1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1970 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	John Newcombe
Score	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

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

01. Rod Laver (champion)

02.

John Newcombe (final)

03.

Tony Roche (third round)

04.

Roy Emerson (first round)

05.

Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals)

06.

Cliff Richey (second round)

07.

Arthur Ashe (semifinals)

08.

Andrés Gimeno (third round)

09.

Dennis Ralston (second round)

10.

Roger Taylor (third round)

11.

Tom Okker (second round)

12.

Stan Smith (quarterfinals)

13.

Fred Stolle (third round)

14.

Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)

15.

Nikola Pilić (third round)

16.

Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

2	John Newcombe	6	6	6

5	Pancho Gonzales	7	3	2
					2	John Newcombe	7	7

						Tom Gorman	6	6
16	Marty Riessen	2	4

	Tom Gorman	6	6
									2	John Newcombe	6	4	6

									1	Rod Laver	4	6	7
7	Arthur Ashe	7	6

14	Clark Graebner	5	0
					7	Arthur Ashe	0	3

					1	Rod Laver	6	6
12	Stan Smith	3	6	1

1	Rod Laver	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

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

Section 2

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

3	Tony Roche	6	6
Q	Dave Ranney	1	3	3	Tony Roche	6	7	6
	Brian Fairlie	4	6	Q	Tom Leonard	7	6	3
Q	Tom Leonard	6	7						3	Tony Roche	6	2	3
16	Marty Riessen	6	6						16	Marty Riessen	2	6	6
Q	William Brown	2	2	16	Marty Riessen	6	6	6
	Ismail El Shafei	6	6		Ismail El Shafei	3	7	3
	John Cooper	1	1											16	Marty Riessen	2	4
8	Andrés Gimeno	6	6												Tom Gorman	6	6
	Owen Davidson	3	3	8	Andrés Gimeno	6	5	7
	Jaime Fillol	6	6		Jaime Fillol	3	7	5
	Graham Stilwell	1	4						8	Andrés Gimeno	3	6	4
11	Tom Okker	7	7							Tom Gorman	6	4	6
Q	Vladimir Petrović	6	5	11	Tom Okker	5	6	4
	Tom Gorman	6	6		Tom Gorman	7	0	6
	Frew McMillan	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

	Frank Froehling	3	5
	Jan Kodeš	6	7			Jan Kodeš	7	6
	Richard Russell	6	2		9	Dennis Ralston	6	3
9	Dennis Ralston	7	6								Jan Kodeš	6	5	3
	Lenny Schloss	2	1							7	Arthur Ashe	2	7	6
	Bob Lutz	6	6			Bob Lutz	2	1
	Pancho Segura	4	6		7	Arthur Ashe	6	6
7	Arthur Ashe	6	7												7	Arthur Ashe	7	6
	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	6	3	6											14	Clark Graebner	5	0
	Bob Hewitt	2	6	2		Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	1	3
	Ray Keldie	6	4	2	14	Clark Graebner	6	6
14	Clark Graebner	3	6	6						14	Clark Graebner	6	2	6
	Marcello Lara	5	5							Q	Jimmy Connors	3	6	3
	Ray Moore	7	7			Ray Moore	1	7	4
Q	Jimmy Connors	7	6	6	Q	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
4	Roy Emerson	6	7	4

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

	Torben Ulrich	2	4
	Charlie Pasarell	6	6			Charlie Pasarell	4	2
	Allan Stone	1	6		12	Stan Smith	6	6
12	Stan Smith	6	7							12	Stan Smith	6	6
	Haroon Rahim	4	6	3							Thomaz Koch	3	4
	Thomaz Koch	6	3	6		Thomaz Koch	6	6
	Terry Addison	3	3		6	Cliff Richey	3	2
6	Cliff Richey	6	6												12	Stan Smith	3	6	1
	Alex Olmedo	6	2												1	Rod Laver	6	4	6
	Bob Carmichael	7	6			Bob Carmichael	6	6	4
	Tom Edlefsen	4	3		15	Nikola Pilić	4	7	6
15	Nikola Pilić	6	6							15	Nikola Pilić	5	7	4
	Allen Fox	6	7							1	Rod Laver	7	6	6
	Jim McManus	3	6			Allen Fox	3	1
Q	Dick Knight	4	3		1	Rod Laver	6	6
1	Rod Laver	6	6

References

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

External links

[wot1971-1] 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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