# 1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Margaret Smith was the five-time defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 ret. in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1965 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Margaret Smith (champion)
* Maria Bueno (finalist)
* Lesley Turner (third round)
* Billie Jean Moffitt (semifinals)
* Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
* Carole Graebner (quarterfinals)
* Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
* Ann Jones (second round)
* Madonna Schacht (second round)
* Gail Sherriff (second round)
* Jill Blackman (third round)
* Helen Gourlay (third round)
* Norma Baylon (third round)
* Deidre Keller (second round)
* Annette Van Zyl (semifinals)
* Christine Truman (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Françoise Dürr | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Françoise Dürr | 3 | 3 | 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Billie Jean Moffitt | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Billie Jean Moffitt | 6 | 6 | 4 | Billie Jean Moffitt | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Robyn Ebbern | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Robyn Ebbern | 1 | 2 | | | | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 7 | 4 | 2$^r$ |
| 6 | Carole Graebner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 7 | 4 | 2$^r$ |
| 15 | Annette Van Zyl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Annette Van Zyl | 6 | 6 | 15 | Annette Van Zyl | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Judy Tegart | 2 | 2 | 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jenkins | 6 | 6 | | | A Jenkins | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marriott | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | Baylon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 13 | Baylon | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Lesh | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | Baylon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | Pratt | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kuromatsu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dürr | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 8 | Jones | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dening | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | Dürr | 8 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Blackman | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Blackman | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pericoli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Pericoli | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vukovich | 3 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | Moffitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kynaston | 6 | 6 | | | Kynaston | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matsumori | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | Moffitt | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Melville | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Sherriff | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Melville | 6 | 12 | | | Melville | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schildknecht | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Moffitt | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ebbern | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 7 | Ebbern | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Krantzcke | 6 | 8 | | | Krantzcke | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schwartz | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Ebbern | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | Truman | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Rae | 3 | 0 | | 16 | Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry | 6 | 8 | 7 | | Terry | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Somoza | 4 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Starr | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Niessen | 6 | 2 | 0 | | Starr | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Schacht | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Starr | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Hawton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Graebner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nette | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Hawton | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Graebner | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Graebner | 3 | 4 |
| | Whitely | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Van Zyl | 6 | 6 |
| | Fenton | 7 | 3 | 4 | | Whitely | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Van Zyl | 6 | 7 | | 15 | Van Zyl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harris | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Van Zyl | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Southcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Turner | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Trewby | 4 | 4 | | | Southcombe | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Turner | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Morrison-Davy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Obata | 1 | 2 | | Morrison-Davy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Keller | 6 | 6 | 14 | Keller | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Twitt | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Morrison-Davy | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Darmon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Tegart | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hunt | 5 | 1 | | Darmon | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Tegart | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tegart | 2 | 2 |
| | Lieffrig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bueno | 6 | 6 |
| | Schacht | 3 | 3 | | Lieffrig | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | Gourlay | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Gourlay | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Begbie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gordigiani | 4 | 4 | | Gordigiani | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |