1965 French Championships (tennis)

1965 French Championships
Date 17 May – 29 May
Edition 64th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Fred Stolle [1]
Women's Singles
Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey [2]
Men's Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Fred Stolle
Women's Doubles
Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey
Mixed Doubles
Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Ken Fletcher

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 64th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1965.

Champions

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

Men's Doubles

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

Women's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

Australia Margaret Smith (AUS) / Australia Ken Fletcher (AUS) defeated Brazil Maria Bueno (BRA) / Australia 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).

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