1965 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1965 Federation Cup was the third edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. Eleven nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, from 15–18 January. United States and Australia both reached the final for the third consecutive time, and Australia defended their title, defeating United States by winning both of their singles rubbers.

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Brazil	France	Great Britain	Italy
Japan	New Zealand	South Africa	United States	West Germany

Draw

All ties were played at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia, on grass courts.

First Round 15 January			Quarterfinals 16 January			Semifinals 17 January			Final 18 January


				Australia	3

				New Zealand	0
	Argentina	1

	New Zealand	2
							Australia	3

							France	0



				Brazil	1

				France	2
	France	3

	Japan	0
										Australia	2

										United States	1



				South Africa	1

				Great Britain	2



							Great Britain	0

							United States	3
	Italy	2

	West Germany	1
				Italy	0

				United States	3

First Round

Argentina vs. New Zealand

Argentina
1

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
15 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

New Zealand
2

		1	2
1	Norma Baylon Ruia Morrison-Davy	6 3	6 3
2	Nora Somoza Elizabeth Terry	5 7	4 6
3	Norma Baylon / Nora Somoza Ruia Morrison-Davy / Elizabeth Terry	4 6	6 8

^[1]

France vs. Japan

France
3

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
15 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

Japan
0

		1	2
1	Françoise Dürr Kazuko Kuromatsu	6 2	6 1
2	Janine Lieffrig Yohko Obata	6 3	6 3
3	Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig Kazuko Kuromatsu / Yohko Obata	6 3	6 0

^[2]

Italy vs. West Germany

Italy
2

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
15 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

West Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Lea Pericoli Helga Mastoff	8 6	4 0		retired
2	Francesca Gordigiani Heide Orth	4 6	7 5	6 4
3	Francesca Gordigiani / Lea Pericoli Helga Mastoff / Heide Orth	3 6	1 6

^[3]

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. New Zealand

Australia
3

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
16 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

New Zealand
0

		1	2
1	Margaret Smith Ruia Morrison-Davy	6 1	6 4
2	Lesley Turner Elizabeth Terry	6 3	6 0
3	Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart Ruia Morrison-Davy / Elizabeth Terry	6 2	6 1

^[4]

Brazil vs. France

Brazil
1

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
16 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

France
2

		1	2	3
1	Maria Bueno Françoise Dürr	6 1	4 6	6 1
2	Maureen Schwartz Janine Lieffrig	1 6	1 6
3	Maria Bueno / Maureen Schwartz Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig	8 6	3 6	4 6

^[5]

South Africa vs. Great Britain

South Africa
1

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
16 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

Great Britain
2

		1	2	3
1	Annette Du Plooy Ann Haydon-Jones	6 2	3 6	6 1
2	Bernice Vukovich Christine Janes	2 6	6 2	5 7
3	Annette Du Plooy / Bernice Vukovich Ann Haydon-Jones / Deidre Keller	8 6	3 6	4 6

^[6]

Italy vs. United States

Italy
0

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
16 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

United States
3

		1	2
1	Lea Pericoli Billie Jean Moffitt	3 6	1 6
2	Francesca Gordigiani Carole Caldwell Graebner	1 6	0 6
3	Francesca Gordigiani / Lea Pericoli Carole Caldwell Graebner / Billie Jean Moffitt	0 6	2 6

^[7]

Semifinals

Australia vs. France

Australia
3

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
17 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

France
0

		1	2
1	Margaret Smith Françoise Dürr	6 2	6 2
2	Lesley Turner Janine Lieffrig	6 1	7 5
3	Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig	6 1	6 4

^[8]

Great Britain vs. United States

Great Britain
0

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
17 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

United States
3

		1	2	3
1	Christine Janes Carole Caldwell Graebner	3 6	2 6
2	Ann Haydon-Jones Billie Jean Moffitt	2 6	4 6
3	Ann Haydon-Jones / Christine Janes Carole Caldwell Graebner / Billie Jean Moffitt	6 4	6 8	4 6

^[9]

Final

Australia vs. United States

Australia
2

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
18 January 1965
Grass (outdoor)

United States
1

		1	2	3
1	Lesley Turner Carole Caldwell Graebner	6 3	2 6	6 3
2	Margaret Smith Billie Jean Moffitt	6 4	8 6
3	Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart Carole Caldwell Graebner / Billie Jean Moffitt	5 7	6 4	4 6

^[10]

1965 Federation Cup Champions
Australia Second title

References

↑ "Argentina v. New Zealand". fedcup.com.
↑ "France v. Japan". fedcup.com.
↑ "Italy v. West Germany". fedcup.com.
↑ "Australia v. New Zealand". fedcup.com.
↑ "Brazil v. France". fedcup.com.
↑ "South Africa v. Great Britain". fedcup.com.
↑ "Italy v. United States". fedcup.com.
↑ "Australia v. France". fedcup.com.
↑ "Great Britain v. United States". fedcup.com.
↑ "United States v. Australia". fedcup.com.

Fed Cup

Current champions (2015): Czech Republic

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