1965 French Championships – Women's singles

Third-seeded Lesley Turner defeated the first-seeded 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]

Women's singles
1965 French Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Lesley Turner
Runner-upAustralia Margaret Smith
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1964 · French Championships · 1966 →

Seeds

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

  1.   Margaret Smith (finalist)
  2.   Maria Bueno (semifinals)
  3.   Lesley Turner (champion)
  4.   Nancy Richey (semifinals)
  5.   Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
  6.   Ann Jones (quarterfinals)
  7.   Annette Van Zyl (quarterfinals)
  8.   Norma Baylon (quarterfinals)
  9.   Helga Schultze (fourth round)
  10.   Jane Albert (second round)
  11.   Julie Heldman (second round)
  12.   Madonna Schacht (second round)
  13.   Liz Starkie (fourth round)
  14.   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (third round)
  15.   Gail Sherriff (fourth round)
  16.   Tory Fretz (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Smith 6 6
  Varin 0 0
1   Smith 6 6
  Riedl 1 0
  Langanay 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

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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
  Mizen 0 4
  McClenaughan 6 6

Section 3

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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
  Tacchini 4 6 4   Tym 4 1
  Tym 6 4 6 13   Starkie 6 6
  Wiggill 6 3 2   Venturino 3 2
  Reyes 4 6 6   Reyes 4 8
  Pombo De Peredo 4 1   Venturino 6 10
  Venturino 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Dürr
  Studer 5   Dürr 7 6
  McAnally   Diepraam 5 0
  Diepraam 5   Dürr 6 8 7
  Peterdy-Wolf 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   Seghers 3 0
  Giscafré 3 2 12   Schacht
  Dennis 3 4   Spinoza
  Spinoza 6 6   Spinoza 6 1 4
  Estalella 4 3   Seghers 2 6 6
  Seghers 6 6   Seghers 3 6 6
  Harris 2 5   Sturm 6 2 4
  Sturm 6 7

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Burel 3 1
  Subirats 6 6   Subirats 1 7 1
  Berson 2 2   Lesh 6 5 6
  Lesh 6 6   Lesh 2 1
  Schultze 3 0   Volavková 6 6
  Volavková 6 6   Volavková 6 6
  Galtier 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   Kermina 1 2
  Kermina 3 6 7   Walkden 3 4
  Perna 6   Jones 6 6
  Coronado   Coronado 0 1
  Habicht 0 3 6   Jones 6 6
6   Jones 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Footman
  Krocke   Krocke 2 4
  Barril 3 6 0   Buding 6 6
  Buding 6 3 6   Buding 6 6
  Le Besnerais 4 0 14   Rees-Lewis 3 4
  Swan 6 6   Swan 3 2
  Williams 3 4 14   Rees-Lewis 6 6
14   Rees-Lewis 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
  Nenot 4 2
3   Turner 6 6

Section 7

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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
  Leyrer 3 3
  Lieffrig 6 6
  Lieffrig 3 4
7   Van Zyl 6 6
  Seghers 0 1
7   Van Zyl 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Zuleta 7 2 2
  Löfdahl 5 6 6
  Löfdahl 3 6 4
15   Sherriff 6 4 6
  Rouchon 1 1
15   Sherriff 6 6
15   Sherriff 1 6 4
2   Bueno 6 3 6
  De Lansalut 3 5
  Stöve 6 7
  Stöve 1 2
2   Bueno 6 6
  Repoux
2   Bueno

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 395. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Aussies at Roland Garros – Lesley Turner 1965". tennis.com.au. Tennis Australia. 17 May 2012.
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