1970 French Open - Women's Singles
Encyclopedia
Margaret Court was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Helga Niessen in the final. This was her second step towards completing the second Calendar Grand Slam
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Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
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Seeds
Margaret Court (Champion)
Billie Jean KingBillie Jean KingBillie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...
(Quarterfinals)
Virginia WadeVirginia WadeSarah Virginia Wade, OBE is a former English tennis player. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships. She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, in that tournament's centenary year, the last time any Briton has won a...
(Quarterfinals)- Julie HeldmanJulie HeldmanJulie Heldman is a retired American tennis player who won 22 professional tennis titles.In 1969 she was World No. 5, her highest career world ranking, and was ranked No. 2 in the U.S.-Tennis career:...
(Semifinals)
- Kerry Melville (First Round, withdrew)
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Françoise DurrFrançoise DurrFrançoise Durr is a retired tennis player from France. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles....
(Third Round)
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Helga Niessen (Final)
- Rosie Casals (Quarterfinals)
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
External links
- 1970 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw