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
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
← 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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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1 Margaret Smith66
8 Norma Baylon31
1 Margaret Smith76
4 Nancy Richey54
4 Nancy Richey89
5 Françoise Dürr67
1 Margaret Smith34
3 Lesley Turner66
6 Ann Jones
3 Lesley Turner
3 Lesley Turner268
2 Maria Bueno646
7 Annette Van Zyl43
2 Maria Bueno66

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 Smith66
Varin00
1 Smith66
Riedl10
Langanay24
Riedl66
1 Smith66
Vopičková03
16 Fretz42
Vopičková66
Vopičková66
Cawthorn24
Sherriff611
Cawthorn266

Section 2

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 Schultze66
Boulle20
9 Schultze566
Lloyd710
Schwartz
Lloyd
9 Schultze642
8 Baylon166
8 Baylon66
Prosen03
8 Baylon626
McClenaughan160
Mizen04
McClenaughan66

Section 3

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 Richey66
Terras42
4 Richey66
Mercelis11
Mercelis66
Darmon15 Emmanuel02
Emmanuel674 Richey66
13 Starkie6613 Starkie23
Niessen4413 Starkie66
Tacchini464 Tym41
Tym64613 Starkie66
Wiggill632 Venturino32
Reyes466 Reyes48
Pombo De Peredo41 Venturino610
Venturino66

Section 4

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 Dürr
Studer5 Dürr76
McAnally Diepraam50
Diepraam5 Dürr687
Peterdy-Wolf43 Blackman0105
Blackman66 Blackman366
Berner12 Groenman641
Groenman665 Dürr66
12 Schacht66 Seghers30
Giscafré3212 Schacht
Dennis34 Spinoza
Spinoza66 Spinoza614
Estalella43 Seghers266
Seghers66 Seghers366
Harris25 Sturm624
Sturm67

Section 5

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Burel31
Subirats66 Subirats171
Berson22 Lesh656
Lesh66 Lesh21
Schultze30 Volavková66
Volavková66 Volavková66
Galtier4011 Heldman23
11 Heldman66 Volavková21
Lundqvist326 Jones66
Walkden66 Walkden66
Schildknecht625 Kermina12
Kermina367 Walkden34
Perna6 Jones66
Coronado Coronado01
Habicht036 Jones66
6 Jones66

Section 6

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Footman
Krocke Krocke24
Barril360 Buding66
Buding636 Buding66
Le Besnerais4014 Rees-Lewis34
Swan66 Swan32
Williams3414 Rees-Lewis66
14 Rees-Lewis66 Buding54
Bouteleux6333 Turner76
Arnold066 Arnold568
Beltrame32 Salfati716
Salfati66 Arnold21
3 Turner66
Nenot42
3 Turner66

Section 7

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Holdsworth31
Dmitrieva66
Dmitrieva63
Toyne86
Toyne66
10 Albert13
Toyne27
7 Van Zyl69
Leyrer33
Lieffrig66
Lieffrig34
7 Van Zyl66
Seghers01
7 Van Zyl66

Section 8

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Zuleta722
Löfdahl566
Löfdahl364
15 Sherriff646
Rouchon11
15 Sherriff66
15 Sherriff164
2 Bueno636
De Lansalut35
Stöve67
Stöve12
2 Bueno66
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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