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1970 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1970 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Runners-upAustralia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
Score6–3, 8–6, 6–3
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
← 1969 · Australian Open · 1971 →

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith defeated John Alexander and Phil Dent 6–3, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open.

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Australia John Newcombe / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (champions)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Dennis Ralston (second round)
  4. Australia Dick Crealy / Australia Allan Stone (semifinals)
  5. Netherlands Tom Okker / United Kingdom Roger Taylor (second round)
  6. Australia Mal Anderson / Australia Tony Roche (second round)
  7. Australia William Bowrey / Australia Ray Ruffels (second round)
  8. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (final)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
8 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
9 6 6 6
  Australia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Giltinan
11 3 4 2
8 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
3 6 3
2 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 8 6
4 Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
4 4 4
2 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia J Newcombe
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
6 6  
  United Kingdom G Battrick
United States L Schloss
7 10     United Kingdom G Battrick
United States L Schloss
3 4  
  Australia J Brown
Australia A Hammond
5 8   1 Australia J Newcombe
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
4 9  
  United States T Gorman
United States J McManus
1 9 6 8 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 11  
  Australia K Coombes
Australia G Pollard
6 7 4   United States T Gorman
United States J McManus
9 3  
8 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
11 6  
8 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
9 6 6 6
  Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
11 3 4 2
3 United States A Ashe
United States D Ralston
7 6 4
  Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
        Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
9 4 6
  France B Paul
Switzerland M Werren
w/o       Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
16 6 6
  Australia B Carmichael
Australia R Keldie
6 6     Australia B Carmichael
Australia R Keldie
18 1 2
  France P Loizeau
Australia A Shapter
2 2     Australia B Carmichael
Australia R Keldie
     
6 Australia M Anderson
Australia T Roche
w/o    

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
5 6 6
  United States N Neely
United States D Dell
1 8 7   Czechoslovakia J Kukal
Czechoslovakia V Zednik
7 3 4
  Czechoslovakia J Kukal
Czechoslovakia V Zednik
6 6 9 4 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
5 6 6
  Australia J Bartlett
Australia G Masters
        Australia J Bartlett
Australia G Masters
7 3 4
  Greece E Argyriou
Belgium Pieter Verstraeten
w/o       Australia J Bartlett
Australia G Masters
13 7  
5 Netherlands T Okker
United Kingdom R Taylor
11 5  
4 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
4 4 4
2 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6 6
7 Australia W Bowrey
Australia R Ruffels
15 3  
  Australia A Gardiner
Australia F Sedgman
w/o       Australia J Cooper
Australia B Phillips-Moore
17 6  
  Australia J Cooper
Australia B Phillips-Moore
        Australia J Cooper
Australia B Phillips-Moore
3 4  
  Australia C Dibley
Australia P Doerner
9 6   2 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6  
  Indonesia S Sugiarto
Indonesia G Widjojo
7 2     Australia C Dibley
Australia P Doerner
8 4  
2 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
10 6  
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