 Margaret Court in August 1970 won 21 tour titles this year | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 27 December 1969 – 26 December 1970 |
| Edition | 57th (ILTF) |
| Tournaments | 314 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) African Circuit (13) Asian Circuit (16) Central America & Caribbean Circuit (6) European Circuit (141) North American Circuit (86 ) Oceania Circuit (29) South American Circuit (6) Virginia Slims (2) Team (6) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Margaret Court (21) |
| Most tournament finals | Margaret Court (27) |
← 1969 1971 → | |
The 1970 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit was the 57th season since the formation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation in 1913,[1] and the 96th season since the first women's tournaments were held in 1876.
Also known as the World Tennis Circuit[2] or simply the ILTF Circuit[3] consisted of a worldwide series of 314 tennis tournaments played across 6 continental tennis circuits and administered by the ILTF and its associate members.
The circuit began in late December 1969 in Valencia, Spain and ended on 26 December 1970 in East London, South Africa.
1970 was a very important year for women's tennis that would see the staging of two women only Virginia Slims events leading to a nascent Virginia Slims Circuit.[4] The Virginia Slims Circuit would then be the platform for the formation of the Women's Tennis Association, which has risen to the structures of today.[5]
- ^ "History of the ITF: Foundation of International Lawn Tennis Federation 1913". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Fields, Sidney (27 Aug 1970). "Court On Court". New York Daily News. New York, New York: Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com. p. 349. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Kimball, Warren F. (December 2017). The United States Tennis Association: Raising the Game. Lincoln, NE: U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-0462-2.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (22 September 2020). "'They won't buy tickets to see women': 50 years on from a tennis rebellion". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ The Guardian