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1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1970 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionNetherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Runner-upUnited States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Score7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1969 · Los Angeles Open · 1971 →

The 1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1970 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States between September 21 and September 27, 1970. Pancho Gonzales and Ron Holmberg were the defending Pacific Southwest Open champions but did not compete together in this edition. Sixth-seeded team of Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won the doubles title by defeating fifth-seeded pairing Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final 7–6, 6–2.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (quarterfinals, retired)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić / United States Cliff Richey (qecond round)
  3. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  4. (withdrew)
  5. United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (final)
  6. Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (champions)
  7. Australia Owen Davidson / Australia Fred Stolle (first round)
  8. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Dennis Ralston (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
United States Tom Gorman
United States Dick Knight
5 5
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
7 7
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 2
6 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7 6
6 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 7
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
2 6

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Cliff Richey
6 6
United States Steve Fiske
United States John Tidball
3 2 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Cliff Richey
4 4
United States Tom Gorman
United States Dick Knight
6 6 United States Tom Gorman
United States Dick Knight
6 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Denmark Torben Ulrich
4 4 United States Tom Gorman
United States Dick Knight
6 6 6
7 Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Fred Stolle
6 6 United States Ronald Holmberg
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
2 7 3
United States Ronald Holmberg
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
7 7 United States Ronald Holmberg
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
7 6
Mexico Marcello Lara
United States Tom Leonard
4 6 Mexico Marcello Lara
United States Tom Leonard
6 3
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
6 5r United States Tom Gorman
United States Dick Knight
5 5
3 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
7 6 5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
7 7
Argentina Lito Álvarez
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
5 4 3 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 7
United States Clark Graebner
South Africa Raymond Moore
7 6 United States Clark Graebner
South Africa Raymond Moore
3 6
United States Frank Froehling
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo
6 4 3 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
5 3
5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 6 7 5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
7 6
Australia Terry Addison
Australia Bob Carmichael
7 3 5 5 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
7 6
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
6 7 Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
6 4
Jamaica Richard Russell
United States Lenny Schloss
1 6

Bottom half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Australia Ray Ruffels
7 7
United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
6 5 New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Australia Ray Ruffels
3 1
United States Roy Barth
United States Steve Tidball
6 6 6 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 6
6 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7 7 6 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 6
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik van Dillen
7 7 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik van Dillen
3 4
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
6 5 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik van Dillen
6 7
United States Mike Machette
United States George Taylor
3 4 LL United States Tom Edlefsen
South Africa Frew McMillan
4 6
LL United States Tom Edlefsen
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6 6 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6 7
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
7 7 Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
2 6
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 5 Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
4 7 6
Australia Ray Keldie
United States Ken Stuart
3 6 8 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
6 6 4
8 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
6 7 Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
7 6 3
United States Alex Olmedo
Ecuador Pancho Segura
6 6 1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6 7 2r
Australia John Cooper
Brazil Thomaz Koch
4 2 United States Alex Olmedo
Ecuador Pancho Segura
2 2
United States Chico Hagey
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4 4 1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6 6
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  2. ^ "Laver increases earnings with Los Angeles victory". Eugene Register-Guard. AP. September 28, 1970. p. 3B.
  3. ^ "1970 Los Angeles – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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