1970 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1970 French Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Helga Niessen
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds	8
Events

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 fifth French Open singles title, her third consecutive major title, and her eighteenth singles major overall. Court would go on to win the remaining two majors of the year to become the first woman in the Open Era to achieve the Grand Slam.^[1]

Seeds

Margaret Court (champion)
Billie Jean King (quarterfinals)
Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)
Julie Heldman (semifinals)
Kerry Melville (first Round, withdrew)
Françoise Dürr (third round)
Helga Niessen (final)
Rosie Casals (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Margaret Court	7	6

8	Rosemary Casals	5	2
					1	Margaret Court	6	6

					4	Julie Heldman	0	2
4	Julie Heldman	6	6

	Vlasta Vopičková	1	3
									1	Margaret Court	6	6

									7	Helga Niessen	2	4
	Karen Krantzcke	6	1	6

3	Virginia Wade	2	6	3
						Karen Krantzcke	3	1

					7	Helga Niessen	6	6
7	Helga Niessen	2	8	6

2	Billie Jean King	6	6	1

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	M Court	6	6
	M Schaar	1	1		1	M Court	3	8	6
	O Morozova	4	6	8		O Morozova	6	6	1
	K Sawamatsu	6	0	6						1	M Court	6	6
	M Brummer	15	2	0							L Hunt	2	1
	E Lundquist	13	6	6		E Lundquist	2	2
	L Pericoli	6	5	4^r		L Hunt	6	6
	L Hunt	3	7	5										1	M Court	7	6
	K Pigeon	6	6											8	R Casals	5	2
Q	E Winkens	3	3			K Pigeon	6	6
	B Stöve	4	4			J Szörényi	3	2
	J Szörényi	6	6								K Pigeon	2	1
	E Giorgi									8	R Casals	6	6
	P Walkden	w/o				P Walkden	4	2
	A Palmeová	2	0		8	R Casals	6	6
8	R Casals	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	J Heldman	7	6
Q	J Lieffrig	5	0		4	J Heldman	6	6
	F Moore	6	7	6		F Moore	1	0
	K Hatanaka	1	9	3						4	J Heldman	3	9	6
	E Emmanuel	3	6	6							E Emmanuel	6	7	4
	K Harter	6	4	4		E Emmanuel	6	3	6
	K Harris	6	7			K Harris	4	6	4
	B Kirk	4	5												4	J Heldman	6	6
	L Rossouw	6	6													V Vopičková	1	3
	M-A Curtis	3	3			L Rossouw	3	1
	V Vopičková	6	6			V Vopičková	6	6
	I Bentzer	4	2								V Vopičková	6	6
	M Neumannová	4	4							Q	AM Arias	4	4
Q	AM Arias	6	6		Q	AM Arias	2	7	6
Q	W Overton	w/o			Q	W Overton	6	5	4
5	K Melville

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	F Dürr	6	6
	P Bartkowicz	0	2		6	F Dürr	6	6
Q	J Salomé	3	6	0		C Spinoza	2	1
	C Spinoza	6	1	6						6	F Dürr	6	4
	J Dalton	6	6								K Krantzcke	8	6
	C Martinez	3	1			J Dalton	4	6	0
	K Krantzcke	8	1	6		K Krantzcke	6	4	6
Q	F Bonicelli	6	6	3												K Krantzcke	6	1	6
	É Szabó	6	3	3											3	V Wade	2	6	3
	K Ebbinghaus	2	6	6		K Ebbinghaus	3	2
	C Sandberg	0	8	6		C Sandberg	6	6
	H Gourlay	6	6	3							C Sandberg	4	7	4
	K Borka	0	0							3	V Wade	6	5	6
	H Hösl	6	6			H Hösl	7	8
	L Crooke	4	1		3	V Wade	9	10
3	V Wade	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	H Niessen	7	6
	P Austin	5	0		7	H Niessen	7	10
	T Parmas	9	6			T Parmas	5	8
	I Skulj	7	3							7	H Niessen	6	6
	D Carter	2	4								G Chanfreau	3	3
	L Liem	6	6			L Liem	2	5
	G Chanfreau	6	10			G Chanfreau	6	7
	W Tomlinson	3	8											7	H Niessen	2	8	6
	E Terras	2	9	6										2	BJ King	6	6	1
Q	P Teeguarden	6	7	2		E Terras	6	4	1
	J Sandulf	3	0	r		O de Roubin	3	6	6
	O de Roubin	6	3								O de Roubin	0	0
	E Polgár	2	5							2	BJ King	6	6
	J Cooper	6	7			J Cooper	2	2
Q	H Amos	5	3		2	BJ King	6	6
2	BJ King	7	6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

1970 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1970 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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