1970 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1970 Queen's Club Championships
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up John Newcombe
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw64
Seeds8

Fred Stolle was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Rod Laver won the singles title at the 1970 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating countryman John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Rod Laver (champion)
  2. John Newcombe (final)
  3. Tom Okker (second round)
  4. Roger Taylor (second round)
  5. Marty Riessen (semifinals)
  6. Dennis Ralston (third round)
  7. Clark Graebner (second round)
  8. Manuel Orantes (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Rod Laver 6 6  
  Cliff Richey 3 1  
1 Rod Laver 6 6  
2 John Newcombe 4 3  
5 Marty Riessen 6 4 8
2 John Newcombe 2 6 10

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 R Laver 6 6  
  J Osborne 3 4   1 R Laver 6 6  
  R Holmberg 9 8     P Lall 3 4  
  P Lall 11 10   1 R Laver 6 8  
  P Cornejo 1 4     R Lutz 1 6  
  R Lutz 6 6     R Lutz 6 6  
  K Watanabe 4 5     Š Koudelka 3 4  
  Š Koudelka 6 7   1 R Laver 6 6  
  T Leius 6 3 4   D Crealy 1 4  
  JL Rouyer 4 6 6   JL Rouyer 4 0  
  C Drysdale 6 6     C Drysdale 6 6  
  H Kary 3 2     C Drysdale 4 1  
  D Crealy 6 3 6   D Crealy 6 6  
  W Álvarez 1 6 0   D Crealy 6 1 6
  Alan Kendal 3 4   7 C Graebner 2 6 0
7 C Graebner 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 T Okker 6 6  
  P Dent 3 3   3 T Okker 2 6 7
  R Barth 3 9     J Mukherjea 6 2 9
  J Mukherjea 6 11     J Mukherjea 2 5  
  B Mottram 2 1     C Richey 6 7  
  C Richey 6 6     C Richey w/o    
  P Guzmán w/o       P Guzmán      
  R Emerson         C Richey 6 6  
  J Fassbender         G Goven 4 3  
  G Goven w/o       G Goven 7 4 6
  B Bowrey 6 3 4   T Ryan 5 6 3
  T Ryan 4 6 6   G Goven 4 8 8
  J Loyo-Mayo 4 6 6 6 D Ralston 6 6 6
  John McDonald 6 2 2   J Loyo-Mayo 6 2  
  B Montrenaud 6 2   6 D Ralston 8 6  
6 D Ralston 8 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 M Riessen 11 6  
  B Giltinan 9 4   5 M Riessen 6 6  
  T Koch         V Korotkov 2 2  
  V Korotkov w/o     5 M Riessen 10 6  
  R Wilson 6 7     S Smith 8 2  
  S Smith 8 9     S Smith 6 6  
  A Muñoz 6 2 4   R Ruffels 4 4  
  R Ruffels 2 6 6 5 M Riessen 6 6  
  F McMillan 6 6     F McMillan 1 0  
  J McManus 3 4     F McMillan 7 10  
  H-J Plötz w/o       H-J Plötz 5 8  
  B Fairlie         F McMillan 9 6  
  A Metreveli w/o       A Metreveli 7 4  
  P Hombergen         A Metreveli 4 6 8
  F Jauffret       4 R Taylor 6 3 6
4 R Taylor w/o    

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 M Orantes 3 6 6
  P Pokorny 6 2 1 8 M Orantes 4 6 3
  S Likhachev 4 4     O Davidson 6 1 6
  O Davidson 6 6     O Davidson 4 6 7
  A Pattison 7 6     C Pasarell 6 4 9
  J Alexander 5 4     A Pattison 3 7  
  J-B Chanfreau 3 7     C Pasarell 6 9  
  C Pasarell 6 9     C Pasarell 1 2  
  L Hoad       2 J Newcombe 6 6  
  R Russell w/o       R Russell 5 4  
  I El Shafei 2 3     T Gorman 7 6  
  T Gorman 6 6     T Gorman 6 8 2
  D Contet 6 6 6 2 J Newcombe 3 10 6
  I Buding 8 3 3   D Contet 3 6 3
  A Volkov 4 9 2 2 J Newcombe 6 1 6
2 J Newcombe 6 7 6