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
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 (Semifinalist)
Ann Jones (Quarterfinalist)
Nancy Richey (Semifinalist)- Billie Jean Moffitt (Finalist)
Françoise Dürr (Quarterfinalist)- Carole Graebner (Quarterfinalist)
Norma Baylon (Quarterfinalist)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Final Eight
| 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
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0942257700.