1970 French Open – Women's singles

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]

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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

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

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

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

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

1970 French Open – Women's singles

Contents

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

External links

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