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WTA WTA Tour Clay Start: Apr 21, 1970 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Billie Jean King

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

2 Julie Heldman 6 6

Helen Gourlay 2 3

7 Francoise Durr 6 6

Maria Teresa Nasuelli 2 2

Patricia Walkden 4 6 10

3 Kerry Reid 6 3 8

6 Rosie Casals 8 11

Lea Pericoli 6 9

5 Karen Krantzcke 6 8

Olga Morozova 3 6

4 Virginia Wade 8 6

Gail Sherriff 6 2

Helga Masthoff 10 6

8 Judy Tegart 8 2

2 Billie Jean King 9 6

Christina Sandberg 7 0

Quarterfinal

2 Julie Heldman 6 6

7 Francoise Durr 1 3

Patricia Walkden 7 6 6

6 Rosie Casals 9 4 1

4 Virginia Wade 9 6

5 Karen Krantzcke 7 3

1 Billie Jean King 1 6 6

Helga Masthoff 6 2 4

Semifinal

2 Julie Heldman 6 3 8

Patricia Walkden 4 6 6

1 Billie Jean King 3 7 6

4 Virginia Wade 6 5 3

Final

1 Billie Jean King 6 6

2 Julie Heldman 1 3

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Julie Heldman	Maria Eugenia Guzman	6-2	6-0	·
Helen Gourlay	Suzana Gesteira	3-6	7-5	6-2
Francoise Durr	Helen Crooke	6-1	6-1	·
Maria Teresa Nasuelli	Cecilia Martinez	2-6	6-3	6-3
Kerry Reid	Pamela Austin	6-3	6-1	·
Patricia Walkden	Tory Ann Fretz	6-4	7-5	·
Rosie Casals	Tiiu Kivi	6-3	6-2	·
Lea Pericoli	Marie Pinterova	1-6	6-1	6-0
Olga Morozova	Lucia Bassi	6-0	7-5	·
Karen Krantzcke	Lesley Hunt	6-2	6-2	·
Gail Sherriff	Madeleine Pegel	6-0	6-1	·
Virginia Wade	Monica Giorgi	6-2	6-1	·
Helga Masthoff	Nell Truman	6-4	6-1	·
Judy Tegart	Miroslava Holubova	6-2	6-4	·
Christina Sandberg	Evelyne Terras	6-4	6-0	·
Billie Jean King	Graziella Perna	6-1	6-2	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Billie Jean King	USA	Winner
	Julie Heldman	USA	Final
	Patricia Walkden	RSA	Semifinal
VW	Virginia Wade	GBR	Semifinal
	Francoise Durr	FRA	Quarterfinal
	Helga Masthoff	FRG	Quarterfinal
	Karen Krantzcke	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Rosie Casals	USA	Quarterfinal
CS	Christina Sandberg	SWE	Round of 16
GS	Gail Sherriff	FRA	Round of 16
HG	Helen Gourlay	AUS	Round of 16
	Judy Tegart	AUS	Round of 16
	Kerry Reid	AUS	Round of 16
LP	Lea Pericoli	ITA	Round of 16
MN	Maria Teresa Nasuelli	ITA	Round of 16
OM	Olga Morozova	URS	Round of 16
CM	Cecilia Martinez	USA	Round of 32
ET	Evelyne Terras	FRA	Round of 32
GP	Graziella Perna	ITA	Round of 32
HC	Helen Crooke	AUS	Round of 32
LH	Lesley Hunt	AUS	Round of 32
LB	Lucia Bassi	ITA	Round of 32
MP	Madeleine Pegel	SWE	Round of 32
MG	Maria Eugenia Guzman	ECU	Round of 32
MP	Marie Pinterova	HUN	Round of 32
MH	Miroslava Holubova	TCH	Round of 32
MG	Monica Giorgi	ITA	Round of 32
NT	Nell Truman	GBR	Round of 32
PA	Pamela Austin	USA	Round of 32
SG	Suzana Gesteira	BRA	Round of 32
TK	Tiiu Kivi	EST	Round of 32
TF	Tory Ann Fretz	USA	Round of 32