1970 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Margaret Court and Judy Dalton were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade.

Women's doubles
1970 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Runners-upFrance Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw48 (4 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1969 · Wimbledon Championships · 1971 →

Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King defeated Dürr and Wade in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.     Margaret Court /   Judy Dalton (semifinals)
02.     Rosie Casals /   Billie Jean King (champions)
03.     Karen Krantzcke /   Kerry Melville (semifinals)
04.     Françoise Dürr /   Virginia Wade (finals)

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Margaret Court
  Judy Dalton
  Helen Gourlay
  Pat Walkden
w/o
1   Margaret Court
  Judy Dalton
4 6 3
4   Françoise Dürr
  Virginia Wade
6 0 6
4   Françoise Dürr
  Virginia Wade
6 2 6
  Winnie Shaw
  Nell Truman
2 6 1
4   Françoise Dürr
  Virginia Wade
2 3
2   Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
6 6
  Gail Chanfreau
  Lesley Hunt
8 4
3   Karen Krantzcke
  Kerry Melville
10 6
3   Karen Krantzcke
  Kerry Melville
2 6
2   Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
6 8
  Junko Sawamatsu
  Kazuko Sawamatsu
0 4
2   Rosie Casals
  Billie Jean King
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   M Court
  J Dalton
6 6
  S Pachta
  L Pericoli
0 1
1   M Court
  J Dalton
6 5 6
  A du Plooy
  J Williams
0 7 3
  B Kirk
  W Tomlinson
0 1
  A du Plooy
  J Williams
6 6
1   M Court
  J Dalton
  H Gourlay
  P Walkden
w/o
  B Stöve
  G Walhof
6 7
  A Crooke
  C Spinoza
1 5
  B Stöve
  G Walhof
2 10
  H Gourlay
  P Walkden
6 12
  M Rodríguez
  É Terras
0 3
  H Gourlay
  P Walkden
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   F Dürr
  V Wade
2 6 6
  K Harris
  F Moore
6 2 4 4   F Dürr
  V Wade
6 6
  M Giorgi
  A-M Nasuelli
6 6 11   M Giorgi
  A-M Nasuelli
0 1
  M Neumannová
  J O'Hara
1 8 9 4   F Dürr
  V Wade
6 6
  J Cooper
  C Molesworth
1 6 4   I Bentzer
  C Sandberg
2 3
  I Bentzer
  C Sandberg
6 4 6   I Bentzer
  C Sandberg
7 6
  A Cowie
  S Holdsworth
6 6   A Cowie
  S Holdsworth
5 3
  M Brummer
  L Rossouw
1 4 4   F Dürr
  V Wade
6 2 6
  P Edwards
  E Goolagong
6 6   W Shaw
  E Truman
2 6 1
Q   S Alexander
  S Walsham
4 3   P Edwards
  E Goolagong
6 6
  H Amos
  J Salomé
6 3 4   R Hunt
  M Pryde
4 2
  R Hunt
  M Pryde
3 6 6   P Edwards
  E Goolagong
6 6 1
  A Bakker
  M Schaar
3 0   W Shaw
  E Truman
1 8 6
  W Shaw
  E Truman
6 6   W Shaw
  E Truman
7 6
  H Niessen
  H Orth
4 6 9   Helga Niessen
  H Orth
5 1
  D Carter
  P Teeguarden
6 4 7

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  M Greenwood
  S Petersen
2 4
  G Chanfreau
  L Hunt
6 6   G Chanfreau
  L Hunt
6 2 6
  J Bartkowicz
  V Ziegenfuss
6 9   J Bartkowicz
  V Ziegenfuss
2 6 1
  E Ernest
  J Townsend
4 7   G Chanfreau
  L Hunt
6 7 6
Q   W Hall
  B Walsh
1 6   P Hogan
  M Michel
3 9 1
  P Hogan
  M Michel
6 8   P Hogan
  M Michel
6 6
  G Hansen
  S Walsh
3 6 6   G Hansen
  S Walsh
3 1
  S Johnson
  W Overton
6 4 3   G Chanfreau
  L Hunt
8 4
  M-A Curtis
  J Heldman
6 6 3   K Krantzcke
  K Melville
10 6
  J Drysdale
  H Segal
0 1   M-A Curtis
  J Heldman
6 6
  AM Arias
  F Bonicelli
9 6   AM Arias
  F Bonicelli
1 1
Q   A Avis
  F Luff
7 3   M-A Curtis
  J Heldman
2 2
  E Emmanuel
  C Martinez
4 6 3   K Krantzcke
  K Melville
6 6
  K Harter
  K Pigeon
6 8   K Harter
  K Pigeon
1 4
  A Palmeová
  V Vopičková
0 1 3   K Krantzcke
  K Melville
6 6
3   K Krantzcke
  K Melville
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Final
  AM Estalella
  C Mandarino
6 6
Q   H Kayser
  H Sheedy
4 1
  AM Estalella
  C Mandarino
2 6 6
  J Sawamatsu
  K Sawamatsu
6 3 8
  R Bentley
  R Lloyd
4 6 1
  J Sawamatsu
  K Sawamatsu
6 1 6
  J Sawamatsu
  K Sawamatsu
0 4
2   R Casals
  BJ King
6 6
  L Beaven
  S Brasher
6 6 3
  E Isopaitis
  O Morozova
8 3 6
  E Isopaitis
  O Morozova
2 4
2   R Casals
  BJ King
6 6
  L Kaligis
  L Liem
4 1
2   R Casals
  BJ King
6 6

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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