1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1970 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Billie Jean King
Score	14–12, 11–9
Draw	96 (8 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships

Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King in the final, 14–12, 11–9 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and 19th major singles title overall. Court was the first woman to complete the career Grand Slam in the Open Era, and would win the 1970 US Open to become the first woman in the Open Era to complete the Grand Slam.

Ann Jones was the reigning champion, but she had retired from major singles competition.

Seeds

01.   Margaret Court (champion)

02.   Billie Jean King (final)

03.   Virginia Wade (fourth round)

04.   Kerry Melville (fourth round)

05.   Rosie Casals (semifinals)

06.   Julie Heldman (fourth round)

07.   Karen Krantzcke (quarterfinals)

08.   Helga Niessen (quarterfinals)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	M Greenwood	6	6				LL	M Greenwood	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	C Murakami	8	6	8											C Sandberg	6	7	6
		C Spinoza	10	2	6			Q	C Murakami	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
		W Hall	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	F Luff	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

External links

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