1965 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1965 U.S. National Championships ESP 1945 Manuel SantanaCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2008 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257410 4th RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6–2, 7–9, 7–5, 6–1 128 8 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles U.S. National Championships – Men's singles Manuel Santana defeated Cliff Drysdale 6–2, 7–9, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1965 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 140 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Manuel Santana is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals) AUS Fred Stolle (second round) USA Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals) ESP 1945 Manuel Santana (champion) USA Arthur Ashe (semifinals) MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna (semifinals) USA Chuck McKinley (fourth round) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (finalist) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 ESP 1945 Manuel Santana 4 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 8 6 2 7 9 7 5 6 1 USA Arthur Ashe 5 ESP 1945 Manuel Santana 4 6 2 4 6 2 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 8 MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 1 AUS Roy Emerson 1 USA Arthur Ashe 5 11 13 4 6 12 10 2 6 ESP 1945 Manuel Santana 4 MEX 1934 Tony Palafox 6 3 9 7 6 1 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 8 USA Dennis Ralston 3 2 6 3 6 7 5 6 3 8 6 MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna 6 USA Charlie Pasarell 1 6 6 3 6 3 7 5 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Emerson 1 FRA Barthès 6 4 13 11 6 4 AUS Emerson 1 USA Richey 6 3 6 3 6 0 FRA Barthès USA Kantrow 6 3 6 2 6 3 AUS Emerson 1 USA Roemer 6 3 6 2 6 4 USA Richey USA Susman 6 3 8 6 3 6 6 3 USA Hoffman Jr FRA Barthès 3 6 3 6 4 6 USA Buck USA Kantrow 3 6 6 4 4 6 9 11 AUS Emerson 1 ECU Zuleta 6 1 6 3 8 6 USA Roemer USA Foster 10 8 5 7 6 4 6 2 USA Richey CHI Pabst 6 4 6 0 6 4 USA Susman RSA 1928 Moore 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 4 USA Hoffman Jr RSA 1928 Summers 4 6 6 4 6 0 6 3 FRA Barthès MEX 1934 Zarazua 6 3 6 2 7 5 USA Buck PHI Yang 7 5 6 2 8 6 USA Kantrow USA Sorlien 7 5 7 5 3 6 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Ashe 5 BRA Thomaz Koch 12 10 13 11 10 8 USA Ashe 5 USA Lambert 6 1 6 3 6 4 USA Edlefsen BRA Koch 4 6 7 9 5 7 USA Ashe 5 USA Rose 6 0 6 3 6 2 USA Lambert PER Ponte 6 1 6 3 6 2 USA Tutvin USA Edlefsen 2 6 3 6 5 7 GBR Taylor BRA Koch 2 6 3 6 3 6 USA Ashe 5 USA Scott 6 3 6 4 9 7 USA Rose USA Roesch 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA Lambert USA Williams 6 0 6 1 6 3 PER Ponte USA Rombeau 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 2 USA Tutvin YUG Pilić 6 4 3 6 9 11 9 7 6 3 USA Edlefsen IND Singh 9 7 6 4 6 3 GBR Taylor USA Adelsberg 6 1 6 1 6 4 BRA Koch USA Fentress 6 1 6 1 6 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP 1945 Santana 4 USA Riessen 10 8 6 1 6 3 ESP 1945 Santana 4 USA Osborne 6 4 6 4 6 3 USA Dell USA Riessen 2 6 2 6 4 6 ESP 1945 Santana 4 MEX 1934 Lara 6 4 8 6 6 1 USA Osborne USA Siska 6 3 6 2 1 6 10 8 CRC Obando USA Dell 2 6 3 6 2 6 USA Fox USA Riessen 4 6 4 6 7 9 ESP 1945 Santana 4 CAN Fontana 6 3 6 1 5 7 6 1 MEX 1934 Lara USA Charity 6 3 6 3 6 2 USA Osborne USA Conner 6 4 6 4 6 4 USA Siska USA Rubinoff w/o CRC Obando CAN Brown 6 1 6 1 6 2 USA Dell NZL Gerrard 8 6 6 8 6 3 8 6 USA Fox NGR Awopegba 6 1 6 4 6 0 USA Riessen USA Tym 6 2 6 2 6 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA McKinley 7 MEX 1934 Palafox 7 9 4 6 6 8 USA McKinley 7 USA Graebner 9 11 6 3 6 3 6 0 MEX 1934 Palafox USA Cromwell 7 5 3 6 6 1 6 3 USA McKinley 7 USA Mangan 6 2 6 1 6 1 USA Graebner USA Reese 6 3 6 2 7 5 USA Galinato MEX 1934 Palafox 0 6 2 6 2 6 USA Bond USA Cromwell 8 10 6 4 3 6 4 6 USA McKinley 7 USA Wilkinson 6 2 6 2 6 0 USA Mangan FRA Barclay 6 4 7 5 6 1 USA Graebner JAM Russell 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA Reese USA Simpson 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA Galinato JPN Fujii w/o MEX 1934 Palafox USA Schloss 6 4 6 3 6 3 USA Bond USA Barker 6 2 9 7 6 2 USA Cromwell USA Buchholz 6 3 4 6 6 4 2 6 8 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Seixas RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 4 6 4 6 4 6 MEX 1934 Loyo-Mayo USA Seixas 4 6 3 6 6 8 USA Sullivan RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 3 6 3 6 1 6 MEX 1934 Loyo-Mayo USA Harris 6 3 6 2 6 2 USA Seixas ECU Guzmán 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA Sullivan USA Green 8 6 10 8 3 6 6 2 USA Grant RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 1 6 3 6 12 14 MEX 1934 Loyo-Mayo USA Senkowski 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA Harris USA Waltz 6 4 3 6 12 10 6 1 USA Seixas USA Hoehn 6 3 6 3 6 1 ECU Guzmán NZL Crookenden 6 3 6 3 6 4 USA Sullivan USA Cullen 6 4 7 5 6 4 USA Green USA Beste 6 1 6 3 6 2 USA Grant USA Franks 6 3 10 8 3 6 6 2 RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 USA Moody 6 2 6 1 6 2 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Holmberg USA Ralston 3 6 3 3 6 1 6 8 6 9 11 USA Holmberg ITA Pietrangeli 6 3 6 3 7 5 USA Froehling USA Ralston 3 5 7 6 4 3 6 3 6 USA Holmberg USA Avoyer 6 0 6 2 6 0 USA Smith ITA Pietrangeli 2 6 2 6 1 6 USA Froehling USA Pickens 6 3 6 0 5 7 3 6 6 3 USA Steele III USA Ralston 3 1 6 6 3 1 6 0 6 USA Holmberg USA Higgins 6 1 6 2 6 2 USA Avoyer USA Goldman 1 6 3 6 7 5 6 4 7 5 USA Smith USA Anderson 7 5 6 4 6 2 ITA Pietrangeli GBR Cox 4 6 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 3 USA Froehling USA Brown 7 5 6 3 6 3 USA Pickens USA Harrison 2 6 6 3 8 6 3 6 6 3 USA Steele III USA Sweeney 6 2 6 1 6 3 USA Ralston 3 USA Hobson 6 0 6 3 6 2 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BRA Barnes MEX 1934 Osuna 6 0 6 4 6 4 6 BRA Barnes USA McManus 4 6 6 4 6 3 5 7 12 10 USA Fitzgibbon MEX 1934 Osuna 6 9 7 6 8 2 6 10 12 MEX 1934 García BRA Barnes 3 6 0 6 2 6 CAN Bedard USA McManus 6 1 2 6 3 6 6 4 2 6 USA Fitzgibbon USA Lieberman 6 2 6 1 10 8 USA Howe MEX 1934 Osuna 6 4 6 3 6 3 6 MEX 1934 García CHI Fillol 6 4 5 7 12 10 6 4 BRA Barnes USA Lutz 8 6 8 10 6 3 8 6 CAN Bedard USA Sack 6 2 6 3 6 0 USA McManus USA La Mothe 6 3 6 2 6 2 USA Fitzgibbon USA Power 11 9 6 3 6 2 USA Lieberman YUG Jovanović w/o USA Howe USA Pasarell 6 2 6 8 6 2 6 3 MEX 1934 Osuna 6 AUS Higgins 6 3 6 3 7 5 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round CAN Carpenter USA Pasarell 3 6 3 6 3 6 USA Powless CAN Carpenter 6 3 4 6 17 15 3 6 9 11 USA Jennings USA Pasarell 2 6 3 6 2 6 USA Glass USA Powless 9 7 4 6 5 7 7 9 CAN Carpenter USA Beck 6 2 6 3 6 0 USA Jennings PUR Carrero 8 6 6 4 6 4 USA Pasarell AUS Stolle 2 6 3 6 4 6 2 USA Glass USA Quinn 7 5 6 1 6 4 USA Powless USA Jackson 6 3 0 6 6 1 2 6 6 2 CAN Carpenter USA Cantin 6 4 6 2 6 4 USA Beck PHI Hernandez 3 6 6 3 6 3 9 7 USA Jennings SUI Berli 6 3 6 1 6 2 PUR Carrero USA Tidball 3 6 4 6 6 4 7 5 6 3 USA Pasarell USA Harris 6 2 6 4 6 3 AUS Stolle 2 USA Newman 9 7 6 2 7 5 References External links 1965 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331142651/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004549 2016-03-31 , the source for this draw Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1965 U.S. Championships men's singles draw 1965 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1966 Australian Championships – Men's singles 1965 1965 Mens Singles