1970 Paris Open – Singles

Singles
1970 Paris Open
1969 Champion	Tom Okker
Champion	Arthur Ashe
Runner-up	Marty Riessen
Final score	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. Rod Laver (First Round)
2. Ken Rosewall (Quarterfinals)
3. Arthur Ashe (Champion)
4. Tom Okker (First Round)
5. Cliff Richey (Second Round)
6. Andrés Gimeno (Second Round)
7. Roy Emerson (Second Round)
8. Pancho Gonzales (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

Final

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

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	K Rosewall	6	6
	Q	P Proisy	1	2				2	K Rosewall	3	6	6
		C Graebner	7	3	6				C Graebner	6	4	4
		F Jauffret	6	6	4										2	K Rosewall	6	2
		G Goven	6	6												G Goven	7	6
		N Pilić	3	4					G Goven	7	6
		R Ruffels	2	4				7	R Emerson	5	4
	7	R Emerson	6	6																			G Goven	6	6	3
	3	A Ashe	7	3	7																	3	A Ashe	7	7	6
		O Davidson	6	6	6			3	A Ashe	6	6
		C Drysdale	6	6					C Drysdale	1	3
		D Crealy	3	3											3	A Ashe	6	6	6
		R Taylor	6	6												R Taylor	4	7	2
		I El Shafei	3	2					R Taylor	6	7
	Q	N Špear	1	7	0			6	A Gimeno	3	6
	6	A Gimeno	6	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	C Richey	6	6
		P Barthes	3	2				5	C Richey	3	2
		S Smith	6	6					S Smith	6	6
		B Carmichael	4	0												S Smith	7	6
		D Ralston	6	6	6											D Ralston	5	4
	Q	R Moore	7	4	2				D Ralston	7	5	7
		J-B Chanfreau	6	7	6				J-B Chanfreau	6	7	6
	4	T Okker	7	6	4																		S Smith	3	7	6	4
	8	P Gonzales	6	3	6																		M Riessen	6	6	7	6
	Q	M Leclercq	4	6	3			8	P Gonzales	6	6
		Z Franulović	6	6	6				Z Franulović	1	3
	Q	P Dominguez	3	7	2										8	P Gonzales	6	0
		M Riessen	6	4	6											M Riessen	7	6
		M Cox	2	6	3				M Riessen	7	6
	Q	G Stilwell	6	6				Q	G Stilwell	5	2
	1	R Laver	3	3

External links

• 1970 Paris Open Draw