ATP US Open 1970 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 16, 1970* F Ken Rosewall 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 Tony Roche H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 15, 1970* SF 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
QF (4)
Sep 13, 1970* QF 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 — Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 11, 1970* R16 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 — 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 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
R32 (15)
Sep 8, 1970* R32 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 William 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
R64 (31)
Sep 6, 1970* R64 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 — 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
R128 (38)
Sep 4, 1970* R128 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 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 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

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