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Melbourne 1970

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ATP ATP 500/250 Grass Start: Jan 10, 1970 Draw: 64 37 matches
Champion: John Newcombe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Roger Taylor 6 6
Ray Ruffels 4 4
Allan Stone
Mal Anderson
Stan Smith 14 13
John Alexander 12 11
Tony Roche 6 6
Jim Mcmanus 1 2
Dennis Ralston 6 6
Dick Crealy 2 4
Tom Okker 9 12
Gerald Battrick 7 10
John Newcombe 6 2 6
Robert Lutz 3 6 3
Arthur Ashe 6 6
Tom Gorman 4 2
Quarterfinal
Roger Taylor 3 4 7 6 19
Tom Okker 6 6 5 1 17
Tony Roche 3 16 6 8 6
Stan Smith 6 14 1 10 4
John Newcombe 9 15 4 6
Dennis Ralston 7 13 6 2
Arthur Ashe 6 6 6
Allan Stone 3 3 2
Semifinal
Tony Roche 11 12 12 6
Arthur Ashe 9 14 10 3
John Newcombe 6 6 7
Roger Taylor 3 2 5
Final
John Newcombe 6 6 4
Tony Roche 4 4 6

Early rounds

Round of 64 6 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Vladimir Zednik Bob Giltinan 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1
Colin Stubs Mathias Werren 12-10 7-5 8-6 · ·
Lenny Schloss Alvin Gardiner 6-2 6-4 6-3 · ·
Bernard Paul Syd Ball 6-4 6-4 6-0 · ·
Anthony Hammond John Stephens 3-6 10-8 10-8 6-8 8-6
John Cooper Allan McDonald W/O
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4
Roger Taylor Frank Sedgman 9-7 3-6 9-7 6-3
Allan Stone Jan Kukal 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3
Stan Smith Barry Phillips Moore 12-10 6-3 6-4 ·
Ray Ruffels Richard Russell W/O
Tony Roche Ray Keldie 7-5 7-5 6-1 ·
Dennis Ralston Colin Stubs 12-10 6-3 8-6 ·
Tom Okker Anthony Hammond 10-8 4-6 6-2 7-5
John Newcombe John Cooper 6-3 7-9 6-2 8-6
Jim Mcmanus Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-4 6-3 ·
Robert Lutz Vladimir Zednik 6-2 6-4 6-1 ·
Tom Gorman Ian Fletcher W/O
Dick Crealy Geoff Masters 6-3 6-3 10-8 ·
Gerald Battrick Phil Dent 0-6 6-4 13-11 6-3
Arthur Ashe Lenny Schloss 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2
Mal Anderson Nikola Pilic 13-11 6-4 3-6 6-3
John Alexander Bernard Paul 3-6 6-3 10-8 8-6

Players (38)

PlayerCountryReached
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Winner
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Final
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Semifinal
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Semifinal
AS Allan Stone AUS Quarterfinal
Dennis Ralston Dennis Ralston USA Quarterfinal
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Quarterfinal
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Quarterfinal
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 16
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 16
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 16
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 16
MA Mal Anderson AUS Round of 16
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 16
RL Robert Lutz USA Round of 16
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 16
AH Anthony Hammond AUS Round of 32
Barry Phillips Moore Barry Phillips Moore AUS Round of 32
BP Bernard Paul FRA Round of 32
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 32
CS Colin Stubs AUS Round of 32
FS Frank Sedgman AUS Round of 32
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 32
IF Ian Fletcher AUS Round of 32
JK Jan Kukal CZE Round of 32
JC John Cooper AUS Round of 32
LS Lenny Schloss USA Round of 32
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 32
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 32
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 32
RR Richard Russell JAM Round of 32
VZ Vladimir Zednik CZE Round of 32
AM Allan McDonald AUS Round of 64
AG Alvin Gardiner AUS Round of 64
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Round of 64
JS John Stephens AUS Round of 64
MW Mathias Werren SUI Round of 64
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 64