1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1970 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Billie Jean King
Final score	14–12, 11–9
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed
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Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 14–12, 11–9 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships. This was Court's third Wimbledon title, her third major tournament of the year, her fourth consecutive major title and her nineteenth major singles title overall. Court became the first woman to complete a Career Grand Slam in the Open Era. She would later win the US Open, thus also becoming the first woman to win the Grand Slam in the Open Era.^[1] Ann Jones was the reigning champion, but she didn't defend her title as she had retired from Grand Slam singles competition.^[2]

Seeds[]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	6	6	6
	8	Helga Niessen	8	0	0
								1	Margaret Court	6	6
								5	Rosie Casals	4	1
		Winnie Shaw	2	0
	5	Rosie Casals	6	6
															1	Margaret Court	14	11
															2	Billie Jean King	12	9
		Françoise Dürr	6	6
		Ceci Martinez	0	4
									Françoise Dürr	3	5
								2	Billie Jean King	6	7
	7	Karen Krantzcke	6	3	2
	2	Billie Jean King	3	6	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Court	6	6
								Q	S Alexander	0	1
															1	M Court	6	6
																ME Guzmán	0	1
									ME Guzmán	4	6	6
									I Bentzer	6	3	3
																						1	M Court	6	6
																							V Vopičková	3	3
									R Lloyd	0	3
									V Vopičková	6	6
																V Vopičková	5	10	6
																J Cooper	7	8	2
									J Cooper	6	6
									C Molesworth	1	3

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	H Niessen	6	6
									AM Arias	3	0
															8	H Niessen	8	6
																G Hansen	6	1
									É Terras	4	6	6
									G Hansen	6	0	8
																						8	H Niessen	6	6
																							BA Grubb	1	3
									H Orth	7	4	9
									A Bakker	5	6	11
																A Bakker	5	2
																BA Grubb	7	6
									P Teeguarden	6	6	1
									BA Grubb	4	8	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	K Melville	6	6
		J Townsend	4	1				4	K Melville	11	7
		J Szörényi	2	3					O Morozova	9	5
		O Morozova	6	6											4	K Melville	6	3	6
		M Brummer	6	6												M Brummer	4	6	2
	Q	J O'Hara	4	3					M Brummer	6	7
	LL		6	6				LL		4	5
		P Edwards	0	3																		4	K Melville	2	4
		A Palmeová	6	6																			W Shaw	6	6
		S Petersen	2	3					A Palmeová	0	0
		A Cowie	3	2					M Michel	6	6
		M Michel	6	6												M Michel	3	0
		W Shaw	6	4	6											W Shaw	6	6
		K Harris	3	6	3				W Shaw	6	6
		S Johnson	5	4					L Hunt	4	2
		L Hunt	7	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	R Casals	8	6
		K Harter	6	1				5	R Casals	6	6
		W Overton	6	7					W Overton	3	1
		A Crooke	3	5											5	R Casals	6	8
		A-M Nasuelli	0	2												D Carter	3	6
		L Rossouw	6	6					L Rossouw	3	3
		P Walkden	3	6	3				D Carter	6	6
		D Carter	6	3	6																	5	R Casals	6	6
		S Brasher	9	6																			C Sandberg	1	0
	Q	M Pryde	7	0					S Brasher	6	6
		J Wilshere	4	6	3				L Beaven	4	4
		L Beaven	6	2	6											S Brasher	4	9	4
	Q		8	6	8											C Sandberg	6	7	6
		C Spinoza	10	2	6			Q		2	2
		C Sandberg	10	6					C Sandberg	6	6
	Q	J Fayter	8	0

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		S Walsh	8	6
		P Hogan	6	3					S Walsh	6	6
		H Gourlay	6	2	6				H Gourlay	2	4
		L Liem	0	6	4											S Walsh	5	1
		M Neumannová	5	6	3											F Dürr	7	6
		M-A Curtis	7	4	6				M-A Curtis	1	4
		L Kaligis	2	3					F Dürr	6	6
		F Dürr	6	6																			F Dürr	6	6
		V Ziegenfuss	7	6																		6	J Heldman	2	4
	Q	S Walsham	5	2					V Ziegenfuss	6	7
		D Botha	3	4					G Walhof	4	5
		G Walhof	6	6												V Ziegenfuss	3	2
		H Amos	6	6											6	J Heldman	6	6
		M Giorgi	0	2					H Amos	4	2
		F Moore	2	1				6	J Heldman	6	6
	6	J Heldman	6	6

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		C Martinez	6	6
		K Hatanaka	2	0					C Martinez	6	6
		P Cody	1	8	6				P Cody	3	1
		W Tomlinson	6	6	2											C Martinez	9	9
			1	1												R Bentley	7	7
		R Bentley	6	6					R Bentley	8	1	10
		V Burton	2	9	6				V Burton	6	6	8
		E Isopaitis	6	7	4																		C Martinez	6	6
		O de Roubin	1	2																		3	V Wade	1	4
		E Goolagong	6	6					E Goolagong	4	0
		J Bartkowicz	3	9	6				J Bartkowicz	6	6
		K Pigeon	6	7	1											J Bartkowicz	4	4
		B Kirk	6	3	4										3	V Wade	6	6
		A du Plooy	2	6	6				A du Plooy	4	5
	Q	S Holdsworth	1	4				3	V Wade	6	7
	3	V Wade	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									J Williams	3	2
									G Chanfreau	6	6
																G Chanfreau	2	0
																J Dalton	6	6
									J Dalton	6	6
									S Northen	0	0
																							J Dalton	4	3
																						7	K Krantzcke	6	6
								Q		1	2
									K Sawamatsu	6	6
																K Sawamatsu	2	3
															7	K Krantzcke	6	6
									E Truman	1	8	5
								7	K Krantzcke	6	6	7

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									L Pericoli	6	7
									E Ernest	4	5
																L Pericoli	6	6
																E Emmanuel	2	2
									C Graebner	5	7	3
									E Emmanuel	7	5	6
																							L Pericoli	1	2
																						2	BJ King	6	6
									M Schaar	6	3	9
									B Stöve	2	6	7
																M Schaar	4	0
															2	BJ King	6	6
									F Bonicelli	2	1
								2	BJ King	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation