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1970 US Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1970 US Open
Final
ChampionsFrance Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Runners-upAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Score6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1969 · US Open · 1971 →

Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions but lost their title after a defeat in the semifinals.

Eighth-seeded Pierre Barthès and Nikola Pilić won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (second round)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  3. South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
  4. Romania Ilie Năstase / Romania Ion Țiriac (withdrew)
  5. Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (third round)
  6. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (final)
  7. United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (third round)
  8. France Pierre Barthès / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (champions)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Erik van Dillen
6 3 4 6
8 France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
4 6 6 7
8 France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
6 6 7 7 7
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
7 7 6 6 5
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
7 7 7
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Pancho Gonzales
5 6 6
8 France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
6 7 4 7
6 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
3 6 6 6
6 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 6 7
3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3 4 6
6 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 6 7
2 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
1 1 6
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Owen Davidson
7 4 2 6
2 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
5 6 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
w/o
United States T Leonard
United States S Pasarell
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 3 6 4
United States C Pasarell
United States E van Dillen
w/o United States C Pasarell
United States E van Dillen
3 6 7 6
Spain A Muñoz
Spain M Orantes
United States C Pasarell
United States E van Dillen
6 6 6
Australia B Howe
Spain M Santana
3 6 6 3 United States D Savitt
United States T Trabert
3 3 4
Brazil T Koch
Brazil R Marcher
6 3 7 6 Brazil T Koch
Brazil R Marcher
United States D Savitt
United States T Trabert
3 7 6 3 6 United States D Savitt
United States T Trabert
w/o
Indonesia S Sugiarto
Indonesia A Wijono
6 6 4 6 3 United States C Pasarell
United States E van Dillen
6 3 4 6
8 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
6 7 6 8 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
4 6 6 7
United States F Froehling
India P Lall
3 6 3 8 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
7 4 6 6
United States W Higgins
Ecuador E Zuleta
1 4 6 United States M Machette
United States G Taylor
6 6 3 2
United States M Machette
United States G Taylor
6 6 7 8 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
6 6 6 6 7
Sweden O Bengtson
Sweden H Zahr
4 7 4 3 United Arab Republic I El Shafei
Australia R Keldie
3 7 7 1 6
United Arab Republic I El Shafei
Australia R Keldie
6 5 6 6 United Arab Republic I El Shafei
Australia R Keldie
6 6 7 7
United States A Ashe
United States D Ralston
7 6 6 3 7 United States A Ashe
United States D Ralston
7 4 5 6
Soviet Union V Korotkov
Soviet Union A Metreveli
6 7 4 6 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
w/o Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
4 7 6 6
Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 5 7 4 6 Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 6 4 4
United States R Barth
United States T Gorman
3 7 6 6 0 Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
7 7 6
United States B Seewagen
United States C Steele
4 6 6 3 France J-B Chanfreau
France J-L Rouyer
6 6 4
United States J Borowiak
Pakistan H Rahim
6 7 4 6 United States J Borowiak
Pakistan H Rahim
6 6 4 5
France J-B Chanfreau
France J-L Rouyer
w/o France J-B Chanfreau
France J-L Rouyer
7 3 6 7
West Germany I Buding
West Germany J Fassbender
Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Fillol
7 7 7
5 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
w/o United States J Connors
United States P Gonzales
5 6 6
United States R Potthast
United States L Schloss
5 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
7 6 6
Australia J Cooper
Jamaica R Russell
7 6 3 5 6 United States C McKinley
United States E Scott
5 4 3
United States C McKinley
United States E Scott
5 4 6 7 7 5 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 3 6 6
United States J Connors
United States P Gonzales
w/o United States J Connors
United States P Gonzales
7 6 4 7
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
Romania P Mărmureanu
United States J Connors
United States P Gonzales
7 7 6 7
Australia T Addison
Australia B Carmichael
6 7 6 Australia T Addison
Australia B Carmichael
6 6 7 6
New Zealand B Fairlie
Australia R Ruffels
3 6 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States P Gerken
United States R Walthall
w/o
Ecuador P Guzmán
Argentina T Vázquez
United States P Gerken
United States R Walthall
2 4 4
South Africa C Drysdale
United States R Holmberg
6 6 6 South Africa C Drysdale
United States R Holmberg
6 6 6
Pakistan MA Ilahi
United States K Van Nostrand
3 1 2 South Africa C Drysdale
United States R Holmberg
2 2 6
United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom P Curtis
5 6 6 6 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 7
United States C Graebner
South Africa R Moore
7 7 7 United States C Graebner
South Africa R Moore
6 4 2
Canada P Burwash
United States R Hernando
6 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
7 6 6
6 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
w/o 6 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 7
Canada M Belkin
Canada J Sharpe
3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
3 4 6
Rhodesia R Dowdeswell
Rhodesia H Irvine
w/o Rhodesia R Dowdeswell
Rhodesia H Irvine
South Africa P Cramer
South Africa J Hammill
7 3 6 6 South Africa P Cramer
South Africa J Hammill
w/o
United States W Brown
United States K Stuart
6 6 3 2 South Africa P Cramer
South Africa J Hammill
7 2 2 2
United States R McKinley
United States D Stockton
7 6 6 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 6 6
United States Donald Dell
United States Dick Dell
6 4 1 United States R McKinley
United States D Stockton
4 4 6 5
New Zealand I Crookenden
United States S Giammalva
2 3 1 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 4 7
3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Mexico M Lara
India J Singh
5 2 5
Chile L Ayala
France G Goven
7 6 7 Chile L Ayala
France G Goven
1 1 4
Australia B Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
6 6 6 Australia B Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
6 6 6
United States R Fisher
United States R Tanner
3 4 2 Australia B Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
7 6 7
United States A Fox
Japan J Kuki
7 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
6 4 6
United States B Alloo
United States L Parker
w/o United States B Alloo
United States L Parker
3 4 6 3
Mexico J Loyo Mayo
Mexico T Palafox
3 6 3 7 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6 4 6
7 United States B Lutz
United States S Smith
6 7 6 Australia B Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
7 4 2 6
United States A Olmedo
Ecuador P Segura
6 7 6 2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
5 6 6 7
United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom G Stilwell
3 6 4 United States A Olmedo
Ecuador P Segura
6 4 6
United States J McManus
United States J Osborne
w/o United States J McManus
United States J Osborne
7 6 7
Venezuela J Andrew
Venezuela H Hose
United States J McManus
United States J Osborne
1 3 4
Spain A Gimeno
United Kingdom R Taylor
6 3 6 6 2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 6 6
United States B Gottfried
United States S Mayer
4 6 1 4 Spain A Gimeno
United Kingdom R Taylor
5 5 2r
Iran I Khodaei
Iran N Nemati
2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
7 7 2
2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
w/o

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
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