1965 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1965 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Maria Bueno
Score	6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Margaret Smith defeated the defending champion Maria Bueno in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] For the first time in the history of seeding in the championships, there was no British player seeded in the draw.

Seeds[edit]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Annette Van Zyl withdrew due to a family bereavement. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Michelle Boulle.

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Maria Bueno	6	6
		Jane Albert	2	2
								1	Maria Bueno	6	5	6
								5	Billie Jean Moffitt	4	7	3
	3	Lesley Turner	2	1
	5	Billie Jean Moffitt	6	6
															1	Maria Bueno	4	5
															2	Margaret Smith	6	7
		Christine Truman	6	1	7
	4	Nancy Richey	4	6	5
									Christine Truman	4	0
								2	Margaret Smith	6	6
		Justina Bricka	3	0
	2	Margaret Smith	6	6

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Maria Bueno	6	6
									Winnie Shaw	3	2
															1	M Bueno	6	7
																M Schacht	4	5
									Maria Teresa Riedl	2	0
									Madonna Schacht	6	6
																						1	M Bueno	6	7
																							A Jones	4	5
									Monika Hassmann	3	6	1
									Christina Sandberg	6	3	6
																C Sandberg	0	3
																A Jones	6	6
									Mary Habicht	2	2
									Ann Jones	6	6

Section 2[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	Françoise Dürr	6	6
									Carmen Coronado	1	2
															8	F Dürr	6	6
																G Swan	1	2
									Mary-Ann Eisel	3	6	3
									Glenda Swan	6	3	6
																						8	F Dürr	4	5
																							J Albert	6	7
									Norma Baylon	3	4
									Jane Albert	6	6
																J Albert	6	6
																H Schultze	4	3
									Heather Allen	5	2
									Helga Schultze	7	6

Section 3[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	Lesley Turner	6	6
		Janine Lieffrig	0	1				3	L Turner	6	6
	Q	Alice Tym	7	3					G Sherriff	1	3
		Gail Sherriff	9	6											3	L Turner	7	6
		Kathy Blake	6	6												T McClenaughan	5	2
		Ana María Estalella	4	3					K Blake	6	5	2
		Roberta Beltrame	6	3					T McClenaughan	4	7	6
		Trish McClenaughan	8	6																		3	L Turner	6	6
		Peaches Bartkowicz	8	3																			L Pericoli	0	4
		Tory Fretz	10	6					T Fretz	6	6
		Katarina Bartholdson	3	1					J Volavková	4	4
		Jitka Volavková	6	6												T Fretz	6	6	4
		Diana Bennett	3	9												L Pericoli	8	3	6
	Q	Carol Sherriff	6	11				Q	C Sherriff	4	6	7
		Lea Pericoli	6	6					L Pericoli	6	3	9
		Heide Schildknecht	4	3

Section 4[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	Billie Jean Moffitt	6	6
	Q	Elsie Spruyt	2	3				5	BJ Moffitt	6	6
		Liz Starkie	4	6	6				E Starkie	3	3
		Fay Toyne	6	4	2										5	BJ Moffitt	7	12
		Jill Blackman	6	6												J Blackman	5	10
		Vivienne Dennis	2	1					J Blackman	6	6
		Betty Stöve	3	6	6				I de Lansalut	3	2
		Isabelle de Lansalut	6	1	8																	5	BJ Moffitt	6	6
	Q	Elly Krocke	7	6																			R Lesh	2	0
		Vivienne Wiggill	5	1				Q	E Krocke	6	6
		Sonja Pachta	2	6	6				S Pachta	2	1
	Q	Sue Tutt	6	2	1										Q	E Krocke	2	4
		Lorna Cawthorn	9	6												R Lesh	6	6
		Dorothy Whitely	7	3					L Cawthorn	1	0
		Robin Lesh	6	6					R Lesh	6	6
		Carol-Ann Prosen	0	4

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Julie Heldman	2	6	6
		Jenny Ridderhof-Seven	6	0	0				J Heldman	6	6
	Q	Ruth Illingworth	4	11					A Owen	1	1
		Ann Owen	6	13												J Heldman	6	6
		Mary McAnally	3	3												R Lloyd	2	2
		Robin Lloyd	6	6					R Lloyd	6	6
		Pilar Barril	5	1					L Bassi	1	1
		Lucia Bassi	7	6																			J Heldman	6	2	3
	Q	Anthea Rigby	2	3																			C Truman	3	6	6
		Anna Dmitrieva	6	6					A Dmitrieva	4	6	6
		Jill Mills	2	1					J Tegart	6	4	8
		Judy Tegart	6	6												J Tegart	4	2
		Silvana Lazzarino	0	0												C Truman	6	6
		Christine Truman	6	6					C Truman	5	8	6
		Pat Walkden	5	8	2			6	C Graebner	7	6	1
	6	Carole Graebner	7	6	6

Section 6[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Rosie Darmon	2	6
		Joyce Williams	6	8					J Williams	6	6
		Ingrid Löfdahl	1	6	8				I Löfdahl	1	4
		Jacqueline Rees-Lewis	6	3	6											J Williams	3	6	6
		Edda Buding	6	3	1											C Rosser	6	2	2
		Nell Truman	4	6	6				E Truman	2	8
		Vlasta Vopičková	1	1					C Rosser	6	10
		Carole Rosser	6	6																			J Williams	0	3
	Q	Rosemary Deloford	6	6																		4	N Richey	6	6
		Almut Sturm	4	4				Q	R Deloford	6	6
	Q	Margaret O'Donnell	6	6				Q	M O'Donnell	4	2
		Vicki Berner	3	1											Q	R Deloford	1	0
		Heather Segal	4	2											4	N Richey	6	6
		Pauline Roberts	6	6					P Roberts	4	3
		Esmé Emmanuel	0	5				4	N Richey	6	6
	4	Nancy Richey	6	7

Section 7[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Justina Bricka	7	6
									Francesca Gordigiani	5	2
																J Bricka	6	3	7
																M Salfati	2	6	5
									Monique Salfati	6	7
									Liv Paldan	1	5
																							J Bricka	5	6	8
																							V Wade	7	4	6
									Virginia Wade	6	6
									Márta Peterdy-Wolf	1	3
																V Wade	6	6
															LL	M Boulle	0	2
									Christiane Mercelis	6	1	3
								LL	Michelle Boulle	3	6	6

Section 8[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Ulla Sandulf	4	3
								Q	Frances MacLennan	6	6
															Q	F MacLennan	6	6
																M Lee	3	4
									Helga Niessen	3	1
									Margaret Lee	6	6
																						Q	F MacLennan	2	1
																						2	M Smith	6	6
									Rita Bentley	4	7	9
									Trudy Groenman	6	5	7
																R Bentley	0	1
															2	M Smith	6	6
									Maria Leyrer	0	1
								2	Margaret Smith	6	6

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com