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1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1970 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia John Newcombe
Score4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1969 · Los Angeles Open · 1971 →

The 1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles was an event of the 1970 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California, in the United States between September 21 and September 27, 1970. Pancho Gonzales was the defending Pacific Southwest Open champion but was defeated in the quarterfinals. First-seeded Rod Laver won the title by defeating second-seeded John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.  Australia Rod Laver (champion)
02.  Australia John Newcombe (final)
03.  Australia Tony Roche (third round)
04.  Australia Roy Emerson (first round)
05.  United States Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals)
06.  United States Cliff Richey (second round)
07.  United States Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
08.  Spain Andrés Gimeno (third round)
09.  United States Dennis Ralston (second round)
10.  United Kingdom Roger Taylor (third round)
11.  Netherlands Tom Okker (second round)
12.  United States Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
13.  Australia Fred Stolle (third round)
14.  United States Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)
15.  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (third round)
16.  United States Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 6
5 United States Pancho Gonzales 7 3 2
2 Australia John Newcombe 7 7
United States Tom Gorman 6 6
16 United States Marty Riessen 2 4
United States Tom Gorman 6 6
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 4 6
1 Australia Rod Laver 4 6 7
7 United States Arthur Ashe 7 6
14 United States Clark Graebner 5 0
7 United States Arthur Ashe 0 3
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
12 United States Stan Smith 3 6 1
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 4 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
United States Ken Stuart 3 3 2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6
Australia Ray Ruffels 6 6 6 United States Ronald Holmberg 4 4
United States Ronald Holmberg 7 3 7 2 Australia John Newcombe 5 6 6
13 Australia Fred Stolle 7 6 13 Australia Fred Stolle 7 3 3
Chile Patricio Cornejo 6 2 13 Australia Fred Stolle 6 6
LL Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6 6 LL Mexico Raúl Ramírez 4 4
Q United States David Borelli 1 0 2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 6
5 United States Pancho Gonzales 7 6 5 United States Pancho Gonzales 7 3 2
Q United States Mike Machette 5 4 5 United States Pancho Gonzales 7 3 7
Australia Dick Crealy 6 3 7 Australia Dick Crealy 6 6 6
United States Jim Osborne 4 6 6 5 United States Pancho Gonzales 3 6 6
10 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 7 10 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 3 3
United States Roy Barth 3 6 10 United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 6 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox 6 6 2 United States Erik van Dillen 2 7 4
United States Erik van Dillen 2 7 6

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Australia Tony Roche 6 6
Q United States Dave Ranney 1 3 3 Australia Tony Roche 6 7 6
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 4 6 Q United States Tom Leonard 7 6 3
Q United States Tom Leonard 6 7 3 Australia Tony Roche 6 2 3
16 United States Marty Riessen 6 6 16 United States Marty Riessen 2 6 6
Q United States William Brown 2 2 16 United States Marty Riessen 6 6 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei 6 6 Egypt Ismail El Shafei 3 7 3
Australia John Cooper 1 1 16 United States Marty Riessen 2 4
8 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 United States Tom Gorman 6 6
Australia Owen Davidson 3 3 8 Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 5 7
Chile Jaime Fillol 6 6 Chile Jaime Fillol 3 7 5
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 1 4 8 Spain Andrés Gimeno 3 6 4
11 Netherlands Tom Okker 7 7 United States Tom Gorman 6 4 6
Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Petrović 6 5 11 Netherlands Tom Okker 5 6 4
United States Tom Gorman 6 6 United States Tom Gorman 7 0 6
South Africa Frew McMillan 4 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
United States Frank Froehling 3 5
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 7 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 7 6
Jamaica Richard Russell 6 2 9 United States Dennis Ralston 6 3
9 United States Dennis Ralston 7 6 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6 5 3
United States Lenny Schloss 2 1 7 United States Arthur Ashe 2 7 6
United States Bob Lutz 6 6 United States Bob Lutz 2 1
Ecuador Pancho Segura 4 6 7 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6
7 United States Arthur Ashe 6 7 7 United States Arthur Ashe 7 6
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 6 3 6 14 United States Clark Graebner 5 0
South Africa Bob Hewitt 2 6 2 Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 1 3
Australia Ray Keldie 6 4 2 14 United States Clark Graebner 6 6
14 United States Clark Graebner 3 6 6 14 United States Clark Graebner 6 2 6
Mexico Marcello Lara 5 5 Q United States Jimmy Connors 3 6 3
South Africa Ray Moore 7 7 South Africa Ray Moore 1 7 4
Q United States Jimmy Connors 7 6 6 Q United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
4 Australia Roy Emerson 6 7 4

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Denmark Torben Ulrich 2 4
United States Charlie Pasarell 6 6 United States Charlie Pasarell 4 2
Australia Allan Stone 1 6 12 United States Stan Smith 6 6
12 United States Stan Smith 6 7 12 United States Stan Smith 6 6
Pakistan Haroon Rahim 4 6 3 Brazil Thomaz Koch 3 4
Brazil Thomaz Koch 6 3 6 Brazil Thomaz Koch 6 6
Australia Terry Addison 3 3 6 United States Cliff Richey 3 2
6 United States Cliff Richey 6 6 12 United States Stan Smith 3 6 1
United States Alex Olmedo 6 2 1 Australia Rod Laver 6 4 6
Australia Bob Carmichael 7 6 Australia Bob Carmichael 6 6 4
United States Tom Edlefsen 4 3 15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 4 7 6
15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 6 15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 5 7 4
United States Allen Fox 6 7 1 Australia Rod Laver 7 6 6
United States Jim McManus 3 6 United States Allen Fox 3 1
Q United States Dick Knight 4 3 1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  2. ^ "Laver increases earnings with Los Angeles victory". Eugene Register-Guard. AP. September 28, 1970. p. 3B.
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