1970 U.S. Professional Indoor – Singles

Singles
1970 U.S. Professional Indoor
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Tony Roche
Final score	6–3, 8–6, 6–2

Rod Laver was the defending champion.

Laver successfully defended his title, defeating Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

Rod Laver (Champion) Tony Roche (Final) John Newcombe (Semifinals) Tom Okker (Third Round) Ken Rosewall (Second Round) Andrés Gimeno (First Round)

Fred Stolle (Third Round) Arthur Ashe (Third Round) Roy Emerson (Third Round) Earl Butch Buchholz (Quarterfinals) Stan Smith (Third Round) Dennis Ralston (Semifinals)

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	Rod Laver	8	6	6
	12	Dennis Ralston	6	1	4
										1	Rod Laver	6	8	6
										2	Tony Roche	3	6	2
	3	John Newcombe	0	3	4
	2	Tony Roche	6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	R Laver	6	6
								G Stilwell	2	3
														1	R Laver	4	6	6
														9	R Emerson	6	3	4
								J Fillol	0	4
							9	R Emerson	6	6
																					1	R Laver	4	6	8
	R Taylor	6	8																			I Năstase	6	2	6
Q	J Borowiak	3	6					R Taylor	6	6
Q	H Fitzgibbon	6	6				Q	H Fitzgibbon	4	1
LL	I Buding	3	2												R Taylor	4	4
Q	J Singh	6	3	5											I Năstase	6	6
	B Carmichael	4	6	7				B Carmichael	2	1
	I Năstase	6	7					I Năstase	6	6
6	A Gimeno	2	5

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	K Rosewall	6	6
	R Barth	1	3				5	K Rosewall	3	2
	C Graebner	6	4	6				C Graebner	6	6
	P Lall	1	6	4											C Graebner	6	4	6
	J McManus	8	6												M Santana	3	6	3
	T Ulrich	6	1					J McManus	2	2
	I El Shafei	3	2					M Santana	6	6
	M Santana	6	6																			C Graebner	6	4
																					12	D Ralston	8	6
							12	D Ralston	7	6
								I Țiriac	5	3
														12	D Ralston	6	6	6
														4	T Okker	1	8	3
							Q	Donald Lutz	3	1
							4	T Okker	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	J Newcombe	6	6
								T Koch	4	4
														3	J Newcombe	6	6	7
															J Osborne	3	8	5
								J Osborne	6	8	8
								Ž Franulović	8	6	6
																					3	J Newcombe	8	3	8
10	EB Buchholz	3	6	6																	10	EB Buchholz	6	6	6
	M Cox	6	2	3			10	EB Buchholz	6	6
	N Pilić	6	6					N Pilić	2	2
Q	H-J Plötz	2	2											10	EB Buchholz	6	1	6
	J Kodeš	2	8	0										7	F Stolle	4	6	3
	T Gorman	6	6	6				T Gorman	6	6
Q	B Seewagen	2	5				7	F Stolle	8	8
7	F Stolle	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	A Ashe	6	6
Q	J Loyo-Mayo	2	1				8	A Ashe	6	8	6
	H Rahim	7	8					H Rahim	8	6	2
	R Moore	5	6											8	A Ashe	4	6	6
	C Richey	6	3	6											C Richey	6	4	8
	R Holmberg	4	6	3				C Richey	6	6
	R Lutz	3	3					M Riessen	4	2
	M Riessen	6	6																			C Richey	2	1
																					2	T Roche	6	6
							11	S Smith	8	6
								C Pasarell	6	4
														11	S Smith	3	2
														2	T Roche	6	6
							LL	Richard Russell	1	3
							2	T Roche	6	6

References

• Main Draw