ATP US Open 1970 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ken Rosewall won the 1970 US Open, defeating Tony Roche 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from September 2 to September 16, 1970. The match log contains 99 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Ken Rosewall
def. Tony Roche , 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3
Dates
Sep 2 — Sep 16
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1970 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ken Rosewall 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 Tony Roche H2H Match data Sep 16, 1970* F
SF (2)
Tony Roche 6-2 7-6 6-1 Cliff Richey H2H Match data Sep 15, 1970* SF
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 6-3 John Newcombe H2H Match data Sep 15, 1970* SF
QF (4)
Tony Roche 6-3 7-5 7-6 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Sep 13, 1970* QF
John Newcombe 6-1 7-6 5-7 7-6 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Sep 13, 1970* QF
Cliff Richey 7-6 6-3 6-4 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Sep 13, 1970* QF
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 6-2 Stan Smith H2H Match data Sep 13, 1970* QF
R16 (8)
Tony Roche 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Tom Gorman H2H Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16
Cliff Richey 2-6 7-6 7-5 6-1 Manuel Santana H2H Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16
Stan Smith 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16
John Newcombe 6-4 6-3 6-2 Clark Graebner H2H Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16
Dennis Ralston 7-6 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-3 Rod Laver H2H Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-2 6-1 Tito Vazquez — Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16
Ken Rosewall 7-5 6-7 7-6 6-4 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3 Tom Okker H2H Match data Sep 11, 1970* R16
R32 (15)
Dennis Ralston 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Manuel Santana 6-3 7-6 2-6 7-6 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2 6-3 Roy Barth H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Cliff Richey 7-6 6-3 6-4 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Tom Gorman 7-6 6-3 6-4 Billy Higgins — Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Clark Graebner 6-3 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-4 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Rod Laver 6-1 7-6 6-3 John Cooper — Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Tom Okker 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jim Osborne H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 6-1 Bob Mckinley — Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Brian Fairlie 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-0 7-5 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Ken Rosewall 7-6 6-4 6-4 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Nikola Pilic 4-6 6-2 7-6 7-5 Richard Gonzalez — Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
John Newcombe 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-4 Gene Scott H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Tito Vazquez 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-3 Jim Mcmanus — Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 6-3 Peter Curtis H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
R64 (31)
Bob Mckinley 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-4 Jeff Borowiak — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Tom Gorman 6-7 7-5 7-5 6-2 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
John Cooper 6-4 7-5 7-6 Onny Parun — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-2 6-0 Stanley Pasarell H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Clark Graebner 6-1 7-6 4-6 6-4 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Tom Okker 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Richard Gonzalez 7-6 6-3 7-6 Vladimir Korotkov — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Arthur Ashe 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4 Roscoe Tanner H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-4 6-1 Terry Addison H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-3 6-2 Wilhelm Bungert H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-4 6-3 Paul Gerken H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 6-1 Joaquin Loyo Mayo — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Roger Taylor 7-6 6-1 6-3 Butch Seewagen H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Bill Bowrey 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Cliff Richey 6-1 7-5 6-3 Alan Fox — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Gene Scott 6-3 7-6 7-6 Haroon Rahim H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Stan Smith 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3 William Brown H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Tony Roche 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-2 Mark Cox H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Tito Vazquez 2-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-4 Pancho Segura — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Manuel Santana 6-4 6-3 6-3 Dick Stockton H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Alex Metreveli 6-3 6-2 6-1 Patricio Cornejo — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Rod Laver 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 Allan Stone H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-2 6-1 Pancho Guzman — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Peter Curtis 7-6 6-3 6-3 Premjit Lall H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Roy Barth 4-6 6-4 6-1 2-6 7-6 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Jim Mcmanus 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-4 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Jim Osborne 7-6 6-3 6-4 Frank Froehling H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Brian Fairlie 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-1 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Dennis Ralston 5-7 6-4 6-4 7-6 Georges Goven H2H Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
Charlie Pasarell 6-3 6-4 6-3 Alejandro Olmedo — Match data Sep 6, 1970* R64
R128 (38)
Ma Ilahi 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4 Steve Krulevitz — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Jeff Borowiak 6-1 6-4 6-4 Gerald Battrick H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-4 6-3 Mike Belkin H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Peter Curtis 6-2 6-4 6-0 Hakar Zahr — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Bob Mckinley 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6 Brian Gottfried — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Cliff Drysdale 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Mike Machette H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Roy Emerson 7-6 6-3 6-4 Herb Fitzgibbon H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Paul Gerken 6-0 6-3 7-5 John Sharpe — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Tom Okker 6-1 6-4 7-6 Tom Edlefsen H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Ray Ruffels 6-7 6-3 2-6 7-5 7-6 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Wilhelm Bungert 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-3 Ian Crookenden H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-4 6-4 Chum Steele Iii — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Frew Mcmillan 6-4 6-2 6-1 Pancho Walthall H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Alejandro Olmedo 7-6 6-4 6-4 Peter Fishbach — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Terry Addison 6-4 6-3 6-1 George Taylor H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Manuel Santana 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-2 6-3 Ron Holmberg — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Stanley Pasarell 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Roy Barth 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 G Turner Howard — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
William Brown 6-1 6-4 6-2 Tom Leonard H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Jim Osborne 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1 Luis Ayala H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-2 7-6 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Patricio Cornejo 7-6 6-1 7-6 Sandy Mayer H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Frank Froehling 6-4 3-6 7-6 4-6 6-2 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tom Gorman 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Marcello Lara H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 2-6 7-5 1-6 6-4 6-0 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128 Upset: winner had a 5 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Dick Stockton 6-3 6-1 6-4 Eduardo Zuleta — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Charlie Pasarell 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-3 Richard Russell H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Raymond Moore 6-4 6-3 6-1 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Jim Mcmanus 6-3 6-4 6-3 Bob Alloo — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Premjit Lall 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 6-4 Robert Potthast — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Mark Cox 6-2 6-4 6-2 Jimmy Connors H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Thomaz Koch 6-3 6-4 6-3 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Tony Roche 6-3 6-4 6-3 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Bob Carmichael 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2 Ove Bengtson H2H Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Pancho Segura 7-6 4-6 7-5 6-0 Atet Wijono — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128
Vladimir Korotkov 6-3 7-6 6-3 Ken Stuart — Match data Sep 4, 1970* R128

Tournament Records

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  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

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  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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