Australian Open 1970 / men's singles

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Australian Open 1970
Singles: Men's Ladies
Double: Men's Ladies Mixed
Singles: Juniors Juniors
Double: Juniors Juniors
R. Single: Men's Ladies Quad
R. Double: Men's Ladies Quad
Australian Open
men's singles
1969 ◄ 1970 ► 1971
Grand Slams 1970
men's singles
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Wimbledon Championships
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Men's singles at the 1970 Australian Open

The defending champion was Rod Laver .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Tony Roche Quarter finals
02. AustraliaAustralia John Newcombe Quarter finals
03. NetherlandsNetherlands Tom Okker Quarter finals
04th United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe victory

05. United StatesUnited States Stan Smith Round of 16

06th United StatesUnited States Dennis Ralston Semifinals

07th Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Nikola Pilic Round of 16

08th. United StatesUnited States Bob Lutz Round of 16
No. player Round reached
09. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Roger Taylor Semifinals

10. AustraliaAustralia Ray Ruffels Quarter finals

11. AustraliaAustralia Allan Stone Round of 16

12. AustraliaAustralia Dick Crealy final

13. AustraliaAustralia Bill Bowrey Round of 16

14th AustraliaAustralia John Alexander Round of 16

15th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gerald Battrick Round of 16

16. AustraliaAustralia Bob Carmichael 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                                 
  9  United KingdomUnited Kingdom Roger Taylor 2 11 6th 6th 6th      
12  AustraliaAustralia Dick Crealy 6th 9 8th 3 8th  
12  AustraliaAustralia Dick Crealy 4th 7th 2    
  4th  United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe 6th 9 6th    
4th  United StatesUnited States Arthur Ashe 6th 8th 6th 2  
 
  6th  United StatesUnited States Dennis Ralston 3 10 3 1 r  

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
         
  1  AustraliaAustralia T. Roche 8th 11 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia J. Cooper w. O.              AustraliaAustralia J. Cooper 6th 9 4th      
   AustraliaAustralia R. Wilson               1  AustraliaAustralia T. Roche 6th 6th 6th    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kukal 6th 12           15th  United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Battrick 2 2 4th      
   AustraliaAustralia A. Hammond 4th 10              CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia J. Kukal 6th 3 6th 0 4th  
  15th  United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Battrick 2 6th 2 6th 6th  
    1  AustraliaAustralia T. Roche 7th 5 5    
    9  United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Taylor 9 7th 7th    
  9  United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Taylor 6th 6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia G. Pollard 5 4th              United StatesUnited States L. lock 4th 3 4th      
   United StatesUnited States L. lock 7th 6th           9  United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Taylor 1 2 6th 12 6th
   AustraliaAustralia M. Anderson               8th  United StatesUnited States B. Lutz 6th 6th 4th 10 3  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Werren w. O.              SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Werren 1 3 1    
  8th  United StatesUnited States B. Lutz 6th 6th 6th      
 

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
         
  3  NetherlandsNetherlands T. Okker 6th 6th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia A. McDonald 5 4th              United StatesUnited States K. Stuart 4th 2 5      
   United StatesUnited States K. Stuart 7th 6th           3  NetherlandsNetherlands T. Okker 7th 10 10 4th 6th
   AustraliaAustralia A. Shapter 6th 4th           14th  AustraliaAustralia J. Alexander 5 8th 12 6th 4th  
   AustraliaAustralia R. Keldie 8th 6th              AustraliaAustralia R. Keldie 3 1 r      
  14th  AustraliaAustralia J. Alexander 6th 2        
    3  NetherlandsNetherlands T. Okker 1 6th 6th 5 3
    12  AustraliaAustralia D. Crealy 6th 3 4th 7th 6th
  12  AustraliaAustralia D. Crealy 6th 10 12    
   AustraliaAustralia A. Gardiner w. O.              AustraliaAustralia A. Gardiner 4th 8th 10      
   JamaicaJamaica R. Russell               12  AustraliaAustralia D. Crealy 6th 6th 14th    
   AustraliaAustralia P. Doerner 7th 6th 4th         5  United StatesUnited States S. Smith 4th 4th 12      
   AustraliaAustralia J. Brown 9 0 6th            AustraliaAustralia J. Brown 1 6th 4th    
  5  United StatesUnited States S. Smith 6th 8th 6th      
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
         
  7th  Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia N. Pilic 6th 13 9 3 6th
   United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 6th 6th              United StatesUnited States T. Gorman 3 11 11 6th 1  
   AustraliaAustralia S. Ball 1 1           7th  Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia N. Pilic 5 4th 7th 5  
   AustraliaAustralia B. Phillips-Moore 6th 8th 6th         10  AustraliaAustralia R. Ruffels 7th 6th 5 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dibley 3 10 4th            AustraliaAustralia B. Phillips-Moore 6th 4th 6th 5    
  10  AustraliaAustralia R. Ruffels 8th 6th 1 7th    
    10  AustraliaAustralia R. Ruffels 8th 3 4th 2  
    4th  United StatesUnited States A. Ashe 6th 6th 6th 6th  
  13  AustraliaAustralia B. Bowrey 6th 1 6th 4th 7th
   AustraliaAustralia F. Sedgman 6th 3 6th            AustraliaAustralia F. Sedgman 2 6th 3 6th 5  
   FranceFrance B. Paul 4th 6th 3         13  AustraliaAustralia B. Bowrey 3 7th 4th    
   AustraliaAustralia G. Masters 6th 7th           4th  United StatesUnited States A. Ashe 6th 9 6th      
   AustraliaAustralia K. Coombes 4th 5              AustraliaAustralia G. Masters 15th 2 3    
  4th  United StatesUnited States A. Ashe 17th 6th 6th      
 

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
         
  6th  United StatesUnited States D. Ralston 6th 6th 4th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia J. Bartlett 19th 3 2            CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia V. Zedník 3 3 6th 4th    
   CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia V. Zedník 17th 6th 6th         6th  United StatesUnited States D. Ralston 6th 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States J. McManus 6th 7th 3         11  AustraliaAustralia A. Stone 2 3 2      
   AustraliaAustralia B. Giltinan 4th 9 6th            AustraliaAustralia B. Giltinan 5 3 6th 1    
  11  AustraliaAustralia A. Stone 7th 6th 3 6th    
    6th  United StatesUnited States D. Ralston 19th 20th 4th 6th  
    2  AustraliaAustralia J. Newcombe 17th 18th 6th 3  
  16  AustraliaAustralia B. Carmichael 1 r      
   AustraliaAustralia R. Brent 4th 3              AustraliaAustralia P. Dent 2          
   AustraliaAustralia P. Dent 6th 6th              AustraliaAustralia P. Dent 2 3 3    
   AustraliaAustralia I. Bidmeade               2  AustraliaAustralia J. Newcombe 6th 6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States A. Neely w. O.              United StatesUnited States A. Neely 1 5 1    
  2  AustraliaAustralia J. Newcombe 6th 7th 6th      
 

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