# 1970 US Open – Men's doubles

Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions but lost their title after a defeat in the semifinals.
Eighth-seeded Pierre Barthès and Nikola Pilić won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* John Newcombe / Tony Roche (second round)
* Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (semifinals)
* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
* Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (withdrew)
* Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (third round)
* Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (final)
* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (third round)
* Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić (champions)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 3 | 4 | 6 | | 6 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Leonard S Pasarell | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell E van Dillen | w/o | | | | | | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz M Orantes | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Howe M Santana | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | D Savitt T Trabert | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch R Marcher | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | T Koch R Marcher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Savitt T Trabert | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Savitt T Trabert | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sugiarto A Wijono | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pasarell E van Dillen | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | P Barthès N Pilić | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Barthès N Pilić | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | F Froehling P Lall | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | 8 | P Barthès N Pilić | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Higgins E Zuleta | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | | M Machette G Taylor | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Machette G Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Barthès N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | O Bengtson H Zahr | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | I El Shafei R Keldie | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei R Keldie | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | I El Shafei R Keldie | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ashe D Ralston | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | A Ashe D Ralston | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Korotkov A Metreveli | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | I Năstase I Țiriac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cornejo J Fillol | w/o | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy A Stone | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | D Crealy A Stone | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barth T Gorman | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Seewagen C Steele | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak H Rahim | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | J Borowiak H Rahim | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer | w/o | | | | | | J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Buding J Fassbender | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | T Okker M Riessen | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Connors P Gonzales | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Potthast L Schloss | | | | | | 5 | T Okker M Riessen | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cooper R Russell | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | C McKinley E Scott | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McKinley E Scott | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Connors P Gonzales | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | J Connors P Gonzales | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Kukal P Mărmureanu | | | | | | | J Connors P Gonzales | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Addison B Carmichael | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | T Addison B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie R Ruffels | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | P Gerken R Walthall | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Guzmán T Vázquez | | | | | | P Gerken R Walthall | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale R Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | C Drysdale R Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MA Ilahi K Van Nostrand | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | C Drysdale R Holmberg | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Battrick P Curtis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | C Graebner R Moore | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | C Graebner R Moore | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Burwash R Hernando | | | | | 6 | R Emerson R Laver | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Emerson R Laver | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | M Belkin J Sharpe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| | R Dowdeswell H Irvine | w/o | | | | | R Dowdeswell H Irvine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cramer J Hammill | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Cramer J Hammill | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Brown K Stuart | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Cramer J Hammill | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R McKinley D Stockton | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Donald Dell Dick Dell | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | R McKinley D Stockton | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Crookenden S Giammalva | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | M Lara J Singh | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Ayala G Goven | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | L Ayala G Goven | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowrey O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | B Bowrey O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fisher R Tanner | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | B Bowrey O Davidson | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | A Fox J Kuki | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Alloo L Parker | w/o | | | | | B Alloo L Parker | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Loyo Mayo T Palafox | 3 | 6 | 3 | | 7 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Bowrey O Davidson | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| | A Olmedo P Segura | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | M Cox G Stilwell | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | A Olmedo P Segura | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McManus J Osborne | w/o | | | | | J McManus J Osborne | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Andrew H Hose | | | | | | | | | | | | J McManus J Osborne | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Gimeno R Taylor | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Gottfried S Mayer | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | A Gimeno R Taylor | 5 | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Khodaei N Nemati | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |