G Goven 7 4 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Round four
8 United Kingdom R Taylor 7 6 6
United States B Seewagen 6 1 3
8 United Kingdom R Taylor 3 6 6 6
Australia O Davidson 7 6 7 3 4 Spain M Santana 6 7 2 7
Spain M Santana 6 7 6 6 6 Spain M Santana 6 6 6
Q United States D Stockton 6 6 6 Q United States D Stockton 4 3 3
Ecuador E Zuleta 3 1 4 Spain M Santana 6 6 5 1
10 United States C Richey 6 6 6 10 United States C Richey 2 7 7 6
United States C Steele III 4 4 4 10 United States C Richey 6 7 6
United States A Fox 6 7 6 United States A Fox 1 5 3
India J Singh 2 5 2 10 United States C Richey 7 6 6
Canada M Belkin 3 4 3 France P Barthès 6 3 4
France P Barthès 6 6 6 France P Barthès 6 6 6
United States P Gerken 6 6 7 United States P Gerken 3 4 3
Canada J Sharpe 0 3 5

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Round four
4 Australia T Roche 6 6 6
United States E van Dillen 3 4 3 4 Australia T Roche 3 7 7 6
United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 6 United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 6 2
Q United States J Connors 2 4 2 4 Australia T Roche 6 6 6
United Kingdom P Curtis 6 6 6 United Kingdom P Curtis 3 1 3
Sweden H Zahr 2 4 0 United Kingdom P Curtis 7 6 6
United Kingdom G Stilwell 4 4 6 5 India P Lall 6 3 3
India P Lall 6 6 3 7 4 Australia T Roche 6 6 3 6
Pakistan MA Ilahi 2 6 6 6 6 United States T Gorman 3 4 6 3
Q United States S Krulevitz 6 3 1 7 4 Pakistan MA Ilahi 2 4 2
United States D Dell 2 6 5 United States W Higgins 6 6 6
United States W Higgins 6 7 7 United States W Higgins 6 3 4
17 United States M Riessen 6 5 6 4 0 United States T Gorman 7 6 6
France JB Chanfreau 2 7 1 6 6 France JB Chanfreau 7 5 5 2
Q Mexico M Lara 6 3 2 4 United States T Gorman 6 7 7 6
United States T Gorman 4 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Round four
6 Spain A Gimeno 3 4 3
Brazil T Koch 6 6 6 Brazil T Koch 7 4 3 4
United States J McManus 6 6 6 United States J McManus 5 6 6 6
United States B Alloo 3 4 3 United States J McManus 7 4 5 3
United States L Schloss 6 6 4 Argentina Vázquez 6 6 7 6
Argentina Vázquez 7 7 6 Argentina Vázquez 2 6 6 4 6
United States P Segura 7 4 7 6 United States P Segura 6 2 4 6 4
Indonesia A Wijono 6 6 5 0 Argentina Vázquez 4 2 1
12 South Africa C Drysdale 1 6 6 6 New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 6
Q United States M Machette 6 3 4 3 12 South Africa C Drysdale 6 3 5 4
United States R Holmberg 4 2 3 New Zealand B Fairlie 3 6 7 6
New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 6 New Zealand B Fairlie 4 6 6 6 7
Australia T Addison 6 6 6 Australia R Ruffels 6 7 2 0 5
Q United States G Taylor 4 3 1 Australia T Addison 1 4 1
Australia R Ruffels 6 6 2 7 7 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 6
France JL Rouyer 7 3 6 5 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Round four
United States K Van Nostrand 4 2 4
Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 6 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 6 6
Chile P Cornejo 7 6 7 Chile P Cornejo 3 2 1
Q United States S Mayer 6 1 6 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 4 2
Q United States T Leonard 1 4 2 11 United States S Smith 7 6 6
Q United States W Brown 6 6 6 Q United States W Brown 5 3 6 3
United States R Lutz 6 6 1 4 11 United States S Smith 7 6 4 6
11 United States S Smith 1 7 6 6 11 United States S Smith 6 6 5 6
United Kingdom G Battrick 1 4 4 5 Australia R Emerson 4 3 7 4
Q United States J Borowiak 6 6 6 Q United States J Borowiak 4 6 6 4
Q United States B Gottfried 7 4 6 1 6 Q United States R McKinley 6 7 4 6
Q United States R McKinley 5 6 3 6 7 Q United States R McKinley 2 4 1
West Germany W Bungert 4 6 6 6 6 5 Australia R Emerson 6 6 6
New Zealand I Crookenden 6 4 3 7 3 West Germany W Bungert 3 3 2
United States H Fitzgibbon 6 3 4 5 Australia R Emerson 6 6 6
5 Australia R Emerson 7 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Round four
Australia B Carmichael 4 6 6 6
Sweden ON Bengtson 6 3 1 2 Australia B Carmichael 3 1 7 1
Chile J Fillol Sr. 2 2 6 18 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 6 6
18 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 7 18 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 4 6 7 7
United States K Stuart 3 6 3 14 United States RP Gonzales 6 2 6 5
Soviet Union V Korotkov 6 7 6 Soviet Union V Korotkov 6 3 6
West Germany I Buding 2 5 0 r. 14 United States RP Gonzales 7 6 7
14 United States RP Gonzales 6 7 1 18 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 5 7 6 4
United States C Pasarell 4 7 7 6 3 Australia K Rosewall 7 6 7 6
Jamaica R Russell 6 5 6 3 United States C Pasarell 6 6 6
United States P Fishbach 6 4 4 United States A Olmedo 3 4 3
United States A Olmedo 7 6 6 United States C Pasarell 6 4 4
West Germany J Fassbender 6 6 6 5 3 Australia K Rosewall 7 6 6
Q United States S Pasarell 7 7 4 7 Q United States S Pasarell 4 2 0
United States R Potthast 2 2 4 3 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
3 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Round four
Australia D Crealy 4 6 6 6 2
United States F Froehling 6 3 7 4 6 United States F Froehling 6 3 4
Chile L Ayala 7 7 4 3 1 United States J Osborne 7 6 6
United States J Osborne 6 5 6 6 6 United States J Osborne 3 2 4
Q United States P Walthall 4 2 1 9 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 6
South Africa F McMillan 6 6 6 South Africa F McMillan 3 7 3 2
United States T Edlefsen 1 4 6 9 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 6 6
9 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 7 9 Netherlands T Okker 4 7 2 3
United States R Barth 6 3 6 6 7 United States A Ashe 6 6 6 6
Q United States GT Howard 4 6 1 4 United States R Barth 4 6 6 2 7
United Arab Republic I El Shafei 4 3 1 South Africa R Moore 6 4 1 6 6
South Africa R Moore 6 6 6 United States R Barth 4 2 3
7 United States A Ashe 6 6 6
United States R Tanner 7 4 3 4
7 United States A Ashe 6 6 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Round four
Australia W Bowrey 3 4 6 6 6
20 South Africa B Hewitt 6 6 3 2 4
Australia W Bowrey 3 6 7 2 4
16 United States C Graebner 6 4 6 6 6
Australia R Keldie 1 6 6 4
16 United States C Graebner 6 7 4 6
16 United States C Graebner 4 3 2
2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
Q United States E Scott 6 7 7
Q Pakistan H Rahim 3 6 6
Q United States E Scott 4 7 1 4
2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6 6
Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 3 3 1
2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Amdur, Neil (1974-09-14). "Roche is beaten in U.S. Open final". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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