1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

John Newcombe defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his second Wimbledon singles title and his third major singles title overall. Rosewall was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.

Men's singles
1970 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Runner-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Score5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1969 · Wimbledon Championships · 1971 →

Rod Laver was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Roger Taylor.

Seeds

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01.     Rod Laver (fourth round)
02.     John Newcombe (champion)
03.     Arthur Ashe (fourth round)
04.     Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
05.     Ken Rosewall (final)
06.     Željko Franulović (third round)
07.     Stan Smith (fourth round)
08.     Ilie Năstase (fourth round)
09.     Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)
10.     Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
11.     Tom Okker (second round)
12.     Cliff Drysdale (third round)
13.     Jan Kodeš (first round)
14.     Andrés Gimeno (semifinals)
15.     Dennis Ralston (fourth round)
16.     Roger Taylor (semifinals)

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

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
16   Roger Taylor 6 11 12
9   Clark Graebner 3 9 10
16   Roger Taylor 3 6 3 3
5   Ken Rosewall 6 4 6 6
4   Tony Roche 8 1 6 2
5   Ken Rosewall 10 6 4 6
5   Ken Rosewall 7 3 2 6 1
2   John Newcombe 5 6 6 3 6
  Bob Carmichael 1 2 4
14   Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6
14   Andrés Gimeno 3 6 0
2   John Newcombe 6 8 6
10   Roy Emerson 1 7 6 2 9
2   John Newcombe 6 5 3 6 11

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Rod Laver 6 6 6
  Butch Seewagen 2 0 2 1   R Laver 6 6 6
  Hans Kary 5 6 3 4   J Alexander 1 3 3
  John Alexander 7 3 6 6 1   R Laver 6 3 6 6
  Herb Fitzgibbon 6 6 7 4   F McMillan 2 6 0 2
  Bob Giltinan 8 8 5 6   R Giltinan 6 7 4 1 2
  Frew McMillan 7 6 11   F McMillan 3 5 6 6 6
  Jean-Loup Rouyer 5 4 9 1   R Laver 6 4 2 1
16   Roger Taylor 1 6 8 3 6 16   R Taylor 4 6 6 6
  Brian Fairlie 6 3 6 6 4 16   R Taylor 3 6 6 6
  Haroon Rahim w/o   J Mukherjea 6 3 2 4
  Jaidip Mukerjea 16   R Taylor 8 17 6
Q   John Paish 2 2 6 5   C Pasarell 6 15 4
  Milan Holeček 6 6 4 7   M Holeček 1 2 4
  Antonio Muñoz 4 5 3   C Pasarell 6 6 6
  Charlie Pasarell 6 7 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Ilie Năstase 6 6 7 8
  Onny Parun 8 0 5 6 8   I Năstase 7 1 2 6 6
  István Gulyás 2 8 4 4   C Richey 5 6 6 4 3
  Cliff Richey 6 6 6 6 8   I Năstase 6 6 6 4 6
  Terry Ryan 9 6 3 6   T Ryan 3 1 8 6 1
Q   Peter Doerner 7 4 6 3   T Ryan 4 6 6 3 6
  Szabolcs Baranyi 5 3 2   Š Koudelka 6 2 4 6 3
  Štěpán Koudelka 7 6 6 8   I Năstase 3 0 6 3
9   Clark Graebner 6 6 3 6 9   C Graebner 6 6 4 6
  Harald Elschenbroich 3 2 6 1 9   C Graebner 4 14 6 0
  Sergei Likhachev 6 2 4   I Țiriac 6 12 2 0r
  Ion Țiriac 8 6 6 9   C Graebner 6 6 6
  Derek Schroder 6 6 6   P Lall 0 2 1
  Pancho Guzmán 2 2 0   D Schroder 4 4 9 2
  Guillermo Vilas 1 2 4   P Lall 6 6 7 6
  Premjit Lall 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Tony Roche 6 6 6
  Bob Maud 1 4 2 4   A Roche 6 6 6
Q   Roger Dowdeswell 7 1 6 1 5   R Ruffels 4 3 2
  Ray Ruffels 5 6 3 6 7 4   A Roche 6 9 6
  Andrew Pattison 8 6 4 3 6   M Cox 2 7 3
  Erik van Dillen 6 1 6 6 3   A Pattison 3 4 7
  Hank Irvine 2 6 3 4   M Cox 6 6 9
  Mark Cox 6 4 6 6 4   A Roche 6 8 6 6
13   Jan Kodeš 2 5 6 6 5   M Riessen 4 10 4 2
  Alex Metreveli 6 7 3 2 7   A Metreveli 7 4 4 4
  František Pála 4 4 2   JE Mandarino 5 6 6 6
  José Edison Mandarino 6 6 6   JE Mandarino 6 5 5 1
  Gene Scott 8 6 14   M Riessen 4 7 7 6
Q   Rauty Krog 6 2 12   E Scott 4 2 3
  Jim McManus 0 2 2   M Riessen 6 6 6
  Marty Riessen 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
Q   Colin Dibley 3 5 4 5   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  Patrick Proisy 8 10 3 4   J-C Barclay 2 1 3
  Jean-Claude Barclay 6 12 6 6 5   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  Patricio Cornejo 8 4 18 5 6   T Addison 2 4 0
  Bill Bowrey 6 6 16 7 8   W Bowrey 8 1 3 6 3
  Terry Addison 3 10 12 6   T Addison 6 6 6 4 6
  Barry Phillips-Moore 6 8 10 3 5   K Rosewall 6 6 3 7
12   Cliff Drysdale 7 9 8 3 6   T Gorman 2 2 6 5
  Fred Stolle 5 11 6 6 3 12   C Drysdale 6 6 6
  Nikola Špear 6 6 6   N Špear 4 4 4
  Taghi Akbari 2 3 3 12   C Drysdale 3 3 2
  Tom Gorman 6 8 7   T Gorman 6 6 6
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 2 6 5   T Gorman 6 4 6 6
Q   Peter Curtis 6 6 1 6 Q   P Curtis 2 6 4 1
  Jim Osborne 3 3 6 4

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Bob Lutz 4 6 6 6
  Georges Goven 6 3 3 4   R Lutz 6 6 6
  Patrick Hombergen 2 3 2   P Dent 2 1 2
  Phil Dent 6 6 6   R Lutz 6 7 5 7 3
  Bob Hewitt 6 6 6   R Hewitt 1 5 7 9 6
  Daniel Contet 2 3 4   R Hewitt 6 6 6
  Jørgen Ulrich 9 6 1 3 11   T Okker 3 4 3
11   Tom Okker 11 4 6 6   R Hewitt 4 7 2
  Bob Carmichael 3 10 6 6   R Carmichael 6 9 6
  Chauncey Steele 6 8 3 1   R Carmichael 4 6 6 3 6
  Dick Crealy 6 6 6   R Crealy 6 3 4 6 3
LL   Eduardo Zuleta 3 2 2   R Carmichael 6 6 6
  Keith Diepraam 7 13 6 6   Z Franulović 3 2 0
  Richard Russell 5 11 2   K Diepraam 3 4 6 1
  David Lloyd 2 4 4 6   Z Franulović 6 6 2 6
6   Željko Franulović 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Petre Mărmureanu 2 5 4
  Torben Ulrich 6 7 6   T Ulrich 6 6 6
  Koji Watanabe 5 3 6 3   I Buding 2 3 3
  Ingo Buding 7 6 4 6   T Ulrich 6 1 2 2
  Bobby Wilson 3 4 2 14   A Gimeno 4 6 6 6
  Allan Stone 6 6 6   A Stone 5 6 3 4
  Pierre Barthès 6 1 4 2 14   A Gimeno 7 4 6 6
14   Andrés Gimeno 4 6 6 6 14   A Gimeno 7 7 6
  Stanley Matthews 4 10 6 3   A Ashe 5 5 2
  Ismail El Shafei 6 12 8   I El Shafei 6 6 4 4 6
  Dimitri Sturdza 4 4 9 4   L Hoad 3 3 6 6 1
  Lew Hoad 6 6 7 6   I El Shafei 3 1 6 0
  Nikola Pilić 4 6 6 4 6 3   A Ashe 6 6 2 6
  Gerald Battrick 6 1 1 6 3   N Pilić 7 13 4 3
  Graham Stilwell 3 2 1 3   A Ashe 9 11 6 6
3   Arthur Ashe 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q   John Bartlett 7 2 4 4
  Jack Saul 5 6 6 6   J Saul 3 1 4
  Byron Bertram 6 1 6 6   B Bertram 6 6 6
  François Jauffret 4 6 3 3   B Bertram 10 0 3 1
  Toomas Leius 3 4 9 10   R Emerson 8 6 6 6
  Jan Leschly 6 6 11   J Leschly 3 3 4
  Anatoli Volkov 4 2 0 10   R Emerson 6 6 6
10   Roy Emerson 6 6 6 10   R Emerson 2 6 6 6
Q   Syd Ball 2 2 9 4 7   S Smith 6 3 4 2
  Manuel Orantes 6 6 7 6   M Orantes 3 11 6 6
  Bernard Montrenaud 2 5 9 6 5   J Kukal 6 9 3 4
  Jan Kukal 6 7 7 3 7   M Orantes 6 3 6 3
  Hans-Joachim Plötz 6 6 6 7   S Smith 4 6 8 6
Q   Stephen Warboys 4 4 4   H-J Plötz 2 2 4
  Jaime Fillol 5 6 3 4 7   S Smith 6 6 6
7   Stan Smith 7 2 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Martin Mulligan 5 1 6
  Joaquín Loyo Mayo 7 6 8   J Loyo Mayo 3 6 6 2 6
Q   Allan McDonald 7 10 3 4 4   V Korotkov 6 1 2 6 4
  Vladimir Korotkov 5 8 6 6 6   J Loyo Mayo 0 0 1
  John Clifton 4 2 3 15   D Ralston 6 6 6
  Ian Fletcher 6 6 6   I Fletcher 6 3 5 2
  Nicola Pietrangeli w/o 15   D Ralston 4 6 7 6
15   Dennis Ralston 15   D Ralston 12 7 2
  Adriano Panatta 1 3 7 6 2   J Newcombe 14 9 6
  Owen Davidson 6 6 5 8   O Davidson 6 6 6
  Ray Moore 9 4 6 1   R Holmberg 4 4 2
  Ronnie Holmberg 11 6 2 6   O Davidson 7 3 5
  Ray Keldie 6 2 3 1 2   J Newcombe 9 6 7
  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 4 6 6 6   N Kalogeropoulos 1 2 1
  Roy Barth 2 3 4 2   J Newcombe 6 6 6
2   John Newcombe 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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