1970 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1970 French Open
Champion Margaret Court
Runner-up Helga Niessen
Score6–2, 6–4
Seeds8
Main article: 1970 French Open

Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Helga Niessen in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1970 French Open. It was her fourth French singles title, 18th major singles title overall, and the second leg of an eventual Grand Slam (the first in women's singles in the Open Era).[1]

Seeds

  1. Margaret Court (champion)
  2. Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
  3. Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
  4. Julie Heldman (semifinals)
  5. Kerry Melville (first Round, withdrew)
  6. Françoise Dürr (third round)
  7. Helga Niessen (final)
  8. Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1970 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Margaret Court 7 6
8 Rosemary Casals 5 2
1 Margaret Court 6 6
4 Julie Heldman 0 2
4 Julie Heldman 6 6
  Vlasta Vopičková 1 3
1 Margaret Court 6 6
7 Helga Niessen 2 4
  Karen Krantzcke 6 1 6
3 Virginia Wade 2 6 3
  Karen Krantzcke 3 1
7 Helga Niessen 6 6
7 Helga Niessen 2 8 6
2 Billie Jean King 6 6 1

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 M Court 6 6
M Schaar 1 1 1 M Court 3 8 6
O Morozova 4 6 8 O Morozova 6 6 1
K Sawamatsu 6 0 6 1 M Court 6 6
M Brummer 15 2 0 L Hunt 2 1
E Lundquist 13 6 6 E Lundquist 2 2
L Pericoli 6 5 4r L Hunt 6 6
L Hunt 3 7 5 1 M Court 7 6
K Pigeon 6 6 8 R Casals 5 2
Q E Winkens 3 3 K Pigeon 6 6
B Stöve 4 4 J Szörényi 3 2
J Szörényi 6 6 K Pigeon 2 1
E Giorgi 8 R Casals 6 6
P Walkden w/o P Walkden 4 2
A Palmeová 2 0 8 R Casals 6 6
8 R Casals 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 J Heldman 7 6
Q J Lieffrig 5 0 4 J Heldman 6 6
F Moore 6 7 6 F Moore 1 0
K Hatanaka 1 9 3 4 J Heldman 3 9 6
E Emmanuel 3 6 6 E Emmanuel 6 7 4
K Harter 6 4 4 E Emmanuel 6 3 6
K Harris 6 7 K Harris 4 6 4
B Kirk 4 5 4 J Heldman 6 6
L Rossouw 6 6 V Vopičková 1 3
M-A Curtis 3 3 L Rossouw 3 1
V Vopičková 6 6 V Vopičková 6 6
I Bentzer 4 2 V Vopičková 6 6
M Neumannová 4 4 Q AM Arias 4 4
Q AM Arias 6 6 Q AM Arias 2 7 6
Q W Overton w/o Q W Overton 6 5 4
5 K Melville

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 F Dürr 6 6
P Bartkowicz 0 2 6 F Dürr 6 6
Q J Salomé 3 6 0 C Spinoza 2 1
C Spinoza 6 1 6 6 F Dürr 6 4
J Dalton 6 6 K Krantzcke 8 6
C Martinez 3 1 J Dalton 4 6 0
K Krantzcke 8 1 6 K Krantzcke 6 4 6
Q F Bonicelli 6 6 3 K Krantzcke 6 1 6
É Szabó 6 3 3 3 V Wade 2 6 3
K Ebbinghaus 2 6 6 K Ebbinghaus 3 2
C Sandberg 0 8 6 C Sandberg 6 6
H Gourlay 6 6 3 C Sandberg 4 7 4
K Borka 0 0 3 V Wade 6 5 6
H Hösl 6 6 H Hösl 7 8
L Crooke 4 1 3 V Wade 9 10
3 V Wade 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 H Niessen 7 6
P Austin 5 0 7 H Niessen 7 10
T Parmas 9 6 T Parmas 5 8
I Skulj 7 3 7 H Niessen 6 6
D Carter 2 4 G Chanfreau 3 3
L Liem 6 6 L Liem 2 5
G Chanfreau 6 10 G Chanfreau 6 7
W Tomlinson 3 8 7 H Niessen 2 8 6
E Terras 2 9 6 2 BJ King 6 6 1
Q P Teeguarden 6 7 2 E Terras 6 4 1
J Sandulf 3 0 r O de Roubin 3 6 6
O de Roubin 6 3 O de Roubin 0 0
E Polgár 2 5 2 BJ King 6 6
J Cooper 6 7 J Cooper 2 2
Q H Amos 5 3 2 BJ King 6 6
2 BJ King 7 6

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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