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Women's singles
1970 US Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Rosie Casals
Score	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
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
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Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Rosie Casals in the: final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1——to win the——women's singles tennis title at the "1970 US Open." With the win, Court completed the Grand Slam, becoming the first woman in the Open Era——to do so. It was her record-breaking 20th major singles title, surpassing Helen Wills Moody's all-time tally.

Seeds※

Draw※

Key※

Finals※

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
		Helen Gourlay	2	2
								1	Margaret Court	6	6
								3	Nancy Richey	1	3
	3	Nancy Richey	6	6
		Lesley Hunt	4	4
															1	Margaret Court	6	2	6
															2	Rosie Casals	2	6	1
	5	Virginia Wade	5	6	6
	4	Françoise Dürr	7	4	0
								5	Virginia Wade	2	7	2
								2	Rosie Casals	6	6	6
	6	Kerry Melville	4	6	4
	2	Rosie Casals	6	4	6

Top half※

Section 1※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Court	6	6
		P Austin	1	0				1	M Court	6	6
		P Hogan	7	3	6				P Hogan	1	1
		J Newberry	5	6	1										1	M Court	6	6
		T Faulkner	6	5	6											T Faulkner	0	2
		C Murakami	2	7	4				T Faulkner	6	6
		P Stewart	6	2	0				M Gengler	3	4
		M Gengler	3	6	6																	1	M Court	6	6
		M Cooper	4	2																			H Gourlay	2	2
		H Gourlay	6	6					H Gourlay	6	7
		C Graebner	6	6					C Graebner	3	5
		L Tenney	2	3												H Gourlay	6	6
		B-A Hansen	5	4											8	J Dalton	4	2
		K Pigeon	7	6					K Pigeon	6	6	4
		P Reese	1	2				8	J Dalton	7	0	6
	8	J Dalton	6	6

Section 2※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	N Richey	6	6
		L duPont	2	3				3	N Richey	6	6
		G Chanfreau	6	3	6				G Chanfreau	3	3
		D Carter	3	6	3										3	N Richey	7	2	6
		S Holdsworth	1	5												O Morozova	5	6	2
		S Johnson	6	7					S Johnson	1	3
		L Liem	7	4	1				O Morozova	6	6
		O Morozova	5	6	6																	3	N Richey	6	6
		M Rodríguez																					L Hunt	4	4
		C Sandberg	w	/	o				C Sandberg	6	6
		ME Guzmán							C Capozzi	2	2
		C Capozzi	w	/	o											C Sandberg	4	3
		L Hunt	6	6												L Hunt	6	6
		K Kemmer	3	1					L Hunt	6	6
		P Farmer							P Cody	1	3
		P Cody	w	/	o

Bottom half※

Section 3※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	V Wade	6	6
		T O'Shaughnessy	1	1				5	V Wade	7	6
		I Bentzer	2	2					P Bartkowicz	6	1
		P Bartkowicz	6	6											5	V Wade	6	6	6
		D Hard	3	6	6											S Walsh	3	7	1
		V Ziegenfuss	6	4	4				D Hard	6	1	5
		S Walsh	6	4	6				S Walsh	3	6	7
		E Emmanuel	1	6	2																	5	V Wade	5	6	6
		M Struthers	4	6	2																	4	Dürr	7	4	0
		F Footman	6	4	6				F Footman	6	6
		J O'Hara	6	6	6				J O'Hara	7	7
		L Kaligis	7	2	3											J O'Hara	1	1
		N Truman	6	6											4	Dürr	6	6
		S Vinton	2	0					N Truman	1	0
		M-A Curtis	5	0				4	Dürr	6	6
	4	Dürr	7	6

Section 4※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	K Melville	6	6
		B Vest	2	2				6	K Melville	6	7
		S Stap	6	6					S Stap	4	5
		S Barman	0	1											6	K Melville	7	7
		L Tuero	5	6	5											P Walkden	6	5
		P Walkden	7	3	7				P Walkden	6	6
		E Pande	6	6					E Pande	4	1
		C Molesworth	4	3																		6	K Melville	4	6	4
		P Teeguarden	6	6																		2	R Casals	6	4	6
		K Harris	1	2					P Teeguarden	6	6
		G Hansen	5	4					K Harter	1	4
		K Harter	7	6												P Teeguarden	5	4
		M Kroschina	3	4											2	R Casals	7	6
		C Martinez	6	6					C Martinez	0	3
		C Spinoza	3	0				2	R Casals	6	6
	2	R Casals	6	6

External links※

• 1970 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation