1970 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1970 US Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Rosie Casals
Score	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events

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, becoming the first woman in the Open Era to do so. It was her record-breaking 20th major singles title, surpassing Helen Wills Moody's all-time tally.

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Margaret Court (champion)
Rosie Casals (final)
Nancy Richey (semifinals)
Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
Virginia Wade (semifinals)
Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
Karen Krantzcke (withdrew before the tournament began)
Judy Dalton (third round)

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

1970 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1971 Australian Open – Women's singles

1970 US Open – Women's singles