1970 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1970 Australian Open
Champion Margaret Court
Runner-up Kerry Melville
Score6–3, 6–1
Draw43
Seeds8
Main article: 1970 Australian Open

Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Kerry Melville in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1970 Australian Open. It was her ninth Australian Open singles title and 17th major singles title overall. It was also the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Court, the first in women's singles in the Open Era. Court did not lose a set during the tournament.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Margaret Court (champion)
  2. Kerry Melville (final)
  3. Winnie Shaw (semifinals)
  4. Karen Krantzcke (semifinals)
  5. Judy Dalton (quarterfinals)
  6. Christina Sandberg (quarterfinals)
  7. Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)
  8. Kerry Harris (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Margaret Court 6 6
  Evonne Goolagong 3 1
1 Margaret Court 6 6
4 Karen Krantzcke 1 3
4 Karen Krantzcke 8 11
5 Judy Dalton 6 9
1 Margaret Court 6 6
2 Kerry Melville 3 1
7 Lesley Hunt 4 3
3 Winnie Shaw 6 6
3 Winnie Shaw 6 4
2 Kerry Melville 8 6
6 Christina Sandberg 0 2
2 Kerry Melville 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 M Court 6 6
C Langsford 6 6 C Langsford 0 0
S Irvine 3 2 1 M Court 6 6
K Wilkinson 0 1
H Kayser 4 6 5
K Wilkinson 6 3 7
1 M Court 6 6
E Goolagong 3 1
8 K Harris 6 8
C Cooper 0 3 H Amos 3 6
H Amos 6 6 8 K Harris 8 0
E Goolagong 10 6
E Goolagong 6 6
N Marsh 6 7 N Marsh 4 4
S Thomson 2 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 K Krantzcke 6 6
T Van Haren 1 1 V Lancaster 3 2
V Lancaster 6 6 4 K Krantzcke 6 6
L Liem 1 4
L Liem 6 6
J Gohl 3 3
4 K Krantzcke 8 11
5 J Dalton 6 9
5 J Dalton 6 6
S Walsham 7 6 S Walsham 3 2
J Harris 5 4 5 J Dalton 6 6
L Kaligis 1 3
L Kaligis 6 6
J Whyte 4 3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
S Hole 6 6
L Cameron 3 0 S Hole 2 3
J Young 6 6
J Young 6 3
C Norquay 6 3 6 7 L Hunt 8 6
M Morgan 3 6 3 C Norquay 0 2
7 L Hunt 6 6
7 L Hunt 6 6
3 W Shaw 4 3
W Turnbull 4 2
W Gilchrist 6 6
W Gilchrist 1 3
N Eastburn 6 4 3 3 W Shaw 6 6
C Sieler 4 6 6 C Sieler 1 3
3 W Shaw 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
V Caulley
E Allan w/o V Caulley 1 0
J O'Neill 6 6
J O'Neill 6 5
K Hogarth 5 9 6 C Sandberg 8 7
H Sheedy 7 11 H Sheedy 0 3
6 C Sandberg 6 6
6 C Sandberg 0 2
2 K Melville 6 6
S Alexander 6 8
M Tesch 4 6
S Alexander 0 2
J Fallis 6 3 3 2 K Melville 6 6
A Avis 1 6 6 A Avis 3 2
2 K Melville 6 6
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