1970 ITPA Open Indoor – Men's singles

Men's singles
1970 ITPA Open Indoor
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia Tony Roche
Score6–3, 8–6, 6–2
Details
Draw48
Seeds12
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1969 · ITPA Open Indoor · 1971 →

Rod Laver was the defending champion.

Laver successfully defended his title, defeating Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

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  1. Australia Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Australia Tony Roche (final)
  3. Australia John Newcombe (semifinals)
  4. Netherlands Tom Okker (third round)
  5. Australia Ken Rosewall (second round)
  6. Spain Andrés Gimeno (first round)
  7. Australia Fred Stolle (third round)
  8. United States Arthur Ashe (third round)
  9. Australia Roy Emerson (third round)
  10. United States Earl Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)
  11. United States Stan Smith (third round)
  12. United States Dennis Ralston (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
1 Australia Rod Laver 8 6 6    
12 United States Dennis Ralston 6 1 4    
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 8 6    
2 Australia Tony Roche 3 6 2    
3 Australia John Newcombe 0 3 4    
2 Australia Tony Roche 6 6 6    

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia R Laver 6 6  
  United Kingdom G Stilwell 2 3  
1 Australia R Laver 4 6 6
9 Australia R Emerson 6 3 4
  Chile J Fillol 0 4  
9 Australia R Emerson 6 6  
1 Australia R Laver 4 6 8
  United Kingdom R Taylor 6 8     Romania I Năstase 6 2 6
Q United States J Borowiak 3 6     United Kingdom R Taylor 6 6  
Q United States H Fitzgibbon 6 6   Q United States H Fitzgibbon 4 1  
LL West Germany I Buding 3 2     United Kingdom R Taylor 4 4  
Q India J Singh 6 3 5   Romania I Năstase 6 6  
  Australia B Carmichael 4 6 7   Australia B Carmichael 2 1  
  Romania I Năstase 6 7     Romania I Năstase 6 6  
6 Spain A Gimeno 2 5  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Australia K Rosewall 6 6  
  United States R Barth 1 3   5 Australia K Rosewall 3 2  
  United States C Graebner 6 4 6   United States C Graebner 6 6  
  India P Lall 1 6 4   United States C Graebner 6 4 6
  United States J McManus 8 6     Spain M Santana 3 6 3
  Denmark T Ulrich 6 1     United States J McManus 2 2  
  United Arab Republic I El Shafei 3 2     Spain M Santana 6 6  
  Spain M Santana 6 6     United States C Graebner 6 4  
12 United States D Ralston 8 6  
12 United States D Ralston 7 6  
  Romania I Țiriac 5 3  
12 United States D Ralston 6 6 6
4 Netherlands T Okker 1 8 3
Q United States Donald Lutz 3 1  
4 Netherlands T Okker 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Australia J Newcombe 6 6  
  Brazil T Koch 4 4  
3 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 7
  United States J Osborne 3 8 5
  United States J Osborne 6 8 8
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 8 6 6
3 Australia J Newcombe 8 3 8
10 United States EB Buchholz 3 6 6 10 United States EB Buchholz 6 6 6
  United Kingdom M Cox 6 2 3 10 United States EB Buchholz 6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 2 2  
Q West Germany H-J Plötz 2 2   10 United States EB Buchholz 6 1 6
  Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 2 8 0 7 Australia F Stolle 4 6 3
  United States T Gorman 6 6 6   United States T Gorman 6 6  
Q United States B Seewagen 2 5   7 Australia F Stolle 8 8  
7 Australia F Stolle 6 7  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United States A Ashe 6 6  
Q Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 2 1   8 United States A Ashe 6 8 6
  Pakistan H Rahim 7 8     Pakistan H Rahim 8 6 2
  South Africa R Moore 5 6   8 United States A Ashe 4 6 6
  United States C Richey 6 3 6   United States C Richey 6 4 8
  United States R Holmberg 4 6 3   United States C Richey 6 6  
  United States R Lutz 3 3     United States M Riessen 4 2  
  United States M Riessen 6 6     United States C Richey 2 1  
2 Australia T Roche 6 6  
11 United States S Smith 8 6  
  United States C Pasarell 6 4  
11 United States S Smith 3 2  
2 Australia T Roche 6 6  
LL Jamaica R Russell 1 3  
2 Australia T Roche 6 6  
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