1970 French Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1970 French Open
Final
Champion	Ilie Năstase; Ion Țiriac
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe; Charlie Pasarell
Score	6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	72
Seeds	8
Events

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.

Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell.^[1]

Seeds

Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (champions)
Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell (final)
Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal (third round)
Jim McManus / Jim Osborne (fourth round)
Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (semifinals)
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli (fourth round)
Bob Hewitt / Robert Howe (third round, retired)
John Alexander / Phil Dent (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final

2	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6	4	6	6

	Gerald Battrick David Lloyd	2	6	3	2
						2	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6	6	4	6

							Georges Goven François Jauffret	4	3	6	2
	Georges Goven François Jauffret	2	6	7	6

	Željko Franulović Joaquín Loyo Mayo	6	3	5	4
												2	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	2	4	3

												1	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	6	6	6
5	Dick Crealy Allan Stone	6	8	7

	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	4	6	5
						5	Dick Crealy Allan Stone	4	7	7	3

						1	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	6	5	9	6
	Jean-Claude Barclay Daniel Contet	1	8	1	4

1	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	6	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round						Third round							Fourth round

	2	A Ashe C Pasarell	6	6	4	6
		P Szőke G Varga	4	4	6	3
							2	A Ashe C Pasarell	9	6	5	3	6
								E Drossart P Hombergen	7	4	7	6	3
	W Freer F McDonald		2	2	3
	E Drossart P Hombergen		6	6	6
														2	A Ashe C Pasarell	6	6	6
															R Keldie R Ruffels	1	2	2
	R Keldie R Ruffels		w/o
	JL Arilla P Guzmán
							R Keldie R Ruffels		6	7	3	1	7
							I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos		3	5	6	6	5
	P Dominguez J-P Meyer		6	3	5	4
	I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos		4	6	7	6

Section 2

First round	Second round						Third round					Fourth round

	7	B Hewitt B Howe	6	6	6
		N Perry E Zuleta	0	3	1
							7	B Hewitt B Howe	2	2	7^r
								I Buding H-J Plötz	6	6	7
	I Buding H-J Plötz		6	6	6
	G Deniau J-P Loth		4	2	4
												I Buding H-J Plötz	6	6	4	4
												G Battrick D Lloyd	8	4	6	6
	J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer		4	2	8	4
	W Gąsiorek N Špear		6	6	6	6
							W Gąsiorek N Špear		4	2	5
							G Battrick D Lloyd		6	6	7
	G Battrick D Lloyd		14	4	6	6
	P Marzano A Panatta		12	6	1	2

Section 3

First round	Second round						Third round					Fourth round

	3	J Kodeš J Kukal	w/o
		R Howes B Rheinberger
							3	J Kodeš J Kukal	14	8	2
								T Addison B Carmichael	16	10	6
	T Addison B Carmichael		6	6	6
	E Gorostiaga F Ponte		1	3	1
												T Addison B Carmichael	1	8	9	4	4
												G Goven F Jauffret	6	6	7	6	6
	G Goven F Jauffret		w/o
	D Bohrnstedt R Fisher
							G Goven F Jauffret		6	7	6
							D O'Bryant B Phillips-Moore		2	5	3
	K Diepraam R Krog		6	4	1	3
	D O'Bryant B Phillips-Moore		4	6	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

						6	S Likhachev A Metreveli	7	6	6
							L Chadli A Laroussi	5	1	1
													6	S Likhachev A Metreveli	6	6	6
														J-P Courcol B Paul	4	1	4
						J-P Courcol B Paul		3	6	2	6	6
						S Baranyi R Machán		6	4	6	2	4
																			6	S Likhachev A Metreveli	4	3	3
Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo	8	3	6	6	6															Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo	6	6	6
C Dibley P Doerner	10	6	2	4	1	Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo		6	1	8	9
R Barth T Gorman	w/o					R Barth T Gorman		3	6	6	7
C Duxin J-N Grinda													Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo		1	6	6	7
A Pattison T Ryan	1	6	6	6									A Pattison T Ryan		6	3	2	5
S Sugiarto A Wijono	6	2	1	2		A Pattison T Ryan		6	6	6	6
J Lovera J Thamin	4	4	4			F Bartoni E Castigliano		2	0	8	3
F Bartoni E Castigliano	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round						Third round					Fourth round

B Jovanović O Parun
J Bartlett G Masters	w/o				J Bartlett G Masters		6	6	6
V Franchitti R Lombardi	5	2	7	4	P Beust W N'Godrella		1	4	3
P Beust W N'Godrella	7	6	5	6							J Bartlett G Masters		6	6	6
W Álvarez JE Mandarino	7	6	5	6							W Álvarez JE Mandarino		3	4	3
F Battegay P Joly	5	1	7	1	W Álvarez JE Mandarino		6	6	4	6
L Lumsden R Russell	6	6	6	6	L Lumsden R Russell		2	4	6	1
B MacKay C Richey	3	4	8	3													J Bartlett G Masters	4	5	5
																5	D Crealy A Stone	6	7	7
					A Plaza R Trappenberg		w/o
					F Pála V Zedník
												A Plaza R Trappenberg	2	2	0
											5	D Crealy A Stone	6	6	6
						T Nowicki M Rybarczyk	10	3	0
					5	D Crealy A Stone	12	6	6

Section 6

First round	Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	J Fassbender H-J Pohmann		5	1	3
	P Cornejo J Fillol		7	6	6
								P Cornejo J Fillol		6	7	7
								L Hoad A Segal		3	5	5
	D Charlet É Loliée		1	4	2
	L Hoad A Segal		6	6	6
														P Cornejo J Fillol	6	6	6
													4	J McManus J Osborne	4	2	3
	M Di Domenico E Di Matteo		7	3	5	9	4
	A Bouteleux M Leclercq		5	6	7	7	6
									A Bouteleux M Leclercq	4	3	5
								4	J McManus J Osborne	6	6	7
		Š Koudelka A McDonald
	4	J McManus J Osborne	w/o

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round						Fourth round

	J Barrett S Matthews		5	4	2
	A Muñoz M Orantes		7	6	6
						A Muñoz M Orantes		2	2	4
						J-C Barclay D Contet		6	6	6
	T Kakulia A Volkov		5	3	2
	J-C Barclay D Contet		7	6	6
												J-C Barclay D Contet	10	6	3	6
												I Fletcher P Mărmureanu	8	3	6	4
	I Fletcher P Mărmureanu		6	6	6
	P Darmon D Dell		3	2	3
							I Fletcher P Mărmureanu	7	9	5	6
						8	J Alexander P Dent	5	7	7	2
		B Seewagen C Steele
	8	J Alexander P Dent	w/o

Section 8

First round	Second round						Third round							Fourth round

	K Coombes K Fletcher
	B Montrenaud P Proisy		w/o
							B Montrenaud P Proisy		5	3	6	6	3
							M Mulligan N Pietrangeli		7	6	2	4	6
	J Krinsky D Schroder
	M Mulligan N Pietrangeli		w/o
															M Mulligan N Pietrangeli	2	4	6
														1	I Năstase I Țiriac	6	6	8
	J Kuki I Watanabe		2	4	7	4
	JR Pinto Bravo P Rodríguez		6	6	5	6
								JR Pinto Bravo P Rodríguez	3	1	6	5
							1	I Năstase I Țiriac	6	6	0	7
		R Case A Gardiner
	1	I Năstase I Țiriac	w/o

References

External links

1970 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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