1970 French Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1970 French Open
Champion Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
Runner-up Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Draw72
Seeds8

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.

Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell.[1]

Seeds

  1. Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (champions)
  2. Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell (final)
  3. Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal (third round)
  4. Jim McManus / Jim Osborne (fourth round)
  5. Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (semifinals)
  6. Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli (fourth round)
  7. Bob Hewitt / Robert Howe (third round, retired)
  8. John Alexander / Phil Dent (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
6 4 6 6
  Gerald Battrick
David Lloyd
2 6 3 2
2 Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
6 6 4 6
  Georges Goven
François Jauffret
4 3 6 2
  Georges Goven
François Jauffret
2 6 7 6
  Željko Franulović
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
6 3 5 4
2 Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
2 4 3
1 Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
6 6 6
5 Dick Crealy
Allan Stone
6 8 7
  Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
4 6 5
5 Dick Crealy
Allan Stone
4 7 7 3
1 Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
6 5 9 6
  Jean-Claude Barclay
Daniel Contet
1 8 1 4
1 Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
6 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 A Ashe
C Pasarell
6 6 4 6
P Szőke
G Varga
4 4 6 3
2 A Ashe
C Pasarell
9 6 5 3 6
E Drossart
P Hombergen
7 4 7 6 3
W Freer
F McDonald
2 2 3
E Drossart
P Hombergen
6 6 6
2 A Ashe
C Pasarell
6 6 6
R Keldie
R Ruffels
1 2 2
R Keldie
R Ruffels
w/o
JL Arilla
P Guzmán
R Keldie
R Ruffels
6 7 3 1 7
I Gulyás
N Kalogeropoulos
3 5 6 6 5
P Dominguez
J-P Meyer
6 3 5 4
I Gulyás
N Kalogeropoulos
4 6 7 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 B Hewitt
B Howe
6 6 6
N Perry
E Zuleta
0 3 1
7 B Hewitt
B Howe
2 2 7r
I Buding
H-J Plötz
6 6 7
I Buding
H-J Plötz
6 6 6
G Deniau
J-P Loth
4 2 4
I Buding
H-J Plötz
6 6 4 4
G Battrick
D Lloyd
8 4 6 6
J-B Chanfreau
J-L Rouyer
4 2 8 4
W Gąsiorek
N Špear
6 6 6 6
W Gąsiorek
N Špear
4 2 5
G Battrick
D Lloyd
6 6 7
G Battrick
D Lloyd
14 4 6 6
P Marzano
A Panatta
12 6 1 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 J Kodeš
J Kukal
w/o
R Howes
B Rheinberger
3 J Kodeš
J Kukal
14 8 2
T Addison
B Carmichael
16 10 6
T Addison
B Carmichael
6 6 6
E Gorostiaga
F Ponte
1 3 1
T Addison
B Carmichael
1 8 9 4 4
G Goven
F Jauffret
6 6 7 6 6
G Goven
F Jauffret
w/o
D Bohrnstedt
R Fisher
G Goven
F Jauffret
6 7 6
D O'Bryant
B Phillips-Moore
2 5 3
K Diepraam
R Krog
6 4 1 3
D O'Bryant
B Phillips-Moore
4 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
7 6 6
L Chadli
A Laroussi
5 1 1
6 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
6 6 6
J-P Courcol
B Paul
4 1 4
J-P Courcol
B Paul
3 6 2 6 6
S Baranyi
R Machán
6 4 6 2 4
6 S Likhachev
A Metreveli
4 3 3
Ž Franulović
J Loyo Mayo
8 3 6 6 6 Ž Franulović
J Loyo Mayo
6 6 6
C Dibley
P Doerner
10 6 2 4 1 Ž Franulović
J Loyo Mayo
6 1 8 9
R Barth
T Gorman
w/o R Barth
T Gorman
3 6 6 7
C Duxin
J-N Grinda
Ž Franulović
J Loyo Mayo
1 6 6 7
A Pattison
T Ryan
1 6 6 6 A Pattison
T Ryan
6 3 2 5
S Sugiarto
A Wijono
6 2 1 2 A Pattison
T Ryan
6 6 6 6
J Lovera
J Thamin
4 4 4 F Bartoni
E Castigliano
2 0 8 3
F Bartoni
E Castigliano
6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
B Jovanović
O Parun
J Bartlett
G Masters
w/o J Bartlett
G Masters
6 6 6
V Franchitti
R Lombardi
5 2 7 4 P Beust
W N'Godrella
1 4 3
P Beust
W N'Godrella
7 6 5 6 J Bartlett
G Masters
6 6 6
W Álvarez
JE Mandarino
7 6 5 6 W Álvarez
JE Mandarino
3 4 3
F Battegay
P Joly
5 1 7 1 W Álvarez
JE Mandarino
6 6 4 6
L Lumsden
R Russell
6 6 6 6 L Lumsden
R Russell
2 4 6 1
B MacKay
C Richey
3 4 8 3 J Bartlett
G Masters
4 5 5
5 D Crealy
A Stone
6 7 7
A Plaza
R Trappenberg
w/o
F Pála
V Zedník
A Plaza
R Trappenberg
2 2 0
5 D Crealy
A Stone
6 6 6
T Nowicki
M Rybarczyk
10 3 0
5 D Crealy
A Stone
12 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
J Fassbender
H-J Pohmann
5 1 3
P Cornejo
J Fillol
7 6 6
P Cornejo
J Fillol
6 7 7
L Hoad
A Segal
3 5 5
D Charlet
É Loliée
1 4 2
L Hoad
A Segal
6 6 6
P Cornejo
J Fillol
6 6 6
4 J McManus
J Osborne
4 2 3
M Di Domenico
E Di Matteo
7 3 5 9 4
A Bouteleux
M Leclercq
5 6 7 7 6
A Bouteleux
M Leclercq
4 3 5
4 J McManus
J Osborne
6 6 7
Š Koudelka
A McDonald
4 J McManus
J Osborne
w/o

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
J Barrett
S Matthews
5 4 2
A Muñoz
M Orantes
7 6 6
A Muñoz
M Orantes
2 2 4
J-C Barclay
D Contet
6 6 6
T Kakulia
A Volkov
5 3 2
J-C Barclay
D Contet
7 6 6
J-C Barclay
D Contet
10 6 3 6
I Fletcher
P Mărmureanu
8 3 6 4
I Fletcher
P Mărmureanu
6 6 6
P Darmon
D Dell
3 2 3
I Fletcher
P Mărmureanu
7 9 5 6
8 J Alexander
P Dent
5 7 7 2
B Seewagen
C Steele
8 J Alexander
P Dent
w/o

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
K Coombes
K Fletcher
B Montrenaud
P Proisy
w/o
B Montrenaud
P Proisy
5 3 6 6 3
M Mulligan
N Pietrangeli
7 6 2 4 6
J Krinsky
D Schroder
M Mulligan
N Pietrangeli
w/o
M Mulligan
N Pietrangeli
2 4 6
1 I Năstase
I Țiriac
6 6 8
J Kuki
I Watanabe
2 4 7 4
JR Pinto Bravo
P Rodríguez
6 6 5 6
JR Pinto Bravo
P Rodríguez
3 1 6 5
1 I Năstase
I Țiriac
6 6 0 7
R Case
A Gardiner
1 I Năstase
I Țiriac
w/o

References

  1. ^ "AUSSIE STAR WINS FINAL BY 6‐2, 6‐4". nytimes.com.