Manuel Santana defeated Cliff Drysdale 6–2, 7–9, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1965 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Manuel Santana is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1965 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Roy Emerson (quarterfinals) Fred Stolle (second round) Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals) Manuel Santana (champion) Arthur Ashe (semifinals) Rafael Osuna (semifinals) Chuck McKinley (fourth round) Cliff Drysdale (finalist)

1965 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier

WC = Wild card

LL = Lucky loser

r = Retired

Final eight

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

1965 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com , the source for this draw

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1965 U.S. Championships men's singles draw

1965 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

1965

Mens Singles