1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1970 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Rosie Casals ; Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Françoise Dürr ; Virginia Wade
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (4 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Margaret Court and Judy Dalton were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade.

Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King defeated Dürr and Wade in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

01.

Margaret Court /

Judy Dalton (semifinals)

02.

Rosie Casals /

Billie Jean King (champions)

03.

Karen Krantzcke /

Kerry Melville (semifinals)

04.

Françoise Dürr /

Virginia Wade (finals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Margaret Court Judy Dalton

	Helen Gourlay Pat Walkden	w/o
					1	Margaret Court Judy Dalton	4	6	3

					4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6	0	6
4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6	2	6

	Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	2	6	1
										4	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	2	3

										2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
	Gail Chanfreau Lesley Hunt	8	4

3	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	10	6
					3	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	2	6

					2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	8
	Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	4

2	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	1	M Court J Dalton	6	6
		S Pachta L Pericoli	0	1
					1	M Court J Dalton	6	5	6
						A du Plooy J Williams	0	7	3
		B Kirk W Tomlinson	0	1
		A du Plooy J Williams	6	6
										1	M Court J Dalton
											H Gourlay P Walkden	w/o
		B Stöve G Walhof	6	7
		A Crooke C Spinoza	1	5
						B Stöve G Walhof	2	10
						H Gourlay P Walkden	6	12
		M Rodríguez É Terras	0	3
		H Gourlay P Walkden	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

4	F Dürr V Wade	2	6	6
	K Harris F Moore	6	2	4	4	F Dürr V Wade	6	6
	M Giorgi A-M Nasuelli	6	6	11		M Giorgi A-M Nasuelli	0	1
	M Neumannová J O'Hara	1	8	9					4	F Dürr V Wade	6	6
	J Cooper C Molesworth	1	6	4						I Bentzer C Sandberg	2	3
	I Bentzer C Sandberg	6	4	6		I Bentzer C Sandberg	7	6
	A Cowie S Holdsworth	6	6			A Cowie S Holdsworth	5	3
	M Brummer L Rossouw	1	4											4	F Dürr V Wade	6	2	6
	P Edwards E Goolagong	6	6												W Shaw E Truman	2	6	1
Q	S Alexander S Walsham	4	3			P Edwards E Goolagong	6	6
	H Amos J Salomé	6	3	4		R Hunt M Pryde	4	2
	R Hunt M Pryde	3	6	6						P Edwards E Goolagong	6	6	1
	A Bakker M Schaar	3	0							W Shaw E Truman	1	8	6
	W Shaw E Truman	6	6			W Shaw E Truman	7	6
	H Niessen H Orth	4	6	9		Helga Niessen H Orth	5	1
	D Carter P Teeguarden	6	4	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	M Greenwood S Petersen	2	4
	G Chanfreau L Hunt	6	6			G Chanfreau L Hunt	6	2	6
	J Bartkowicz V Ziegenfuss	6	9			J Bartkowicz V Ziegenfuss	2	6	1
	E Ernest J Townsend	4	7								G Chanfreau L Hunt	6	7	6
Q	W Hall B Walsh	1	6								P Hogan M Michel	3	9	1
	P Hogan M Michel	6	8			P Hogan M Michel	6	6
	G Hansen S Walsh	3	6	6		G Hansen S Walsh	3	1
	S Johnson W Overton	6	4	3												G Chanfreau L Hunt	8	4
	M-A Curtis J Heldman	6	6												3	K Krantzcke K Melville	10	6
	J Drysdale H Segal	0	1			M-A Curtis J Heldman	6	6
	AM Arias F Bonicelli	9	6			AM Arias F Bonicelli	1	1
Q	A Avis F Luff	7	3								M-A Curtis J Heldman	2	2
	E Emmanuel C Martinez	4	6							3	K Krantzcke K Melville	6	6
	K Harter K Pigeon	6	8			K Harter K Pigeon	1	4
	A Palmeová V Vopičková	0	1		3	K Krantzcke K Melville	6	6
3	K Krantzcke K Melville	6	6

Section 4

First round	Second round					Third round					Final

		AM Estalella C Mandarino	6	6
	Q	H Kayser H Sheedy	4	1
							AM Estalella C Mandarino	2	6	6
							J Sawamatsu K Sawamatsu	6	3	8
		R Bentley R Lloyd	4	6	1
		J Sawamatsu K Sawamatsu	6	1	6
												J Sawamatsu K Sawamatsu	0	4
											2	R Casals BJ King	6	6
		L Beaven S Brasher	6	6	3
		E Isopaitis O Morozova	8	3	6
							E Isopaitis O Morozova	2	4
						2	R Casals BJ King	6	6
		L Kaligis L Liem	4	1
	2	R Casals BJ King	6	6

References

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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