# Italian Open 1970

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1970
Tour: ATP

Ilie Nastase won the 1970 Italian Open, defeating Jan Kodes 6-3 1-6 6-3 8-6 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 16 to May 23, 1970. The match log contains 29 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1970-05-16
- End date: 1970-05-23

## Champion
- Winner: Ilie Nastase
- Runner-up: Jan Kodes
- Final score: 6-3 1-6 6-3 8-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Ilie Nastase d. Jan Kodes 6-3 1-6 6-3 8-6

### SF
- Ilie Nastase d. Nikola Pilic 4-6 1-6 6-1 7-5 6-2
- Jan Kodes d. Alex Metreveli 6-3 8-6 6-4

### QF
- Ilie Nastase d. Istvan Gulyas 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
- Nikola Pilic d. Zeljko Franulovic 4-6 6-4 7-5 6-1
- Jan Kodes d. Mark Cox 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-2

### R16
- Alex Metreveli d. Ion Tiriac 9-7 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Ilie Nastase d. Graham Stilwell 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Lew Hoad d. Manuel Orantes 2-6 6-8 6-2 7-5 6-2
- Nikola Pilic d. Ismail El Shafei 6-2 14-12 6-3
- Istvan Gulyas d. Martin Mulligan 6-4 6-4 6-3
- Jan Kodes d. Charlie Pasarell 6-4 5-7 6-0 6-3
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Adriano Panatta 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Mark Cox d. Bill Bowrey 6-1 6-1 6-2

### R32
- Ismail El Shafei d. Vladimir Korotkov 6-2 6-3 6-4
- Manuel Orantes d. Frew Mcmillan 7-5 6-1 8-6
- Jan Kodes d. Juan Gisbert 6-3 6-3 6-1
- Ilie Nastase d. Georges Goven 6-0 6-2 7-9 6-2
- Ion Tiriac d. Vladimir Zednik 6-1 6-3 9-7
- Graham Stilwell d. Eugenio Castigliano 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Alex Metreveli d. Pierre Barthes 10-8 6-3 6-2
- Martin Mulligan d. Ian Fletcher 6-4 6-3 6-1
- Nikola Pilic d. Phil Dent 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-3
- Mark Cox d. Francois Jauffret 6-4 2-6 8-6 6-3
- Istvan Gulyas d. Boro Jovanovic 6-1 6-1 6-3
- Charlie Pasarell d. Frantisek Pala 8-6 8-10 6-2 2-6 6-1
- Bill Bowrey d. Nicola Pietrangeli 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-0
- Adriano Panatta d. Owen Davidson 7-5 7-9 6-3 6-0
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Wieslaw Gasiorek 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 29
- Players: 31

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1970
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)