1965 Federation Cup (tennis)
International women's tennis competition
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The 1965 Federation Cup was a team tennis tournament that took place at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia. It was third edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup and had eleven nations participating in the tournament throughout the four days from 15–18 January 1965.
The eleven teams played in a knockout format with six teams having to play in the opening round to join the remaining five who received first rounds byes. After winning all of the ties 3-0, the final was between the United States and Australia who for the third time in consecutive years met up in the final which was played on the 18 January. After Lesley Turner and Margaret Smith each recorded wins in the singles, Australia would defend their title that they won in 1964 despite a loss in the doubles.[1]
Participating teams
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 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
West Germany vs. Italy
 West Germany 1 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[2] 15 January 1965 Grass |
 Italy 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan vs. France
 Japan 0 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[3] 15 January 1965 Grass |
 France 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Zealand vs. Argentina
 New Zealand 2 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[4] 15 January 1965 Grass |
 Argentina 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
United States vs. Italy
 United States 3 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[5] 16 January 1965 Grass |
Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. South Africa
 Great Britain 2 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[6] 16 January 1965 Grass |
 South Africa 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Brazil
France 2 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[7] 16 January 1965 Grass |
 Brazil 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Zealand vs. Australia
New Zealand 0 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[8] 16 January 1965 Grass |
 Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
United States vs. Great Britain
United States 3 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[9] 17 January 1965 Grass |
Great Britain 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Australia
France 0 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[10] 17 January 1965 Grass |
Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
United States vs. Australia
United States 1 |
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[11] 18 January 1965 Grass |
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