1970 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1970 US Open
Champion Australia Margaret Court
Runner-up United States Rosie Casals
Final score 6–2, 2–6, 6–1

Margaret Court was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Rosie Casals in the final. With this win, Court followed in the foot steps of Don Budge, Rod Laver and Maureen Connolly, completing the fifth-ever Calendar Grand Slam, the second for a woman player.

Seeds

  1. Australia Margaret Court (Champion)
  2. United States Rosie Casals (Final)
  3. United States Nancy Richey (Semifinals)
  4. France Françoise Dürr (Quarterfinals)
  5. United Kingdom Virginia Wade (Semifinals)
  6. Australia Kerry Melville (Quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Karen Krantzcke (Withdrew before the tournament began)
  8. Australia Judy Dalton (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  Australia Margaret Court 6 6    
   Australia Helen Gourlay 2 2    
  1  Australia Margaret Court 6 6    
  3  United States Nancy Richey 1 3    
3  United States Nancy Richey 6 6  
     Australia Lesley Hunt 4 4    
    1  Australia Margaret Court 6 2 6
  2  United States Rosie Casals 2 6 1
  5  United Kingdom Virginia Wade 5 6 6  
4  France Françoise Dürr 7 4 0  
  5  United Kingdom Virginia Wade 2 7 2
  2  United States Rosie Casals 6 6 6  
6  Australia Kerry Melville 4 6 4
  2  United States Rosie Casals 6 4 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
1 Australia M Court 6 6
United States P Austin 1 0 1 Australia M Court 6 6
United States P Hogan 7 3 6 United States P Hogan 1 1
United States J Newberry 5 6 1 1 Australia M Court 6 6
Australia T Faulkner 6 5 6 Australia T Faulkner 0 2
Japan C Murakami 2 7 4 Australia T Faulkner 6 6
United States P Stewart 6 2 0 United States M Gengler 3 4
United States M Gengler 3 6 6 1 Australia M Court 6 6
United States M Cooper 4 2 Australia H Gourlay 2 2
Australia H Gourlay 6 6 Australia H Gourlay 6 7
United States C Graebner 6 6 United States C Graebner 3 5
United States L Tenney 2 3 Australia H Gourlay 6 6
United States B-A Hansen 5 4 8 Australia J Dalton 4 2
United States K Pigeon 7 6 United States K Pigeon 6 6 4
United States P Reese 1 2 8 Australia J Dalton 7 0 6
8 Australia J Dalton 6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
3 United States N Richey 6 6
United States L duPont 2 3 3 United States N Richey 6 6
France G Chanfreau 6 3 6 France G Chanfreau 3 3
United States D Carter 3 6 3 3 United States N Richey 7 2 6
United Kingdom S Holdsworth 1 5 Soviet Union O Morozova 5 6 2
United States S Johnson 6 7 United States S Johnson 1 3
Indonesia L Liem 7 4 1 Soviet Union O Morozova 6 6
Soviet Union O Morozova 5 6 6 3 United States N Richey 6 6
Chile M Rodriguez Australia L Hunt 4 4
Sweden C Sandberg w / o Sweden C Sandberg 6 6
Ecuador M-E Guzman United States C Capozzi 2 2
United States C Capozzi w / o Sweden C Sandberg 4 3
Australia L Hunt 6 6 Australia L Hunt 6 6
United States K Kemmer 3 1 Australia L Hunt 6 6
United States P Farmer United States P Cody 1 3
United States P Cody w / o

Bottom Half

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
5 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
United States T O'Shaughnessy 1 1 5 United Kingdom V Wade 7 6
Sweden I Bentzer 2 2 United States P Bartkowicz 6 1
United States P Bartkowicz 6 6 5 United Kingdom V Wade 3 7 1
United States D Hard 3 6 6 United States S Walsh 6 6 6
United States V Ziegenfuss 6 4 4 United States D Hard 6 1 5
United States S Walsh 6 4 6 United States S Walsh 3 6 7
South Africa E Emanuel 1 6 2 5 United Kingdom V Wade 5 6 6
United States M Struthers 4 6 2 4 France Dürr 7 4 0
United States F Footman 6 4 6 United States F Footman 6 6
Canada J O'Hara 6 6 6 Canada J O'Hara 7 7
Indonesia L Kaligis 7 2 3 Canada J O'Hara 1 1
United Kingdom N Truman 6 6 4 France Dürr 6 6
United States S Vinton 2 0 United Kingdom N Truman 1 0
United States M-A Curtis 5 0 4 France Dürr 6 6
4 France Dürr 7 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
6 Australia K Melville 6 6
United States B Vest 2 2 6 Australia K Melville 6 7
United States S Stap 6 6 United States S Stap 4 5
United States S Barman 0 1 6 Australia K Melville 7 7
United States L Tuero 5 6 5 South Africa P Walkden 6 5
South Africa P Walkden 7 3 7 South Africa P Walkden 6 6
United States E Pande 6 6 United States E Pande 4 1
United Kingdom C Molesworth 4 3 6 Australia K Melville 4 6 4
United States P Teeguarden 6 6 2 United States R Casals 6 4 6
Australia K Harris 1 2 United States P Teeguarden 6 6
United States G Hansen 5 4 United States K Harter 1 4
United States K Harter 7 6 United States P Teeguarden 5 4
Soviet Union M Kroschina 3 4 2 United States R Casals 7 6
United States C Martinez 6 6 United States C Martinez 0 3
France C Spinoza 3 0 2 United States R Casals 6 6
2 United States R Casals 6 6

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