1965 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1965 French Championships
Champion	Lesley Turner
Runner-up	Margaret Smith
Final score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles
← 1964 · French Championships · 1966 →

Third-seeded Lesley Turner defeated first-seeded, and reigning champion, Margaret Smith 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1965 French Championships.^[1][2]

Seeds[]

The seeded players are listed below. Lesley Turner 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
	8	Norma Baylon	3	1
								1	Margaret Smith	7	6
								4	Nancy Richey	5	4
	4	Nancy Richey	8	9
	5	Françoise Dürr	6	7
															1	Margaret Smith	3	4
															3	Lesley Turner	6	6
	6	Ann Jones
	3	Lesley Turner
								3	Lesley Turner	2	6	8
								2	Maria Bueno	6	4	6
	7	Annette Van Zyl	4	3
	2	Maria Bueno	6	6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Smith	6	6
										0	0
															1	Smith	6	6
																Riedl	1	0
										2	4
									Riedl	6	6
																						1	Smith	6	6
																							Vopičková	0	3
								16	Fretz	4	2
									Vopičková	6	6
																Vopičková	6	6
																Cawthorn	2	4
									Sherriff	6	1	1
									Cawthorn	2	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	Schultze	6	6
									Boulle	2	0
															9	Schultze	5	6	6
																Lloyd	7	1	0
									Schwartz
									Lloyd
																						9	Schultze	6	4	2
																						8	Baylon	1	6	6
								8	Baylon	6	6
									Prosen	0	3
															8	Baylon	6	2	6
																McClenaughan	1	6	0
										0	4
									McClenaughan	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	Richey	6	6
									Terras	4	2
															4	Richey	6	6
																Mercelis	1	1
									Mercelis	6	6
		Darmon	1	5					Emmanuel	0	2
		Emmanuel	6	7																		4	Richey	6	6
	13	Starkie	6	6																		13	Starkie	2	3
		Niessen	4	4				13	Starkie	6	6
			4	6	4				Tym	4	1
		Tym	6	4	6										13	Starkie	6	6
			6	3	2												3	2
			4	6	6					4	8
			4	1						6	10
			6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	Dürr
								5	Dürr	7	6
										5	0
															5	Dürr	6	8	7
			4	3												Blackman	0	10	5
		Blackman	6	6					Blackman	3	6	6
		Berner	1	2					Groenman	6	4	1
		Groenman	6	6																		5	Dürr	6	6
	12	Schacht	6	6																				3	0
		Giscafré	3	2				12	Schacht
			3	4					Spinoza
		Spinoza	6	6												Spinoza	6	1	4
			4	3													2	6	6
			6	6						3	6	6
			2	5					Sturm	6	2	4
		Sturm	6	7

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
			3	1
		Subirats	6	6					Subirats	1	7	1
			2	2						6	5	6
			6	6													2	1
			3	0												Volavková	6	6
		Volavková	6	6					Volavková	6	6
			4	0				11	Heldman	2	3
	11	Heldman	6	6																			Volavková	2	1
		Lundqvist	3	2																		6	Jones	6	6
		Walkden	6	6					Walkden	6	6
		Schildknecht	6	2	5					1	2
			3	6	7											Walkden	3	4
															6	Jones	6	6
		Coronado							Coronado	0	1
			0	3				6	Jones	6	6
	6	Jones	6	6

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
										2	4
		Barril	3	6	0				Buding	6	6
		Buding	6	3	6											Buding	6	6
			4	0											14		3	4
		Swan	6	6					Swan	3	2
		Williams	3	4				14		6	6
	14		6	6																			Buding	5	4
		Bouteleux	6	3	3																	3	Turner	7	6
		Arnold	0	6	6				Arnold	5	6	8
		Beltrame	3	2					Salfati	7	1	6
		Salfati	6	6												Arnold	2	1
															3	Turner	6	6
										4	2
								3	Turner	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Holdsworth	3	1
									Dmitrieva	6	6
																Dmitrieva	6	3
																Toyne	8	6
									Toyne	6	6
								10	Albert	1	3
																							Toyne	2	7
																						7	Van Zyl	6	9
										3	3
									Lieffrig	6	6
																Lieffrig	3	4
															7	Van Zyl	6	6
									Seghers	0	1
								7	Van Zyl	6	6

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
										7	2	2
									Löfdahl	5	6	6
																Löfdahl	3	6	4
															15	Sherriff	6	4	6
										1	1
								15	Sherriff	6	6
																						15	Sherriff	1	6	4
																						2	Bueno	6	3	6
										3	5
									Stöve	6	7
																Stöve	1	2
															2	Bueno	6	6
								2	Bueno

References[]

External links[]

• "Official 1965 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (109 KiB) on the French Open website

Preceded by 1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1965 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles