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1970 French Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1970 French Open
Final
ChampionFrance Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
Runner-upUnited States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Score6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw41
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
← 1969 · French Open · 1971 →

The women's doubles tournament at the 1970 French Open was held from 25 May to 7 June 1970 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The fourth-seeded team of Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr won the title, defeating the first-seeded pair of Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King in the final in three sets.[1]

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
3 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
2 6 6
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Judy Dalton
6 2 4
3 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 3 6
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
1 6 3
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 7
Australia Helen Cawley
South Africa Patricia Walkden
3 5

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Italy Monica Giorgi
Italy Lea Pericoli
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Judy Dalton
W-O
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Judy Dalton
6 6
Sweden Ingrid Bentzer
Sweden C Sandberg
0 2
West Germany Edda Buding
France Nicole Cazaux
1 1
Sweden Ingrid Bentzer
Sweden C Sandberg
6 6
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Judy Dalton
6 6
Germany Helga Hösl
West Germany Helga Niessen
0 1
Australia Lexie Kenny
France C Spinoza
2 3
Germany Helga Hösl
West Germany Helga Niessen
6 6
Germany Helga Hösl
West Germany Helga Niessen
6 6
South Africa Esmé Emmanuel
United States Cecilia Martinez
1 3
South Africa Esmé Emmanuel
United States Cecilia Martinez
6 6
France Maylis Burel
France Irene Fraisse
0 0

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Japan Kimiyo Yagahara
Japan Chikako Murakami
1 4
3 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 6
3 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 6
Czechoslovakia A Palmeová-West
Czech Republic Vlasta Vopičková
2 2
Czechoslovakia A Palmeová-West
Czech Republic Vlasta Vopičková
5
United States Denise Carter-Triolo
United States Kristy Pigeon
6 6 United States Denise Carter-Triolo
United States Kristy Pigeon
2 r
France Françoise Repoux
France J Venturino
1 4 3 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 6
Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Fay Moore
6 6 Australia Lesley Hunt
Netherlands Betty Stöve
3 3
Hungary Éva Szabó
Hungary Judit Szörényi
3 0 Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Fay Moore
6 6
South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Wendy Tomlinson
6 9 South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Wendy Tomlinson
2 1
France Michele Mizen
France Claudine Rouire
0 7 Australia Kerry Harris
Australia Fay Moore
3 3
Australia Lesley Hunt
Netherlands Betty Stöve
W-O Australia Lesley Hunt
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
Greece C-A Kalogeropoulos
France Évelyne Terras
Australia Lesley Hunt
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
France F De La Courtie-Billat
France A-M Rouchon
6 6 France F De La Courtie-Billat
France A-M Rouchon
2 1
Sweden Madeleine Pegel
Sweden Ulla Sandulf
3 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Japan Junko Sawamatsu
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
6 6
France A-M Cassaigne
France Nathalie Fuchs
3 2 Japan Junko Sawamatsu
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
2 3
United States Peaches Bartkowicz
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6 6 United States Peaches Bartkowicz
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6 6
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
West Germany Edith Winkens
2 0 United States Peaches Bartkowicz
Australia Karen Krantzcke
4 7 4
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Brazil Suzana Gesteira
6 2 6 Australia Helen Cawley
South Africa Patricia Walkden
6 5 6
France D Bouteleux
France Odile de Roubin
1 6 2 Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Brazil Suzana Gesteira
2 2
Australia Helen Cawley
South Africa Patricia Walkden
W-O Australia Helen Cawley
South Africa Patricia Walkden
6 6
Italy A-M Nasuelli
France N Niox-Château
Australia Helen Cawley
South Africa Patricia Walkden
6 2 6
4 United States Julie Heldman
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
1 6 3
United States Pam Austin
United Kingdom Jill Cooper
7 4 4
Soviet Union Tiiu Parmas
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
5 6 6
Soviet Union Tiiu Parmas
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
1 1
4 United States Julie Heldman
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6 6
Australia Helen Amos
Netherlands Judith Salomé
7 2
4 United States Julie Heldman
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
9 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Hungary Katalin Borka
Hungary Erzsébet Polgár
0 3
Argentina Ana María Arias
France Janine Lieffrig
6 6
Argentina Ana María Arias
France Janine Lieffrig
6 2 3
South Africa Marianna Brummer
South Africa Laura Rossouw
2 6 6
France Jacqueline Berson
Hungary Marie Pinterová
1 0
South Africa Marianna Brummer
South Africa Laura Rossouw
6 6
South Africa Marianna Brummer
South Africa Laura Rossouw
3 5
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 7
Spain Carmen Mandarino
Chile Michelle Rodríguez
6 2
Indonesia Lany Kaligis
Indonesia Lita Sugiarto
8 6
Indonesia Lany Kaligis
Indonesia Lita Sugiarto
3 4
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
6 6
Canada Stephanie Bardsley
United States Mary-Ann Beattie
1 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
W-O

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
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