1970 Australian Open – Women's singles

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.

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
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Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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 Gohl 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

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Section 3

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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

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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
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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by