1970 Australian Open – Men's singles
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Arthur Ashe defeated Dick Crealy in the final, 6–4, 9–7, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1970 Australian Open. It was his second major singles title.
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Champion | Arthur Ashe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Dick Crealy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–4, 9–7, 6–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 1970 Australian Open
Rod Laver was the reigning champion, but chose not to compete this year. The first round was best-of-three sets, and the rest of the tournament was best-of-five.