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1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

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]

Singles
1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Tony Roche[1]
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver
Score3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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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

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Key

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Finals

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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

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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 Barthès 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "1970 Boston". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved January 2, 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.
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