WTA US Open 1970 Draw, Results & Schedule

Margaret Court won the 1970 US Open, defeating Rosie Casals 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from September 2 to September 15, 1970. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Margaret Court
def. Rosie Casals , 6-2 2-6 6-1
Dates
Sep 2 — Sep 15
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

63 recorded singles results

US Open 1970 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Margaret Court DEF 6-2 2-6 6-1 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Sep 15, 1970* F
SF (2)
Rosie Casals 6-2 6-7 6-2 Virginia Wade CH H2H Match data Sep 14, 1970* SF
Margaret Court DEF 6-1 6-3 Nancy Richey H2H Match data Sep 14, 1970* SF
QF (4)
Margaret Court DEF 6-2 6-2 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data Sep 12, 1970* QF
Nancy Richey 6-4 6-4 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data Sep 12, 1970* QF
Virginia Wade CH 5-7 6-4 6-0 Francoise Durr H2H Match data Sep 12, 1970* QF
Rosie Casals 6-4 4-6 6-4 Kerry Reid H2H Match data Sep 12, 1970* QF
R16 (8)
Nancy Richey 7-5 2-6 6-2 Olga Morozova H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
Kerry Reid 7-6 7-5 Patricia Walkden H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
Francoise Durr 6-1 6-1 Jane Ohara H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
Lesley Hunt 6-4 6-3 Christina Sandberg H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-2 Judy Tegart H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
Rosie Casals 7-5 6-4 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
Virginia Wade CH 6-3 6-7 6-1 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
Margaret Court DEF 6-0 6-2 Trish Mcclenaughan H2H Match data Sep 10, 1970* R16
R32 (16)
Trish Mcclenaughan 6-3 6-4 Marjorie Gengler H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Kerry Reid 6-4 7-5 Sue Stap H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Rosie Casals 6-0 6-3 Cecilia Martinez H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Olga Morozova 6-1 6-3 Stephanie Defina H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Judy Tegart 7-6 0-6 6-4 Kristy Pigeon H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Virginia Wade CH 7-6 6-1 Peaches Bartkowicz H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Helen Gourlay 6-3 7-5 Carole Graebner H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Patricia Walkden 6-4 6-1 Eliza Pande H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Francoise Durr 6-1 6-0 Nell Truman H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-3 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-3 Patricia Cody H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Jane Ohara 7-6 7-6 Farel Footman H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Pam Teeguarden 6-1 6-4 Kathleen Harter H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Christina Sandberg 6-2 6-2 Connie Capozzi H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Sharon Walsh Pete 3-6 6-1 7-5 Darlene Hard H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
Margaret Court DEF 6-1 6-1 Patti Hogan H2H Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32
R64 (32)
Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-2 Margaret Cooper H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Sue Stap 6-0 6-1 Shari Barman H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Margaret Court DEF 6-1 6-0 Pamela Austin H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Lesley Hunt 6-3 6-1 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Nell Truman 6-2 6-0 Susan Vinton H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Cecilia Martinez 6-3 6-4 Marina Kroschina H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Francoise Durr 7-5 6-0 Mary Ann Eisel H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Connie Capozzi (w/o) Maria Eugenia Guzman H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Marjorie Gengler 3-6 6-2 6-0 Pat Stewart H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Pam Teeguarden 6-1 6-2 Kerry Harris H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Farel Footman 6-4 4-6 6-2 Mary Struthers H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Carole Graebner 6-2 6-3 Laurie Tenney H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Gail Sherriff 6-3 3-6 6-3 Denise Carter H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Virginia Wade CH 6-1 6-1 Tam Oshaughnessy H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Darlene Hard 3-6 6-4 6-4 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Patricia Walkden 7-5 3-6 7-5 Linda Tuero H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Sharon Walsh Pete 6-1 4-6 6-2 Esme Emmanuel H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Christina Sandberg (w/o) Michelle Rodriguez H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Stephanie Defina 6-1 7-5 Sally Holdsworth H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Patti Hogan 7-5 3-6 6-1 Janet Newberry H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Kristy Pigeon 7-5 6-4 Betty Ann Grubb H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Peaches Bartkowicz 6-2 6-2 Ingrid Bentzer H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Patricia Cody (w/o) Pam Farmer H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Judy Tegart 6-1 6-2 Patricia Reese H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Trish Mcclenaughan 6-2 5-7 6-4 Chikako Murakami H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Jane Ohara 6-7 6-2 6-3 Lany Kaligis H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Eliza Pande 6-4 6-3 Corinne Molesworth H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Kerry Reid 6-2 6-2 Becky Vest H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Rosie Casals 6-3 6-0 Christiane Spinoza H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-3 Laura Dupont H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Kathleen Harter 7-5 6-4 Gail Hansen H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64
Olga Morozova 5-7 6-4 6-1 Lita Liem H2H Match data Sep 5, 1970* R64

Tournament Records

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