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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Round of 128
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 6-4
Robert Potthast
Stanley Pasarell 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5
Jurgen Fassbender
Charlie Pasarell 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-3
Richard Russell
Alejandro Olmedo 7-6 6-4 6-4
Peter Fishbach
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-2 7-6
Jaime Fillol
Bob Carmichael 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2
Ove Bengtson
Richard Gonzalez
BYE
Vladimir Korotkov 6-3 7-6 6-3
Ken Stuart
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Roy Emerson 7-6 6-3 6-4
Herb Fitzgibbon
Wilhelm Bungert 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-3
Ian Crookenden
Bob Mckinley 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6
Brian Gottfried
Jeff Borowiak 6-1 6-4 6-4
Gerald Battrick
John Newcombe
BYE
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
BYE
Gene Scott
BYE
Haroon Rahim
BYE
Clark Graebner
BYE
Ray Keldie
BYE
Bill Bowrey
BYE
Bob Hewitt
BYE
Arthur Ashe
BYE
Roscoe Tanner
BYE
Roy Barth 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4
G Turner Howard
Raymond Moore 6-4 6-3 6-1
Ismail El Shafei
Tom Okker 6-1 6-4 7-6
Tom Edlefsen
Frew Mcmillan 6-4 6-2 6-1
Pancho Walthall
Jim Osborne 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1
Luis Ayala
Frank Froehling 6-4 3-6 7-6 4-6 6-2
Dick Crealy
Tony Roche 6-3 6-4 6-3
Erik Van Dillen
Mark Cox 6-2 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors
Peter Curtis 6-2 6-4 6-0
Hakar Zahr
Premjit Lall 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5
Graham Stilwell
Tom Gorman 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Marcello Lara
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 2-6 7-5 1-6 6-4 6-0
Marty Riessen
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-2 6-3
Ron Holmberg
Cliff Drysdale 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Mike Machette
Ray Ruffels 6-7 6-3 2-6 7-5 7-6
Jean Loup Rouyer
Terry Addison 6-4 6-3 6-1
George Taylor
Tito Vazquez
BYE
Pancho Segura 7-6 4-6 7-5 6-0
Atet Wijono
Jim Mcmanus 6-3 6-4 6-3
Bob Alloo
Thomaz Koch 6-3 6-4 6-3
Andres Gimeno
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-4 6-4
Chum Steele Iii
Alan Fox
BYE
Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-4 6-3
Mike Belkin
Paul Gerken 6-0 6-3 7-5
John Sharpe
Manuel Santana 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4
Owen Davidson
Dick Stockton 6-3 6-1 6-4
Eduardo Zuleta
Roger Taylor
BYE
Butch Seewagen
BYE
Dennis Ralston
BYE
Georges Goven
BYE
Fred Stolle
BYE
Pancho Guzman
BYE
Rod Laver
BYE
Allan Stone
BYE
John Cooper
BYE
Onny Parun
BYE
Round of 64
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-2 6-0
Stanley Pasarell
Charlie Pasarell 6-3 6-4 6-3
Alejandro Olmedo
Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-1
Bob Carmichael
Richard Gonzalez 7-6 6-3 7-6
Vladimir Korotkov
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-3 6-2
Wilhelm Bungert
Bob Mckinley 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-4
Jeff Borowiak
John Newcombe 6-3 6-3 6-1
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
Gene Scott 6-3 7-6 7-6
Haroon Rahim
Clark Graebner 6-1 7-6 4-6 6-4
Ray Keldie
Bill Bowrey 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Bob Hewitt
Arthur Ashe 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4
Roscoe Tanner
Roy Barth 4-6 6-4 6-1 2-6 7-6
Raymond Moore
Tom Okker 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2
Frew Mcmillan
Jim Osborne 7-6 6-3 6-4
Frank Froehling
Tony Roche 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-2
Mark Cox
Peter Curtis 7-6 6-3 6-3
Premjit Lall
Tom Gorman 6-7 7-5 7-5 6-2
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau
William Higgins
BYE
Brian Fairlie 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4
Cliff Drysdale
Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-4 6-1
Terry Addison
Tito Vazquez 2-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-4
Pancho Segura
Jim Mcmanus 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-4
Thomaz Koch
Cliff Richey 6-1 7-5 6-3
Alan Fox
Pierre Barthes 6-3 6-4 6-3
Paul Gerken
Manuel Santana 6-4 6-3 6-3
Dick Stockton
Roger Taylor 7-6 6-1 6-3
Butch Seewagen
Dennis Ralston 5-7 6-4 6-4 7-6
Georges Goven
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-2 6-1
Pancho Guzman
Rod Laver 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-2
Allan Stone
John Cooper 6-4 7-5 7-6
Onny Parun
Round of 32
Ken Rosewall 7-6 6-4 6-4
Charlie Pasarell
Nikola Pilic 4-6 6-2 7-6 7-5
Richard Gonzalez
Stan Smith
BYE
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 6-1
Bob Mckinley
John Newcombe 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-4
Gene Scott
Clark Graebner 6-3 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-4
Bill Bowrey
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-2 6-3
Roy Barth
Tom Okker 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jim Osborne
Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 6-3
Peter Curtis
Tom Gorman 7-6 6-3 6-4
William Higgins
Brian Fairlie 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-0 7-5
Ray Ruffels
Tito Vazquez 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-3
Jim Mcmanus
Cliff Richey 7-6 6-3 6-4
Pierre Barthes
Manuel Santana 6-3 7-6 2-6 7-6
Roger Taylor
Dennis Ralston 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4
Fred Stolle
Rod Laver 6-1 7-6 6-3
John Cooper
Round of 16
Ken Rosewall 7-5 6-7 7-6 6-4
Nikola Pilic
Stan Smith 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4
Roy Emerson
John Newcombe 6-4 6-3 6-2
Clark Graebner
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3
Tom Okker
Tony Roche 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Tom Gorman
Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-2 6-1
Tito Vazquez
Cliff Richey 2-6 7-6 7-5 6-1
Manuel Santana
Dennis Ralston 7-6 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-3
Rod Laver
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 6-2
Stan Smith
John Newcombe 6-1 7-6 5-7 7-6
Arthur Ashe
Tony Roche 6-3 7-5 7-6
Brian Fairlie
Cliff Richey 7-6 6-3 6-4
Dennis Ralston
Semifinals
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 6-3
John Newcombe
Tony Roche 6-2 7-6 6-1
Cliff Richey
Final
Ken Rosewall 2-6 6-4 7-6 6-3
Tony Roche

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