1970 French Open – Men's singles

Jan Kodeš defeated Željko Franulović in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1970 French Open.[1] It was his first major singles title.

Men's singles
1970 French Open
Champion Jan Kodeš
Runner-up Željko Franulović
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1970 French Open

Rod Laver was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jan Kodeš is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
  2. Stan Smith (first round)
  3. Manuel Santana (fourth round)
  4. Arthur Ashe (quarterfinals)
  5. Željko Franulović (final)
  6. Bob Hewitt (second round)
  7. Jan Kodeš (champion)
  8. Cliff Richey (semifinals)
  9. Alex Metreveli (fourth round)
  10. Ion Țiriac (fourth round)
  11. François Jauffret (quarterfinals)
  12. Lew Hoad (fourth round)
  13. Manuel Orantes (fourth round)
  14. Georges Goven (semifinals)
  15. Ray Ruffels (third round)
  16. Dick Crealy (fourth round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1970 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Martin Mulligan 1 3 5
7 Jan Kodeš 6 6 7
7 Jan Kodeš 2 6 5 6 6
14 Georges Goven 6 2 7 2 3
14 Georges Goven 8 6 6 6
11 François Jauffret 6 8 2 1
7 Jan Kodeš 6 6 6
5 Željko Franulović 2 4 0
5 Željko Franulović 6 3 10 4 6
4 Arthur Ashe 3 6 8 6 3
5 Željko Franulović 6 4 1 7 7
8 Cliff Richey 4 6 6 5 5
8 Cliff Richey 7 9 4 6
1 Ilie Năstase 5 7 6 3

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Round four
2 S Smith w/o
Q JP Meyer Q JP Meyer 1 2 4
P Szőke 4 6 5 6 6 P Szőke 6 6 6
B Jovanović 6 4 7 4 3 P Szőke 2 3 9
J Fillol Sr. 3 7 2 6 6 J Fillol Sr. 6 6 11
S Palmieri 6 5 6 0 3 J Fillol Sr. 3 1 6 6 10
D Sturdza 2 1 2 T Addison 6 6 3 4 8
T Addison 6 6 6 J Fillol Sr. 4 7 6 5 6
15 R Ruffels 6 6 6 M Mulligan 6 5 3 7 8
Q P Joly 2 2 2 15 R Ruffels 7 6 6
P Cornejo 6 6 1 3 6 P Cornejo 5 4 2
K Diepraam 3 3 6 6 2 15 R Ruffels 9 3 6 0
P Guzmán w/o M Mulligan 11 6 1 6
T Gorman T Gorman 4 3 3
B Seewagen 7 0 1 M Mulligan 6 6 6
M Mulligan 9 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Round four
7 J Kodeš 6 6 6
JB Chanfreau 0 1 3 7 J Kodeš 6 6 6
Q R Howe 6 8 6 8 Q R Howe 4 1 2
J Osborne 1 10 2 6 7 J Kodeš 6 6 6
H Kary Š Koudelka 0 1 2
O Parun w/o H Kary w/o
Š Koudelka 6 6 6 Š Koudelka
Q D O'Bryant 1 1 2 7 J Kodeš 4 7 4 6 6
10 I Țiriac 6 6 6 10 I Țiriac 6 5 6 2 2
J-P Courcol 1 0 4 10 I Țiriac 6 2 7 6
E Di Matteo 3 6 6 6 E Di Matteo 4 6 5 1
A Segal 6 0 1 1 10 I Țiriac 6 9 6
B Carmichael 6 3 3 6 6 G Battrick 2 7 3
J Mukerjea 4 6 6 3 2 B Carmichael 3 2 4
Q F Matheu 3 2 7 4 G Battrick 6 6 6
G Battrick 6 6 5 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Round four
3 M Santana 6 6 6
D Contet 2 1 1 3 M Santana 6 6 7
P Kronk 4 2 3 J McManus 1 2 5
J McManus 6 6 6 3 M Santana 2 6 6 6
J Fassbender 3 7 3 5 S Baranyi 6 3 4 3
B MacKay 6 5 6 7 B MacKay 2 6 10 2 1
C de Gronckel 4 1 1 S Baranyi 6 2 8 6 6
S Baranyi 6 6 6 3 M Santana 6 4 3 6 0
14 G Goven 6 6 6 14 G Goven 3 6 6 1 6
C Dibley 2 3 2 14 G Goven 6 6 6
H-J Plötz 6 5 6 3 6 H-J Plötz 3 2 0
S Matthews 2 7 2 6 3 14 G Goven 7 8 6
P Mărmureanu 6 6 6 P Mărmureanu 5 6 3
R Keldie 3 3 2 P Mărmureanu 7 13 6
H Zahr 4 3 4 I Buding 5 11 2
I Buding 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Round four
6 B Hewitt 6 7 6
D Lloyd 2 5 3 6 B Hewitt 8 3 4 8 4
P Marzano 4 6 2 5 V Zednik 6 6 6 6 6
V Zednik 6 4 6 7 V Zednik 4 7 6 3 r.
B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 A Panatta 6 9 3 4
Q W N'Godrella 1 0 3 B Phillips-Moore 5 6 0 6 10
A Panatta 2 4 6 6 6 A Panatta 7 1 6 2 12
J Alexander 6 6 3 2 4 A Panatta 3 4 0
11 F Jauffret 7 6 6 11 F Jauffret 6 6 6
K Watanabe 5 3 1 11 F Jauffret 6 1 6 6
A Volkov 4 4 7 P Beust 2 6 1 1
P Beust 6 6 9 11 F Jauffret 6 5 7 6
LL G Perkins 6 6 4 3 5 P Dent 1 7 5 3
T Ryan 2 2 6 6 7 T Ryan 1 2 3
P Dent P Dent 6 6 6
JL Arilla w/o

