1965 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1965 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Margaret Smith[1] |
| Runner-up |  Billie Jean Moffitt[1] |
| Score | 8–6, 7–5 |
| Seeds | 8 |
First-seeded Margaret Smith defeated fifth-seeded Billie Jean Moffitt 8–6, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1965 U.S. National Championships.
Seeds
[edit]The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
Margaret Smith (champion)
Maria Bueno (semifinals)
Ann Jones (quarterfinals)
Nancy Richey (semifinals)- Billie Jean Moffitt (finalist)
Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)- Carole Graebner (quarterfinals)
Norma Baylon (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Smith
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Françoise Dürr
| 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Smith
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nancy Richey
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Norma Baylon
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nancy Richey
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Smith
| 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Billie Jean Moffitt
| 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Maria Bueno
| 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Carole Graebner
| 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Bueno
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Billie Jean Moffitt
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Ann Jones
| 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Billie Jean Moffitt
| 16 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0942257700.