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1970 Australian Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1970 Australian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Margaret Court
Runner-upAustralia Kerry Melville
Score6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw43
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1969 · Australian Open · 1971 →

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

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Australia Margaret Court (champion)
  2. Australia Kerry Melville (final)
  3. United Kingdom Winnie Shaw (semifinals)
  4. Australia Karen Krantzcke (semifinals)
  5. Australia Judy Dalton (quarterfinals)
  6. Sweden Christina Sandberg (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Lesley Hunt (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Kerry Harris (third round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 6
  Australia Evonne Goolagong 3 1
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 6
4 Australia Karen Krantzcke 1 3
4 Australia Karen Krantzcke 8 11
5 Australia Judy Dalton 6 9
1 Australia Margaret Court 6 6
2 Australia Kerry Melville 3 1
7 Australia Lesley Hunt 4 3
3 United Kingdom Winnie Shaw 6 6
3 United Kingdom Winnie Shaw 6 4
2 Australia Kerry Melville 8 6
6 Sweden Christina Sandberg 0 2
2 Australia Kerry Melville 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia M Court 6 6
Australia C Langsford 6 6 Australia C Langsford 0 0
Australia S Irvine 3 2 1 Australia M Court 6 6
Australia K Wilkinson 0 1
Australia H Kayser 4 6 5
Australia K Wilkinson 6 3 7
1 Australia M Court 6 6
Australia E Goolagong 3 1
8 Australia K Harris 6 8
Australia C Cooper 0 3 Australia H Amos 3 6
Australia H Amos 6 6 8 Australia K Harris 8 0
Australia E Goolagong 10 6
Australia E Goolagong 6 6
Australia N Marsh 6 7 Australia N Marsh 4 4
Australia S Thomson 2 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Australia K Krantzcke 6 6
Australia T Van Haren 1 1 Australia V Lancaster 3 2
Australia V Lancaster 6 6 4 Australia K Krantzcke 6 6
Indonesia L Liem 1 4
Indonesia L Liem 6 6
Australia J Gohl 3 3
4 Australia K Krantzcke 8 11
5 Australia J Dalton 6 9
5 Australia J Dalton 6 6
Australia S Walsham 7 6 Australia S Walsham 3 2
Australia J Harris 5 4 5 Australia J Dalton 6 6
Indonesia L Kaligis 1 3
Indonesia L Kaligis 6 6
Australia J Whyte 4 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia S Hole 6 6
Australia L Cameron 3 0 Australia S Hole 2 3
Australia J Young 6 6
Australia J Young 6 3
Australia C Norquay 6 3 6 7 Australia L Hunt 8 6
Australia M Morgan 3 6 3 Australia C Norquay 0 2
7 Australia L Hunt 6 6
7 Australia L Hunt 6 6
3 United Kingdom W Shaw 4 3
Australia W Turnbull 4 2
Australia W Gilchrist 6 6
Australia W Gilchrist 1 3
Australia N Eastburn 6 4 3 3 United Kingdom W Shaw 6 6
Australia C Sieler 4 6 6 Australia C Sieler 1 3
3 United Kingdom W Shaw 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia V Caulley
Australia E Allan w/o Australia V Caulley 1 0
Australia J O'Neill 6 6
Australia J O'Neill 6 5
Australia K Hogarth 5 9 6 Sweden C Sandberg 8 7
Australia H Sheedy 7 11 Australia H Sheedy 0 3
6 Sweden C Sandberg 6 6
6 Sweden C Sandberg 0 2
2 Australia K Melville 6 6
Australia S Alexander 6 8
Australia M Tesch 4 6
Australia S Alexander 0 2
Australia J Fallis 6 3 3 2 Australia K Melville 6 6
Australia A Avis 1 6 6 Australia A Avis 3 2
2 Australia K Melville 6 6
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by