# 1970 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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.
* Margaret Court / Judy Dalton (champion)
* Karen Krantzcke / Kerry Melville (final)
* Kerry Harris / Winnie Shaw (semifinals)
* 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Margaret Court Judy Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Wendy Gilchrist Lesley Hunt | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | 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 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville | 12 | 4 | 8 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |