1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
1970 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Champion	Tony Roche[1]
Runner-up	Rod Laver
Final score	3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2

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]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Finals

	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

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 Barthes	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

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