1970 Paris Open – Singles

Singles
1970 Paris Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Arthur Ashe
Runner-upUnited States Marty Riessen
Score7–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1970 Paris Open – Singles was an event of the 1970 Paris Open men's tennis tournament that was played at the Palais Omnisports in Paris, France from 9 November until 15 November 1970. The draw comprised 32 players and eight were seeded. Third-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title, defeating unseeded Marty Riessen in the final, 7–6, 6–4, 6–3.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Australia Rod Laver (first round)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe (champion)
  4. Netherlands Tom Okker (first round)
  5. United States Cliff Richey (second round)
  6. Spain Andrés Gimeno (second round)
  7. Australia Roy Emerson (second round)
  8. United States Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

  • NB: The Semifinals and Final were the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

Final
3 United States Arthur Ashe 7 6 6    
  United States Marty Riessen 6 4 3    

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6  
Q France P Proisy 1 2   2 Australia K Rosewall 3 6 6
  United States C Graebner 7 3 6   United States C Graebner 6 4 4
  France F Jauffret 6 6 4 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 2  
  France G Goven 6 6     France G Goven 7 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 3 4     France G Goven 7 6  
  Australia R Ruffels 2 4   7 Australia R Emerson 5 4  
7 Australia R Emerson 6 6     France G Goven 6 6 3    
3 United States A Ashe 7 3 7 3 United States A Ashe 7 7 6    
  Australia O Davidson 6 6 6 3 United States A Ashe 6 6  
  South Africa C Drysdale 6 6     South Africa C Drysdale 1 3  
  Australia D Crealy 3 3   3 United States A Ashe 6 6 6
  United Kingdom R Taylor 6 6     United Kingdom R Taylor 4 7 2
  United Arab Republic I El Shafei 3 2     United Kingdom R Taylor 6 7  
Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 1 7 0 6 Spain A Gimeno 3 6  
6 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States C Richey 6 6  
  France P Barthès 3 2   5 United States C Richey 3 2  
  United States S Smith 6 6     United States S Smith 6 6  
  Australia B Carmichael 4 0     United States S Smith 7 6  
  United States D Ralston 6 6 6   United States D Ralston 5 4  
Q South Africa R Moore 7 4 2   United States D Ralston 7 5 7
  France J-B Chanfreau 6 7 6   France J-B Chanfreau 6 7 6
4 Netherlands T Okker 7 6 4   United States S Smith 3 7 6 4  
8 United States P Gonzales 6 3 6   United States M Riessen 6 6 7 6  
Q France M Leclercq 4 6 3 8 United States P Gonzales 6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 6 6 6   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 1 3  
Q France P Dominguez 3 7 2 8 United States P Gonzales 6 0  
  United States M Riessen 6 4 6   United States M Riessen 7 6  
  United Kingdom M Cox 2 6 3   United States M Riessen 7 6  
Q United Kingdom G Stilwell 6 6   Q United Kingdom G Stilwell 5 2  
1 Australia R Laver 3 3