1970 French Open - Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated Helga Niessen 6-2 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1970 French Open.

"See also::"1970 French 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|USA Billie Jean King "(Quarterfinalist)"
3. flagicon|GBR Virginia Wade "(Quarterfinalist)"
4. flagicon|USA Julie Heldman "(Semifinalist)"
5. flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville "(First round)"
6. flagicon|FRA Francoise Durr "(Third round)"
7. flagicon|FRG Helga Niessen "(Finalist)"
8. flagicon|USA Rosie Casals "(Quarterfinalist)"

Draw

Key

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

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|FRG Helga Niessen
RD3-seed2=7
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=2
RD3-score1-2=6
RD3-score2-2=4
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|USA Julie Heldman
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=0
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=2
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Karen Krantzcke
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team4=flagicon|FRG Helga Niessen
RD2-seed4=7
RD2-score3-1=3
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score3-2=1
RD2-score4-2=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS Margaret Court
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|USA Rosie Casals
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-score1-1=7
RD1-score2-1=5
RD1-score1-2=6
RD1-score2-2=2
RD1-team3=flagicon|USA Julie Heldman
RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team4=flagicon|TCH Vlasta Vopickova
RD1-seed4=
RD1-score3-1=6
RD1-score4-1=1
RD1-score3-2=6
RD1-score4-2=3
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Karen Krantzcke
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team6=flagicon|GBR Virginia Wade
RD1-seed6=3
RD1-score5-1=6
RD1-score6-1=2
RD1-score5-2=1
RD1-score6-2=6
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score6-3=3
RD1-team7=flagicon|FRG Helga Niessen
RD1-seed7=7
RD1-team8=flagicon|USA Billie Jean King
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=2
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=8
RD1-score8-2=6
RD1-score7-3=6
RD1-score8-3=1

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Court
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Casals
RD4-seed02=8
RD4-score01-1=7
RD4-score02-1=5
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Court
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=2
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=1
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Court
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|URS Morozova
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=3
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=8
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=1
RD2-team03=flagicon|SWE Lundquist
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Casals
RD2-seed05=8
RD2-team06=flagicon|RSA|1928 Walkden
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=2
RD1-team01=flagicon|NED Schaar
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Court
RD1-seed02=1
RD1-score01-1=1
RD1-score02-1=6
RD1-score01-2=1
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|JPN Sawamatsu
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|URS Morozova
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=4
RD1-score03-2=0
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=8
RD1-team05=flagicon|RSA|1928 Brummer
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|SWE Lundquist
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=15
RD1-score06-1=13
RD1-score05-2=2
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=0
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|ITA Pericoli
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=3
RD1-score07-2=5
RD1-score08-2=7
RD1-score07-3=4
RD1-score08-3=5
RD1-score07-4=r.
RD1-team09=flagicon|TCH Palmeova
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Casals
RD1-seed10=8
RD1-score09-1=2
RD1-score10-1=6
RD1-score09-2=0
RD1-score10-2=6
RD1-team11=flagicon|ITA Giorgi
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|RSA|1928 Walkden
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=w/o
RD1-team13=flagicon|NED Stove
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|HUN Szorenyi
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=4
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=4
RD1-score14-2=6

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team02=flagicon|TCH Vopickova
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=1
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD3-seed01=4
RD3-team02=flagicon|RSA|1928 Emanuel
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=3
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=9
RD3-score02-2=7
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=4
RD3-team03=flagicon|ARG Arias
RD3-seed03=Q
RD3-team04=flagicon|TCH Vopickova
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=4
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=4
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD2-seed01=4
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Moore
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=0
RD2-team03=flagicon|RSA|1928 Emanuel
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=6
RD2-score04-3=4
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Overton
RD2-seed05=Q
RD2-team06=flagicon|ARG Arias
RD2-seed06=Q
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=2
RD2-score05-2=5
RD2-score06-2=7
RD2-score05-3=4
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|TCH Vopickova
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|RSA|1928 Rossouw
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=3
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score08-2=1
RD1-team01=flagicon|RSA|1928 Lieffrig
RD1-seed01=Q
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD1-seed02=4
RD1-score01-1=5
RD1-score02-1=7
RD1-score01-2=0
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|JPN Hatanaka
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Moore
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=1
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=9
RD1-score04-2=7
RD1-score03-3=3
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Harter
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|RSA|1928 Emanuel
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score05-2=4
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=4
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|RSA|1928 Kirk
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=4
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score07-2=5
RD1-score08-2=7
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD1-seed09=5
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Overton
RD1-seed10=Q
RD1-score09-1=w/o
RD1-team11=flagicon|TCH Neumanova
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|ARG Arias
RD1-seed12=Q
RD1-score11-1=4
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score11-2=4
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|SWE Bentzer
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|TCH Vopickova
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=4
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=2
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Curtis
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|RSA|1928 Rossouw
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=3
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=3
RD1-score16-2=6

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=2
RD4-score01-2=1
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD3-seed02=6
RD3-score01-1=8
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-team03=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-score03-1=4
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=7
RD3-score04-2=5
RD3-score03-3=4
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=4
RD2-score01-2=4
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=0
RD2-team03=flagicon|FRA Spinoza
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD2-seed04=6
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=1
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|FRG Ebbinghaus
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=3
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=2
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|FRG Hosl
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-score07-1=7
RD2-score08-1=9
RD2-score07-2=8
RD2-score08-2=10
RD1-team01=flagicon|URU Bonicelli
RD1-seed01=Q
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Krantzcke
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=8
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-score01-3=3
RD1-score02-3=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Martinez
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=3
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=1
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|NED Salome
RD1-seed05=Q
RD1-team06=flagicon|FRA Spinoza
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=3
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=1
RD1-score05-3=0
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Bartkowicz
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD1-seed08=6
RD1-score07-1=0
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score07-2=2
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|HUN Szabo
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|FRG Ebbinghaus
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=3
RD1-score10-2=6
RD1-score09-3=3
RD1-score10-3=6
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Gourlay
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=0
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=8
RD1-score11-3=3
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|HUN Borka
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|FRG Hosl
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=0
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=0
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Crooke
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|GBR Wade
RD1-seed16=3
RD1-score15-1=4
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=1
RD1-score16-2=6

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|FRG Niessen
RD4-seed01=7
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA King
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=2
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=8
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=1
RD3-team01=flagicon|FRA Chanfreau
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|FRG Niessen
RD3-seed02=7
RD3-score01-1=3
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=3
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|FRA De Roubin
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA King
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=0
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=0
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|FRA Chanfreau
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|INA Liem
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=7
RD2-score02-1=5
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=2
RD2-team03=flagicon|URS Kivi
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|FRG Niessen
RD2-seed04=7
RD2-score03-1=8
RD2-score04-1=10
RD2-score03-2=5
RD2-score04-2=7
RD2-team05=flagicon|FRA Terras
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|FRA De Roubin
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score05-2=4
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score05-3=1
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|GBR Cooper
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA King
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=2
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|RSA|1928 Tomlinson
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|FRA Chanfreau
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=3
RD1-score02-1=6
RD1-score01-2=8
RD1-score02-2=10
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Carter
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|INA Liem
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=2
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=4
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|YUG Skulj
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|URS Kivi
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=7
RD1-score06-1=9
RD1-score05-2=3
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Austin
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|FRG Niessen
RD1-seed08=7
RD1-score07-1=5
RD1-score08-1=7
RD1-score07-2=0
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Teeguarden
RD1-seed09=Q
RD1-team10=flagicon|FRA Terras
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=7
RD1-score10-2=9
RD1-score09-3=2
RD1-score10-3=6
RD1-team11=flagicon|SWE Sandulf
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|FRA De Roubin
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=3
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score11-2=0
RD1-score12-2=3
RD1-score11-3=r.
RD1-team13=flagicon|HUN Polgar
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|GBR Cooper
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=2
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=5
RD1-score14-2=7
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Amos
RD1-seed15=Q
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA King
RD1-seed16=2
RD1-score15-1=5
RD1-score16-1=7
RD1-score15-2=3
RD1-score16-2=6

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1020000094 1970 French Open on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw