ATP Wimbledon 1970 Draw, Results & Schedule

John Newcombe won the 1970 Wimbledon, defeating Ken Rosewall 5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 22 to July 6, 1970. The match log contains 122 recorded singles results for this edition.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
John Newcombe
def. Ken Rosewall , 5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1
Dates
Jun 22 — Jul 6
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Wimbledon 1970 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John Newcombe 5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1 Ken Rosewall H2H Match data Jul 6, 1970* F
SF (2)
Ken Rosewall 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-3 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Jul 5, 1970* SF
John Newcombe 6-3 8-6 6-0 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Jul 5, 1970* SF
QF (4)
John Newcombe 6-1 5-7 3-6 6-2 11-9 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Jul 3, 1970* QF
Roger Taylor 6-3 11-9 12-10 Clark Graebner H2H Match data Jul 3, 1970* QF
Andres Gimeno 6-1 6-2 6-4 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Jul 3, 1970* QF
Ken Rosewall 10-8 6-1 4-6 6-2 Tony Roche H2H Match data Jul 3, 1970* QF
R16 (8)
Tony Roche 6-4 8-10 6-4 6-2 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16
Andres Gimeno 7-5 7-5 6-2 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16
Roy Emerson 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Stan Smith H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16
John Newcombe 14-12 9-7 6-2 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16
Roger Taylor 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 Rod Laver H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Clark Graebner 6-3 6-0 4-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 3-6 7-5 Tom Gorman H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16
Bob Carmichael 6-4 9-7 6-2 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data Jul 1, 1970* R16 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Clark Graebner 6-0 6-2 6-1 Premjit Lall H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
John Newcombe 9-7 6-3 7-5 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Rod Laver 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-2 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-4 6-0 Terry Addison H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-1 6-8 4-6 6-1 Terry Ryan — Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Marty Riessen 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-1 J. Mandarino H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Tom Gorman 6-3 6-3 6-2 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Andres Gimeno 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 Torben Ulrich H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-2 6-0 Zeljko Franulovic H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Dennis Ralston 6-0 6-0 6-1 Joaquin Loyo Mayo — Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Bob Hewitt 1-6 5-7 7-5 9-7 6-3 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-0 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Roy Emerson 8-10 6-0 6-3 6-1 Byron Bertram H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Roger Taylor 8-6 17-15 6-4 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 8-6 6-3 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
Tony Roche 6-2 9-7 6-3 Mark Cox H2H Match data Jun 28, 1970* R32
R64 (30)
Owen Davidson 6-4 6-4 6-2 Ron Holmberg — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Tom Gorman 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1 Peter Curtis H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Andres Gimeno 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4 Allan Stone H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Torben Ulrich 6-2 6-3 6-3 Ingo Buding — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Stan Smith 6-2 6-2 6-4 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Roger Taylor 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jaidip Mukerjea H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
John Newcombe 6-1 6-2 6-1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Arthur Ashe 9-7 11-13 6-4 6-3 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Bob Carmichael 4-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Tony Roche 6-4 6-3 6-2 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-1 6-3 Jean Claude Barclay H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
J. Mandarino 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-1 Keith Diepraam — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Manuel Orantes 3-6 11-9 6-3 6-4 Jan Kukal H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 3-6 6-1 6-2 2-6 6-4 Vladimir Korotkov — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Frew Mcmillan 3-6 5-7 6-4 6-1 6-2 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Mark Cox 6-3 6-4 9-7 Andrew Pattison — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Charlie Pasarell 6-1 6-2 6-4 Milan Holecek H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Dennis Ralston 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Byron Bertram 6-3 6-1 6-4 Jackie Saul — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Bob Hewitt 6-3 6-4 6-3 Tom Okker H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Bob Lutz 6-2 6-1 6-2 Phil Dent H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Terry Addison 6-8 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4 6-4 Nicola Spear H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Marty Riessen 6-4 6-2 6-3 Gene Scott H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Premjit Lall 6-4 6-4 7-9 6-2 Derek Schroder H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Ilie Nastase 7-5 1-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 Cliff Richey H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Clark Graebner 4-6 14-12 6-2 (ret.) Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Rod Laver 6-1 6-3 6-3 John Alexander H2H Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-3 6-4 Jan Leschly — Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64
R128 (61)
John Alexander 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4 Hans Kary H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Cliff Drysdale 7-5 9-11 8-6 3-6 6-3 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Nikola Pilic 4-6 6-1 6-1 4-6 6-3 Gerald Battrick H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Mark Cox 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 Hank Irvine — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-8 6-4 6-4 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ron Holmberg 11-9 6-4 2-6 6-1 Raymond Moore — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
J. Mandarino 6-4 6-4 6-2 Frantisek Pala H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ion Tiriac 8-6 6-2 6-4 Sergei Likhachev H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Vladimir Korotkov 5-7 8-10 6-3 6-4 6-4 Allan McDonald H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Derek Schroder 6-2 6-2 6-0 Pancho Guzman — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 12-10 8-6 Stanley Matthews — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Stan Smith 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-4 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Byron Bertram 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-3 Francois Jauffret H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Rod Laver 6-2 6-0 6-2 Butch Seewagen H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Terry Addison 3-6 10-8 12-10 6-3 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Jan Kukal 6-2 7-5 7-9 3-6 7-5 Bernard Montrenaud H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-2 7-9 6-4 Syd Ball H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Peter Curtis 6-3 6-3 1-6 6-4 Jim Osborne H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Zeljko Franulovic 6-2 6-4 6-4 David Lloyd H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Jackie Saul 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-4 John Bartlett — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Bob Giltinan 8-6 8-6 5-7 6-4 Herb Fitzgibbon H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Keith Diepraam 7-5 13-11 6-2 Richard Russell — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Marty Riessen 6-0 6-2 6-2 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Frew Mcmillan 7-5 6-4 11-9 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Clark Graebner 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 Harald Elschenbroich H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Alex Metreveli 6-2 7-5 3-6 2-6 7-5 Jan Kodes — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Dennis Ralston (w/o) Nicola Pietrangeli H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Andres Gimeno 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ilie Nastase 6-8 6-0 7-5 8-6 Onny Parun H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Bob Hewitt 6-2 6-3 6-4 Daniel Contet H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Lew Hoad 6-4 6-4 7-9 6-4 Dimitri Sturdza — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Milan Holecek 6-2 6-2 4-6 7-5 John Paish H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Charlie Pasarell 6-4 7-5 6-3 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-4 6-4 6-4 Stephen Warboys H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Phil Dent 6-2 6-3 6-2 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Bob Carmichael 3-6 10-8 6-3 6-1 Chum Steele Iii — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ian Fletcher 6-4 6-2 6-3 John Clifton H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Jean Claude Barclay 6-8 12-10 6-3 6-4 Patrick Proisy H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Tom Okker 11-9 4-6 6-1 6-3 Jorgen Ulrich — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Dick Crealy 6-3 6-2 6-2 Eduardo Zuleta — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Roger Taylor 1-6 6-3 8-6 3-6 6-4 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Torben Ulrich 6-2 7-5 6-4 Peter Marmureanu — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Stepan Koudelka 7-5 6-3 6-2 Szabolcz Baranyi — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Jaidip Mukerjea (w/o) Haroon Rahim H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
John Newcombe 6-2 6-3 6-4 Roy Barth H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Allan Stone 6-3 6-4 6-2 Robert Wilson — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ingo Buding 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3 Koji Watanabe — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-2 6-1 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Tony Roche 6-1 6-4 6-2 Robert Maud H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Nicola Spear 6-2 6-3 6-3 M. Akbari H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Bill Bowrey 6-8 6-4 16-18 7-5 8-6 Patricio Cornejo H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Owen Davidson 6-1 6-3 5-7 8-6 Adriano Panatta H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Tom Gorman 6-2 8-6 7-5 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Gene Scott 8-6 6-1 14-12 Rauty Krog — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ken Rosewall 6-3 7-5 6-4 Colin Dibley H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Bob Lutz 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 Georges Goven H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Terry Ryan 6-4 9-7 3-6 6-3 Peter Doerner — Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-2 6-0 Alexander Volkov H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Premjit Lall 6-1 6-2 6-4 Guillermo Vilas H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128
Ray Ruffels 5-7 6-1 3-6 6-1 7-5 Roger Dowdeswell H2H Match data Jun 24, 1970* R128

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