Champion Margaret Smith Final score 6–4, 7–5 Seeds 8 | Runner-up Maria Bueno Draw 96 (10Q) Singles men | |
Second-seeded Margaret Smith defeated first-seeded Maria Bueno (BRA) 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships.
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Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Maria Bueno (Finalist)
- Margaret Smith (Champion)
- Lesley Turner (Quarterfinalist)
- Nancy Richey (Quarterfinalist)
- Billie Jean Moffitt (Semifinalist)
- Carole Graebner (Second round)
- Annette Van Zyl (Withdrew before the tournament began)
- Françoise Dürr (Fourth round)
Van Zyl, who withdrew because of a family bereavement, was replaced by a Lucky Loser Michelle Boulle (CHI). For the first time in the history of the All England Championships at Wimbledon, there was no British player seeded in the Ladies Singles Championship.
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References
1965 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA