Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Helga Niessen in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1970 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title, her third consecutive major title, and her eighteenth singles major overall. Court would go on to win the remaining two majors of the year to become the first woman in the Open Era to achieve the Grand Slam.[1]
1970, french, open, women, singles, defending, champion, margaret, court, defeated, helga, niessen, final, women, singles, tennis, title, 1970, french, open, fifth, french, open, singles, title, third, consecutive, major, title, eighteenth, singles, major, ove. Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Helga Niessen in the final 6 2 6 4 to win the women s singles tennis title at the 1970 French Open It was her fifth French Open singles title her third consecutive major title and her eighteenth singles major overall Court would go on to win the remaining two majors of the year to become the first woman in the Open Era to achieve the Grand Slam 1 Women s singles1970 French OpenFinalChampionMargaret CourtRunner upHelga NiessenScore6 2 6 4DetailsSeeds8EventsSingles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends 45 45 women 1969 French Open 1971 Main article 1970 French Open Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3 1 Key 3 2 Finals 3 3 Top half 3 3 1 Section 1 3 3 2 Section 2 3 4 Bottom half 3 4 1 Section 3 3 4 2 Section 4 4 References 5 External linksSeeds edit nbsp Margaret Court champion nbsp Billie Jean King quarterfinals nbsp Virginia Wade quarterfinals nbsp Julie Heldman semifinals nbsp Kerry Melville first Round withdrew nbsp Francoise Durr third round nbsp Helga Niessen final nbsp Rosie Casals quarterfinals Qualifying editMain article 1970 French Open Women s singles qualifyingDraw editKey edit 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 SR Special ranking Finals edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 nbsp Margaret Court768 nbsp Rosemary Casals521 nbsp Margaret Court664 nbsp Julie Heldman024 nbsp Julie Heldman66 nbsp Vlasta Vopickova131 nbsp Margaret Court667 nbsp Helga Niessen24 nbsp Karen Krantzcke6163 nbsp Virginia Wade263 nbsp Karen Krantzcke317 nbsp Helga Niessen667 nbsp Helga Niessen2862 nbsp Billie Jean King661 Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals1 nbsp M Court66 nbsp M Schaar111 nbsp M Court386 nbsp O Morozova468 nbsp O Morozova661 nbsp K Sawamatsu6061 nbsp M Court66 nbsp M Brummer1520 nbsp L Hunt21 nbsp E Lundquist1366 nbsp E Lundquist22 nbsp L Pericoli654r nbsp L Hunt66 nbsp L Hunt3751 nbsp M Court76 nbsp K Pigeon668 nbsp R Casals52Q nbsp E Winkens33 nbsp K Pigeon66 nbsp B Stove44 nbsp J Szorenyi32 nbsp J Szorenyi66 nbsp K Pigeon21 nbsp E Giorgi8 nbsp R Casals66 nbsp P Walkdenw o nbsp P Walkden42 nbsp A Palmeova208 nbsp R Casals668 nbsp R Casals66 Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals4 nbsp J Heldman76Q nbsp J Lieffrig504 nbsp J Heldman66 nbsp F Moore676 nbsp F Moore10 nbsp K Hatanaka1934 nbsp J Heldman396 nbsp E Emmanuel366 nbsp E Emmanuel674 nbsp K Harter644 nbsp E Emmanuel636 nbsp K Harris67 nbsp K Harris464 nbsp B Kirk454 nbsp J Heldman66 nbsp L Rossouw66 nbsp V Vopickova13 nbsp M A Curtis33 nbsp L Rossouw31 nbsp V Vopickova66 nbsp V Vopickova66 nbsp I Bentzer42 nbsp V Vopickova66 nbsp M Neumannova44Q nbsp AM Arias44Q nbsp AM Arias66Q nbsp AM Arias276Q nbsp W Overtonw oQ nbsp W Overton6545 nbsp K Melville Bottom half edit Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals6 nbsp F Durr66 nbsp P Bartkowicz026 nbsp F Durr66Q nbsp J Salome360 nbsp C Spinoza21 nbsp C Spinoza6166 nbsp F Durr64 nbsp J Dalton66 nbsp K Krantzcke86 nbsp C Martinez31 nbsp J Dalton460 nbsp K Krantzcke816 nbsp K Krantzcke646Q nbsp F Bonicelli663 nbsp K Krantzcke616 nbsp E Szabo6333 nbsp V Wade263 nbsp K Ebbinghaus266 nbsp K Ebbinghaus32 nbsp C Sandberg086 nbsp C Sandberg66 nbsp H Gourlay663 nbsp C Sandberg474 nbsp K Borka003 nbsp V Wade656 nbsp H Hosl66 nbsp H Hosl78 nbsp L Crooke413 nbsp V Wade9103 nbsp V Wade66 Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals7 nbsp H Niessen76 nbsp P Austin507 nbsp H Niessen710 nbsp T Parmas96 nbsp T Parmas58 nbsp I Skulj737 nbsp H Niessen66 nbsp D Carter24 nbsp G Chanfreau33 nbsp L Liem66 nbsp L Liem25 nbsp G Chanfreau610 nbsp G Chanfreau67 nbsp W Tomlinson387 nbsp H Niessen286 nbsp E Terras2962 nbsp BJ King661Q nbsp P Teeguarden672 nbsp E Terras641 nbsp J Sandulf30r nbsp O de Roubin366 nbsp O de Roubin63 nbsp O de Roubin00 nbsp E Polgar252 nbsp BJ King66 nbsp J Cooper67 nbsp J Cooper22Q nbsp H Amos532 nbsp BJ King662 nbsp BJ King76References edit Collins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press p 396 ISBN 978 0942257700 External links edit1970 French Open Women s draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Preceded by1970 Australian Open Women s singles Grand Slam women s singles Succeeded by1970 Wimbledon Championships Women s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 French Open Women 27s singles amp oldid 1129148516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
