1970 ITPA Open Indoor – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1970 ITPA Open Indoor
Champion Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
Runner-up Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
Score6–4, 6–3

Tom Okker and Marty Riessen were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year.

Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac successfully defended their title, defeating Arthur Ashe and Dennis Ralston 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

  1. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (second round)
  2. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (second round)
  3. Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (second round)
  4. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Jim McManus
Jim Osborne
1 3  
  Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
6 6  
  Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
6 6  
  Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
4 3  
  Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
7 4 6
  Andrés Gimeno
Manuel Santana
5 6 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 T Okker
M Riessen
4 6 4
  J McManus
J Osborne
6 2 5
  J McManus
J Osborne
6 5 6
  EB Buchholz
R Moore
2 7 1
  EB Buchholz
R Moore
4 6 5
  G Battrick
B Carmichael
6 4 3
  J McManus
J Osborne
1 3  
  I Năstase
I Țiriac
6 6     I Năstase
I Țiriac
6 6  
  J Borowiak
H Rahim
4 4     I Năstase
I Țiriac
6 4 5
  C Richey
R Taylor
6 2 6   C Richey
R Taylor
3 6 4
  M Cox
G Stilwell
2 6 4   I Năstase
I Țiriac
6 4 6
  R Barth
T Gorman
6 6     T Koch
P Lall
3 6 4
  Donald Lutz
B Martin
1 1     R Barth
T Gorman
5 7 2
  T Koch
P Lall
7 5 5   T Koch
P Lall
7 5 5
4 K Rosewall
F Stolle
5 7 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 R Lutz
S Smith
6 6  
  H-J Plötz
R Russell
2 1   3 R Lutz
S Smith
4 3  
  A Ashe
D Ralston
7 6     A Ashe
D Ralston
6 6  
  I El Shafei
T Ulrich
5 3     A Ashe
D Ralston
7 6  
  I Buding
J Fillol
4 6 5   R Emerson
R Laver
5 4  
  Ž Franulović
N Pilić
6 3 3   I Buding
J Fillol
1 4  
  R Emerson
R Laver
6 6  
  A Ashe
D Ralston
7 4 6
  A Gimeno
M Santana
5 6 3
  C Graebner
R Holmberg
5 5  
  A Gimeno
M Santana
7 7  
  A Gimeno
M Santana
6 5 6
  J Kodeš
J Loyo-Mayo
3 7 3
  J Kodeš
J Loyo-Mayo
7 3 5
1 J Newcombe
T Roche
5 6 4

References