The 1965 Australian Championships was a
tennis tournament that took place on outdoor
Grass courts at the
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Kooyong Stadium, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is an Australian tennis venue, located in the Melbourne suburb of Kooyong. The stadium, was built in 1927, and has undergone several renovations.
It has a seating capacity of slightly more t ...
,
Melbourne, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 53rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...
), the 15th held in Melbourne, and the first
Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians
Roy Emerson and
Margaret Smith Margaret Smith or Maggie Smith may refer to:
People
*Margaret Smith Court, known as Margaret Court (born 1942), Australian tennis player
*Margaret A. Smith, superintendent of Volusia County Schools
*Margaret Bayard Smith (1778–1844), American aut ...
.
Champions
Men's singles
Roy Emerson defeated
Fred Stolle 7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Women's singles
Margaret Smith Margaret Smith or Maggie Smith may refer to:
People
*Margaret Smith Court, known as Margaret Court (born 1942), Australian tennis player
*Margaret A. Smith, superintendent of Volusia County Schools
*Margaret Bayard Smith (1778–1844), American aut ...
defeated
Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 retired
Men's doubles
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors, he won seven singles titles, a fo ...
/
Tony Roche defeated
Roy Emerson /
Fred Stolle 3–6, 4–6, 13–11, 6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles
Margaret Smith Margaret Smith or Maggie Smith may refer to:
People
*Margaret Smith Court, known as Margaret Court (born 1942), Australian tennis player
*Margaret A. Smith, superintendent of Volusia County Schools
*Margaret Bayard Smith (1778–1844), American aut ...
/
Lesley Turner defeated
Robyn Ebbern
Robyn Ebbern (born 2 July 1944) is an Australian former tennis player who was active in the 1960s.
Biography
Born in Brisbane, Ebbern and Margaret Smith won the Australian Championships doubles in 1962 and 1963 and the U.S. Championships doub ...
/
Billie Jean Moffitt, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Robyn Ebbern
Robyn Ebbern (born 2 July 1944) is an Australian former tennis player who was active in the 1960s.
Biography
Born in Brisbane, Ebbern and Margaret Smith won the Australian Championships doubles in 1962 and 1963 and the U.S. Championships doub ...
/
Owen Davidson and
Margaret Smith Margaret Smith or Maggie Smith may refer to:
People
*Margaret Smith Court, known as Margaret Court (born 1942), Australian tennis player
*Margaret A. Smith, superintendent of Volusia County Schools
*Margaret Bayard Smith (1778–1844), American aut ...
/
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors, he won seven singles titles, a fo ...
(final not played)
Notes
References
External links
Australian Open official website
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1965 in Australian tennis
1960s in Melbourne
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
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January 1965 sports events in Australia
February 1965 sports events in Australia
Sports competitions in Melbourne
Tennis in Victoria (Australia)