1970 Australian Open – Women's singles
Defending champion Margaret Court defeated Kerry Melville in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1970 Australian Open. It was her ninth Australian Open title, her second consecutive major singles title and her seventeenth major singles title overall. It was also the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Court, the first in women's singles in the Open Era. Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 1970 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's singles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles 1970 in Australian women's sport 1970 in women's tennis