# 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Singles

The 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic – Singles was an event of the 1970 Rawlings Tennis Classic men's tennis tournament that was played at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States from May 26 through June 4, 1970. The draw comprised 20 players and eight were seeded. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title, defeating second-seeded Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–1, 6–4. The final was played indoor at the Washington University Field House due to bad weather. Roy Emerson won 6–4, 6–1 against Fred Stolle in a third-place playoff match.

## Seeds

* Rod Laver (champion)
* Ken Rosewall (final)
* Fred Stolle (semifinals)
* Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
* Andrés Gimeno (second round)
* Roy Emerson (semifinals)
* Marty Riessen (second round)
* John Newcombe (quarterfinals)

## 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 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Fred Stolle | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ronald Holmberg | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ismail El Shafei | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ismail El Shafei | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 | Dennis Ralston | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ray Moore | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Dennis Ralston | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Larry Miller | 4 | 1 | 6 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 6 | 6 | | Torben Ulrich | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Pierre Barthès | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 2 | 6 | 2 | | Pierre Barthès | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Andrés Gimeno | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Horowitz | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | Pierre Barthès | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bill Bowrey | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fred Stolle | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nikola Pilić | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | John Newcombe | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 8 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Cox | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |