Women's singles
1965 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Maria Bueno
Score	5–7, 6–4, 5–2 ret.
Details
Draw	52
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Smith	6	6
		Françoise Dürr	3	3
								1	Margaret Smith	6	8
								4	Billie-Jean Moffitt	1	6
	4	Billie-Jean Moffitt	6	6
	7	Robyn Ebbern	1	2
															1	Margaret Smith	5	6	5
															2	Maria Bueno	7	4	2r
	6	Carole Graebner	3	4
	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

	First round							Second round							Third round							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

	First round							Second round							Third round							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

	First round							Second round							Third round							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

	First round							Second round							Third round							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

• 1965 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw