1970 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1970 US Open
Champion Margaret Court
Runner-up Rosie Casals
Score6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Draw64
Seeds8
Main article: 1970 US Open (tennis)

Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Rosie Casals in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1970 US Open. With the win, Court completed the Grand Slam, the first woman in the Open Era to do so in singles. It was her fourth US singles title and record 20th major singles title, surpassing Helen Wills' all-time tally.

Seeds

  1. Margaret Court (champion)
  2. Rosie Casals (final)
  3. Nancy Richey (semifinals)
  4. Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
  5. Virginia Wade (semifinals)
  6. Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
  7. Karen Krantzcke (withdrew before the tournament began)
  8. Judy Dalton (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 M Court 6 6
P Austin 1 0 1 M Court 6 6
P Hogan 7 3 6 P Hogan 1 1
J Newberry 5 6 1 1 M Court 6 6
T Faulkner 6 5 6 T Faulkner 0 2
C Murakami 2 7 4 T Faulkner 6 6
P Stewart 6 2 0 M Gengler 3 4
M Gengler 3 6 6 1 M Court 6 6
M Cooper 4 2 H Gourlay 2 2
H Gourlay 6 6 H Gourlay 6 7
C Graebner 6 6 C Graebner 3 5
L Tenney 2 3 H Gourlay 6 6
B-A Hansen 5 4 8 J Dalton 4 2
K Pigeon 7 6 K Pigeon 6 6 4
P Reese 1 2 8 J Dalton 7 0 6
8 J Dalton 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 N Richey 6 6
L duPont 2 3 3 N Richey 6 6
G Chanfreau 6 3 6 G Chanfreau 3 3
D Carter 3 6 3 3 N Richey 7 2 6
S Holdsworth 1 5 O Morozova 5 6 2
S Johnson 6 7 S Johnson 1 3
L Liem 7 4 1 O Morozova 6 6
O Morozova 5 6 6 3 N Richey 6 6
M Rodríguez L Hunt 4 4
C Sandberg w / o C Sandberg 6 6
ME Guzmán C Capozzi 2 2
C Capozzi w / o C Sandberg 4 3
L Hunt 6 6 L Hunt 6 6
K Kemmer 3 1 L Hunt 6 6
P Farmer P Cody 1 3
P Cody w / o

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 V Wade 6 6
T O'Shaughnessy 1 1 5 V Wade 7 6
I Bentzer 2 2 P Bartkowicz 6 1
P Bartkowicz 6 6 5 V Wade 6 6 6
D Hard 3 6 6 S Walsh 3 7 1
V Ziegenfuss 6 4 4 D Hard 6 1 5
S Walsh 6 4 6 S Walsh 3 6 7
E Emmanuel 1 6 2 5 V Wade 5 6 6
M Struthers 4 6 2 4 Dürr 7 4 0
F Footman 6 4 6 F Footman 6 6
J O'Hara 6 6 6 J O'Hara 7 7
L Kaligis 7 2 3 J O'Hara 1 1
N Truman 6 6 4 Dürr 6 6
S Vinton 2 0 N Truman 1 0
M-A Curtis 5 0 4 Dürr 6 6
4 Dürr 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 K Melville 6 6
B Vest 2 2 6 K Melville 6 7
S Stap 6 6 S Stap 4 5
S Barman 0 1 6 K Melville 7 7
L Tuero 5 6 5 P Walkden 6 5
P Walkden 7 3 7 P Walkden 6 6
E Pande 6 6 E Pande 4 1
C Molesworth 4 3 6 K Melville 4 6 4
P Teeguarden 6 6 2 R Casals 6 4 6
K Harris 1 2 P Teeguarden 6 6
G Hansen 5 4 K Harter 1 4
K Harter 7 6 P Teeguarden 5 4
M Kroschina 3 4 2 R Casals 7 6
C Martinez 6 6 C Martinez 0 3
C Spinoza 3 0 2 R Casals 6 6
2 R Casals 6 6
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