title: 1970 Stockholm Open – Singles
text: # 1970 Stockholm Open – Singles
  
  The 1970 Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix and took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1970. Stan Smith won in the final by beating Arthur Ashe 5–7, 6–4, 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Ken Rosewall (semifinal)
  * Arthur Ashe (final)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ken Rosewall | 10 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Stan Smith | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
  | | Stan Smith | 8 | 6 | 9 | | Stan Smith | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 7 | 4 | 4 |
  | | Cliff Richey | 5 | 4 | | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 7 | 4 | 4 |
  | 2 | Arthur Ashe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kodeš | 3 | 4 | | 1 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Leschly | 3 | 11 | 6 | | J Leschly | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Shafei | 6 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Pilić | 11 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | M Cox | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | R Ruffels | 13 | 3 | 6 | | R Ruffels | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Țiriac | 3 | 12 | 3 | | M Cox | 3 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Cox | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Rosewall | 10 | 2 | 7 |
  | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Smith | 8 | 6 | 9 |
  | | T Gorman | 1 | 2 | | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | C Drysdale | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Graebner | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Goven | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | G Goven | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | D Crealy | 2 | 6 | 4 | | G Goven | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | B Carmichael | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Saila | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | J Fillol | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Ralston | 6 | 6 | | D Ralston | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Jemsby | 2 | 4 | | I Năstase | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Ralston | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Franulović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | C Richey | w/o | | | | | | |
  | | O Davidson | 3 | 5 | | Z Franulović | 1 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Gimeno | 21 | 1 | | C Richey | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Richey | 23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Richey | 5 | 4 |
  | | L Johansson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 7 | 6 |
  | | B Holmström | 7 | 6 | | B Holmström | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Bengtson | 4 | 2 | | R Emerson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Emerson | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | |
  | | K Johansson | 3 | 9 | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Taylor | 6 | 11 | | R Taylor | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Moore | 3 | 6 | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Ashe | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  