1965 Australian Championships

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Tennis tournament

1965 Australian Championships

Date| 22 January – 1 February 1965
Edition| 53rd
Category| Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface| Grass
Location| Melbourne, Australia
Venue| Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Roy Emerson
Women's singles
Margaret Smith
Men's doubles
John Newcombe /  Tony Roche
Women's doubles
Margaret Smith /  Lesley Turner
Mixed doubles
Robyn Ebbern /  Owen Davidson
Margaret Smith /  John Newcombe
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The 1965 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 53rd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 15th held in Melbourne, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith.

## Champions

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### Men's singles

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Main article: 1965 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Roy Emerson defeated  Fred Stolle 7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 [1]

### Women's singles

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Main article: 1965 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Margaret Smith defeated  Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2 retired [2]

### Men's doubles

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John Newcombe /  Tony Roche defeated  Roy Emerson /  Fred Stolle 3–6, 4–6, 13–11, 6–3, 6–4 [3]

### Women's doubles

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Margaret Smith /  Lesley Turner defeated  Robyn Ebbern /  Billie Jean Moffitt, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 [4]

### Mixed doubles

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Robyn Ebbern /  Owen Davidson and  Margaret Smith /  John Newcombe (final not played) [5][a]

## Notes

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1. ^ The mixed doubles final was not played because of bad weather

## References

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1. ^ "1965 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
2. ^ "1965 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
3. ^ "1965 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
4. ^ "1965 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
5. ^ "1965 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.

## External links

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* Australian Open official website

Preceded by

1964 U.S. National Championships

|  Grand Slams | Succeeded by

1965 French Championships

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