ATP Roland Garros 1970 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jan Kodes won the 1970 Roland Garros, defeating Zeljko Franulovic 6-2 6-4 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 1 to May 15, 1970. The match log contains 119 recorded singles results for this edition.

Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.

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Champion
def. Zeljko Franulovic , 6-2 6-4 6-0
Dates
May 1 — May 15
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money

Results

Roland Garros 1970 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jan Kodes 6-2 6-4 6-0 Zeljko Franulovic H2H Match data May 15, 1970* F
SF (2)
Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 4-6 1-6 7-5 7-5 Cliff Richey H2H Match data May 14, 1970* SF
Jan Kodes 2-6 6-2 5-7 6-2 6-3 Georges Goven H2H Match data May 14, 1970* SF
QF (4)
Cliff Richey 7-5 9-7 4-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data May 12, 1970* QF
Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 3-6 10-8 4-6 6-3 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data May 12, 1970* QF
Jan Kodes 6-1 6-3 7-5 Martin Mulligan Match data May 12, 1970* QF
Georges Goven 8-6 6-8 6-2 6-1 Francois Jauffret H2H Match data May 12, 1970* QF
R16 (8)
Cliff Richey 8-6 6-4 8-6 Alex Metreveli Match data May 10, 1970* R16
Martin Mulligan 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-5 8-6 Jaime Fillol Match data May 10, 1970* R16
Francois Jauffret 6-3 6-4 6-0 Adriano Panatta H2H Match data May 10, 1970* R16
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-3 6-4 Dick Crealy H2H Match data May 10, 1970* R16
Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-3 6-4 Lew Hoad Match data May 10, 1970* R16
Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data May 10, 1970* R16
Georges Goven 3-6 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-0 Manuel Santana H2H Match data May 10, 1970* R16
Jan Kodes 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-2 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data May 10, 1970* R16
R32 (16)
Lew Hoad 6-4 7-5 6-4 Jean Loup Rouyer Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Zeljko Franulovic 6-1 6-2 6-2 Joaquin Loyo Mayo Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Martin Mulligan 11-9 6-3 1-6 6-0 Ray Ruffels Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Manuel Orantes 6-3 6-3 6-0 Allan Stone H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Manuel Santana 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Szabolcz Baranyi H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Georges Goven 7-5 8-6 6-3 Peter Marmureanu Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Jaime Fillol 6-2 6-3 11-9 Peter Szoke H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-2 7-9 4-6 6-1 Frantisek Pala Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Dick Crealy 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-1 Nicola Spear H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Adriano Panatta 6-4 9-7 3-6 4-3 (ret.) Vladimir Zednik H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Arthur Ashe 8-6 6-4 6-4 Nicola Pietrangeli H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Jan Kodes 6-0 6-1 6-2 Stepan Koudelka Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Ion Tiriac 6-2 9-7 6-3 Gerald Battrick H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-2 6-0 Patricio Rodriguez Chi Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-1 6-4 Michele Leclercq Match data May 7, 1970* R32
Francois Jauffret 6-1 5-7 7-5 6-3 Phil Dent H2H Match data May 7, 1970* R32
R64 (29)
Adriano Panatta 7-5 1-6 6-0 2-6 12-10 Barry Phillips Moore Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-0 6-3 Bill Freer H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Peter Szoke 6-1 6-2 6-4 Jean Paul Meyer H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Ion Tiriac 6-4 2-6 7-5 6-1 Ezio Di Matteo Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-4 6-3 Juan Gisbert Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Nicola Pietrangeli 1-6 6-1 6-3 6-2 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Zeljko Franulovic 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-8 9-7 Wieslaw Gasiorek H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Szabolcz Baranyi 6-2 2-6 8-10 6-2 6-1 Barry Mackay H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Dick Crealy 9-7 6-1 5-7 6-8 6-3 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Jean Loup Rouyer 2-6 8-6 6-1 6-4 Jan Kukal H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Stepan Koudelka (w/o) Hans Kary Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Phil Dent 6-1 6-2 6-3 Terry Ryan Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Ilie Nastase 6-0 6-1 6-0 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Jan Kodes 6-4 6-1 6-2 Bob Howe Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Allan Stone 6-4 10-12 2-6 6-3 6-2 Bernard Montrenaud H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Vladimir Zednik 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-4 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jaime Fillol 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-4 10-8 Terry Addison H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Frantisek Pala 6-1 6-2 6-1 Tadeusz Nowicki H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Ray Ruffels 7-5 6-4 6-2 Patricio Cornejo H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-2 6-4 Derek Schroder H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Georges Goven 6-3 6-2 6-0 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Michele Leclercq 6-3 2-6 6-2 6-3 Hans Jurgen Pohmann Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Alex Metreveli 7-5 6-3 6-2 Geoff Masters Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Nicola Spear 6-2 6-4 6-2 Eric Drossart Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Lew Hoad 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4 Charlie Pasarell Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Francois Jauffret 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-1 Patrice Beust H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-2 6-4 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Manuel Santana 6-1 6-2 7-5 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data May 5, 1970* R64
Martin Mulligan 6-4 6-3 6-3 Tom Gorman Match data May 5, 1970* R64
R128 (59)
