1970 US Open – Women's singles
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| Champion | Australia Margaret Court | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runner-up | United States Rosie Casals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Score | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Draw | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seeds | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1970 tennis event results
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 Open singles title and record 20th major singles title, surpassing Helen Wills Moody's all-time tally.
Seeds
[edit ]- Australia Margaret Court (champion)
- United States Rosie Casals (final)
- United States Nancy Richey (semifinals)
- France Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
- United Kingdom Virginia Wade (semifinals)
- Australia Kerry Melville (quarterfinals)
- Australia Karen Krantzcke (withdrew before the tournament began)
- Australia Judy Dalton (third round)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Australia Margaret Court
6
6
1
Australia Margaret Court
6
6
3
United States Nancy Richey
1
3
3
United States Nancy Richey
6
6
Australia Lesley Hunt
4
4
1
Australia Margaret Court
6
2
6
2
United States Rosie Casals
2
6
1
5
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
5
6
6
4
France Françoise Dürr
7
4
0
5
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
2
7
2
2
United States Rosie Casals
6
6
6
6
Australia Kerry Melville
4
6
4
2
United States Rosie Casals
6
4
6
Top half
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
3
United States N Richey
6
6
United States P Cody
w
/
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Bottom half
[edit ]Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
5
United Kingdom V Wade
6
6
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
6
Australia K Melville
6
6
2
United States R Casals
6
6