1970 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1970 French Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Helga Niessen
Score	6–2, 6–4
Seeds	8

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 fourth French singles title, 18th major singles title overall, and the second leg of an eventual Grand Slam (the first in women's singles in the Open Era).^[1]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	7	6
	8	Rosemary Casals	5	2
								1	Margaret Court	6	6
								4	Julie Heldman	0	2
	4	Julie Heldman	6	6
		Vlasta Vopičková	1	3
															1	Margaret Court	6	6
															7	Helga Niessen	2	4
		Karen Krantzcke	6	1	6
	3	Virginia Wade	2	6	3
									Karen Krantzcke	3	1
								7	Helga Niessen	6	6
	7	Helga Niessen	2	8	6
	2	Billie Jean King	6	6	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Court	6	6
		M Schaar	1	1				1	M Court	3	8	6
		O Morozova	4	6	8				O Morozova	6	6	1
		K Sawamatsu	6	0	6										1	M Court	6	6
		M Brummer	15	2	0											L Hunt	2	1
		E Lundquist	13	6	6				E Lundquist	2	2
		L Pericoli	6	5	4r				L Hunt	6	6
		L Hunt	3	7	5																	1	M Court	7	6
		K Pigeon	6	6																		8	R Casals	5	2
	Q	E Winkens	3	3					K Pigeon	6	6
		B Stöve	4	4					J Szörényi	3	2
		J Szörényi	6	6												K Pigeon	2	1
		E Giorgi													8	R Casals	6	6
		P Walkden	w/o						P Walkden	4	2
		A Palmeová	2	0				8	R Casals	6	6
	8	R Casals	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	J Heldman	7	6
	Q	J Lieffrig	5	0				4	J Heldman	6	6
		F Moore	6	7	6				F Moore	1	0
		K Hatanaka	1	9	3										4	J Heldman	3	9	6
		E Emmanuel	3	6	6											E Emmanuel	6	7	4
		K Harter	6	4	4				E Emmanuel	6	3	6
		K Harris	6	7					K Harris	4	6	4
		B Kirk	4	5																		4	J Heldman	6	6
		L Rossouw	6	6																			V Vopičková	1	3
		M-A Curtis	3	3					L Rossouw	3	1
		V Vopičková	6	6					V Vopičková	6	6
		I Bentzer	4	2												V Vopičková	6	6
		M Neumannová	4	4											Q	AM Arias	4	4
	Q	AM Arias	6	6				Q	AM Arias	2	7	6
	Q	W Overton	w/o					Q	W Overton	6	5	4
	5	K Melville

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	F Dürr	6	6
		P Bartkowicz	0	2				6	F Dürr	6	6
	Q	J Salomé	3	6	0				C Spinoza	2	1
		C Spinoza	6	1	6										6	F Dürr	6	4
		J Dalton	6	6												K Krantzcke	8	6
		C Martinez	3	1					J Dalton	4	6	0
		K Krantzcke	8	1	6				K Krantzcke	6	4	6
	Q	F Bonicelli	6	6	3																		K Krantzcke	6	1	6
		É Szabó	6	3	3																	3	V Wade	2	6	3
		K Ebbinghaus	2	6	6				K Ebbinghaus	3	2
		C Sandberg	0	8	6				C Sandberg	6	6
		H Gourlay	6	6	3											C Sandberg	4	7	4
		K Borka	0	0											3	V Wade	6	5	6
		H Hösl	6	6					H Hösl	7	8
		L Crooke	4	1				3	V Wade	9	10
	3	V Wade	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	H Niessen	7	6
		P Austin	5	0				7	H Niessen	7	10
		T Parmas	9	6					T Parmas	5	8
		I Skulj	7	3											7	H Niessen	6	6
		D Carter	2	4												G Chanfreau	3	3
		L Liem	6	6					L Liem	2	5
		G Chanfreau	6	10					G Chanfreau	6	7
		W Tomlinson	3	8																		7	H Niessen	2	8	6
		E Terras	2	9	6																	2	BJ King	6	6	1
	Q	P Teeguarden	6	7	2				E Terras	6	4	1
		J Sandulf	3	0	r				O de Roubin	3	6	6
		O de Roubin	6	3												O de Roubin	0	0
		E Polgár	2	5											2	BJ King	6	6
		J Cooper	6	7					J Cooper	2	2
	Q	H Amos	5	3				2	BJ King	6	6
	2	BJ King	7	6

• 1970 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation