1970 Australian Open - Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated Kerry Melville 6-3 6-1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1970 Australian Open.

"See also::"1970 Australian Open - Men's Singles"

eeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Court is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. flagicon|AUS Margaret Court "(Champion)"
2. flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville "(Finalist)"
3. flagicon|GBR Winnie Shaw "(Semifinalist)"
4. flagicon|AUS Karen Krantzcke "(Semifinalist)"
5. flagicon|AUS Judy Dalton "(Quarterfinalist)"
6. flagicon|SWE Christina Sandberg "(Quarterfinalist)"
7. flagicon|AUS Lesley Hunt "(Quarterfinalist)"
8. flagicon|AUS Kerry Harris "(Third round)"

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis3
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=3
RD3-score1-2=6
RD3-score2-2=1
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Karen Krantzcke
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=1
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=3
RD2-team3=flagicon|GBR Winnie Shaw
RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=6
RD2-score4-1=8
RD2-score3-2=4
RD2-score4-2=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|AUS Evonne Goolagong
RD1-seed2=
RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score2-1=3
RD1-score1-2=6
RD1-score2-2=1
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Karen Krantzcke
RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team4=flagicon|AUS Judy Dalton
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-score3-1=8
RD1-score4-1=6
RD1-score3-2=11
RD1-score4-2=9
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Lesley Hunt
RD1-seed5=7
RD1-team6=flagicon|GBR Winnie Shaw
RD1-seed6=3
RD1-score5-1=4
RD1-score6-1=6
RD1-score5-2=3
RD1-score6-2=6
RD1-team7=flagicon|SWE Christina Sandberg
RD1-seed7=6
RD1-team8=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=0
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=2
RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Court
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Goolagong
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=3
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=1
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Court
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Wilkinson
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=0
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=1
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD3-seed03=8
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Goolagong
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=8
RD3-score04-1=10
RD3-score03-2=0
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Court
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Langsford
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=0
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=0
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Kayser
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Wilkinson
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=4
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score04-2=3
RD2-score03-3=5
RD2-score04-3=7
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD2-seed05=8
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Amos
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score05-2=8
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Goolagong
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Marsh
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=4
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score08-2=4
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Langsford
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Irvine
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=3
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Amos
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Cooper
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=0
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Marsh
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Thomson
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=2
RD1-score15-2=7
RD1-score16-2=5

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD4-seed02=5
RD4-score01-1=8
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=11
RD4-score02-2=9
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD3-seed01=4
RD3-team02=flagicon|INA Liem
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=1
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD3-seed03=5
RD3-team04=flagicon|INA Kaligis
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=1
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=3
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD2-seed01=4
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Lancaster
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=3
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=2
RD2-team03=flagicon|INA Liem
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Gohn
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=3
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score04-2=3
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD2-seed05=5
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Walsham
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=2
RD2-team07=flagicon|INA Kaligis
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Whyte
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=4
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score08-2=3
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Lancaster
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Van Haren
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=1
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Walsham
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=7
RD1-score12-1=5
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=4

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD4-seed01=7
RD4-team02=flagicon|GBR Shaw
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Young
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD3-seed02=7
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=8
RD3-score01-2=3
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Gilchrist
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|GBR Shaw
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=3
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Hole
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Young
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=2
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=3
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Norquay
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD2-seed04=7
RD2-score03-1=0
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Turnbull
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Gilchrist
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=4
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=2
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Sieler
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|GBR Shaw
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Hole
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Cameron
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=3
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=0
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Norquay
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Morgan
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score05-2=3
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=3
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Sieler
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Eastburn
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=4
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=4
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=3

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD4-seed01=6
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=0
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS O'Neill
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD3-seed02=6
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=8
RD3-score01-2=5
RD3-score02-2=7
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Alexander
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=0
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Caulley
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS O'Neill
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=1
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=0
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Sheedy
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD2-seed04=6
RD2-score03-1=0
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Alexander
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Tesch
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score05-2=8
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Avis
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Caulley
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Allan
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=w/o
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Sheedy
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Hogarth
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=7
RD1-score06-1=5
RD1-score05-2=11
RD1-score06-2=9
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Avis
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Fallis
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=1
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=3
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=3

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1020000061 1970 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw