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She did, however, win the singles titles at the Italian Open, the Natal Open, and the British Covered Courts Championships. She also won the women's doubles titles at Wimbledon, the Italian Open, the South African Open, the Natal Open, and the British Covered Courts Championships. She won the mixed doubles titles at the French Open, the British Hard Court Championships, and the Natal Open. She also was the runner-up in singles at Wimbledon and the South African Open and in women's doubles at the French Open.
King won all her matches during the Wightman Cup competition, which was played this year at Wimbledon. With the United States one match from defeat, she won her singles match to send the tie into a winner-take-all doubles match. Down 0-2 in the third set, King and her partner won the last 6 games of the match to win the cup.
Against Smith Court, King was 6-6 overall: 2-4 in singles, 2-1 in women's doubles, and 2-1 in mixed doubles.
Listed below are 19 singles tournaments (8 of which she won and 4 of which she was the runner-up) plus Wightman Cup. Her win-loss record in singles as listed below was 54-11, 83.08% (11-3 indoor, 10-1 grass, 19-5 clay, 14-2 hard).
The United States Lawn Tennis Association ranked King first in the United States for the year. Lance Tingay at the Daily Telegraph in London ranked her second in the world, behind only Margaret Smith Court.
SINGLES HEAD TO HEAD
5–0 Rosemary Casals
4–0 Ann Haydon Jones
2–0 Françoise Durr
2–0 Julie Heldman
2–0 Karen Krantzcke
2–0 Lesley Hunt
2–0 Marianne Brummer
3–2 Virginia Wade
2–1 Nancy Richey
1–0 Bernice Carr Vukovich
1–0 Betty Stöve
1–0 Christina Sandberg
1–0 Corine Molesworth
1–0 Eliza Pande
1–0 Erzsebet Polgar
1–0 Esme Emanuel
1–0 Fiorella Bonicelli Duxin
1–0 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera
1–0 Graziella Perna
1–0 Helen Amos
1–0 Heloise Burger
1–0 Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz
1–0 Jill Cooper
1–0 Katalin Borka
1–0 Kathy Anderson
1–0 Lea Pericoli Fontana
1–0 Marijke Schaar
1–0 Marion Hofer
1–0 Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie
1–0 Odile De Roubin
1–0 Pam Teeguarden
1–0 Patti Hogan Fordyce
1–0 Rita Smith
1–0 Valerie Ziegenfuss
1–0 Winnie Shaw Wooldridge
1–1 Judy Tegart Dalton
1–2 Helga Niessen Masthoff
0–1 Kerry Melville Reid
2–4 Margaret Smith Court
WOMEN'S DOUBLES HEAD TO HEAD: BY TEAM (26-3)
Partnering Rosemary Casals (25-3)
3–0 Kerry Melville Reid / Karen Krantzcke
2–0 Françoise Durr / Virginia Wade
2–0 Helen Gourlay Cawley / Patricia
Walkden Pretorius
2–0 Lany Kaligis / Lita Liem Sugiarto
2–0 Virginia Wade / Ann Haydon Jones
1–0 Evelyne Terras / Alice Tym
1–0 Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve
1–0 Franzie Alberts / I. Cuypers
1–0 Judy Tegart Dalton / Julie Heldman
1–0 Kazuko Sawamatsu / Junko
Sawamatsu
1–0 Leslie Hunt / Cecilia Martinez
1–0 Lucia Bassi / Madeleine Pegel
1–0 Margaret Smith Court / Françoise Durr
1–0 Marianna Brummer / Laura Rossouw
1–0 Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie / Patti
Hogan Fordyce
1–0 Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie / Valerie
Ziegenfuss
1–0 Olga Morozova / Eugenia Isopaitis
1–0 Winnie Shaw Wooldridge / Joyce
Williams
1–1 Margaret Smith Court / Judy Tegart
Dalton
0–1 Françoise Durr / Gail Sherriff
Chanfreau Lovera
0–1 Virginia Wade / Winnie Shaw
Wooldridge
Partnering Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz (1-0)
1–0 Virginia Wade / Winnie Shaw
Wooldridge
WOMEN'S DOUBLES HEAD TO HEAD: BY INDIVIDUAL (52-6)
5–1 Virginia Wade
4–1 Françoise Durr
3–0 Karen Krantzcke
3–0 Kerry Melville Reid
2–0 Ann Haydon Jones
2–0 Helen Gourlay Cawley
2–0 Lany Kaligis
2–0 Lita Liem Sugiarto
2–0 Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie
2–0 Patricia Walkden Pretorius
2–1 Judy Tegart Dalton
2–1 Margaret Smith Court
2–1 Winnie Shaw Wooldridge
1–0 Alice Tym
1–0 Betty Stöve
1–0 Cecilia Martinez
1–0 Eugenia Isopaitis
1–0 Evelyne Terras
1–0 Franzie Alberts
1–0 I. Cuypers
1–0 Joyce Williams
1–0 Julie Heldman
1–0 Junko Sawamatsu
1–0 Kazuko Sawamatsu
1–0 Laura Rossouw
1–0 Lesley Hunt
1–0 Lucia Bassi
1–0 Madeleine Pegel
1–0 Marianna Brummer
1–0 Olga Morozova
1–0 Patti Hogan Fordyce
1–0 Valerie Ziegenfuss
0–1 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera
Week of February 2, 1970
International Tennis Players
Association Indoor Open
The Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S.
Indoors (Uniturf)
General Note:
This tournament also was known as the "World Tennis Magazine Luv Cup."
The draw included only 8 women.
King in singles, [2] seed:
1R d. Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
SF d. [3] Nancy Richey 6-4, 7-5
FN lost to [1] Margaret Smith Court 6-3, 7-6(12)
Margaret Smith Court won the 26-point second set tiebreaker and the title. King saved 2 match points and Smith Court saved 6 set points in that tiebreaker. Earlier in that set, King lost a 4-1 lead. The final was televised and was the first women's match to feature a tiebreaker. Attendance was 8,820. Smith Court earned US$3,000 (US$20,300 in November 2019 dollars).
In her semifinal match with King, Nancy Richey could not hold her leads of 3-0 in the first set and 5-2 in the second set. King won the match with topspin lobs and by out-rallying Richey from the baseline.
One week later, Smith Court said about the final here, "I think the final Billie Jean and I played ... created a lot of interest. ... I think people are finding that when ... the top eight girls in the world [play], [we play] interesting tennis...."
Week of February 9, 1970
Ladies World Invitational
Vanderbilt Athletic Club at
Grand Central Station
New York City, U. S.
Indoors (Uniturf)
General notes:
(1) This was the first women-only professional tournament. In addition to King and Virginia Wade, the entries included Margaret Smith Court (top seed), Ann Haydon Jones (third seed) Rosemary Casals (fourth seed), Françoise Durr, Peaches Bartkowicz, and Valerie Ziegenfuss. Nancy Richey and Julie Heldman withdrew because of illness. Total attendance over the 4 days was 3,600, with sell-outs of 1,200 during each of the last 2 days.
(2) This tournament was played Monday through Thursday, February 9-12.
Draw:
The singles draw included only 8 women.
King in singles, [2] seed:
1R lost to [NS] Virginia Wade 4-6, 6-1, 8-6
Virginia Wade needed 6 match points to defeat King. In the third set, King saved 2 match points at 3-5 and 3 more at 6-7.
Week of February 9, 1970
Maureen Connolly Brinker
Memorial Tournament
Al Hill's Palladium
Dallas, Texas, U. S.
Indoors
General note:
(1) This charitable tournament was played in memory of Maureen Connolly Brinker, raising US$25,000.
(2) The event was played Friday through Sunday, February 13-15 at the only indoor tennis facility in Dallas, which was located on Alpha Road. Only about 100 spectators were able to fit inside the facility.
Draw:
(1) The singles draw included 9 women, with 1 preliminary round match to reduce the field to 8 competitors. There were 4 seeded players.
(2) The doubles draw included 5 teams, with 1 preliminary round match to reduce the field to 4 teams.
King in singles, [3] seed:
PR bye
1R d. Rosemary Casals 6-0, 6-4
SF d. [2] Ann Haydon Jones 6-4, 6-4
FN lost to [1] Margaret Smith Court 1-6, 6-3, 11-9 (36 games)
In the final, King won the first 5 games of the match. In the third set, there were no breaks of service until the 19th game when Smith Court hit 2 passing shot winners to break through. The match was played in a swift 1 hour, 40 minutes (less than 3 minutes per game).
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
SF d. Margaret Smith Court / Françoise Durr 6-2, 4-6, 10-8 (36 games)
FN d. Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie / Patti Hogan Fordyce 10-8, 6-3
Week of February 23, 1970
Los Angeles Tennis Classic
The Forum
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Indoor
King in singles:
1R/FN d. Rosemary Casals 6-5, 4-6, 6-4
A tiebreaker was played at 5-5 in the first set.
Week of March 2, 1970
Professional Tennis Classic
McKinley High School Gymnasium
Honolulu, Hawaii, U. S.
Indoor
King in singles:
1R d. Esme Emanuel 6-0, 6-4
FN d. Rosemary Casals 6-4, 6-4
King's prize money for winning this four-woman tournament was US$2,000.
Week of March 16, 1970
Dunlop International
White City Stadium
Sydney, Australia
Grass
General Note:
In the first round, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, the Wimbledon singles champion 16 months hence, lost to Françoise Durr 6-2, 6-3.
Draw:
The draw included 12 women, 4 of whom were seeded. Seven of the world's top 10 played.
King in singles, [2] seed:
1R bye
QF d. Winnie Shaw Wooldridge 6-4, 7-5
SF d. [4] Virginia Wade 6-3, 6-3
FN d. [1] Margaret Smith Court 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
King's serve-and-volley game was in top gear during her final round defeat of Margaret Smith Court. The Australian appeared disinterested, with King repeatedly catching her flat-footed. Smith Court had not lost a match at the White City Stadium since 1962. The final lasted 1 hour, 45 minutes (just under 4 minutes per game). King's prize money was a mere $1,500 compared to the $5,000 won by the men's titlist.
Week of March 23, 1970
South African Open
Ellis Park
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
1R d. Rita Smith 6-1, 6-2
2R d. Bernice Carr Vukovich 6-2, 6-1
3R d. [14] Lesley Hunt 6-4, 6-1
QF d. [NS] Marianne Brummer 6-3, 6-3
SF d. [7] Rosemary Casals 6-3, 6-2
FN lost to [1] Margaret Smith Court 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
In the final, Margaret Smith Court broke King's serve in the seventh game of the first set and then, three games later, served a love game to win the set 6-4. Helped by Smith Court's three double faults in the second set, "the American came back with a dazzling performance that gave her the ... set in only 13 minutes." The 10 minute break between the second and third sets appeared to help Smith Court as she held serve for a 1-0 lead. In the next game, King's frustration with a close line call coupled with an inopportune double fault enabled Smith Court to break serve for a 2-0 lead. Although the Australian's serving problems continued during the third set, King was unable to capitalize.
Giant killer Rosemary Casals had overwhelmed second-seeded Ann Haydon Jones in their quarterfinal match. But she was unable to repeat that performance in the semifinals as King beat her in straight sets.
King's quarterfinal round opponent, Marianne Brummer, had upset sixth-seeded Judy Tegart Dalton in the previous round and eleventh-seeded Helen Gourlay Cawley in the second round. Not wanting to be the third consecutive seeded player to lose to the unseeded South African, King played well and easily won the match.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals, [3] seed:
1R d. Evelyne Terras / Alice Tym 6-1, 6-1
2R d. Franzie Alberts / I. Cuypers 6-0, 6-2
QF d. [NS] Helen Gourlay Cawley / Patricia Walkden Pretorius 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
SF d. [2] Virginia Wade / Ann Haydon Jones 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
FN d. [4] Kerry Melville Reid / Karen Krantzcke 6-2, 6-2
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals, [3] seed:
1R d. Evelyne Terras / Alice Tym 6-1, 6-1
2R d. Franzie Alberts / I. Cuypers 6-0, 6-2
QF d. [NS] Helen Gourlay Cawley / Patricia Walkden Pretorius 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
SF d. [2] Virginia Wade / Ann Haydon Jones 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
FN d. [4] Kerry Melville Reid / Karen Krantzcke 6-2, 6-2
In an epic semifinal, Kerry Melville Reid & Karen Krantzcke upset top-seeded Margaret Smith Court & Judy Tegart Dalton 11-13, 6-4, 6-3 (43 games). But they were no match for King and Rosemary Casals in the anticlimatic final. They lost only two out of twelve sets and 28 out of 94 games on their way to the title.
King in mixed doubles with Robert Hewitt, [4] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Karin Boshoff / D____ Sullivan 6-4, 6-1
3R d. Winnie Shaw Wooldridge / Colin Dibley 7-5, 6-1
QF d. [NS] Virginia Wade / Roger Taylor 6-4, 6-3
SF lost to [1] Margaret Smith Court / Marty Riessen 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 (38 games)
King in singles:
King in mixed doubles with Robert Hewitt, [4] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Karin Boshoff / D____ Sullivan 6-4, 6-1
3R d. Winnie Shaw Wooldridge / Colin Dibley 7-5, 6-1
QF d. [NS] Virginia Wade / Roger Taylor 6-4, 6-3
SF lost to [1] Margaret Smith Court / Marty Riessen 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 (38 games)
Week of April 6, 1970
Played April 6
Rondebosch, South Africa
Hard
King in singles:
1R/FN d. Rosemary Casals 6-1, 6-0
King in mixed doubles, with Rod Laver:
King in mixed doubles, with Rod Laver:
1R/FN d. Rosemary Casals / Pancho Gonzalez 6-4, 6-4
General Notes:
(1) Billie Jean King won all 3 titles, defeating Margaret Smith Court in all 3 finals.
(2) Virginia Wade, seeded fourth, shockingly lost her preliminary round singles match in straight sets. Rosemary Casals defaulted her first round singles match in protest of her sixth seeding.
King in singles, [2] seed:
Week of April 6, 1970
Played April 7-11
Natal Open
Westridge Park
Durban, South Africa
Hard
General Notes:
(1) Billie Jean King won all 3 titles, defeating Margaret Smith Court in all 3 finals.
(2) Virginia Wade, seeded fourth, shockingly lost her preliminary round singles match in straight sets. Rosemary Casals defaulted her first round singles match in protest of her sixth seeding.
King in singles, [2] seed:
PR bye
1R d. Heloise Burger 6-1, 6-1
2R d. [15] Marianne Brummer 6-2, 6-0
QF d. [7] Judy Tegart Dalton 6-1, 6-3
SF d. [3] Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
FN d. [1] Margaret Smith Court 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
During the final, windy conditions advantaged King because she was able to control her ground strokes with top spin while Margaret Smith Court was limited to flat shots. A disputed line call helped King close out the first set. Smith Court dominated the second set. King broke serve twice to run away with the final set.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
FN d. Margaret Smith Court / Judy Tegart Dalton 7-5, 6-3
King in mixed doubles with Robert Hewitt:
FN d. Margaret Smith Court / Marty Riessen 6-3, 6-4
For the second time in 2 weeks, King and Robert Hewitt played a mixed doubles final against Margaret Smith Court and Marty Riessen. But this time, King and Hewitt won easily.
