1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1970 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Final score5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed
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John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his second Wimbledon singles title, and his fifth major singles title overall.

Rod Laver was the two time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Roger Taylor.

Seeds[]

01.   Australia Rod Laver (fourth round)
02.   Australia John Newcombe (champion)
03.   United States Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
04.   Australia Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
05.   Australia Ken Rosewall (final)
06.   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (third round)
07.   United States Stan Smith (fourth round)
08.   Romania Ilie Năstase (fourth round)
09.   United States Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)
10.   Australia Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
11.   Netherlands Tom Okker (second round)
12.   South Africa Cliff Drysdale (third round)
13.   Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (first round)
14.   Spain Andrés Gimeno (semifinals)
15.   United States Dennis Ralston (fourth round)
16.   United Kingdom Roger Taylor (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
16 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 11 12
9 United States Clark Graebner 3 9 10
16 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 3 6 3 3
5 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 4 6 6
4 Australia Tony Roche 8 1 6 2
5 Australia Ken Rosewall 10 6 4 6
5 Australia Ken Rosewall 7 3 2 6 1
2 Australia John Newcombe 5 6 6 3 6
Australia Bob Carmichael 1 2 4
14 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6
14 Spain Andrés Gimeno 3 6 0
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 8 6
10 Australia Roy Emerson 1 7 6 2 9
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 5 3 6 11

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6
United States Butch Seewagen 2 0 2 1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6
Austria Hans Kary 5 6 3 4 Australia J Alexander 1 3 3
Australia John Alexander 7 3 6 6 1 Australia R Laver 6 3 6 6
United States Herb Fitzgibbon 6 6 7 4 South Africa F McMillan 2 6 0 2
Australia Bob Giltinan 8 8 5 6 Australia R Giltinan 6 7 4 1 2
South Africa Frew McMillan 7 6 11 South Africa F McMillan 3 5 6 6 6
France Jean-Loup Rouyer 5 4 9 1 Australia R Laver 6 4 2 1
16 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 1 6 8 3 6 16 United Kingdom R Taylor 4 6 6 6
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 6 3 6 6 4 16 United Kingdom R Taylor 3 6 6 6
Pakistan Haroon Rahim w/o India J Mukherjea 6 3 2 4
India Jaidip Mukerjea 16 United Kingdom R Taylor 8 17 6
Q United Kingdom John Paish 2 2 6 5 United States C Pasarell 6 15 4
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 6 6 4 7 Czechoslovakia M Holeček 1 2 4
Spain Antonio Muñoz 4 5 3 United States C Pasarell 6 6 6
United States Charlie Pasarell 6 7 6

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Romania Ilie Năstase 6 6 7 8
New Zealand Onny Parun 8 0 5 6 8 Romania I Năstase 7 1 2 6 6
Hungary István Gulyás 2 8 4 4 United States C Richey 5 6 6 4 3
United States Cliff Richey 6 6 6 6 8 Romania I Năstase 6 6 6 4 6
South Africa Terry Ryan 9 6 3 6 South Africa T Ryan 3 1 8 6 1
Q Australia Peter Doerner 7 4 6 3 South Africa T Ryan 4 6 6 3 6
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi 5 3 2 Czechoslovakia Š Koudelka 6 2 4 6 3
Czechoslovakia Štěpán Koudelka 7 6 6 8 Romania I Năstase 3 0 6 3
9 United States Clark Graebner 6 6 3 6 9 United States C Graebner 6 6 4 6
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 3 2 6 1 9 United States C Graebner 4 14 6 0
Soviet Union Sergei Likhachev 6 2 4 Romania I Țiriac 6 12 2 0r
Romania Ion Țiriac 8 6 6 9 United States C Graebner 6 6 6
South Africa Derek Schroder 6 6 6 India P Lall 0 2 1
Ecuador Pancho Guzmán 2 2 0 South Africa D Schroder 4 4 9 2
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1 2 4 India P Lall 6 6 7 6
India Premjit Lall 6 6 6

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Australia Tony Roche 6 6 6
South Africa Bob Maud 1 4 2 4 Australia A Roche 6 6 6
Q Rhodesia Roger Dowdeswell 7 1 6 1 5 Australia R Ruffels 4 3 2
Australia Ray Ruffels 5 6 3 6 7 4 Australia A Roche 6 9 6
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 8 6 4 3 6 United Kingdom M Cox 2 7 3
United States Erik van Dillen 6 1 6 6 3 Rhodesia A Pattison 3 4 7
Rhodesia Hank Irvine 2 6 3 4 United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 9
United Kingdom Mark Cox 6 4 6 6 4 Australia A Roche 6 8 6 6
13 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 2 5 6 6 5 United States M Riessen 4 10 4 2
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6 7 3 2 7 Soviet Union A Metreveli 7 4 4 4
Czechoslovakia František Pála 4 4 2 Brazil JE Mandarino 5 6 6 6
Brazil José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6 Brazil JE Mandarino 6 5 5 1
United States Gene Scott 8 6 14 United States M Riessen 4 7 7 6
Q South Africa 6 2 12 United States E Scott 4 2 3
United States Jim McManus 0 2 2 United States M Riessen 6 6 6
United States Marty Riessen 6 6 6

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
Q Australia Colin Dibley 3 5 4 5 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
France Patrick Proisy 8 10 3 4 France J-C Barclay 2 1 3
France Jean-Claude Barclay 6 12 6 6 5 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
Chile Patricio Cornejo 8 4 18 5 6 Australia T Addison 2 4 0
Australia Bill Bowrey 6 6 16 7 8 Australia W Bowrey 8 1 3 6 3
Australia Terry Addison 3 10 12 6 Australia T Addison 6 6 6 4 6
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6 8 10 3 5 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 3 7
12 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 7 9 8 3 6 United States T Gorman 2 2 6 5
Australia Fred Stolle 5 11 6 6 3 12 South Africa C Drysdale 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear 6 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 4 4 4
Iran Taghi Akbari 2 3 3 12 South Africa C Drysdale 3 3 2
United States Tom Gorman 6 8 7 United States T Gorman 6 6 6
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 2 6 5 United States T Gorman 6 4 6 6
Q United Kingdom Peter Curtis 6 6 1 6 Q United Kingdom P Curtis 2 6 4 1
United States Jim Osborne 3 3 6 4

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Bob Lutz 4 6 6 6
France Georges Goven 6 3 3 4 United States R Lutz 6 6 6
Belgium Patrick Hombergen 2 3 2 Australia P Dent 2 1 2
Australia Phil Dent 6 6 6 United States R Lutz 6 7 5 7 3
South Africa Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 South Africa R Hewitt 1 5 7 9 6
France Daniel Contet 2 3 4 South Africa R Hewitt 6 6 6
Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 9 6 1 3 11 Netherlands T Okker 3 4 3
11 Netherlands Tom Okker 11 4 6 6 South Africa R Hewitt 4 7 2
Australia Bob Carmichael 3 10 6 6 Australia R Carmichael 6 9 6
United States Chauncey Steele 6 8 3 1 Australia R Carmichael 4 6 6 3 6
Australia Dick Crealy 6 6 6 Australia R Crealy 6 3 4 6 3
LL Ecuador Eduardo Zuleta 3 2 2 Australia R Carmichael 6 6 6
South Africa Keith Diepraam 7 13 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 3 2 0
Jamaica Richard Russell 5 11 2 South Africa K Diepraam 3 4 6 1
United Kingdom David Lloyd 2 4 4 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 6 6 2 6
6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6 6 6

Section 6[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Romania Petre Mărmureanu 2 5 4
Denmark Torben Ulrich 6 7 6 Denmark T Ulrich 6 6 6
Japan Koji Watanabe 5 3 6 3 West Germany I Buding 2 3 3
West Germany Ingo Buding 7 6 4 6 Denmark T Ulrich 6 1 2 2
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson 3 4 2 14 Spain A Gimeno 4 6 6 6
Australia Allan Stone 6 6 6 Australia A Stone 5 6 3 4
France Pierre Barthès 6 1 4 2 14 Spain A Gimeno 7 4 6 6
14 Spain Andrés Gimeno 4 6 6 6 14 Spain A Gimeno 7 7 6
United Kingdom Stanley Matthews 4 10 6 3 United States A Ashe 5 5 2
United Arab Republic Ismail El Shafei 6 12 8 United Arab Republic I El Shafei 6 6 4 4 6
Switzerland Dimitri Sturdza 4 4 9 4 Australia L Hoad 3 3 6 6 1
Australia Lew Hoad 6 6 7 6 United Arab Republic I El Shafei 3 1 6 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 4 6 6 4 6 3 United States A Ashe 6 6 2 6
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 6 1 1 6 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 7 13 4 3
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 3 2 1 3 United States A Ashe 9 11 6 6
3 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6 6

Section 7[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q Australia John Bartlett 7 2 4 4
South Africa Jack Saul 5 6 6 6 South Africa J Saul 3 1 4
South Africa Byron Bertram 6 1 6 6 South Africa B Bertram 6 6 6
France François Jauffret 4 6 3 3 South Africa B Bertram 10 0 3 1
Soviet Union Toomas Leius 3 4 9 10 Australia R Emerson 8 6 6 6
Denmark Jan Leschly 6 6 11 Denmark J Leschly 3 3 4
Soviet Union Anatoli Volkov 4 2 0 10 Australia R Emerson 6 6 6
10 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 6 10 Australia R Emerson 2 6 6 6
Q Australia Syd Ball 2 2 9 4 7 United States S Smith 6 3 4 2
Spain Manuel Orantes 6 6 7 6 Spain M Orantes 3 11 6 6
France Bernard Montrenaud 2 5 9 6 5 Czechoslovakia J Kukal 6 9 3 4
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal 6 7 7 3 7 Spain M Orantes 6 3 6 3
West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz 6 6 6 7 United States S Smith 4 6 8 6
Q United Kingdom Stephen Warboys 4 4 4 West Germany H-J Plötz 2 2 4
Chile Jaime Fillol 5 6 3 4 7 United States S Smith 6 6 6
7 United States Stan Smith 7 2 6 6

Section 8[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Martin Mulligan 5 1 6
Mexico Joaquín Loyo Mayo 7 6 8 Mexico J Loyo Mayo 3 6 6 2 6
Q Australia Allan McDonald 7 10 3 4 4 Soviet Union V Korotkov 6 1 2 6 4
Soviet Union Vladimir Korotkov 5 8 6 6 6 Mexico J Loyo Mayo 0 0 1
United Kingdom John Clifton 4 2 3 15 United States D Ralston 6 6 6
Australia Ian Fletcher 6 6 6 Australia I Fletcher 6 3 5 2
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli w/o 15 United States D Ralston 4 6 7 6
15 United States Dennis Ralston 15 United States D Ralston 12 7 2
Italy Adriano Panatta 1 3 7 6 2 Australia J Newcombe 14 9 6
Australia Owen Davidson 6 6 5 8 Australia O Davidson 6 6 6
South Africa Ray Moore 9 4 6 1 United States R Holmberg 4 4 2
United States Ronnie Holmberg 11 6 2 6 Australia O Davidson 7 3 5
Australia Ray Keldie 6 2 3 1 2 Australia J Newcombe 9 6 7
Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 4 6 6 6 Greece N Kalogeropoulos 1 2 1
United States Roy Barth 2 3 4 2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 6

References[]

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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