1970 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

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

Men's singles
1970 Queen's Club Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia John Newcombe
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1969 · Queen's Club Championships · 1971 →

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

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  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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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
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