1970 Australian Open – Women's singles

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

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.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Margaret Court (champion)
Kerry Melville (final)
Winnie Shaw (semifinals)
Karen Krantzcke (semifinals)
Judy Dalton (quarterfinals)
Christina Sandberg (quarterfinals)
Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)
Kerry Harris (third round)

Draw

Key

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 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

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	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