1970 Australian Open - Women's Doubles

1970 Australian Open - Women's Doubles
1970 Australian Open
Champions	Margaret Court Judy Tegart Dalton
Runners-up	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville
Final score	6–1, 6–3

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.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton (Champions) Karen Krantzcke / Kerry Melville (Final)

Kerry Harris / Winnie Shaw (Semifinals) Jan O'Neill / Christina Sandberg (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court   Judy Tegart Dalton	6	6
		Wendy Gilchrist   Lesley Hunt	4	2
								1	Margaret Court   Judy Tegart Dalton	6	6
								2	Karen Krantzcke   Kerry Melville	1	3
	3	Kerry Harris   Winnie Shaw	10	6	6
	2	Karen Krantzcke   Kerry Melville	12	4	8

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Court   J Dalton	6	6
								C Cooper   N Eastburn	1	2
														1	M Court   J Dalton	6	6
	L Mansfield   H Sheedy	3	3												K Hogarth   M Tesch	3	1
	J Harris   K Wilkinson	6	6					J Harris   K Wilkinson	3	2
								K Hogarth   M Tesch	6	6
																					1	M Court   J Dalton	6	6
																						W Gilchrist   L Hunt	4	2
								W Gilchrist   L Hunt	9	7
	N Marsh   C Zeeman							N Marsh   C Zeeman	7	5
	R Davis   J Whyte	w/o													W Gilchrist   L Hunt	8	2	7
														4	J O'Neill   C Sandberg	6	6	5
								A Coleman   C Matison	0	0
							4	J O'Neill   C Sandberg	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							3	K Harris   W Shaw	6	6
								C King   M Starr	2	1
														3	K Harris   W Shaw	6	6
															L Kaligis   L Liem	0	3
								H Amos   S Hole	6	6	1
								L Kaligis   L Liem	4	8	6
																					3	K Harris   W Shaw	10	6	6
																					2	K Krantzcke   K Melville	12	4	8
								S Alexander   S Walsham	6	6
								V Lancaster   B Murphy	3	3
															S Alexander   S Walsham	1	1
														2	K Krantzcke   K Melville	6	6
								E Craig-Allan   C Langsford	4	4
							2	K Krantzcke   K Melville	6	6

External links

• 1970 Australian Open - Women's Doubles on ITFtennis.com