1970 Australian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Kerry Melville in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1970 Australian Open. It was her ninth Australian Open title, and her 17th major singles title overall. It was also the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Court, the first in women's singles in the Open Era.

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Margaret Court	6	6

	Evonne Goolagong	3	1
				1	Margaret Court	6	6

				4	Karen Krantzcke	1	3
4	Karen Krantzcke	8	11

5	Judy Dalton	6	9
								1	Margaret Court	6	6

								2	Kerry Melville	3	1
7	Lesley Hunt	4	3

3	Winnie Shaw	6	6
				3	Winnie Shaw	6	4

				2	Kerry Melville	8	6
6	Christina Sandberg	0	2

2	Kerry Melville	6	6

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	M Court	6	6
	C Langsford	6	6		C Langsford	0	0
	S Irvine	3	2						1	M Court	6	6
										K Wilkinson	0	1
					H Kayser	4	6	5
					K Wilkinson	6	3	7
													1	M Court	6	6
														E Goolagong	3	1
				8	K Harris	6	8
	C Cooper	0	3		H Amos	3	6
	H Amos	6	6						8	K Harris	8	0
										E Goolagong	10	6
					E Goolagong	6	6
	N Marsh	6	7		N Marsh	4	4
	S Thomson	2	5

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				4	K Krantzcke	6	6
	T Van Haren	1	1		V Lancaster	3	2
	V Lancaster	6	6					4	K Krantzcke	6	6
									L Liem	1	4
					L Liem	6	6
					J Gohl	3	3
												4	K Krantzcke	8	11
												5	J Dalton	6	9
				5	J Dalton	6	6
	S Walsham	7	6		S Walsham	3	2
	J Harris	5	4					5	J Dalton	6	6
									L Kaligis	1	3
					L Kaligis	6	6
					J Whyte	4	3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	S Hole	6	6
	L Cameron	3	0			S Hole	2	3
						J Young	6	6
										J Young	6	3
	C Norquay	6	3	6					7	L Hunt	8	6
	M Morgan	3	6	3		C Norquay	0	2
					7	L Hunt	6	6
													7	L Hunt	6	6
													3	W Shaw	4	3
						W Turnbull	4	2
						W Gilchrist	6	6
										W Gilchrist	1	3
	N Eastburn	6	4	3					3	W Shaw	6	6
	C Sieler	4	6	6		C Sieler	1	3
					3	W Shaw	6	6

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	V Caulley
	E Allan	w/o				V Caulley	1	0
						J O'Neill	6	6
										J O'Neill	6	5
	K Hogarth	5	9						6	C Sandberg	8	7
	H Sheedy	7	11			H Sheedy	0	3
					6	C Sandberg	6	6
													6	C Sandberg	0	2
													2	K Melville	6	6
						S Alexander	6	8
						M Tesch	4	6
										S Alexander	0	2
	J Fallis	6	3	3					2	K Melville	6	6
	A Avis	1	6	6		A Avis	3	2
					2	K Melville	6	6

1970 Australian Open – Women's singles

Contents

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

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