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Women's doubles
1970 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Margaret Court Judy Dalton
Runners-up	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville
Score	6–1, 6–3
Events
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Margaret Court and Judy Dalton defeated Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the women's doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Margaret Court / Judy Dalton (champion)
2. Karen Krantzcke / Kerry Melville (final)
3. Kerry Harris / Winnie Shaw (semifinals)
4. Jan O'Neill / Christina Sandberg (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court Judy Dalton	6	6
		Wendy Gilchrist Lesley Hunt	4	2
								1	Margaret Court Judy Dalton	6	6
								2	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	1	3
	3	Kerry Harris Winnie Shaw	10	6	6
	2	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville	12	4	8

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Court J Dalton	6	6
									C Cooper N Eastburn	1	2
															1	M Court J Dalton	6	6
		L Mansfield H Sheedy	3	3												K Hogarth M Tesch	3	1
		J Harris K Wilkinson	6	6					J Harris K Wilkinson	3	2
									K Hogarth M Tesch	6	6
																						1	M Court J Dalton	6	6
																							W Gilchrist L Hunt	4	2
									W Gilchrist L Hunt	9	7
		N Marsh C Zeeman	w/o						N Marsh C Zeeman	7	5
		R Davis J Whyte														W Gilchrist L Hunt	8	2	7
															4	J O'Neill C Sandberg	6	6	5
									A Coleman C Matison	0	0
								4	J O'Neill C Sandberg	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								3	K Harris W Shaw	6	6
									C King M Starr	2	1
															3	K Harris W Shaw	6	6
																L Kaligis L Liem	0	3
									H Amos S Hole	6	6	1
									L Kaligis L Liem	4	8	6
																						3	K Harris W Shaw	10	6	6
																						2	K Krantzcke K Melville	12	4	8
									S Alexander S Walsham	6	6
									V Lancaster B Murphy	3	3
																S Alexander S Walsham	1	1
															2	K Krantzcke K Melville	6	6
									E Allan C Langsford	4	4
								2	K Krantzcke K Melville	6	6

External links

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

• 1970 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles
• 1970 in women's tennis
• 1970 in Australian women's sport