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Round four
W Álvarez 6 3 2 1
J Kukal 4 6 6 6 J Kukal 6 6 1 4
JL Rouyer 7 4 2 7 6 JL Rouyer 2 8 6 6
J Pinto Bravo 5 6 6 5 4 JL Rouyer 4 5 4
Q C Duxin 4 6 2 0 12 L Hoad 6 7 6
C Pasarell 6 3 6 6 C Pasarell 4 6 4 4
H Elschenbroich 6 3 6 3 5 12 L Hoad 6 3 6 6
12 L Hoad 2 6 4 6 7 12 L Hoad 3 3 4
K Meiler w/o 5 Z Franulović 6 6 6
T Kakoulia T Kakoulia 6 2 6 0 4
J Bartlett 6 2 2 6 3 J Loyo-Mayo 3 6 2 6 6
J Loyo-Mayo 3 6 6 3 6 J Loyo-Mayo 1 2 2
P Doerner 6 4 6 3 5 Z Franulović 6 6 6
W Gasiorek 8 6 2 6 W Gasiorek 1 2 6 8 7
R Barth 3 4 3 5 Z Franulović 6 6 4 6 9
5 Z Franulović 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Round four
Q J Krinsky 5 9 3 6 4
B Montrenaud 7 7 6 1 6 B Montrenaud 4 12 6 3 2
A Stone 7 6 6 A Stone 6 10 2 6 6
A Pattison 5 4 3 A Stone 3 3 0
J Gisbert Sr 6 6 5 1 6 13 M Orantes 6 6 6
JC Barclay 3 3 7 6 1 J Gisbert Sr 2 4 3
J Mandarino 3 7 2 1 13 M Orantes 6 6 6
13 M Orantes 6 5 6 6 13 M Orantes 6 4 2 2
N Pietrangeli 5 6 6 6 4 A Ashe 3 6 6 6
S Likhachev 7 1 3 1 N Pietrangeli 1 6 6 6
Q J Lovera 0 0 4 P Hombergen 6 1 3 2
P Hombergen 6 6 6 N Pietrangeli 6 4 4
K Wooldridge 6 2 9 4 A Ashe 8 6 6
Q W Freer 8 6 11 Q W Freer 1 0 3
M Rybarczyk 0 2 0 4 A Ashe 6 6 6
4 A Ashe 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Round four
T Nowicki 6 6 6
N Kalogeropoulos 3 3 4 T Nowicki 1 2 1
F Pála 6 7 6 F Pála 6 6 6
R Seegers 1 5 2 F Pála 4 2 9 6 1
G Masters 6 3 3 6 6 9 A Metreveli 6 6 7 4 6
P Pokorny 1 6 6 2 1 G Masters 5 3 2
M Di Domenico 4 1 6 9 A Metreveli 7 6 6
9 A Metreveli 6 6 8 9 A Metreveli 6 4 6
Q E Zuleta 6 8 6 8 C Richey 8 6 8
R Peralta 3 6 3 Q E Zuleta 2 6 3
P Rodríguez 6 7 2 6 P Rodríguez 6 8 6
F Bartoni 2 5 6 3 P Rodríguez 2 2 0
D Schroder 6 6 6 8 C Richey 6 6 6
LL R Rheinberger 2 4 0 D Schroder 2 2 4
Q J Thamin 0 1 4 8 C Richey 6 6 6
8 C Richey 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Round four
E Castigliano 1 4 6 2
N Špear 6 6 3 6 N Špear 6 6 6
Q J-F Caujolle 3 7 0 E Drossart 2 4 2
E Drossart 6 9 6 N Špear 4 6 1 1
Q J Kuki 4 6 3 3 16 D Crealy 6 1 6 6
I Gulyás 6 2 6 6 I Gulyás 7 1 7 8 3
A Muñoz 2 6 4 4 16 D Crealy 9 6 5 6 6
16 D Crealy 6 3 6 6 16 D Crealy 4 3 4
Q R Russell 3 7 4 6 4 1 I Năstase 6 6 6
HJ Pohmann 6 5 6 3 6 HJ Pohmann 3 6 2 3
Q R Machán 6 1 2 4 M Leclercq 6 2 6 6
M Leclercq 4 6 6 6 M Leclercq 2 1 4
I Fletcher 5 6 6 1 6 1 I Năstase 6 6 6
G Varga 7 2 1 6 4 I Fletcher 0 1 0
P Proisy 5 3 2 1 I Năstase 6 6 6
1 I Năstase 7 6 6

References
  1. "Jan Kodeš". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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