1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles

The 1970 Pacific Southwest Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1970 Pacific Southwest Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States between September 21 and September 27, 1970. Pancho Gonzales and Ron Holmberg were the defending Pacific Southwest Open champions but did not compete together in this edition. Sixth-seeded team of Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won the doubles title by defeating fifth-seeded pairing Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final 7–6, 6–2.^[1][2][3]

Men's doubles
1970 Pacific Southwest Open
Final
Champion	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
Runner-up	Bob Lutz Stan Smith
Score	7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Seeds

1.   John Newcombe /   Tony Roche (quarterfinals, retired)
2.   Nikola Pilić /   Cliff Richey (qecond round)
3.   Roy Emerson /   Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
4. (withdrew)
5.   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (final)
6.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (champions)
7.   Owen Davidson /   Fred Stolle (first round)
8.   Arthur Ashe /   Dennis Ralston (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Tom Gorman   Dick Knight	5	5
	5	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	7	7
								5	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	6	2
								6	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	7	6
	6	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	6	7
		Dick Crealy   Allan Stone	2	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	Nikola Pilić   Cliff Richey	6	6
		Steve Fiske   John Tidball	3	2				2	Nikola Pilić   Cliff Richey	4	4
		Tom Gorman   Dick Knight	6	6					Tom Gorman   Dick Knight	6	6
		Ismail El Shafei   Torben Ulrich	4	4												Tom Gorman   Dick Knight	6	6	6
	7	Owen Davidson   Fred Stolle	6	6												Ronald Holmberg   Jan Kodeš	2	7	3
		Ronald Holmberg   Jan Kodeš	7	7					Ronald Holmberg   Jan Kodeš	7	6
		Marcello Lara   Tom Leonard	4	6					Marcello Lara   Tom Leonard	6	3
		Jimmy Connors   Pancho Gonzales	6	5^r																			Tom Gorman   Dick Knight	5	5
	3	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	7	6																		5	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	7	7
		Lito Álvarez   Haroon Rahim	5	4				3	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	6	7
		Clark Graebner   Raymond Moore	7	6					Clark Graebner   Raymond Moore	3	6
		Frank Froehling   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	6	4											3	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	5	3
	5	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	6	6	7										5	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	7	6
		Terry Addison   Bob Carmichael	7	3	5			5	Bob Lutz   Stan Smith	7	6
		Patricio Cornejo   Jaime Fillol	6	7					Patricio Cornejo   Jaime Fillol	6	4
		Richard Russell   Lenny Schloss	1	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Brian Fairlie   Ray Ruffels	7	7
		Jim McManus   Jim Osborne	6	5					Brian Fairlie   Ray Ruffels	3	1
		Roy Barth   Steve Tidball	6	6				6	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	6	6
	6	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	7	7											6	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	6	6
		Charlie Pasarell   Erik van Dillen	7	7												Charlie Pasarell   Erik van Dillen	3	4
		Mark Cox   Graham Stilwell	6	5					Charlie Pasarell   Erik van Dillen	6	7
		Mike Machette   George Taylor	3	4				LL	Tom Edlefsen   Frew McMillan	4	6
	LL	Tom Edlefsen   Frew McMillan	6	6																		6	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	6	7
		Dick Crealy   Allan Stone	7	7																			Dick Crealy   Allan Stone	2	6
		Andrés Gimeno   Roger Taylor	6	5					Dick Crealy   Allan Stone	4	7	6
		Ray Keldie   Ken Stuart	3	6				8	Arthur Ashe   Dennis Ralston	6	6	4
	8	Arthur Ashe   Dennis Ralston	6	7												Dick Crealy   Allan Stone	7	6	3
		Alex Olmedo   Pancho Segura	6	6											1	John Newcombe   Tony Roche	6	7	2^r
		John Cooper   Thomaz Koch	4	2					Alex Olmedo   Pancho Segura	2	2
		Chico Hagey   Raúl Ramírez	4	4				1	John Newcombe   Tony Roche	6	6
	1	John Newcombe   Tony Roche	6	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
2. "Laver increases earnings with Los Angeles victory". Eugene Register-Guard. AP. September 28, 1970. p. 3B.
3. "1970 Los Angeles – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

• ITF tournament edition details