# 1970 French Open – Men's doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.
Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell.

## Seeds

* Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (champions)
* Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell (final)
* Jan Kodeš / Jan Kukal (third round)
* Jim McManus / Jim Osborne (fourth round)
* Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (semifinals)
* Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli (fourth round)
* Bob Hewitt / Robert Howe (third round, retired)
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick David Lloyd | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick David Lloyd | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Georges Goven François Jauffret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Georges Goven François Jauffret | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Georges Goven François Jauffret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Željko Franulović Joaquín Loyo Mayo | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Željko Franulović Joaquín Loyo Mayo | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Dick Crealy Allan Stone | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 4 | 6 | 5 | | 5 | Dick Crealy Allan Stone | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Barclay Daniel Contet | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | A Ashe C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Szőke G Varga | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe C Pasarell | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | E Drossart P Hombergen | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| W Freer F McDonald | W Freer F McDonald | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Drossart P Hombergen | E Drossart P Hombergen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ashe C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Keldie R Ruffels | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| R Keldie R Ruffels | R Keldie R Ruffels | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JL Arilla P Guzmán | JL Arilla P Guzmán | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Keldie R Ruffels | R Keldie R Ruffels | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos | I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| P Dominguez J-P Meyer | P Dominguez J-P Meyer | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos | I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | B Hewitt B Howe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Perry E Zuleta | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | B Hewitt B Howe | 2 | 2 | 7$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | I Buding H-J Plötz | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| I Buding H-J Plötz | I Buding H-J Plötz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Deniau J-P Loth | G Deniau J-P Loth | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | I Buding H-J Plötz | I Buding H-J Plötz | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | G Battrick D Lloyd | G Battrick D Lloyd | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer | J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Gąsiorek N Špear | W Gąsiorek N Špear | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | W Gąsiorek N Špear | W Gąsiorek N Špear | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Battrick D Lloyd | G Battrick D Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| G Battrick D Lloyd | G Battrick D Lloyd | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Marzano A Panatta | P Marzano A Panatta | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | J Kodeš J Kukal | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Howes B Rheinberger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | J Kodeš J Kukal | 14 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | T Addison B Carmichael | 16 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| T Addison B Carmichael | T Addison B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Gorostiaga F Ponte | E Gorostiaga F Ponte | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | T Addison B Carmichael | T Addison B Carmichael | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | G Goven F Jauffret | G Goven F Jauffret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| G Goven F Jauffret | G Goven F Jauffret | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Bohrnstedt R Fisher | D Bohrnstedt R Fisher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Goven F Jauffret | G Goven F Jauffret | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D O'Bryant B Phillips-Moore | D O'Bryant B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| K Diepraam R Krog | K Diepraam R Krog | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D O'Bryant B Phillips-Moore | D O'Bryant B Phillips-Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | | | 6 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | L Chadli A Laroussi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-P Courcol B Paul | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J-P Courcol B Paul | J-P Courcol B Paul | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | S Baranyi R Machán | S Baranyi R Machán | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo | Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| C Dibley P Doerner | C Dibley P Doerner | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo | Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Barth T Gorman | R Barth T Gorman | w/o | | | | | R Barth T Gorman | R Barth T Gorman | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Duxin J-N Grinda | C Duxin J-N Grinda | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo | Ž Franulović J Loyo Mayo | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| A Pattison T Ryan | A Pattison T Ryan | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Pattison T Ryan | A Pattison T Ryan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| S Sugiarto A Wijono | S Sugiarto A Wijono | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | A Pattison T Ryan | A Pattison T Ryan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Lovera J Thamin | J Lovera J Thamin | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | F Bartoni E Castigliano | F Bartoni E Castigliano | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Bartoni E Castigliano | F Bartoni E Castigliano | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| B Jovanović O Parun | B Jovanović O Parun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Bartlett G Masters | J Bartlett G Masters | w/o | | | | J Bartlett G Masters | J Bartlett G Masters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| V Franchitti R Lombardi | V Franchitti R Lombardi | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | P Beust W N'Godrella | P Beust W N'Godrella | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Beust W N'Godrella | P Beust W N'Godrella | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | J Bartlett G Masters | J Bartlett G Masters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| W Álvarez JE Mandarino | W Álvarez JE Mandarino | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | W Álvarez JE Mandarino | W Álvarez JE Mandarino | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| F Battegay P Joly | F Battegay P Joly | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | W Álvarez JE Mandarino | W Álvarez JE Mandarino | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Lumsden R Russell | L Lumsden R Russell | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | L Lumsden R Russell | L Lumsden R Russell | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B MacKay C Richey | B MacKay C Richey | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Bartlett G Masters | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Crealy A Stone | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | A Plaza R Trappenberg | A Plaza R Trappenberg | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Pála V Zedník | F Pála V Zedník | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Plaza R Trappenberg | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Crealy A Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | T Nowicki M Rybarczyk | 10 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | D Crealy A Stone | 12 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 5 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Cornejo J Fillol | P Cornejo J Fillol | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | L Hoad A Segal | L Hoad A Segal | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| D Charlet É Loliée | D Charlet É Loliée | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Hoad A Segal | L Hoad A Segal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J McManus J Osborne | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| M Di Domenico E Di Matteo | M Di Domenico E Di Matteo | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Bouteleux M Leclercq | A Bouteleux M Leclercq | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | A Bouteleux M Leclercq | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | J McManus J Osborne | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Š Koudelka A McDonald | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J McManus J Osborne | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| J Barrett S Matthews | J Barrett S Matthews | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Muñoz M Orantes | A Muñoz M Orantes | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Muñoz M Orantes | A Muñoz M Orantes | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J-C Barclay D Contet | J-C Barclay D Contet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| T Kakulia A Volkov | T Kakulia A Volkov | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J-C Barclay D Contet | J-C Barclay D Contet | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J-C Barclay D Contet | J-C Barclay D Contet | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | I Fletcher P Mărmureanu | I Fletcher P Mărmureanu | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| I Fletcher P Mărmureanu | I Fletcher P Mărmureanu | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Darmon D Dell | P Darmon D Dell | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | I Fletcher P Mărmureanu | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Alexander P Dent | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | B Seewagen C Steele | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Alexander P Dent | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| K Coombes K Fletcher | K Coombes K Fletcher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Montrenaud P Proisy | B Montrenaud P Proisy | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Montrenaud P Proisy | B Montrenaud P Proisy | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Krinsky D Schroder | J Krinsky D Schroder | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| J Kuki I Watanabe | J Kuki I Watanabe | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JR Pinto Bravo P Rodríguez | JR Pinto Bravo P Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | JR Pinto Bravo P Rodríguez | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | R Case A Gardiner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | I Năstase I Țiriac | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |