1970 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1970 US Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Rosie Casals
Final score	6–2, 2–6, 6–1

Margaret Court was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Rosie Casals in the final. With this win, Court followed in the foot steps of Don Budge, Rod Laver and Maureen Connolly, completing the fifth-ever Calendar Grand Slam, the second for a woman player.

Seeds

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 Rodriguez																					L Hunt	4	4
		C Sandberg	w	/	o				C Sandberg	6	6
		M-E Guzman							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 Emanuel	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 on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw