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.[1]

1965 Federation Cup

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

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
												Australia	3
											France	0
							Great Britain	2
							South Africa	1
																	Australia	2
																	United States	1
		Japan	0
		France	3
							France	2
							Brazil	1
												Great Britain	0
											United States	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

1. "1965 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.
2. "West Germany v Italy". fedcup.com.
3. "Japan v France". fedcup.com.
4. "New Zealand v Argentina". fedcup.com.
5. "United States v Italy". fedcup.com.
6. "Great Britain v South Africa". fedcup.com.
7. "France v Brazil". fedcup.com.
8. "New Zealand v Australia". fedcup.com.
9. "United States v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
10. "France v Australia". fedcup.com.
11. "United States v Australia". fedcup.com.