1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Champion	Tony Roche[1]
Runner-up	Rod Laver
Final score	3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2

The 1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA. It was classified as a Glass 1 category tournament and was part of the 1970 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament and was held from August 3 through August 9, 1970. Fourth-seeded Tony Roche won the singles title and the accompanying $12,000 first prize money.^[2]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Rod Laver (Final)
2. Tony Roche (Champion)
3. John Newcombe (First Round)
4. Ken Rosewall (Second Round)
5. Cliff Richey (First Round)
6. Roy Emerson (Semifinals)
7. Arthur Ashe (Quarterfinals)
8. Andrés Gimeno (Second Round)

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[1]
	2	Tony Roche	2	6	6	6
	6	Roy Emerson	6	1	4	3
										2	Tony Roche	3	6	6	6
										1	Rod Laver	6	4	2	2
		Cliff Drysdale	3	0	0
	1	Rod Laver	6	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
2	T Roche	6	6
	D Ralston	4	1				2	T Roche	7	6	6
	F Stolle	6	7					F Stolle	6	7	1
	P Cornejo	2	6											2	T Roche	6	6
7	A Ashe	6	6											7	A Ashe	1	4
	P Barthes	4	2				7	A Ashe	6	6
	I El Shafei	1	6	7				I El Shafei	3	4
	T Okker	6	4	5																	2	T Roche	2	6	6	6
	C Graebner	6	6																		6	R Emerson	6	1	4	3
3	J Newcombe	2	4					C Graebner	6	5	3
	J Fillol	7	3	7				Jaime Fillol	4	7	6
	T Gorman	6	6	6											Jaime Fillol	3	2
6	R Emerson	6	6											6	R Emerson	6	6
	B Bowrey	3	2				6	R Emerson	6	6
	M Cox	6	6	6				M Cox	1	2
	B Lutz	3	7	4

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	J Kodeš	6	6
	G Stilwell	4	1					J Kodeš	7	6
	M Riessen	2	6	6				M Riessen	5	4
5	C Richey	6	4	3											J Kodeš	7	3	4
	C Drysdale	6	5	7											C Drysdale	6	6	6
	Ž Franulović	2	7	6				C Drysdale	6	7
4	K Rosewall	6	6				4	K Rosewall	4	6
	R Taylor	2	4																			C Drysdale	3	0	0
	R Ruffels	7	6																		1	R Laver	6	6	6
	A Stone	6	4					R Ruffels	6	4	6
8	A Gimeno	6	6	6			8	Andrés Gimeno	1	6	2
	C Pasarell	7	2	0											R Ruffels	1	2
	R Moore	6	6											1	R Laver	6	6
	R Holmberg	2	3					R Moore	3	5
1	R Laver	6	6				1	R Laver	6	7
	T Ulrich	3	2

References

1. "1970 Boston". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.