1970 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1970 Australian Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Kerry Melville
Final score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	43
Seeds	8

Margaret Court was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Kerry Melville in the final, 6–3, 6–1. This was Court's ninth Australian Open title, her second consecutive Grand Slam title and her seventeenth Grand Slam overall. Court would went on to win the remaining three majors of the year, becoming the first woman to complete the Calendar Grand Slam in the Open era.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	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

Top Half

Section 1

	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

Section 2

	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 Gohn	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

Bottom Half

Section 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

Section 4

	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	6	6
																						2	K Melville	0	2
									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

External links

• 1970 Australian Open – Women's Singles at the International Tennis Federation