# 1970 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith defeated John Alexander and Phil Dent 6–3, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* John Newcombe / Nikola Pilić (quarterfinals)
* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (champions)
* Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (second round)
* Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (semifinals)
* Tom Okker / Roger Taylor (second round)
* Mal Anderson / Tony Roche (second round)
* William Bowrey / Ray Ruffels (second round)
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Syd Ball Bob Giltinan | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Syd Ball Bob Giltinan | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Dick Crealy Allan Stone | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | J Newcombe N Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Battrick L Schloss | 7 | 10 | | | G Battrick L Schloss | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Brown A Hammond | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe N Pilić | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| T Gorman J McManus | 1 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| K Coombes G Pollard | 6 | 7 | 4 | | T Gorman J McManus | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | J Alexander P Dent | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Alexander P Dent | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Ball B Giltinan | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | 3 | A Ashe D Ralston | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Ball B Giltinan | | | | | S Ball B Giltinan | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Paul M Werren | w/o | | | | | | | | | S Ball B Giltinan | 16 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| B Carmichael R Keldie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Carmichael R Keldie | 18 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| P Loizeau A Shapter | 2 | 2 | | | B Carmichael R Keldie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | M Anderson T Roche | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | 4 | D Crealy A Stone | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N Neely D Dell | 1 | 8 | 7 | | J Kukal V Zednik | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Kukal V Zednik | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | 4 | D Crealy A Stone | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Bartlett G Masters | | | | | | | | | | J Bartlett G Masters | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| E Argyriou Pieter Verstraeten | w/o | | | | J Bartlett G Masters | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | T Okker R Taylor | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Crealy A Stone | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | W Bowrey R Ruffels | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Gardiner F Sedgman | w/o | | | | J Cooper B Phillips-Moore | 17 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Cooper B Phillips-Moore | | | | | | | | | | J Cooper B Phillips-Moore | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| C Dibley P Doerner | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| S Sugiarto G Widjojo | 7 | 2 | | | C Dibley P Doerner | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | B Lutz S Smith | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |