Men's singles Champion John Newcombe Runner-up Ken Rosewall Final score 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 Draw 128 (10) Seeds 16
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1970 tennis event results
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 [ ]
0 1 . Rod Laver (fourth round)
0 2 . John Newcombe (champion)
0 3 . Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
0 4 . Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
0 5 . Ken Rosewall (final)
0 6 . Željko Franulović (third round)
0 7 . Stan Smith (fourth round)
0 8 . Ilie Năstase (fourth round)
0 9 . Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)
10 . Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
11 . Tom Okker (second round)
12 . Cliff Drysdale (third round)
13 . Jan Kodeš (first round)
14 . Andrés Gimeno (semifinals)
15 . Dennis Ralston (fourth round)
16 . 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
Roger Taylor
6
11
12
9
Clark Graebner
3
9
10
16
Roger Taylor
3
6
3
3
5
Ken Rosewall
6
4
6
6
4
Tony Roche
8
1
6
2
5
Ken Rosewall
10
6
4
6
5
Ken Rosewall
7
3
2
6
1
2
John Newcombe
5
6
6
3
6
Bob Carmichael
1
2
4
14
Andrés Gimeno
6
6
6
14
Andrés Gimeno
3
6
0
2
John Newcombe
6
8
6
10
Roy Emerson
1
7
6
2
9
2
John Newcombe
6
5
3
6
11
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
Rod Laver
6
6
6
Butch Seewagen
2
0
2
1
R Laver
6
6
6
Hans Kary
5
6
3
4
J Alexander
1
3
3
John Alexander
7
3
6
6
1
R Laver
6
3
6
6
Herb Fitzgibbon
6
6
7
4
F McMillan
2
6
0
2
Bob Giltinan
8
8
5
6
R Giltinan
6
7
4
1
2
Frew McMillan
7
6
11
F McMillan
3
5
6
6
6
Jean-Loup Rouyer
5
4
9
1
R Laver
6
4
2
1
16
Roger Taylor
1
6
8
3
6
16
R Taylor
4
6
6
6
Brian Fairlie
6
3
6
6
4
16
R Taylor
3
6
6
6
Haroon Rahim
w/o
J Mukherjea
6
3
2
4
Jaidip Mukerjea
16
R Taylor
8
17
6
Q
John Paish
2
2
6
5
C Pasarell
6
15
4
Milan Holeček
6
6
4
7
M Holeček
1
2
4
Antonio Muñoz
4
5
3
C Pasarell
6
6
6
Charlie Pasarell
6
7
6
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
Section 7 [ ]
Section 8 [ ]
References [ ]
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230 .
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