1970 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1970 Australian Open
Champions	Bob Lutz Stan Smith
Runners-up	John Alexander Phil Dent
Final score	6–3, 8–6, 6–3

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith defeated John Alexander and Phil Dent 6–3, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

John Newcombe / Nikola Pilić (Quarterfinals) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (Champions) Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (Second Round) Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (Semifinals)

Tom Okker / Roger Taylor (Second Round) Mal Anderson / Tony Roche (Second Round) William Bowrey / Ray Ruffels (Second Round) John Alexander / Phil Dent (Final)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
	8	John Alexander   Phil Dent	9	6	6	6
		Syd Ball   Bob Giltinan	11	3	4	2
										8	John Alexander   Phil Dent	3	6	3
										2	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	6	8	6
	4	Dick Crealy   Allan Stone	4	4	4
	2	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	6	6	6

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	J Newcombe   N Pilić	6	6
	G Battrick   L Schloss	7	10					G Battrick   L Schloss	3	4
	J Brown   A Hammond	5	8											1	J Newcombe   N Pilić	4	9
	T Gorman   J McManus	1	9	6										8	J Alexander   P Dent	6	11
	K Coombes   G Pollard	6	7	4				T Gorman   J McManus	9	3
							8	J Alexander   P Dent	11	6
																					8	J Alexander   P Dent	9	6	6	6
																						S Ball   B Giltinan	11	3	4	2
							3	A Ashe   D Ralston	7	6	4
	S Ball   B Giltinan							S Ball   B Giltinan	9	4	6
	B Paul   M Werren	w/o													S Ball   B Giltinan	16	6	6
	B Carmichael   R Keldie	6	6												B Carmichael   R Keldie	18	1	2
	P Loizeau   A Shapter	2	2					B Carmichael   R Keldie
							6	M Anderson   T Roche	w/o

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							4	D Crealy   A Stone	5	6	6
	N Neely   D Dell	1	8	7				J Kukal   V Zednik	7	3	4
	J Kukal   V Zednik	6	6	9										4	D Crealy   A Stone	5	6	6
	J Bartlett   G Masters														J Bartlett   G Masters	7	3	4
	E Argyriou   P Verstraeten	w/o						J Bartlett   G Masters	13	7
							5	T Okker   R Taylor	11	5
																					4	D Crealy   A Stone	4	4	4
																					2	B Lutz   S Smith	6	6	6
							7	W Bowrey   R Ruffels	15	3
	A Gardiner   F Sedgman	w/o						J Cooper   B Phillips-Moore	17	6
	J Cooper   B Phillips-Moore														J Cooper   B Phillips-Moore	3	4
	C Dibley   P Doerner	9	6											2	B Lutz   S Smith	6	6
	S Sugiarto   G Widjojo	7	2					C Dibley   P Doerner	8	4
							2	B Lutz   S Smith	10	6

External links

• 1970 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com