Bill Freer 8-6 6-2 11-9 Keith Wooldridge Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Dick Crealy 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-4 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Manuel Orantes 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 J. Mandarino H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Charlie Pasarell 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0 Christian Duxin Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Bob Hewitt 6-2 7-5 6-3 David Lloyd H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Teimuraz Kakulia (w/o) Karl Meiler Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Jean Loup Rouyer 7-5 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-4 Jaime Pinto Bravo Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Patricio Cornejo 6-3 6-3 1-6 3-6 6-2 Keith Diepraam Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Lew Hoad 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5 Harald Elschenbroich Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Bob Carmichael 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 Jaidip Mukerjea H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Jaime Fillol 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-0 6-3 Sergio Palmieri Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Cliff Richey 6-0 6-1 6-4 Jacques Thamin H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 Richard Russell H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Michele Leclercq 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 Robert Machan Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Eric Drossart 6-3 9-7 6-0 Jean Francois Caujolle Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Manuel Santana 6-2 6-1 6-1 Daniel Contet H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Patrick Hombergen 6-0 6-0 6-4 Jean Lovera Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-4 Francois Matheu Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Allan Stone 7-5 6-4 6-3 Andrew Pattison Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Jean Paul Meyer (w/o) Stan Smith H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Bob Howe 6-1 8-10 6-2 8-6 Jim Osborne Match data May 3, 1970* R128 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Barry Mackay 6-3 5-7 6-3 7-5 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Peter Marmureanu 6-3 6-3 6-2 Ray Keldie Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Jan Kukal 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 William Alvarez Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Ezio Di Matteo 3-6 6-0 6-1 6-1 Abe Segal Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Nicola Spear 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-2 Eugenio Castigliano H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Istvan Gulyas 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-3 Jun Kuki H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Adriano Panatta 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 John Alexander H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-2 6-2 Pierre Joly H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Francois Jauffret 7-5 6-3 6-1 Koji Watanabe H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Derek Schroder 6-2 6-4 6-0 Robert Rheinberger H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Wieslaw Gasiorek 8-6 6-4 2-6 6-3 Peter Doerner H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Nicola Pietrangeli 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-1 Sergei Likhachev H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Martin Mulligan 9-7 6-0 6-1 Butch Seewagen Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Jim Mcmanus 6-4 6-2 6-3 Rauty Krog Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Peter Szoke 4-6 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-3 Boro Jovanovic Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Georges Goven 6-2 6-3 6-2 Colin Dibley H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Szabolcz Baranyi 6-4 6-1 6-1 Claude De Gronckel Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Jan Kodes 6-0 6-1 6-3 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Barry Phillips Moore 6-1 6-0 6-3 Wanaro N'Godrella Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Bernard Montrenaud 7-5 7-9 6-3 1-6 6-4 Julian Krinsky Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-2 5-7 6-2 3-6 6-3 Stanley Matthews H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Patrice Beust 6-4 6-4 9-7 Alexander Volkov H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Ian Fletcher 5-7 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 Geza Varga H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-0 6-4 Jean Pierre Courcol Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Arthur Ashe 6-0 6-2 6-0 Miecyslav Rybarczyk H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Geoff Masters 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 Peter Pokorny H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Hans Kary (w/o) Onny Parun H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Vladimir Zednik 6-4 4-6 6-2 7-5 Pietro Marzano H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 3-6 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3 John Bartlett Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Tom Gorman (w/o) Pancho Guzman Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Terry Ryan 2-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 7-5 Greg Perkins Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Tadeusz Nowicki 6-3 6-3 6-4 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-3 6-2 Patrick Proisy H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Juan Gisbert 6-3 6-3 5-7 1-6 6-1 Jean Claude Barclay Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Phil Dent (w/o) Jose Luis Arillla Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-4 6-3 Roy Barth H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Frantisek Pala 6-1 7-5 6-2 Rayno Seegers H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128
Terry Addison 6-2 6-1 6-2 Dimitri Sturdza H2H Match data May 3, 1970* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Rafael Nadal 112 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 22 appearances

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Roland Garros finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Alexander Zverev #3 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Flavio Cobolli #14 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #1 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #3 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 Alexander Zverev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 Casper Ruud #4 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-3 6-0 Casper Ruud #8 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.