1965 French Championships (tennis)

The 1965 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 17 May until 29 May. It was the 69th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1965. Fred Stolle and Lesley Turner won the singles titles.

1965 French Championships
Date17–29 May
Edition69th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Fred Stolle [1]
Women's Singles
Lesley Turner [2]
Men's Doubles
Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
Women's Doubles
Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner
Mixed Doubles
Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1965 French Championships – Men's Singles

Fred Stolle (AUS) defeated Tony Roche (AUS) 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3

Women's singles
Main article: 1965 French Championships – Women's Singles

Lesley Turner (AUS) defeated Margaret Smith (AUS) 6–3, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Roy Emerson (AUS) / Fred Stolle (AUS) defeated Ken Fletcher (AUS) / Bob Hewitt (AUS) 6–8, 6–3, 8–6, 6–2

Women's Doubles

Margaret Smith (AUS) / Lesley Turner (AUS) defeated Françoise Durr (FRA) / Janine Lieffrig (FRA) 6–3, 6–1

Mixed Doubles

Margaret Smith (AUS) / Ken Fletcher (AUS) defeated Maria Bueno (BRA) / John Newcombe (AUS) 6–4, 6–4

References
  1. "Roland-Garros 1965 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1965 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).


Preceded by
1965 Australian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1965 Wimbledon Championships
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