# 1970 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

Fred Stolle was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Rod Laver won the singles title at the 1970 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating countryman John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Rod Laver (champion)
* John Newcombe (final)
* Tom Okker (second round)
* Roger Taylor (second round)
* Marty Riessen (semifinals)
* Dennis Ralston (third round)
* Clark Graebner (second round)
* Manuel Orantes (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Cliff Richey | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Cliff Richey | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | John Newcombe | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | John Newcombe | 2 | 6 | 10 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Osborne | 3 | 4 | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Holmberg | 9 | 8 | | | P Lall | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lall | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | P Cornejo | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Lutz | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Watanabe | 4 | 5 | | | Š Koudelka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Š Koudelka | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 |
| | T Leius | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | D Crealy | 1 | 4 |
| | JL Rouyer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | JL Rouyer | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Álvarez | 1 | 6 | 0 | | D Crealy | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Kendal | 3 | 4 | | 7 | C Graebner | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Graebner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 3 | 3 | | 3 | T Okker | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barth | 3 | 9 | | | J Mukherjea | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mukherjea | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | J Mukherjea | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Mottram | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Richey | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | C Richey | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Guzmán | w/o | | | | P Guzmán | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Emerson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Richey | 6 | 6 |
| | J Fassbender | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Goven | 4 | 3 |
| | G Goven | w/o | | | | G Goven | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowrey | 6 | 3 | 4 | | T Ryan | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ryan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Goven | 4 | 8 | 8 | | | |
| | J Loyo-Mayo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | John McDonald | 6 | 2 | 2 | | J Loyo-Mayo | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Montrenaud | 6 | 2 | | 6 | D Ralston | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Ralston | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | M Riessen | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan | 9 | 4 | | 5 | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch | | | | | V Korotkov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Korotkov | w/o | | | | | | | | 5 | M Riessen | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Wilson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Smith | 8 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Smith | 8 | 9 | | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz | 6 | 2 | 4 | | R Ruffels | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ruffels | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Riessen | 6 | 6 |
| | F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F McMillan | 1 | 0 |
| | J McManus | 3 | 4 | | | F McMillan | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-J Plötz | w/o | | | | H-J Plötz | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie | | | | | | | | | | F McMillan | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Metreveli | w/o | | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Hombergen | | | | | A Metreveli | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Jauffret | | | | 4 | R Taylor | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Taylor | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Orantes | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Pokorny | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | M Orantes | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Likhachev | 4 | 4 | | | O Davidson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Davidson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Davidson | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | |
| | J Alexander | 5 | 4 | | | A Pattison | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-B Chanfreau | 3 | 7 | | | C Pasarell | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pasarell | 1 | 2 |
| | L Hoad | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 |
| | R Russell | w/o | | | | R Russell | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei | 2 | 3 | | | T Gorman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Contet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 3 | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Buding | 8 | 3 | 3 | | D Contet | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | J Newcombe | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Newcombe | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |