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1965 Australian Championships – Women's Singles
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. # Margaret Smith ''(champion)'' # Maria Bueno ''(finalist)'' # Lesley Turner ''(third round)'' # Billie-Jean Moffitt ''(semifinals)'' # Judy Tegart ''(quarterfinals)'' # Carole Graebner ''(quarterfinals)'' # Robyn Ebbern ''(quarterfinals)'' # Ann Jones ''(second round)'' # Madonna Schacht ''(second round)'' # Gail Sherriff ''(second round)'' # Jill Blackman ''(third round)'' # Helen Gourlay ''(third round)'' # Norma Baylon ''(third round)'' # Deidre Keller ''(second round)'' # Annette Van Zyl ''(semifinals)'' # Christine Truman ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Court
Margaret Court (''née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 major singles titles and total of 64 major titles (including 19 Grand Slam women's doubles and 21 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles) are the most in tennis history. Court was born in Albury, New South Wales. In 1960, aged 17, she won the first of seven consecutive Australian Open singles titles. She completed a Career Grand Slam at the age of 21 with her victory at Wimbledon in 1963. Taking a brief hiatus in 1966 and 1967, Court played as an amateur until the advent of the Open Era in 1968. She completed a Grand Slam by winning all four major singles titles in 1970, part of a record six consecutive major singles victories. She gave birth to her first child in 1972, but returned to tennis later in the year and won three Grand Slam singles ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qualifier (tennis)
This page is a glossary of tennis terminology. A * Ace: Serve where the tennis ball lands inside the '' service box'' and is not touched by the receiver; thus, a shot that is both a serve and a winner is an ace. Aces are usually powerful and generally land on or near one of the corners at the back of the service box. Initially, the term was used to indicate the scoring of a point. * Action: Synonym of '' spin''. * Ad court: Left side of the court of each player, so called because the ''ad'' (''advantage'') point immediately following a deuce is always served to this side of the court. * Ad in: '' Advantage'' to the ''server''. * Ad out: '' Advantage'' to the '' receiver''. * Ad: Used by the chair umpire to announce the score when a player has the '' advantage'', meaning they won the point immediately after a ''deuce''. See scoring in tennis. * Advantage set: Set won by a player or team having won at least six games with a two-game advantage over the opponent (as opposed to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Melville
Kerry Melville Reid (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments. Reid was included in the year-end world top-ten rankings for 12 consecutive years (1968–1979). She won at least one tournament annually from 1966 through 1979, except for 1975. Her career-high ranking was world No. 5 in 1971, behind Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong, and Rosie Casals. Career Melville won 27 singles tournaments and was runner-up in 37 more between 1963 and 1979. Against Hall of Fame players, Melville beat Margaret Court three times, Billie Jean King eight times, Evonne Goolagong six times, Chris Evert twice, Martina Navratilova once, Rosie Casals 20 times, Francoise Durr 14 times, Nancy Richey eight times, Virgnia Wade four times, Tracy Austin three times, and Hana Mandlikova twice. Overall, Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernice Vukovich
Bernice Carr Vukovich (née Car) (born 12 January 1938) is a retired South African tennis player from South Africa of Croatian origin. Her father was a Croat immigrant from the peninsula of Pelješac.Geni.com Early Croatian Settlers in South Africa] Bernice completed her secondary education at End Street Convent (Holy Family order), matriculating in 1955. She was South African junior tennis champion in 1954 and 1955. After she began to compete in senior tennis, she won 1958 and 1960 List of South African Open women's singles champions, South African championship, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaye Dening
Helen Kaye Ledgerwood AM (4 June 1945 – 29 October 2019), born Helen Kaye Dening, was an Australian businesswoman and international tennis player. Dening was a top junior player, winning girls' singles titles at the 1962 French Championships and 1964 Australian Championships. She also reached the women's singles semi-finals of the 1963 Australian Championships. Graduating from the University of Sydney in 1967, Dening became a business executive and was honoured in 1995 with a Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ... (AM) "in recognition of service to the building industry". References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dening, Kaye 1945 births 2019 deaths Australian female tennis players Australian women business executives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Kuromatsu
Kazuko (written: , , , , , or in hiragana) is primarily a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese writer and translator *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese opera composer *, Japanese astrologer and writer *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese costume designer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese poet and translator *, Japanese actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese character designer and animation director *, Japanese princess *, Japanese Roman Catholic nun, educator and writer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese judge and diplomat *, Japanese actress See also * 6496 Kazuko, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Lesh
Robin Lesh (22 August 1939 – 5 September 2022) was an Australian tennis player. Lesh, a Melbourne based player, made her first European tour in 1963 and had a win over a young Virginia Wade en route to the final of the Cumberland tournament. A two-time Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist, she also made the fourth round of the singles in 1965, then lost to Billie Jean Moffitt. Her tournament wins include the singles title at Aix-en-Provence in 1965. She married Geelong Grammar , motto_translation = 1 Corinthians 1:30: "For us, Christ was made wisdom"( 1 Corinthians 1:30: Christ, who has been made for us in wisdom) , city = Corio, Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , ... teacher John Bedggood. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesh, Robin 1939 births 2022 deaths Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Marriott
Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the Franks who were named for the francisca, the axe they used in battle. https://nameberry.com/babyname/frances Notable people and characters with the name include: People * Frances, Countess of Périgord (died 1481) * Frances (musician) (born 1993), British singer and songwriter * Frances Estill Beauchamp (1860-1923), American temperance activist, social reformer, lecturer * Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman and Irish countess * Frances E. Burns (1866-1937), American social leader and business executive * Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (1590–1632), central figure in a famous scandal and murder * Frances Lewis Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American poet, writer * Frances Davidson, Viscountess Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea Pericoli
Lea Pericoli (born 22 March 1935) is an Italian former tennis player and later television presenter and journalist from Milan. She reached the last sixteen of the French Open two times and the Wimbledon Championships three times, and is also famous for her choice of clothing. Family background Pericoli married Tito Fontana in 1964. Tennis Grand Slam Pericoli reached the last sixteen of the French Championships singles in 1960 and 1964. She reached the fourth round of Wimbledon three times in 1965, 1967, and 1970. Titles Partnered by Helga Schultze, Pericoli won the doubles title at the 1974 WTA Swiss Open, defeating Kayoko Fukuoka and Michelle Rodríguez in the final in straight sets. Fed Cup Pericoli made her Fed Cup debut for Italy in its inaugural year, 1963, and represented Italy in nine years of the competition, winning 8 of her 16 singles matches and 7 of her 14 doubles matches. Her last Fed Cup match was in 1975. Italian international championships She partnered wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Pratt
Maureen Pratt is an Australian former professional tennis player. Pratt, a Victorian junior champion, was ranked amongst the top 10 players in the country at stages of her career and made the singles third round at the 1961 Australian Championships. She originally competed under her maiden name Maureen McCalman and has a daughter, Kerryn Pratt Kerryn Pratt (born 20 June 1959) is an Australian sports broadcaster and former professional tennis player. Trained at the Australian Institute of Sport, AIS, Pratt is the daughter of tennis player Maureen McCalman and was a two-time Australian ..., who played on the professional tour. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pratt, Maureen Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis people from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian women Sportswomen from Victoria (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Jenkins (tennis)
Anne Caroline Jenkin, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (born 8 December 1955) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Early life Jenkin was born Anne Caroline Strutt on 8 December 1955 to the Hon. Charles Richard Strutt and the Hon. Jean Elizabeth Davidson. Her father was a son of the physicist the 4th Baron Rayleigh by his first wife, Lady Hilda Clements. Her mother was a daughter of Conservative politicians J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson and Baroness Northchurch. Political career Jenkin stood for election as a Member of Parliament in Glasgow Provan in the 1987 general election. In 2005, she co-founded ''Women2Win'' with Theresa May, a campaign to increase the number of female Conservative MPs. She is currently its co-chair with Mark Harper. She co-founded the Conservative Friends of International Development in 2011. She was created a life peer on 26 January 2011 as Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, of Hatfield Peverel in the County of Essex. She was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Dürr
Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles. According to Lance Tingay, Bud Collins, and the Women's Tennis Association, Dürr was ranked in the world top ten from 1965 through 1967, from 1970 through 1972, and from 1974 through 1976, reaching a career high of world No. 3 in those rankings in 1967. She finished second to Billie Jean King in prize money earnings in 1971. Dürr reached a total of 27 Grand Slam finals – one in singles, 18 in women's doubles, and eight in mixed doubles. She won twelve of them. Biography Dürr is best known for winning the singles title at the 1967 French Championships. She defeated Maria Bueno in a quarterfinal and Lesley Turner in the final. In addition to her singles championship, Dürr won seven Grand Slam women's doubles titles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She was the runner-up in 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
