1970 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1970 French Open
Final
Champion	Gail Chanfreau; Françoise Dürr
Runner-up	Rosie Casals; Billie Jean King
Score	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	41
Seeds	4
Events

The women's doubles tournament at the 1970 French Open was held from 25 May to 7 June 1970 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The fourth-seeded team of Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr won the title, defeating the first-seeded pair of Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King in the final in three sets.^[1]

Seeds

Semifinals					Final

3	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	2	6	6

2	Margaret Court Judy Dalton	6	2	4
					3	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	3	6

					1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	1	6	3
1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	7

	Helen Cawley Patricia Walkden	3	5

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

		Monica Giorgi Lea Pericoli
	2	Margaret Court Judy Dalton	W-O
					2	Margaret Court Judy Dalton	6	6
						Ingrid Bentzer C Sandberg	0	2
		Edda Buding Nicole Cazaux	1	1
		Ingrid Bentzer C Sandberg	6	6
									2	Margaret Court Judy Dalton	6	6
										Helga Hösl Helga Niessen	0	1
		Lexie Kenny C Spinoza	2	3
		Helga Hösl Helga Niessen	6	6
						Helga Hösl Helga Niessen	6	6
						Esmé Emmanuel Cecilia Martinez	1	3
		Esmé Emmanuel Cecilia Martinez	6	6
		Maylis Burel Irene Fraisse	0	0

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					Kimiyo Yagahara Chikako Murakami	1	4
				3	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6
								3	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6
									A Palmeová-West Vlasta Vopičková	2	2
					A Palmeová-West Vlasta Vopičková	5
	Denise Carter-Triolo Kristy Pigeon	6	6		Denise Carter-Triolo Kristy Pigeon	2	r
	Françoise Repoux J Venturino	1	4									3	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6
	Kerry Harris Fay Moore	6	6										Lesley Hunt Betty Stöve	3	3
	Éva Szabó Judit Szörényi	3	0		Kerry Harris Fay Moore	6	6
	Brenda Kirk Wendy Tomlinson	6	9		Brenda Kirk Wendy Tomlinson	2	1
	Michele Mizen Claudine Rouire	0	7						Kerry Harris Fay Moore	3	3
	Lesley Hunt Betty Stöve	W-O							Lesley Hunt Betty Stöve	6	6
	C-A Kalogeropoulos Évelyne Terras				Lesley Hunt Betty Stöve	6	6
	F De La Courtie-Billat A-M Rouchon	6	6		F De La Courtie-Billat A-M Rouchon	2	1
	Madeleine Pegel Ulla Sandulf	3	3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	6	6
	A-M Cassaigne Nathalie Fuchs	3	2			Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	2	3
	Peaches Bartkowicz Karen Krantzcke	6	6			Peaches Bartkowicz Karen Krantzcke	6	6
	Katja Ebbinghaus Edith Winkens	2	0								Peaches Bartkowicz Karen Krantzcke	4	7	4
	Fiorella Bonicelli Suzana Gesteira	6	2	6							Helen Cawley Patricia Walkden	6	5	6
	D Bouteleux Odile de Roubin	1	6	2		Fiorella Bonicelli Suzana Gesteira	2	2
	Helen Cawley Patricia Walkden	W-O				Helen Cawley Patricia Walkden	6	6
	A-M Nasuelli N Niox-Château															Helen Cawley Patricia Walkden	6	2	6
															4	Julie Heldman Virginia Wade	1	6	3
						Pam Austin Jill Cooper	7	4	4
						Tiiu Parmas Olga Morozova	5	6	6
											Tiiu Parmas Olga Morozova	1	1
										4	Julie Heldman Virginia Wade	6	6
						Helen Amos Judith Salomé	7	2
					4	Julie Heldman Virginia Wade	9	6

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

		Katalin Borka Erzsébet Polgár	0	3
		Ana María Arias Janine Lieffrig	6	6
						Ana María Arias Janine Lieffrig	6	2	3
						Marianna Brummer Laura Rossouw	2	6	6
		Jacqueline Berson Marie Pinterová	1	0
		Marianna Brummer Laura Rossouw	6	6
											Marianna Brummer Laura Rossouw	3	5
										1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	7
		Carmen Mandarino Michelle Rodríguez	6	2
		Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	8	6
						Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	3	4
					1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
		Stephanie Bardsley Mary-Ann Beattie
	1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	W-O

^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.