1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1965 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Maria Bueno
Score	5–7, 6–4, 5–2 ret.
Details
Draw	52
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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First-seeded

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

• Q =
  Qualifier
• WC =
  Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r =
  Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Smith	6	6
		Françoise Dürr	3	3
								1	Margaret Smith	6	8
								4	Billie-Jean Moffitt	1	6
	4	Billie-Jean Moffitt	6	6
	7	Robyn Ebbern	1	2
															1	Margaret Smith	5	6	5
															2	Maria Bueno	7	4	2r
	6	Carole Graebner	3	4
	15	Annette Van Zyl	6	6
								15	Annette Van Zyl	2	3
								2	Maria Bueno	6	6
	5	Judy Tegart	2	2
	2	Maria Bueno	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Smith	6	6
		A Jenkins	6	6					A Jenkins	1	0
		Marriott	3	4											1	Smith	7	6
	13	Baylon	6	4	6										13	Baylon	5	1
		Lesh	2	6	1			13	Baylon	6	6
		Pratt	6	6					Pratt	3	0
		Kuromatsu	1	2																		1	Smith	6	6
																							Dürr	3	3
								8	Jones	3	0
		Dürr	6	6					Dürr	6	6
		Dening	1	0												Dürr	8	7
															11	Blackman	6	5
								11	Blackman
		Pericoli	6	6	6				Pericoli	w/o
		Vukovich	3	8	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Moffitt	6	6
		Kynaston	6	6					Kynaston	2	3
		Matsumori	2	0											4	Moffitt	5	6	6
																Melville	7	4	1
								10	Sherriff	8	4
		Melville	6	12					Melville	10	6
		Schildknecht	4	10																		4	Moffitt	6	6
																						7	Ebbern	1	2
								7	Ebbern	9	6
		Krantzcke	6	8					Krantzcke	7	2
		Schwartz	1	6											7	Ebbern	1	6	6
	16	Truman	6	6											16	Truman	6	1	2
		Rae	3	0				16	Truman	6	6
		Terry	6	8	7				Terry	2	2
		Somoza	4	10	5

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Starr	2	6	6
		Niessen	6	2	0				Starr	9	1	6
								9	Schacht	7	6	2
																Starr	4	2
		Hawton	4	6	6										6	Graebner	6	6
		Nette	6	4	4				Hawton	2	6
								6	Graebner	6	8
																						6	Graebner	3	4
		Whitely	5	6	6																	15	Van Zyl	6	6
		Fenton	7	3	4				Whitely	4	3
	15	Van Zyl	6	7				15	Van Zyl	6	6
		Harris	2	5											15	Van Zyl	6	7
		Southcombe	6	6											3	Turner	4	5
		Trewby	4	4					Southcombe	6	4	5
								3	Turner	4	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Morrison-Davy	6	6
		Obata	1	2					Morrison-Davy	3	6	6
	14	Keller	6	6				14	Keller	6	4	2
		Twitt	3	4												Morrison-Davy	6	2	4
		Darmon	7	6											5	Tegart	2	6	6
		Hunt	5	1					Darmon	4	6	7
								5	Tegart	6	4	9
																						5	Tegart	2	2
		Lieffrig	6	6																		2	Bueno	6	6
		Schacht	3	3					Lieffrig	6	3	4
								12	Gourlay	0	6	6
															12	Gourlay	2	4
		Begbie	6	6											2	Bueno	6	6
		Gordigiani	4	4					Gordigiani	2	2
								2	Bueno	6	6

External links

• 1965 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw