ATP Wimbledon 1970 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 6, 1970* F John Newcombe 5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-1 Ken Rosewall H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 5, 1970* SF 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
QF (4)
Jul 3, 1970* QF 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
R16 (8)
Jul 1, 1970* R16 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 — 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 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
R32 (16)
Jun 28, 1970* R32 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 — 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 — Match data
Jun 28, 1970* R32 Tony Roche 6-2 9-7 6-3 Mark Cox H2H Match data
R64 (30)
Jun 26, 1970* R64 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 — 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 — 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
R128 (61)
Jun 24, 1970* R128 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 — 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 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 Hussain Akbari — 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 — 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

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