1970 US Open – Men's doubles

Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions but lost their title after a defeat in the semifinals.

Men's doubles
1970 US Open
Final
ChampionsFrance Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Runners-upAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Score6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1969 · US Open · 1971 →

Eighth-seeded Pierre Barthès and Nikola Pilić won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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  1.   John Newcombe /   Tony Roche (second round)
  2.   Ken Rosewall /   Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  3.   Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
  4.   Ilie Năstase /   Ion Țiriac (withdrew)
  5.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (third round)
  6.   Roy Emerson /   Rod Laver (final)
  7.   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (third round)
  8.   Pierre Barthès /   Nikola Pilić (champions)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Charlie Pasarell
  Erik van Dillen
6 3 4 6
8   Pierre Barthès
  Nikola Pilić
4 6 6 7
8   Pierre Barthès
  Nikola Pilić
6 6 7 7 7
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
7 7 6 6 5
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
7 7 7
  Jimmy Connors
  Pancho Gonzales
5 6 6
8   Pierre Barthès
  Nikola Pilić
6 7 4 7
6   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
3 6 6 6
6   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6 6 7
3   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
3 4 6
6   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6 6 7
2   Ken Rosewall
  Fred Stolle
1 1 6
  Bill Bowrey
  Owen Davidson
7 4 2 6
2   Ken Rosewall
  Fred Stolle
5 6 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
w/o
  T Leonard
  S Pasarell
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
6 3 6 4
  C Pasarell
  E van Dillen
w/o   C Pasarell
  E van Dillen
3 6 7 6
  A Muñoz
  M Orantes
  C Pasarell
  E van Dillen
6 6 6
  B Howe
  M Santana
3 6 6 3   D Savitt
  T Trabert
3 3 4
  T Koch
  R Marcher
6 3 7 6   T Koch
  R Marcher
  D Savitt
  T Trabert
3 7 6 3 6   D Savitt
  T Trabert
w/o
  S Sugiarto
  A Wijono
6 6 4 6 3   C Pasarell
  E van Dillen
6 3 4 6
8   P Barthès
  N Pilić
6 7 6 8   P Barthès
  N Pilić
4 6 6 7
  F Froehling
  P Lall
3 6 3 8   P Barthès
  N Pilić
7 4 6 6
  W Higgins
  E Zuleta
1 4 6   M Machette
  G Taylor
6 6 3 2
  M Machette
  G Taylor
6 6 7 8   P Barthès
  N Pilić
6 6 6 6 7
  O Bengtson
  H Zahr
4 7 4 3   I El Shafei
  R Keldie
3 7 7 1 6
  I El Shafei
  R Keldie
6 5 6 6   I El Shafei
  R Keldie
6 6 7 7
  A Ashe
  D Ralston
7 6 6 3 7   A Ashe
  D Ralston
7 4 5 6
  V Korotkov
  A Metreveli
6 7 4 6 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   I Năstase
  I Țiriac
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
w/o   P Cornejo
  J Fillol
4 7 6 6
  D Crealy
  A Stone
6 5 7 4 6   D Crealy
  A Stone
6 6 4 4
  R Barth
  T Gorman
3 7 6 6 0   P Cornejo
  J Fillol
7 7 6
  B Seewagen
  C Steele
4 6 6 3   J-B Chanfreau
  J-L Rouyer
6 6 4
  J Borowiak
  H Rahim
6 7 4 6   J Borowiak
  H Rahim
6 6 4 5
  J-B Chanfreau
  J-L Rouyer
w/o   J-B Chanfreau
  J-L Rouyer
7 3 6 7
  I Buding
  J Fassbender
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
7 7 7
5   T Okker
  M Riessen
w/o   J Connors
  P Gonzales
5 6 6
  R Potthast
  L Schloss
5   T Okker
  M Riessen
7 6 6
  J Cooper
  R Russell
7 6 3 5 6   C McKinley
  E Scott
5 4 3
  C McKinley
  E Scott
5 4 6 7 7 5   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 3 6 6
  J Connors
  P Gonzales
w/o   J Connors
  P Gonzales
7 6 4 7
  J Kukal
  P Mărmureanu
  J Connors
  P Gonzales
7 7 6 7
  T Addison
  B Carmichael
6 7 6   T Addison
  B Carmichael
6 6 7 6
  B Fairlie
  R Ruffels
3 6 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  P Gerken
  R Walthall
w/o
  P Guzmán
  T Vázquez
  P Gerken
  R Walthall
2 4 4
  C Drysdale
  R Holmberg
6 6 6   C Drysdale
  R Holmberg
6 6 6
  MA Ilahi
  K Van Nostrand
3 1 2   C Drysdale
  R Holmberg
2 2 6
  G Battrick
  P Curtis
5 6 6 6   R Emerson
  R Laver
6 6 7
  C Graebner
  R Moore
7 7 7   C Graebner
  R Moore
6 4 2
  P Burwash
  R Hernando
6   R Emerson
  R Laver
7 6 6
6   R Emerson
  R Laver
w/o 6   R Emerson
  R Laver
6 6 7
  M Belkin
  J Sharpe
3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
3 4 6
  R Dowdeswell
  H Irvine
w/o   R Dowdeswell
  H Irvine
  P Cramer
  J Hammill
7 3 6 6   P Cramer
  J Hammill
w/o
  W Brown
  K Stuart
6 6 3 2   P Cramer
  J Hammill
7 2 2 2
  R McKinley
  D Stockton
7 6 6 3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
6 6 6 6
  Donald Dell
  Dick Dell
6 4 1   R McKinley
  D Stockton
4 4 6 5
  I Crookenden
  S Giammalva
2 3 1 3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
6 6 4 7
3   B Hewitt
  F McMillan
6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  M Lara
  J Singh
5 2 5
  L Ayala
  G Goven
7 6 7   L Ayala
  G Goven
1 1 4
  B Bowrey
  O Davidson
6 6 6   B Bowrey
  O Davidson
6 6 6
  R Fisher
  R Tanner
3 4 2   B Bowrey
  O Davidson
7 6 7
  A Fox
  J Kuki
7   B Lutz
  S Smith
6 4 6
  B Alloo
  L Parker
w/o   B Alloo
  L Parker
3 4 6 3
  J Loyo Mayo
  T Palafox
3 6 3 7   B Lutz
  S Smith
6 6 4 6
7   B Lutz
  S Smith
6 7 6   B Bowrey
  O Davidson
7 4 2 6
  A Olmedo
  P Segura
6 7 6 2   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
5 6 6 7
  M Cox
  G Stilwell
3 6 4   A Olmedo
  P Segura
6 4 6
  J McManus
  J Osborne
w/o   J McManus
  J Osborne
7 6 7
  J Andrew
  H Hose
  J McManus
  J Osborne
1 3 4
  A Gimeno
  R Taylor
6 3 6 6 2   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
6 6 6
  B Gottfried
  S Mayer
4 6 1 4   A Gimeno
  R Taylor
5 5 2r
  I Khodaei
  N Nemati
2   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
7 7 2
2   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
w/o

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
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