1970 Australian Open – Men's singles
Appearance
Men's singles | |
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1970 Australian Open | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–4, 9–7, 6–2 |
Rod Laver was the defending champion, but chose not to compete this year.
Arthur Ashe defeated Dick Crealy 6–4, 9–7, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1970 Australian Open.
The first round was best of three sets and the rest of the tournament was best of five.
Seeds
All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Tony Roche (Quarterfinals)
John Newcombe (Quarterfinals)
Tom Okker (Quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe (Champion)
Stan Smith (Third Round)
Dennis Ralston (Semifinals)
Nikola Pilić (Third Round)
Roger Taylor (Semifinals)
Robert Lutz (Third Round)
Ray Ruffels (Quarterfinals)
Allan Stone (Third Round)
Dick Crealy (Final)
William Bowrey (Third Round)
John Alexander (Third Round)
Gerald Battrick (Third Round)
Bob Carmichael (Second Round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Final Eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | r | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 19 | 20 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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Section 4
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