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1970 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1970 Queen's Club Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia John Newcombe
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1969 · Queen's Club Championships · 1971 →

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

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  1. Australia Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Australia John Newcombe (final)
  3. Netherlands Tom Okker (second round)
  4. United Kingdom Roger Taylor (second round)
  5. United States Marty Riessen (semifinals)
  6. United States Dennis Ralston (third round)
  7. United States Clark Graebner (second round)
  8. Spain Manuel Orantes (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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 Š Koudelka 3 4  
  Czechoslovakia Š Koudelka 6 7   1 Australia R Laver 6 6  
  Soviet Union T Leius 6 3 4   Australia D Crealy 1 4  
  France JL Rouyer 4 6 6   France JL 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 W Álvarez 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

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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 R 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 P Guzmán w/o       Ecuador P Guzmán      
  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 T 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 B Montrenaud 6 2   6 United States D Ralston 8 6  
6 United States D Ralston 8 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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 H-J Plötz w/o       West Germany H-J Plötz 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 P 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

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Spain M Orantes 3 6 6
  Austria P 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 R 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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