Australian Open 1970

ATP · Grass · 47 singles matches · All champions

Arthur Ashe won the title, beating Dick Crealy 6–4 9–7 6–2 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Dick Crealy def. Roger Taylor 6–4 9–11 6–3 4–6 8–6
  • Semifinal: Arthur Ashe def. Dennis Ralston 6–3 8–10 6–3 2–1 RET
  • Quarterfinal: Roger Taylor def. Tony Roche 9–7 7–5 7–5
  • Quarterfinal: Dick Crealy def. Tom Okker 6–1 3–6 4–6 7–5 6–3

Australian Open 1970 1970

Defending champion
Stan Smith

Ranking points by round

Champion2,000
Runner-up1,300
Semifinal800
Quarterfinal400
Round of 16200
Round of 32100
Round of 6450
Round of 12810
Qualifier bonus30

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1969Stan SmithArthur Ashe
1968Bill BowreyJuan Gisbert

Matches by round

47 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Arthur Ashe4696
🇦🇺Dick Crealy12472

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇦🇺Dick Crealy1269648
🇬🇧Roger Taylor8411366
Fin
🇺🇸Arthur Ashe46862
🇺🇸Dennis Ralston631031

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇬🇧Roger Taylor8977
🇦🇺Tony Roche1755
Fin
🇦🇺Dick Crealy1263476
🇳🇱Tom Okker316653
Fin
🇺🇸Arthur Ashe46666
🇦🇺Ray Ruffels108342
Fin
🇺🇸Dennis Ralston6192046
🇦🇺John Newcombe2171863

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇦🇺Tony Roche1666
🇬🇧Gerald Battrick15224
Fin
🇬🇧Roger Taylor8126126
🇺🇸Bob Lutz9664103
Fin
🇳🇱Tom Okker37101046
🇦🇺John Alexander14581264
Fin
🇦🇺Dick Crealy126614
🇺🇸Stan Smith54412
Fin
🇦🇺Ray Ruffels107657
🇭🇷Nikola Pilic75475
Fin
🇺🇸Arthur Ashe4696
🇦🇺Bill Bowrey13374
Fin
🇺🇸Dennis Ralston6666
🇦🇺Allan Stone11232
Fin
🇦🇺John Newcombe2666
🇦🇺Phil Dent233

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇦🇺Tony Roche18116
🇦🇺John Cooper694
Fin
🇬🇧Gerald Battrick1526266
🇨🇿Jan Kukal63604
Fin
🇬🇧Roger Taylor8666
🇺🇸Lenny Schloss434
Fin
🇺🇸Bob Lutz9666
🇨🇭Mathias Werren131
Fin
🇳🇱Tom Okker3667
🇺🇸Ken Stuart425
Fin
🇦🇺John Alexander1462
🇦🇺Ray Keldie31
Fin
🇦🇺Dick Crealy1261012
🇦🇺Alvin Gardiner4810
Fin
🇺🇸Stan Smith5686
🇦🇺John Brown164
Fin
🇭🇷Nikola Pilic7613936
🇺🇸Tom Gorman3111161
Fin
🇦🇺Ray Ruffels108617
🇦🇺Barry Phillips Moore6465
Fin
🇦🇺Bill Bowrey1361647
🇦🇺Frank Sedgman26365
Fin
🇺🇸Arthur Ashe41766
🇦🇺Geoff Masters1523
Fin
🇺🇸Dennis Ralston66646
🇨🇿Vladimir Zednik3364
Fin
🇦🇺Allan Stone117636
🇦🇺Bob Giltinan5361
Fin
🇦🇺Phil Dent2
🇦🇺Bob Carmichael161
Fin
🇦🇺John Newcombe2676
🇺🇸Ned Neely151

Round of 64

16 finished
Fin
🇦🇺John Cooper
🇬🇧Robert Wilson
Fin
🇨🇿Jan Kukal612
🇦🇺Tony Hammond410
Fin
🇺🇸Lenny Schloss76
🇦🇺Geoff Pollard54
Fin
🇨🇭Mathias Werren
🇦🇺Mal Anderson
Fin
🇺🇸Ken Stuart76
🇦🇺Allan McDonald54
Fin
🇦🇺Ray Keldie86
🇦🇺Allen Shapter64
Fin
🇦🇺Alvin Gardiner61012
JAMRichard Russell4810
Fin
🇦🇺John Brown906
🇦🇺Peter Doerner764
Fin
🇺🇸Tom Gorman66
🇦🇺Syd Ball11
Fin
🇦🇺Barry Phillips Moore686
🇦🇺Colin Dibley3104
Fin
🇦🇺Frank Sedgman636
🇫🇷Bernard Paul463
Fin
🇦🇺Geoff Masters67
🇦🇺Karl Coombes45
Fin
🇨🇿Vladimir Zednik1766
🇦🇺John Bartlett1932
Fin
🇦🇺Bob Giltinan496
🇺🇸Jim Mcmanus673
Fin
🇦🇺Phil Dent66
🇦🇺Rod Brent43
Fin
🇺🇸Ned Neely
🇦🇺Ian Bidmeade