1970 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
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Bob Lutz and Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...

 defeated John Alexander and Phil Dent
Phil Dent
Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

 6–3, 8–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open
1970 Australian Open
The 1970 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 19 to 27 January. Margaret Smith Court's win in the singles was the first step towards her achieving a Grand Slam....

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See also:
1970 Australian Open - Men's Singles
1970 Australian Open - Men's Singles
Arthur Ashe defeated Dick Crealy 6–4 9–7 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1970 Australian Open.See also:-Final Eight:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-External links:* *...

1970 Australian Open - Women's Singles
1970 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Margaret Court was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating compratriot Kerry Melville in the final. This was her first step towards completing the second Calendar Grand Slam.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round....

1970 Australian Open - Women's Doubles
1970 Australian Open - Women's Doubles
Margaret Court and Judy Tegart Dalton defeated Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open.See also:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.-Finals:-Section 1:...


Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.


  1.   John Newcombe
    John Newcombe
    John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...

     /   Nikola Pilić
    Nikola Pilic
    Nikola "Niki" Pilić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the Handsome Eight.-Biography:...

     (Quarterfinals)
  2.   Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith
    Stan Smith
    Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...

     (Champions)
  3.   Arthur Ashe
    Arthur Ashe
    Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...

     /   Dennis Ralston
    Dennis Ralston
    Richard Dennis Ralston is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Southern California and won NCAA championships under their legendary coach, George Toley. He was coached in his earlier years by the legendary tennis player, Pancho Gonzales...

     (Second Round)
  4.   Dick Crealy
    Dick Crealy
    Richard Crealy is a former Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team and winning four Grand Slam titles in doubles....

     /   Allan Stone
    Allan Stone
    ----Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...

     (Semifinals)


  1.   Tom Okker
    Tom Okker
    Thomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through...

     /   Roger Taylor (Second Round)
  2.   Mal Anderson /   Tony Roche
    Tony Roche
    Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...

     (Second Round)
  3.   William Bowrey
    William Bowrey
    William "Bill" Bowrey is a former Australian male tennis player.Bowrey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968 before the tournament opened itself for professional tennis players in 1969.-Biography:Bowrey...

     /   Ray Ruffels
    Ray Ruffels
    Ray Ruffels is a former professional tennis player.Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1969 and 1975, and a quarter-finalist in 1968, 1970 and 1977....

     (Second Round)
  4.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent
    Phil Dent
    Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on 14 February 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro singles player was reaching the Australian Open final in 1974, which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3...

     (Final)

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

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