1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles

April 2026 1965 Australian Championships AUS Margaret Smith BRA Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 ret. 52 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. AUS Margaret Smith (champion) BRA Maria Bueno (finalist) AUS Lesley Turner (third round) USA Billie Jean Moffitt (semifinals) AUS Judy Tegart (quarterfinals) USA Carole Graebner (quarterfinals) AUS Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals) GBR Ann Jones (second round) AUS Madonna Schacht (second round) AUS Gail Sherriff (second round) AUS Jill Blackman (third round) AUS Helen Gourlay (third round) ARG Norma Baylon (third round) GBR Deidre Keller (second round) RSA 1928 Annette Van Zyl (semifinals) GBR Christine Truman (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 175 AUS Margaret Smith 1 BRA Maria Bueno 2 5 7 6 4 5 2r AUS Margaret Smith 1 USA Billie Jean Moffitt 4 6 1 8 6 RSA 1928 Annette Van Zyl 15 BRA Maria Bueno 2 2 6 3 6 AUS Margaret Smith 1 FRA Françoise Dürr 6 3 6 3 USA Billie Jean Moffitt 4 AUS Robyn Ebbern 7 6 1 6 2 USA Carole Graebner 6 RSA 1928 Annette Van Zyl 15 3 6 4 6 AUS Judy Tegart 5 BRA Maria Bueno 2 2 6 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Smith 1 FRA Dürr 6 3 6 3 AUS Smith 1 ARG Baylon 13 7 5 6 1 FRA Dürr AUS Blackman 11 8 6 7 5 AUS Smith 1 AUS A Jenkins 6 1 6 0 ARG Baylon 13 AUS Pratt 6 3 6 0 GBR Jones 8 FRA Dürr 3 6 0 6 AUS Blackman 11 ITA Pericoli w/o AUS A Jenkins AUS Marriott 6 3 6 4 ARG Baylon 13 AUS Lesh 6 2 4 6 6 1 AUS Pratt JPN Kuromatsu 6 1 6 2 FRA Dürr AUS Dening 6 1 6 0 ITA Pericoli RSA 1928 Vukovich 6 3 6 8 6 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Moffitt 4 AUS Ebbern 7 6 1 6 2 USA Moffitt 4 AUS Melville 5 7 6 4 6 1 AUS Ebbern 7 GBR Truman 16 1 6 6 1 6 2 USA Moffitt 4 AUS Kynaston 6 2 6 3 AUS Sherriff 10 AUS Melville 8 10 4 6 AUS Ebbern 7 AUS Krantzcke 9 7 6 2 GBR Truman 16 NZL Terry 6 2 6 2 AUS Kynaston JPN Matsumori 6 2 6 0 AUS Melville FRG Schildknecht 6 4 12 10 AUS Krantzcke BRA Schwartz 6 1 8 6 GBR Truman 16 AUS Rae 6 3 6 0 NZL Terry ARG Somoza 6 4 8 10 7 5 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Graebner 6 RSA 1928 Van Zyl 15 3 6 4 6 AUS Starr USA Graebner 6 4 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Van Zyl 15 AUS Turner 3 6 4 7 5 AUS Starr AUS Schacht 9 9 7 1 6 6 2 AUS Hawton USA Graebner 6 2 6 6 8 AUS Whitely RSA 1928 Van Zyl 15 4 6 3 6 AUS Southcombe AUS Turner 3 6 4 4 6 5 7 AUS Starr FRG Niessen 2 6 6 2 6 0 AUS Hawton AUS Nette 4 6 6 4 6 4 AUS Whitely AUS Fenton 5 7 6 3 6 4 RSA 1928 Van Zyl 15 AUS Harris 6 2 7 5 AUS Southcombe GBR Trewby 6 4 6 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Tegart 5 BRA Bueno 2 2 6 2 6 NZL Morrison-Davy AUS Tegart 5 6 2 2 6 4 6 AUS Gourlay 12 BRA Bueno 2 2 6 4 6 NZL Morrison-Davy GBR Keller 14 3 6 6 4 6 2 FRA Darmon AUS Tegart 5 4 6 6 4 7 9 RSA 1928 Lieffrig AUS Gourlay 12 6 0 3 6 4 6 ITA Gordigiani BRA Bueno 2 2 6 2 6 NZL Morrison-Davy JPN Obata 6 1 6 2 GBR Keller 14 AUS Twitt 6 3 6 4 FRA Darmon AUS Hunt 7 5 6 1 RSA 1928 Lieffrig AUS Schacht 6 3 6 3 AUS Begbie ITA Gordigiani 6 4 6 4 External links 1965 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331145401/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000056 2016-03-31 , the source for this draw 1964 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1965 French Championships – Women's singles Category:1965 in women's tennis 1965 Category:1965 in Australian tennis Category:1965 in Australian women's sport