1965 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 1965 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 1965 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 28th edition of the women's singles championship. Naoko Fukatsu defeated Lin Hui-ching in the final by three sets to two, to win the title.

## Seeds

* Maria Alexandru
* Ella Constantinescu
* Masako Seki
* Noriko Yamanaka
* Han Ju-chen
* Naoko Fukatsu
* Lin Hui-ching
* Éva Kóczián-Földy
* Liang Li-chen
* Mary Shannon
* Li Ho-nan
* Ti Chiang-hua
* Erzsebet Jurik
* Diane Rowe
* L'i Li-fen
* Cheng Min-chih
* Zoja Rudnova
* Edit Buchholz
* Svetlana Grinberg

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naoko Fukatsu | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edit Buchholz | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | Fukatsu | 11 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cheng Min-chih | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Cheng Min-Chih | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marta Luzova | 16 | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Fukatsu | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | |
| Liang Li-chen | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Yamanaka | 21 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 20 | | | | | | |
| Danuta Calinska-Szmidt | 11 | 13 | 12 | | | Liang Li-Chen | 21 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noriko Yamanaka | 15 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | Yamanaka | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Svetlana Grinberg | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fukatsu | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 21 |
| Lin Hui-ching | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lin Hui-ching | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| Diane Rowe | 16 | 14 | 18 | | | Lin Hui-ching | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maria Alexandru | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Alexandru | 12 | 21 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chou Il-ling | 21 | 17 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | Lin Hui-ching | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Masako Seki | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | L'i Li-fen | 7 | 10 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Agnes Simon-Almási | 12 | 15 | 20 | | | Seki | 16 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L'i Li-fen | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | L'i Li-fen | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cirila Pirc | 14 | 9 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
