1970 ITPA Open Indoor – Men's singles

Men's singles
1970 ITPA Open Indoor
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Tony Roche
Score	6–3, 8–6, 6–2
Draw	48
Seeds	12

Rod Laver was the defending champion.

Laver successfully defended his title, defeating Tony Roche 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

Rod Laver (champion)
Tony Roche (final)
John Newcombe (semifinals)
Tom Okker (third round)
Ken Rosewall (second round)
Andrés Gimeno (first round)
Fred Stolle (third round)
Arthur Ashe (third round)
Roy Emerson (third round)
Earl Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)
Stan Smith (third round)
Dennis Ralston (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals									Final

	1	Rod Laver	8	6	6

	12	Dennis Ralston	6	1	4
										1	Rod Laver	6	8	6

										2	Tony Roche	3	6	2
	3	John Newcombe	0	3	4

	2	Tony Roche	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								1	R Laver	6	6
									G Stilwell	2	3
															1	R Laver	4	6	6
															9	R Emerson	6	3	4
									J Fillol	0	4
								9	R Emerson	6	6
																						1	R Laver	4	6	8
		R Taylor	6	8																			I Năstase	6	2	6
	Q	J Borowiak	3	6					R Taylor	6	6
	Q	H Fitzgibbon	6	6				Q	H Fitzgibbon	4	1
	LL	I Buding	3	2												R Taylor	4	4
	Q	J Singh	6	3	5											I Năstase	6	6
		B Carmichael	4	6	7				B Carmichael	2	1
		I Năstase	6	7					I Năstase	6	6
	6	A Gimeno	2	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	5	K Rosewall	6	6
		R Barth	1	3				5	K Rosewall	3	2
		C Graebner	6	4	6				C Graebner	6	6
		P Lall	1	6	4											C Graebner	6	4	6
		J McManus	8	6												M Santana	3	6	3
		T Ulrich	6	1					J McManus	2	2
		I El Shafei	3	2					M Santana	6	6
		M Santana	6	6																			C Graebner	6	4
																						12	D Ralston	8	6
								12	D Ralston	7	6
									I Țiriac	5	3
															12	D Ralston	6	6	6
															4	T Okker	1	8	3
								Q	Donald Lutz	3	1
								4	T Okker	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								3	J Newcombe	6	6
									T Koch	4	4
															3	J Newcombe	6	6	7
																J Osborne	3	8	5
									J Osborne	6	8	8
									Ž Franulović	8	6	6
																						3	J Newcombe	8	3	8
	10	EB Buchholz	3	6	6																	10	EB Buchholz	6	6	6
		M Cox	6	2	3			10	EB Buchholz	6	6
		N Pilić	6	6					N Pilić	2	2
	Q	H-J Plötz	2	2											10	EB Buchholz	6	1	6
		J Kodeš	2	8	0										7	F Stolle	4	6	3
		T Gorman	6	6	6				T Gorman	6	6
	Q	B Seewagen	2	5				7	F Stolle	8	8
	7	F Stolle	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	8	A Ashe	6	6
	Q	J Loyo-Mayo	2	1				8	A Ashe	6	8	6
		H Rahim	7	8					H Rahim	8	6	2
		R Moore	5	6											8	A Ashe	4	6	6
		C Richey	6	3	6											C Richey	6	4	8
		R Holmberg	4	6	3				C Richey	6	6
		R Lutz	3	3					M Riessen	4	2
		M Riessen	6	6																			C Richey	2	1
																						2	T Roche	6	6
								11	S Smith	8	6
									C Pasarell	6	4
															11	S Smith	3	2
															2	T Roche	6	6
								LL	R Russell	1	3
								2	T Roche	6	6

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Main draw