# ASB Classic 1970

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/224/asb-classic?season=1970
Tour: ATP

Roger Taylor won the 1970 ASB Classic, defeating Tom Okker 6-4 6-4 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on grass courts in Auckland, New Zealand, from January 26 to February 1, 1970. The match log contains 28 recorded singles results for this edition.

The ASB Classic is the shared ATP and WTA tournament identity used for the long-running Auckland event at the ASB Tennis Centre.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Auckland Open, Auckland Classic
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: grass
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Start date: 1970-01-26
- End date: 1970-02-01

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
Details: https://tennis-db.com/glossary#category-equivalence

## Champion
- Winner: Roger Taylor
- Runner-up: Tom Okker
- Final score: 6-4 6-4 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Roger Taylor def. Tom Okker 6-4 6-4 6-1

### SF
- Roger Taylor def. Dick Crealy 3-6 4-6 12-10 9-7 6-1
- Tom Okker def. Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-4 6-3

### QF
- Ray Ruffels def. Nikola Pilic 6-4 0-6 6-4 2-6 6-4
- Roger Taylor def. Phil Dent 1-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
- Dick Crealy def. Jan Kukal 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4
- Tom Okker def. John Alexander 6-4 6-4 6-4

### R16
- Tom Okker def. Peter Becroft 6-3 6-3 6-0
- Nikola Pilic def. Vladimir Zednik 6-1 6-3 6-3
- Roger Taylor def. Lenny Schloss 6-1 6-4 6-2
- Phil Dent def. Brian Fairlie W/O
- John Alexander def. Onny Parun 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
- Jan Kukal def. Richard Rae 6-1 6-2 6-2
- Dick Crealy def. Jeff Simpson 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4
- Ray Ruffels def. Richard Hawkes 6-4 6-2 6-4

### R32
- John Alexander def. Howard Broun 7-5 6-0 6-0
- Jeff Simpson def. Ian Baudinet 8-6 6-2 6-3
- Jan Kukal def. Tony Bardsley 7-5 2-6 6-3 11-13 6-2
- Brian Fairlie def. Jean Pierre Loizeau 6-4 9-7 6-2
- Ray Ruffels def. Bill Tym 6-4 6-0 RET
- Onny Parun def. Mathias Werren 6-4 6-3 8-6
- Phil Dent def. Ken Stuart 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-1
- Nikola Pilic def. Don Turner 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Tom Okker def. Peter Burwash 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Richard Hawkes def. Dick Dell 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-0
- Roger Taylor def. Paul Thompson 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Dick Crealy def. Tony Parun 6-3 9-7 6-2
- Vladimir Zednik def. Ned Neely 6-2 6-2 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 28
- Players: 29

Other editions available: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/224/asb-classic?season=1970
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