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1970 Paris Open – Singles


FieldValue
champUSA Arthur Ashe
runnerUSA Marty Riessen
score7–6, 6–4, 6–3
draw32
seeds8
typesingles doubles
after_year1972

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. AUS Rod Laver (first round)
  2. AUS Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
  3. USA Arthur Ashe (champion)
  4. NED Tom Okker (first round)
  5. USA Cliff Richey (second round)
  6. ESP Andrés Gimeno (second round)
  7. AUS Roy Emerson (second round)
  8. USA Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals)

Draw

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

Final

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Section 1

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Section 2

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