# South African Open 1970

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1970
Tour: WTA

Margaret Court won the 1970 South African Open, defeating Billie Jean King 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from March 22 to March 28, 1970. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1970-03-22
- End date: 1970-03-28

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## Champion
- Winner: Margaret Court
- Runner-up: Billie Jean King
- Final score: 6-4 1-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Margaret Court def. Billie Jean King 6-4 1-6 6-3

### SF
- Billie Jean King def. Rosie Casals 6-3 6-2
- Margaret Court def. Virginia Wade 7-5 6-1

### QF
- Margaret Court def. Annette Van Zyl 8-6 6-0
- Virginia Wade def. Kerry Reid 6-1 9-7
- Billie Jean King def. Marianna Brummer 6-3 6-3
- Rosie Casals def. Ann Jones 6-3 6-2

### R16
- Margaret Court def. Helen Amos 6-1 6-4
- Rosie Casals def. Karen Krantzcke 6-0 6-2
- Ann Jones def. Brenda Kirk 6-3 6-1
- Billie Jean King def. Lesley Hunt 6-4 6-1
- Virginia Wade def. Francoise Durr 6-1 3-6 6-2
- Annette Van Zyl def. Patricia Walkden 7-9 8-6 6-0
- Kerry Reid def. Winnie Shaw 6-4 7-5
- Marianna Brummer def. Judy Tegart 6-3 2-6 6-3

### R32
- Ann Jones def. Lyn Montgomery 6-0 6-0
- Judy Tegart def. Gillian Dove 6-0 6-2
- Virginia Wade def. Glenda Swan 6-1 12-10
- Patricia Walkden def. Wendy Tomlinson 6-1 6-8 6-3
- Kerry Reid def. Ria Greeff 6-2 6-1
- Rosie Casals def. Alice Tym 6-1 6-1
- Annette Van Zyl def. Franzie Alberts 6-2 6-1
- Margaret Court def. Evelyne Terras 6-2 6-2
- Helen Amos def. Anita Summers 6-1 8-6
- Lesley Hunt def. Laura Rossouw 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Karen Krantzcke def. Judith Salome 6-3 6-2
- Francoise Durr def. Celeste Behrmann 6-2 6-0
- Billie Jean King def. Bernice Carr 6-2 6-1
- Brenda Kirk def. Frances Luff 6-3 6-2
- Marianna Brummer def. Helen Gourlay 6-4 2-6 6-1
- Winnie Shaw def. Wendy Gilchrist 6-4 6-2

### R64
- Patricia Walkden def. Heloise Burger 6-0 6-4
- Rosie Casals def. Agnes Botha 6-0 6-2
- Brenda Kirk def. Hannelie Van Greunen 6-1 6-2
- Billie Jean King def. Roberta Smith 6-1 6-0
- Wendy Tomlinson def. Adrienne Avis 6-1 6-1
- Celeste Behrmann def. Erna Ackermann 6-3 6-3
- Ria Greeff def. Heather Mackeown 8-6 6-1
- Lyn Montgomery def. Glenda Tunmer 6-4 6-4
- Kerry Reid def. I Cuypers 6-3 6-0
- Alice Tym def. Lynn Mcdonald 6-0 6-0
- Helen Amos def. C Ravinsky 6-2 6-4
- Karen Krantzcke def. Vicky Oosthuizen 6-2 6-2
- Bernice Carr def. Helen Sheedy 6-1 6-4
- Glenda Swan def. Sandra Walsham 6-1 6-2
- Ann Jones def. Ann Madden 6-0 6-2
- Franzie Alberts def. Ann Phillips Moore 7-5 6-3
- Wendy Gilchrist def. Sannie Gouws 6-4 6-0
- Virginia Wade def. Mynie Van Zyl 6-3 6-2
- Helen Gourlay def. A Barrow 6-4 6-3
- Frances Luff def. A Slabbert 6-2 6-0
- Laura Rossouw def. Helen Kayser 6-3 6-3
- Judith Salome def. M Kritzinger 4-6 6-4 7-5
- Gillian Dove def. Melanie Muller 7-5 6-3
- Margaret Court def. Karin Boshoff 6-0 6-1
- Lesley Hunt def. Christine Bell 7-5 6-0
- Annette Van Zyl def. Daphne Pattison 6-3 6-4
- Evelyne Terras def. Suzie Alberts 6-1 6-2
- Winnie Shaw def. M Dowson 6-3 6-1
- Francoise Durr def. Terisa Viljoen 6-2 6-0
- Marianna Brummer def. J Smith 6-1 6-0
- Judy Tegart def. Estelle Van Tonder 6-2 6-1
- Anita Summers def. Margaret Van Rensburg 6-3 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 63
- Players: 64

Other editions available: 1984, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972
(+4 more)

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1970
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)