1970 US Open – Women's Singles

1970 US Open
Champion		Margaret Court
Runner-up		Rosie Casals
Final score		6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

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

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 Durr	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 Du Pont	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	w/o																				L Hunt	4	4
	C Sandberg							C Sandberg	6	6
	M-E Guzman	w/o						C Capozzi	2	2
	C Capozzi														C Sandberg	4	3
	L Hunt	6	6												L Hunt	6	6
	K Kemmer	3	1					L Hunt	6	6
	P Farmer	w/o						P Cody	1	3
	P Cody

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	F Durr	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	F Durr	6	6
	S Vinton	2	0					N Truman	1	0
	M-A Curtis	5	0				4	F Durr	6	6
4	F Durr	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