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1970 US Open – Women's singles

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

Draw

Finals

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Top half

Section 1

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Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA N Richey | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=AUS L Hunt | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=USA N Richey | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=URS O Morozova | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=2 | RD3-team03=SWE C Sandberg | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS L Hunt | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=USA N Richey | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=FRA G Chanfreau | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=USA S Johnson | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=URS O Morozova | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=SWE C Sandberg | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA C Capozzi | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=AUS L Hunt | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA P Cody | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD1-team01=USA N Richey | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=USA L duPont | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=FRA G Chanfreau | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA D Carter | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team05=GBR S Holdsworth | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA S Johnson | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-team07=INA L Liem | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=URS O Morozova | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=7 | RD1-score08-1=5 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=1 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=CHI M Rodríguez | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=SWE C Sandberg | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=w | RD1-score10-2=/ | RD1-score10-3=o | RD1-team11=ECU ME Guzmán | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA C Capozzi | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=w | RD1-score12-2=/ | RD1-score12-3=o | RD1-team13=AUS L Hunt | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA K Kemmer | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-team15=USA P Farmer | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA P Cody | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score16-1=w | RD1-score16-2=/ | RD1-score16-3=o

Bottom half

Section 3

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Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS K Melville | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=USA R Casals | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score01-3=4 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS K Melville | RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-team02=RSA P Walkden | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=5 | RD3-team03=USA P Teeguarden | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA R Casals | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS K Melville | RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team02=USA S Stap | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-team03=RSA P Walkden | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA E Pande | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-team05=USA P Teeguarden | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA K Harter | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-team07=USA C Martinez | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA R Casals | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS K Melville | RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-team02=USA B Vest | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=USA S Stap | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA S Barman | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-team05=USA L Tuero | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=RSA P Walkden | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=5 | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score05-3=5 | RD1-score06-3=7 | RD1-team07=USA E Pande | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=GBR C Molesworth | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-team09=USA P Teeguarden | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS K Harris | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=USA G Hansen | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA K Harter | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=URS M Kroschina | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA C Martinez | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=FRA C Spinoza | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA R Casals | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=0 | RD1-score16-2=6

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