1965 French Championships – Women's singles

Third-seeded Lesley Turner defeated the first-seeded reigning champion, Margaret Smith, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1965 French Championships.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Lesley Turner is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) 🇦🇺 Margaret Smith (finalist)
 * 2) 🇧🇷 Maria Bueno (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Lesley Turner (champion)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Nancy Richey (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇬🇧 Ann Jones (quarterfinals)
 * 7)  Annette Van Zyl (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇷 Norma Baylon (quarterfinals)
 * 9)  Helga Schultze (fourth round)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Jane Albert (second round)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Julie Heldman (second round)
 * 12) 🇦🇺 Madonna Schacht (second round)
 * 13) 🇬🇧 Liz Starkie (fourth round)
 * 14) 🇫🇷 Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (third round)
 * 15) 🇦🇺 Gail Sherriff (fourth round)
 * 16) 🇺🇸 Tory Fretz (second round)

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild card
 * LL = Lucky loser
 * r = Retired