1970 French Open – Women's Singles

First-seeded Margaret Court was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Helga Niessen in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1970 French Open. This was Court's fifth French Open title, her third consecutive Grand Slam title and her eighteenth Grand Slam overall. Court would went on to win the remaining two majors of the year, becoming the first woman to complete the Calendar Grand Slam in the Open era.[1]

Women's Singles
1970 French Open
Champion Margaret Court
Runner-up Helga Niessen
Final score6–2, 6–4
Seeds8

Seeds
  1. Margaret Court (Champion)
  2. Billie Jean King (Quarterfinals)
  3. Virginia Wade (Quarterfinals)
  4. Julie Heldman (Semifinals)
  5. Kerry Melville (First Round, withdrew)
  6. Françoise Dürr (Third Round)
  7. Helga Niessen (Final)
  8. Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)

Qualifying
Main article: 1970 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
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

Section 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 4r 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

Section 2
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

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 F Dürr 6 6
P Bartkowicz 0 2 6 F Dürr 6 6
Q J Salome 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

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 H Niessen 7 6
P Austin 5 0 7 H Niessen 7 10
T Kivi 9 6 T Kivi 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

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Preceded by
1970 Australian Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
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