1R d. Heloise Burger 6-1, 6-1
2R d. [15] Marianne Brummer 6-2, 6-0
QF d. [7] Judy Tegart Dalton 6-1, 6-3
SF d. [3] Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
FN d. [1] Margaret Smith Court 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
During the final, windy conditions advantaged King because she was able to control her ground strokes with top spin while Margaret Smith Court was limited to flat shots. A disputed line call helped King close out the first set. Smith Court dominated the second set. King broke serve twice to run away with the final set.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
FN d. Margaret Smith Court / Judy Tegart Dalton 7-5, 6-3
King in mixed doubles with Robert Hewitt:
FN d. Margaret Smith Court / Marty Riessen 6-3, 6-4
For the second time in 2 weeks, King and Robert Hewitt played a mixed doubles final against Margaret Smith Court and Marty Riessen. But this time, King and Hewitt won easily.
Week of April 13, 1970
Monagasque Open
Monte Carlo Country Club
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
1R d. Erzsebet Polgar 6-3, 6-3
2R d. Katalin Borka 6-3, 6-1
QF d. [8] Karen Krantzcke 6-0, 8-6
SF lost to [4] Kerry Melville Reid 6-2, 7-5
In the semifinals, King led Kerry Melville Reid 5-2 in the second set and had 3 set points at 5-3, none of which she won. King lost her focus and the last 5 games of the match.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
SF lost to Virginia Wade / Winnie Shaw Wooldridge 6-4, 6-4
Week of April 20, 1970
Italian Open
Foro Italico
Rome, Italy
Clay
General Note:
(1) The singles draw included 38 women, with 6 of them playing in a preliminary round.
(2) The other seeded players were: #3 Kerry Melville Reid, #5 Karen Krantzcke, #6 Rosemary Casals, #7 Françoise Durr, and #8 Judy Tegart Dalton.
King in singles, [1] seed:
PR bye
1R d. Graziella Perna 6-1, 6-2
2R d. Christina Sandberg 9-7, 6-0
QF d. Helga Niessen Masthoff 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
SF Center Court: d. [4] Virginia Wade 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
FN d. [2] Julie Heldman 6-1, 6-3A heavy crosswind constantly bothered the first service of defending champion Julie Heldman in the final with King. She was broken 3 times in each set. King also used drop shots frequently to win points. After Heldman took a one-break, 3-1 lead in the second set, King swept the next 5 games to win her first major title on clay. Afterwords, King declared that she would not play again in Rome until the prize money improved. She won US$600 (US$4,000 in November 2019 dollars) compared to the US$3,500 (US$23,400 in November 2019 dollars) won by men's singles titlist Ilie Nastase.
The last game of the second set of the semifinal with Virginia Wade lasted 22 minutes and had 21 deuces (22 deuces per The New York Times) and 48 points (50 points per The New York Times). In that game, Wade saved 7 set points and had 16 game points before King won the game and the set. This was probably the longest game ever played between women. Earlier in that set, King saved three match points at 4-5.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
1R bye
2R d. Lucia Bassi / Madeleine Pegel 6-0, 6-3
QF d. Leslie Hunt / Cecilia Martinez 6-1, 6-1
SF d. Judy Tegart Dalton / Julie Heldman 6-3, 6-0
FN d. Françoise Durr / Virginia Wade 6-2, 3-6, 9-7
Week of April 27, 1970
Rothman's British Hard Court Championships
West Hants Club
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Clay
King in singles, [2] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Pam Teeguarden 6-4, 6-1
3R d. Betty Stöve 6-1, 6-0
QF lost to [7] Virginia Wade 6-2, 6-3
"Miss Wade served and volleyed with power that destroyed Mrs. King's rhythm."
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
FN lost to Margaret Smith Court / Judy Tegart Dalton 6-2, 6-8, 7-5
King in mixed doubles with Robert Hewitt:
SF d. Karen Krantzcke / K____ Coombes 6-0, 6-1
FN d. Virginia Wade / Robert Maud 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Week of May 11, 1970
International Open
Championships of West Berlin
Rot-Weiss Club
West Berlin
Clay
King in singles, [1] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Marion Hofer 6-0, 6-0
QF d. [8] Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera 6-3, 6-4
SF lost to [5] Helga Niessen Masthoff 7-5, 6-3
Women's doubles:
King might have played in this event.
Weeks of May 25, 1970
French Open
Roland Garros Stadium
Paris, France
Clay
King in singles, [2] seed:
1R d. Helen Amos 7-5, 6-3
2R d. Jill Cooper 6-2, 6-2
3R d. Odile De Roubin 6-0, 6-0
QF lost to [7] Helga Niessen Masthoff 2-6, 8-6, 6-1
King "was magnificent in the first set" of her quarterfinal with Helga Niessen Masthoff. But King failed to win any of her 18 break point opportunities in the second set. In three games of that set, Niessen Masthoff held serve after trailing 0-40. In the last game of that set, King made 3 forehand errors before Niessen Masthoff passed King to win the set. King broke serve in the first game of the third set. But cramps in both legs crippled her movement, allowing the West German to win the last 6 games of the match.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals, [1] seed:
1R bye
2R Advanced by walkover. Stephanie Bardsley / Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie defaulted.
3R d. Lany Kaligis / Lita Liem Sugiarto 6-3, 6-4
QF d. [NS] Marianna Brummer / Laura Rossouw 6-3, 7-5
SF d. [NS] Helen Gourlay Cawley / Patricia Walkden Pretorius 6-3, 7-5
FN lost to [3] Françoise Durr / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
http://www.ina.fr/sport/tennis/video...-dames.fr.html
King in mixed doubles with Robert Hewitt, [1] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Éva Szaboló / Robert Machán 6-2, 6-2
3R d. Kazuko Sawamatsu / Koji Watanabe 6-1, 6-0
QF d. [NS] Judy Tegart Dalton / James McManus 6-3, 6-4
SF d. [4] Margaret Smith Court / Zeljko Franulovic 6-4, 8-6
FN d. [2] Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
This was King's second and last mixed doubles title here. The other was in 1967 with Owen Davidson. This also was King's fifth Grand Slam mixed doubles title to date. The others were at the 1968 Australian National Championships and in 1967 at the U. S. National Championships and Wimbledon. She would go on to win 6 more Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, with the last coming in 1976.
Week of June 8, 1970
Wightman Cup
All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass
United States 4, United Kingdom 3
King in singles:
d. Virginia Wade 8-6, 6-4
d. Ann Haydon Jones 6-4, 6-2
King's victory over Ann Haydon Jones tied-up this competition at 3 matches each.
King in women's doubles with Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz:
d. Virginia Wade / Winnie Shaw Wooldridge 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkys9pPLQgw
King and Peaches Bartkowicz won the last 6 games from 0-2 down in the third set to win the cup for the United States. Nancy Richey was unavailable for the doubles because of an injury sustained while losing to Virginia Wade. Rosemary Casals was on the team but was not picked for the doubles.
Week of June 15, 1970
London Grass Court Championships
Queen's Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
FN d. Kerry Melville Reid / Karen Krantzcke 6-4, 6-3
Weeks of June 22 & 29, 1970
Wimbledon
All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass
King in singles, [2] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Fiorella Bonicelli Duxin 6-2, 6-1
3R d. Marijke Schaar 6-4, 6-0
4R d. Lea Pericoli Fontana 6-1, 6-2
QF d. [7] Karen Krantzcke 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
SF d. [NS] Françoise Durr 6-3, 7-5
FN Centre Court: lost to [1] Margaret Smith Court 14-12, 11-9 (46 games) (the highest number of games in a Wimbledon women's singles final and tied for the fifth highest number of games in any Wimbledon women's singles match, updated through 2018)
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Margaret Smith Court needed 7 match points to defeat King in one of the greatest women's finals in the history of the tournament.
