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Australian Open 1970

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Jan 19, 1970 Draw: 64 47 matches
Champion: Arthur Ashe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Tony Roche 6 6 6
15 Gerald Battrick 2 2 4
8 Roger Taylor 1 2 6 12 6
9 Robert Lutz 6 6 4 10 3
3 Tom Okker 7 10 10 4 6
14 John Alexander 5 8 12 6 4
12 Dick Crealy 6 6 14
5 Stan Smith 4 4 12
10 Ray Ruffels 7 6 5 7
7 Nikola Pilic 5 4 7 5
4 Arthur Ashe 6 9 6
13 Bill Bowrey 3 7 4
6 Dennis Ralston 6 6 6
11 Allan Stone 2 3 2
2 John Newcombe 6 6 6
Phil Dent 2 3 3
Quarterfinal
8 Roger Taylor 9 7 7
1 Tony Roche 7 5 5
12 Dick Crealy 6 3 4 7 6
3 Tom Okker 1 6 6 5 3
4 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 6
10 Ray Ruffels 8 3 4 2
6 Dennis Ralston 19 20 4 6
2 John Newcombe 17 18 6 3
Semifinal
12 Dick Crealy 6 9 6 4 8
8 Roger Taylor 4 11 3 6 6
4 Arthur Ashe 6 8 6 2
6 Dennis Ralston 3 10 3 1
Final
4 Arthur Ashe 6 9 6
12 Dick Crealy 4 7 2

Early rounds

Round of 64 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
John Cooper Robert Wilson W/O
Jan Kukal Anthony Hammond 6-4 12-10 ·
Lenny Schloss Geoff Pollard 7-5 6-4 ·
Mathias Werren Mal Anderson W/O
Ken Stuart Allan McDonald 7-5 6-4 ·
Ray Keldie Allen Shapter 8-6 6-4 ·
Alvin Gardiner Richard Russell 6-4 10-8 12-10
John Brown Peter Doerner 9-7 0-6 6-4
Tom Gorman Syd Ball 6-1 6-1 ·
Barry Phillips Moore Colin Dibley 6-3 8-10 6-4
Frank Sedgman Bernard Paul 6-4 3-6 6-3
Geoff Masters Karl Coombes 6-4 7-5 ·
Vladimir Zednik John Bartlett 17-19 6-3 6-2
Bob Giltinan Jim Mcmanus 4-6 9-7 6-3
Phil Dent Rod Brent 6-4 6-3 ·
Ned Neely Ian Bidmeade NA
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Tony Roche John Cooper 8-6 11-9 6-4 · ·
Gerald Battrick Jan Kukal 2-6 6-3 2-6 6-0 6-4
Roger Taylor Lenny Schloss 6-4 6-3 6-4 · ·
Robert Lutz Mathias Werren 6-1 6-3 6-1 · ·
Tom Okker Ken Stuart 6-4 6-2 7-5 · ·
John Alexander Ray Keldie 6-3 2-1 · · ·
Dick Crealy Alvin Gardiner 6-4 10-8 12-10 · ·
Stan Smith John Brown 6-1 8-6 6-4 · ·
Nikola Pilic Tom Gorman 6-3 13-11 9-11 3-6 6-1
Ray Ruffels Barry Phillips Moore 8-6 6-4 1-6 7-5 ·
Bill Bowrey Frank Sedgman 6-2 1-6 6-3 4-6 7-5
Arthur Ashe Geoff Masters 17-15 6-2 6-3 · ·
Dennis Ralston Vladimir Zednik 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 ·
Allan Stone Bob Giltinan 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-1 ·
Phil Dent Bob Carmichael 2-1 · · · ·
John Newcombe Ned Neely 6-1 7-5 6-1 · ·

Players (48)

PlayerCountryReached
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Winner
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Final
Dennis Ralston Dennis Ralston USA Semifinal
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Semifinal
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Quarterfinal
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Quarterfinal
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Quarterfinal
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Quarterfinal
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 16
BB Bill Bowrey AUS Round of 16
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 16
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 16
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 16
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 16
RL Robert Lutz USA Round of 16
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 16
AG Alvin Gardiner AUS Round of 32
Barry Phillips Moore Barry Phillips Moore AUS Round of 32
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 32
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Round of 32
FS Frank Sedgman AUS Round of 32
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 32
JK Jan Kukal CZE Round of 32
JB John Brown AUS Round of 32
JC John Cooper AUS Round of 32
KS Ken Stuart USA Round of 32
LS Lenny Schloss USA Round of 32
MW Mathias Werren SUI Round of 32
NN Ned Neely USA Round of 32
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 32
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 32
VZ Vladimir Zednik CZE Round of 32
AM Allan McDonald AUS Round of 64
AS Allen Shapter AUS Round of 64
AH Anthony Hammond AUS Round of 64
BP Bernard Paul FRA Round of 64
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 64
GP Geoff Pollard AUS Round of 64
IB Ian Bidmeade AUS Round of 64
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 64
JB John Bartlett AUS Round of 64
KC Karl Coombes AUS Round of 64
MA Mal Anderson AUS Round of 64
PD Peter Doerner AUS Round of 64
RR Richard Russell JAM Round of 64
RW Robert Wilson GBR Round of 64
RB Rod Brent AUS Round of 64
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 64