1970 Australian Open – Women's Singles

First-seeded Margaret Court was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Kerry Melville in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1970 Australian Open. This was Court's ninth Australian Open title, her second consecutive Grand Slam title and her seventeenth Grand Slam overall. Court went on to win the remaining three majors of the year, becoming the first woman to win a Grand Slam in the Open era.

Women's Singles
1970 Australian Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Kerry Melville
Final score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	43
Seeds	8

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Margaret Court (Champion)
2. Kerry Melville (Final)
3. Winnie Shaw (Semifinals)
4. Karen Krantzcke (Semifinals)
5. Judy Dalton (Quarterfinals)
6. Christina Sandberg (Quarterfinals)
7. Lesley Hunt (Quarterfinals)
8. Kerry Harris (Third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		V Caulley
		E Allan	w/o						V Caulley	1	0
									J O'Neill	6	6
																J O'Neill	6	5
		K Hogarth	5	9											6	C Sandberg	8	7
		H Sheedy	7	11					H Sheedy	0	3
								6	C Sandberg	6	6
																						6	C Sandberg	0	2
																						2	K Melville	6	6
									S Alexander	6	8
									M Tesch	4	6
																S Alexander	0	2
		J Fallis	6	3	3										2	K Melville	6	6
		A Avis	1	6	6				A Avis	3	2
								2	K Melville	6	6

External links

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

Preceded by 1969 US Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1970 French Open – Women's Singles