1965 Federation Cup

Details
Duration	15 – 18 January
Edition	3rd
Teams	11
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
← 1964 1966 →

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

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

Japan vs. France

Japan 0	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[3] 15 January 1965 Grass		France 3
1 2 3 1 Kazuko Kuromatsu Françoise Dürr 2 6 1 6     2 Yohko Obata Janine Lieffrig 3 6 3 6     3 Kazuko Kuromatsu / Yohko Obata Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig 3 6 0 6

New Zealand vs. Argentina

New Zealand 2	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[4] 15 January 1965 Grass		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Ruia Morrison-Davy Norma Baylon 3 6 3 6     2 Elizabeth Terry Nora Somoza 7 5 6 4     3 Ruia Morrison-Davy / Elizabeth Terry Norma Baylon / Nora Somoza 6 4 8 6

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Italy

United States 3	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[5] 16 January 1965 Grass		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Billie Jean Moffitt Lea Pericoli 6 3 6 1     2 Carole Graebner Francesca Gordigiani 6 1 6 0     3 Carole Graebner / Billie Jean Moffitt Francesca Gordigiani / Lea Pericoli 6 0 6 2

Great Britain vs. South Africa

Great Britain 2	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[6] 16 January 1965 Grass		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 Ann Jones Annette Van Zyl 2 6 6 3 1 6   2 Christine Truman Bernice Vukovich 6 2 2 6 7 5   3 Ann Jones / Deidre Keller Annette Van Zyl / Bernice Vukovich 6 8 6 3 6 4

France vs. Brazil

France 2	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[7] 16 January 1965 Grass		Brazil 1
1 2 3 1 Françoise Dürr Maria Bueno 1 6 6 4 1 6   2 Janine Lieffrig Maureen Schwartz 6 1 6 1     3 Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig Maria Bueno / Maureen Schwartz 6 8 6 3 6 4

New Zealand vs. Australia

New Zealand 0	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[8] 16 January 1965 Grass		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Ruia Morrison-Davy Margaret Smith 1 6 4 6     2 Elizabeth Terry Lesley Turner 3 6 0 6     3 Ruia Morrison-Davy / Elizabeth Terry Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart 2 6 1 6

Semifinals

United States vs. Great Britain

United States 3	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[9] 17 January 1965 Grass		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 1 Carole Graebner Christine Truman 6 3 6 2     2 Billie Jean Moffitt Ann Jones 6 2 6 4     3 Carole Graebner / Billie Jean Moffitt Ann Jones / Christine Truman 4 6 8 6 6 4

France vs. Australia

France 0	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[10] 17 January 1965 Grass		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Françoise Dürr Margaret Smith 2 6 2 6     2 Janine Lieffrig Lesley Turner 1 6 5 7     3 Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart 1 6 4 6

Final

United States vs. Australia

United States 1	Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia[11] 18 January 1965 Grass		Australia 2
1 2 3 1 Carole Graebner Lesley Turner 3 6 6 2 3 6   2 Billie Jean Moffitt Margaret Smith 4 6 6 8     3 Carole Graebner / Billie Jean Moffitt Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart 7 5 4 6 6 4

References