King saved 4 set points after Françoise Durr took a 5-2 lead in the second set of their semifinal.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals, [2] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Lany Kaligis / Lita Liem Sugiarto 6-4, 6-1
3R d. Olga Morozova / Eugenia Isopaitis 6-2, 6-4
QF d. Kazuko Sawamatsu / Junko Sawamatsu 6-0, 6-4
SF d. [3] Kerry Melville Reid / Karen Krantzcke 6-2, 8-6
FN d. [4] Françoise Durr / Virginia Wade 6-2, 6-3
King in mixed doubles with Robert Hewitt, [2] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Kazuko Sawamatsu / Robert Perry 6-0, 6-3
3R lost to [NS] Rosemary Casals / Ilie Nastase 5-7, 8-6, 6-2
King had right knee surgery on July 22, 1970.
Week of September 21, 1970
Virginia Slims Invitational
Houston Racquet Club
Houston, Texas, U. S.
Clay
King in singles:
PR d. Julie Heldman (15-love), retired
1R lost to [NS] Judy Tegart Dalton 6-3, 6-3
Julie Heldman was injured but refused to miss this very first Virginia Slims tournament entirely. She played 1 point of her preliminary round match with King and then retired.
Week of September 28, 1970
Pacific Coast International Tennis Open
Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, California &
Golden Gateway Center, San Francisco, U. S.
Hard
King in singles, [1] seed:
1R d. Kathy (or Cathie) Anderson 6-1, 6-4
2R d. Eliza Pande 6-4, 6-3
QF d. [7] Lesley Hunt 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 (or 7-6)
SF lost to [3] Nancy Richey 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Women's doubles:
King might have played in this event.
Week of November 2, 1970
Virginia Slims Invitational
Westwood Racquet Club
Richmond, Virginia, U. S.
Indoor clay
General Notes:
The singles draw included 10 women, which necessitated 2 preliminary round matches. In one of those matches, Darlene Hard defeated Denise Carter 7-6, 7-5. Hard then lost her first round match to Nancy Richey 6-1, 6-4.
King in singles, [1] seed:
1R d. Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-1, 6-2
SF d. [4] Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
FN d. [2] Nancy Richey 6-3, 6-3
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals, [1] seed:
FN d. [2] Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Beattie / Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-4, 6-4
Week of November 16, 1970
British Covered Courts Championships
Wembley Arena
London, United Kingdom
Indoors (NyGrass carpet)
General Notes:
(1) Darlene Hard lost in the first round to Sharon Walsh 6-2, 6-3. Hard and partner Stefanie Defina Johnson Hagan lost their first round match to Winnie Shaw Wooldridge and Joyce Williams 6-4, 6-1. Had they won, Hard and Defina Johnson Hagan would have played King and Rosemary Casals in the second round.
(2) The surface was considered to be very fast.
King in singles, [1] seed:
1R d. Patti Hogan Fordyce 6-1, 8-6
QF d. Corine Molesworth 6-1, 6-2
SF d. [NS] Françoise Durr 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
FN d. [3] Ann Haydon Jones 8-6, 3-6, 6-1
King played this tournament without pain after knee surgery. King saved 7 set points in the first set of the final with Ann Haydon Jones.
In the first set of the semifinal with Françoise Durr, King lost 5 consecutive games after leading 3-1.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
1R d. Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve 8-6, 7-5
SF d. Winnie Shaw Wooldridge / Joyce Williams 6-4, 6-3
FN d. Ann Haydon Jones / Virginia Wade 6-3, 7-5
King in singles, [1] seed:
1R d. Patti Hogan Fordyce 6-1, 8-6
QF d. Corine Molesworth 6-1, 6-2
SF d. [NS] Françoise Durr 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
FN d. [3] Ann Haydon Jones 8-6, 3-6, 6-1
King played this tournament without pain after knee surgery. King saved 7 set points in the first set of the final with Ann Haydon Jones.
In the first set of the semifinal with Françoise Durr, King lost 5 consecutive games after leading 3-1.
King in women's doubles with Rosemary Casals:
1R d. Françoise Durr / Betty Stöve 8-6, 7-5
SF d. Winnie Shaw Wooldridge / Joyce Williams 6-4, 6-3
FN d. Ann Haydon Jones / Virginia Wade 6-3, 7-5
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