1970 Queen's Club Championships – Singles

1970 Queen's Club Championships
Champion   Australia Rod Laver
Runner-up   Australia John Newcombe
Final score   6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles   Doubles

Fred Stolle was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Rod Laver won the singles title at the 1970 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating countryman John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Australia Rod Laver (Champion)
  2. Australia John Newcombe (Final)
  3. Netherlands Tom Okker (Second Round)
  4. United Kingdom Roger Taylor (Second Round)

  1. United States Marty Riessen (Semifinals)
  2. United States Dennis Ralston (Third Round)
  3. United States Clark Graebner (Second Round)
  4. Spain Manuel Orantes (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
1  Australia Rod Laver 6 6    
   United States Cliff Richey 3 1    
  1  Australia Rod Laver 6 6  
  2  Australia John Newcombe 4 3  
5  United States Marty Riessen 6 4 8
2  Australia John Newcombe 2 6 10  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  Australia R Laver 6 6    
   United States J Osborne 3 4       1  Australia R Laver 6 6    
   United States R Holmberg 9 8          India P Lall 3 4    
   India P Lall 11 10         1  Australia R Laver 6 8    
   Chile P Cornejo 1 4            United States R Lutz 1 6    
   United States R Lutz 6 6          United States R Lutz 6 6  
   Japan K Watanabe 4 5          Czechoslovakia S Koudelka 3 4    
   Czechoslovakia Stefan Koudelka 6 7         1  Australia R Laver 6 6  
   Soviet Union T Lejus 6 3 4          Australia D Crealy 1 4  
   France Jean-Loup Rouyer 4 6 6        France J-L Rouyer 4 0    
   South Africa C Drysdale 6 6          South Africa C Drysdale 6 6    
   Austria H Kary 3 2            South Africa C Drysdale 4 1  
   Australia D Crealy 6 3 6          Australia D Crealy 6 6    
   Colombia William Alvarez 1 6 0        Australia D Crealy 6 1 6
   Australia Alan Kendal 3 4       7  United States C Graebner 2 6 0  
7  United States C Graebner 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  Netherlands T Okker 6 6    
   Australia P Dent 3 3       3  Netherlands T Okker 2 6 7  
   United States Roy Barth 3 9          India J Mukherjea 6 2 9  
   India J Mukherjea 6 11            India J Mukherjea 2 5    
   United Kingdom B Mottram 2 1            United States C Richey 6 7    
   United States C Richey 6 6          United States C Richey w/o    
   Ecuador Pancho J.F. Guzman w/o            Ecuador P JF Guzman        
   Australia R Emerson                United States C Richey 6 6  
   West Germany J Fassbender                France G Goven 4 3  
   France G Goven w/o            France G Goven 7 4 6  
   Australia B Bowrey 6 3 4        South Africa T Ryan 5 6 3  
   South Africa Terry Ryan 4 6 6          France G Goven 4 8 8
   Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 4 6 6       6  United States D Ralston 6 6 6  
   New Zealand John McDonald 6 2 2        Mexico J Loyo-Mayo 6 2  
   France Bernard Montrenaud 6 2       6  United States D Ralston 8 6    
6  United States D Ralston 8 6    

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5  United States M Riessen 11 6    
   Australia B Giltinan 9 4       5  United States M Riessen 6 6    
   Brazil T Koch              Soviet Union V Korotkov 2 2    
   Soviet Union V Korotkov w/o           5  United States M Riessen 10 6    
   United Kingdom R Wilson 6 7            United States S Smith 8 2    
   United States S Smith 8 9          United States S Smith 6 6  
   Spain A Muñoz 6 2 4        Australia R Ruffels 4 4    
   Australia R Ruffels 2 6 6       5  United States M Riessen 6 6  
   South Africa F McMillan 6 6            South Africa F McMillan 1 0  
   United States J McManus 3 4          South Africa F McMillan 7 10    
   West Germany Hans-Joachim Ploetz w/o            West Germany H-J Ploetz 5 8    
   New Zealand B Fairlie                South Africa F McMillan 9 6  
   Soviet Union A Metreveli w/o              Soviet Union A Metreveli 7 4    
   Belgium Patrick Hombergen              Soviet Union A Metreveli 4 6 8
   France F Jauffret           4  United Kingdom R Taylor 6 3 6  
4  United Kingdom R Taylor w/o      

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
8  Spain M Orantes 3 6 6  
   Austria Peter Pokorny 6 2 1     8  Spain M Orantes 4 6 3  
   Soviet Union S Likhachev 4 4          Australia O Davidson 6 1 6  
   Australia O Davidson 6 6            Australia O Davidson 4 6 7  
   United States A Pattison 7 6            United States C Pasarell 6 4 9  
   Australia J Alexander 5 4          United States A Pattison 3 7  
   France J-B Chanfreau 3 7          United States C Pasarell 6 9    
   United States C Pasarell 6 9            United States C Pasarell 1 2  
   Australia L Hoad             2  Australia J Newcombe 6 6  
   Jamaica Richard Russell w/o            Jamaica R Russell 5 4    
   United Arab Republic I El Shafei 2 3          United States T Gorman 7 6    
   United States T Gorman 6 6            United States T Gorman 6 8 2
   France D Contet 6 6 6       2  Australia J Newcombe 3 10 6  
   West Germany I Buding 8 3 3        France D Contet 3 6 3
   Soviet Union A Volkov 4 9 2     2  Australia J Newcombe 6 1 6  
2  Australia J Newcombe 6 7 6  

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