# 1965 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Roy Emerson successfully defended his title, defeating Fred Stolle 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Roy Emerson (champion)
    02. Fred Stolle (final)
    03. Jan-Erik Lundqvist (second round)
    04. Dennis Ralston (semifinals)
    05. Wilhelm Bungert (third round)
    06. John Newcombe (fourth round)
    07. Tony Roche (second round)
    08. Rafael Osuna (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roy Emerson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Diepraam | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Diepraam | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Dennis Ralston | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Dennis Ralston | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Dennis Ralston | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fred Stolle | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fred Stolle | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| | Allen Fox | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allen Fox | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | Cliff Drysdale | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rafael Osuna | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Fred Stolle | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isaías Pimentel | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | R Emerson | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Sangster | 6 | 6 | 18 | | | | M Sangster | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Froehling | 4 | 2 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | John Cooper | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Cooper | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Tony Pickard | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | J Cooper | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | | R Sanders | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Sanders | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson | 10 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| | Gardnar Mulloy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Fletcher | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| | Juan Manuel Couder | w/o | | | | | | G Mulloy | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Premjit Lall | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | P Lall | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giuseppe Merlo | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | P Lall | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Alan Mills | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | K Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | John Sharpe | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | | | A Mills | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Werksman | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | K Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Tony Roche | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Ruffels | 2 | 10 | 4 | | | 7 | A Roche | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | M Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harald Elschenbroich | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | M Mulligan | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | Ted Beards | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | J McManus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ian Crookenden | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | I Crookenden | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Duxin | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | J McManus | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim McManus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J McManus | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| | Andrzej Licis | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Diepraam | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Ronnie Barnes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Barnes | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | François Jauffret | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | F Jauffret | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pancho Guzmán | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | F Jauffret | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | Colin Stubs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Diepraam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bill Lenoir | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | C Stubs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Koji Watanabe | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | K Diepraam | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Diepraam | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Dennis Ralston | 15 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ham Richardson | 13 | 7 | 2 | | 4 | D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michel Leclercq | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | M Leclercq | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Holeček | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | D Ralston | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Lew Gerrard | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | R Krishnan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clark Graebner | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | C Graebner | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Koch | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Q | Richard Russell | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | | A Metreveli | 6 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Contet | 10 | 9 | 6 | | | D Contet | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Maud | 8 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bill Bowrey | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | T Koch | 7 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | T Koch | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Barthès | 10 | 14 | 9 | 6 | | P Barthès | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Okker | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Wilhelm Bungert | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Palafox | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | W Bungert | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | R Wilson | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | W Bungert | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sergio Tacchini | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | |
| | Colin Zeeman | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | S Tacchini | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Bo Holmström | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Howe | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | Bob Howe | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | R Howe | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Geoffrey Bluett | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Q | G Bluett | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adolf Kreinberg | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | R Howe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Juan Gisbert | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | H Fitzgibbon | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | John Barrett | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | J Barrett | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herb Fitzgibbon | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Fitzgibbon | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clive Brebnor | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Vicente Zarazúa | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Osamu Ishiguro | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | J Mukerjea | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaidip Mukerjea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | C Kuhnke | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | Jimmy Moore | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | | M Hann | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kuhnke | 12 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Kuhnke | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Edison Mandarino | 10 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Drysdale | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Newcombe | 7 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| | William Álvarez | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | C Richey | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Rodríguez | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | | | J-C Barclay | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Barclay | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | C Richey | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Brown | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Soriano | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | 6 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Roger Dowdeswell | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Felix Bautista | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | R Dowdeswell | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Ryan | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicola Pietrangeli | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | N Pietrangeli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Taylor | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Zuleta | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | R Taylor | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald Dell | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | D Dell | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Hoogs | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Pietrangeli | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| | Frew McMillan | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Fox | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Toomas Leius | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | T Leius | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gene Scott | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | E Scott | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanley Matthews | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | E Scott | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Allen Fox | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Fox | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Edlefsen | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | A Fox | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John McDonald | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | 3 | J-E Lundqvist | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Doug Kelso | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Darmon | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | P Darmon | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Charlie Applewhaite | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | A Ashe | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Shiv Prakash Misra | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Carmichael | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bob Carmichael | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | R Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abe Segal | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | A Segal | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Omar Pabst | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Owen Davidson | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Osuna | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| | Ingo Buding | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | I Buding | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pat Cramer | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | K Carpenter | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Carpenter | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | I Buding | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Jan Hajer | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | 8 | R Osuna | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| LL | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | LL | S Smith | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | István Gulyás | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | R Osuna | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rafael Osuna | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Ray Moore | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neale Fraser | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | N Fraser | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Luis Arilla | 7 | 0 | 4 | | | T Ulrich | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | N Fraser | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | David Phillips | 0 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | R Hewitt | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | G Stilwell | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Parker | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | R Hewitt | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Hewitt | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| | Keith Wooldridge | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Billy Knight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Knight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isao Watanabe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | J Javorský | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Javorský | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | W Knight | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Claude de Gronckel | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dimitri Sturdza | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Q | C de Gronckel | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vyacheslav Egorov | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 2 | F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |