1970 U.S. Professional Indoor – Doubles

Doubles
1970 U.S. Professional Indoor
Champions	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac
Runners-up	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston
Final score	6–4, 6–3

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

Ilie Năstase and Ion Ţiriac 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

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

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   Richard 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

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