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.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Margaret Court (Champion)
  2. Rosie Casals (Final)
  3. Nancy Richey (Semifinals)
  4. Françoise Durr (Quarterfinals)
  1. Virginia Wade (Semifinals)
  2. Kerry Melville (Quarterfinals)
  3. Karen Krantzcke (Withdrew before the tournament began)
  4. Judy Dalton (Third Round)

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    

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