Third-seeded
Lesley Turner defeated the first-seeded reigning champion,
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 ...
, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the
1965 French Championships
The 1965 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 17 May until 29 May. It was the 69th staging of th ...
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Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Lesley Turner is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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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 ...
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Maria Bueno ''(semifinals)''
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Lesley Turner ''(champion)''
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Nancy Richey ''(semifinals)''
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Françoise Dürr ''(quarterfinals)''
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Ann Jones ''(quarterfinals)''
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Annette Van Zyl
Annette Van Zyl (born 25 September 1943 in Pretoria), also known by her married name as Annette du Plooy, is a South African former tennis player. She was ranked in the top ten female players during the mid 1960s, and in 1966 she won the French ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Norma Baylon ''(quarterfinals)''
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Helga Schultze ''(fourth round)''
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Jane Albert
Jane Albert Willens (born June 2, 1946) is an American former tennis player. She is the daughter of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Frankie Albert.
A right-handed player, Albert was a member of the tennis team at Stanford and was the 1964 AIAW si ...
''(second round)''
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Julie Heldman
Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) is an American tennis player who won 22 singles titles. In 1969 and 1974, she was ranked as the world No. 5. In 1968 and 1969, she was ranked No. 2 in the U.S. She was Canadian National 18 and Under Singles ...
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Madonna Schacht
Madonna Schacht (born 1940s) is an Australian former tennis player.
Tennis career
Active on tour in the 1960s, Schacht grew up in Gympie, Queensland and attended St Patrick's College, Gympie, St Patrick's College.
Schacht went on her first over ...
''(second round)''
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Liz Starkie ''(fourth round)''
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Jacqueline Rees-Lewis
Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (born 23 November 1935) is a French former tennis player.
Active since 1955 till 1972, Rees-Lewis made the singles round of 16 at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. National Championships during her career. She won titles ...
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Gail Sherriff
Gail Chanfreau (née Sherriff; born 3 April 1945), also known as Gail Lovera and Gail Benedetti, is a French former amateur and professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Chanfreau was born in Australia, but moved to France in 1968. Chanfreau ...
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Tory Fretz ''(second round)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
* r =
Retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
* on the French Open website
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* 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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