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1970 French Open – Women's singles

Tennis tournament held in 1970

Tennis tournament held in 1970

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).

Seeds

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

Qualifying

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

Draw

Finals

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Top half

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS M Court | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=USA R Casals | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=AUS M Court | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS L Hunt | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=USA K Pigeon | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA R Casals | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS M Court | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=URS O Morozova | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=8 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-team03=SWE E Lundquist | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS L Hunt | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=USA K Pigeon | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=HUN J Szörényi | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=RSA P Walkden | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA R Casals | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS M Court | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=NED M Schaar | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-team03=URS O Morozova | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=JPN K Sawamatsu | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=0 | RD1-score03-3=8 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=RSA M Brummer | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=SWE E Lundquist | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=15 | RD1-score06-1=13 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=0 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=ITA L Pericoli | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=AUS L Hunt | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=5 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-score07-3=4r | RD1-score08-3=5 | RD1-team09=USA K Pigeon | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRG E Winkens | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-team11=NED B Stöve | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=HUN J Szörényi | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=ITA E Giorgi | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=RSA P Walkden | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=w/o | RD1-team15=TCH A Palmeová | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA R Casals | RD1-seed16=8 | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=0 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA J Heldman | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=TCH V Vopičková | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=USA J Heldman | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=RSA E Emmanuel | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=9 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=TCH V Vopičková | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=ARG AM Arias | RD3-seed04=Q | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=USA J Heldman | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=AUS F Moore | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=RSA E Emmanuel | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS K Harris | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=4 | RD2-team05=RSA L Rossouw | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=TCH V Vopičková | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=ARG AM Arias | RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team08=USA W Overton | RD2-seed08=Q | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score08-2=5 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=4 | RD1-team01=USA J Heldman | RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team02=RSA J Lieffrig | RD1-seed02=Q | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-team03=AUS F Moore | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=JPN K Hatanaka | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score04-2=9 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team05=RSA E Emmanuel | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA K Harter | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=4 | RD1-team07=AUS K Harris | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=RSA B Kirk | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=7 | RD1-score08-2=5 | RD1-team09=RSA L Rossouw | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA M-A Curtis | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-team11=TCH V Vopičková | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=SWE I Bentzer | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-team13=TCH M Neumannová | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=ARG AM Arias | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=USA W Overton | RD1-seed15=Q | RD1-team16=AUS K Melville | RD1-seed16=5 | RD1-score15-1=w/o

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS K Krantzcke | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=GBR V Wade | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD3-team01=FRA F Dürr | RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-team02=AUS K Krantzcke | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=8 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=SWE C Sandberg | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR V Wade | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score04-2=5 | RD3-score03-3=4 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=FRA F Dürr | RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team02=FRA C Spinoza | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=AUS J Dalton | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS K Krantzcke | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=0 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=FRG K Ebbinghaus | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=SWE C Sandberg | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=FRG H Hösl | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR V Wade | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score08-1=9 | RD2-score07-2=8 | RD2-score08-2=10 | RD1-team01=FRA F Dürr | RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-team02=USA P Bartkowicz | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=NED J Salomé | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team04=FRA C Spinoza | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-score03-3=0 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=AUS J Dalton | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA C Martinez | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=AUS K Krantzcke | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=URU F Bonicelli | RD1-seed08=Q | RD1-score07-1=8 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=3 | RD1-team09=HUN É Szabó | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRG K Ebbinghaus | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=3 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-team11=SWE C Sandberg | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS H Gourlay | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=0 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=8 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=3 | RD1-team13=HUN K Borka | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRG H Hösl | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=0 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=AUS L Crooke | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=GBR V Wade | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=FRG H Niessen | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=USA BJ King | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=8 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=1 | RD3-team01=FRG H Niessen | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team02=FRA G Chanfreau | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=FRA O de Roubin | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA BJ King | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRG H Niessen | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team02=URS T Parmas | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=10 | RD2-score02-2=8 | RD2-team03=INA L Liem | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA G Chanfreau | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-team05=FRA E Terras | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA O de Roubin | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=1 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=GBR J Cooper | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA BJ King | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRG H Niessen | RD1-seed01=7 | RD1-team02=USA P Austin | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-team03=URS T Parmas | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=YUG I Skulj | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=9 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-team05=USA D Carter | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=INA L Liem | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=FRA G Chanfreau | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=RSA W Tomlinson | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=10 | RD1-score08-2=8 | RD1-team09=FRA E Terras | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA P Teeguarden | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=9 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=2 | RD1-team11=SWE J Sandulf | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA O de Roubin | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=0 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=r | RD1-team13=HUN E Polgár | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=GBR J Cooper | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-team15=AUS H Amos | RD1-seed15=Q | RD1-team16=USA BJ King | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-score15-1=5 | RD1-score16-1=7 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6

References

References

  1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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