# 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships – Men's singles

The 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships – Men's singles was an event of the 1970 Embassy British Indoor Championships tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 16 November and 21 November 1970. The draw comprised 32 players of whom eight were seeded. Rod Laver was the reigning singles champion at the British Indoor Championships. First-seeded Laver retained his title by defeating third-seeded Cliff Richey in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Rod Laver (champion)
* Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
* Cliff Richey (final)
* Arthur Ashe (first round)
* Tom Okker (first round)
* Roy Emerson (second round)
* Stan Smith (second round)
* Ilie Năstase (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 4 | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Cliff Richey | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Cliff Richey | 7 | 6 | 3 | Cliff Richey | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall | 5 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | 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 |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Fillol | 5 | 5 | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | | | Andrés Gimeno | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Ruffels | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Ilie Năstase | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy | 4 | 4 | | 8 | Ilie Năstase | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gorman | 8 | 9 | 7 | | Tom Gorman | 8 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marty Riessen | 9 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Arthur Ashe | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 4 |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | Cliff Drysdale | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 8 | 6 | | | Mark Cox | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Lloyd | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | Cliff Drysdale | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Tom Okker | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | Dennis Ralston | 8 | 8 | 3 | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 9 | | | John Alexander | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Dennis Ralston | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clark Graebner | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | 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 |
| | Roger Taylor | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Davidson | 8 | 2 | | | Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Željko Franulović | 7 | 4 | | 6 | Roy Emerson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Roy Emerson | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | Roger Taylor | 6 | 9 | 2 | | | | |
| | Pierre Barthès | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Cliff Richey | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 0 | 2 | | | Pierre Barthès | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Barth | 2 | 3 | | 3 | Cliff Richey | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cliff Richey | 7 | 6 |
| | Pancho Gonzales | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 5 | 2 |
| | Ion Țiriac | 6 | 4 | 2 | | Pancho Gonzales | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei | 2 | 8 | | 7 | Stan Smith | 9 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Stan Smith | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | Pancho Gonzales | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Nikola Pilić | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jan Kodeš | 7 | 5 | 4 | | Nikola Pilić | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Carmichael | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |