1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1965 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Maria Bueno
Score	5–7, 6–4, 5–2 ret.
Draw	52
Seeds	16

First-seeded Margaret Smith was the five-time defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 ret. in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1965 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

1. Margaret Smith (champion)
2. Maria Bueno (finalist)
3. Lesley Turner (third round)
4. Billie Jean Moffitt (semifinals)
5. Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
6. Carole Graebner (quarterfinals)
7. Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
8. Ann Jones (second round)
9. Madonna Schacht (second round)
10. Gail Sherriff (second round)
11. Jill Blackman (third round)
12. Helen Gourlay (third round)
13. Norma Baylon (third round)
14. Deidre Keller (second round)
15. Annette Van Zyl (semifinals)
16. Christine Truman (third round)

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