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

Margaret Court was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Rosie Casals in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1970 US Open. This was Court's 20th Grand Slam tournament win overall, surpassing Helen Wills Moody for the most grand slam singles titles in women's tennis history, a record she holds to this day. By holding the four major titles at the same time, Court became the first woman in the Open Era to complete a Grand Slam.

Seeds

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)

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	3	7	1
	D Hard	3	6	6							S Walsh	6	6	6
	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

External links

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