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1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1966 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Runner-upBrazil Maria Bueno
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1965 · Wimbledon Championships · 1967 →

Billie Jean King defeated Maria Bueno in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Margaret Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to King.

The second round match in which Gail Sherriff beat her sister Carol was the second match between sisters in the ladies' singles draw at Wimbledon, the first being in the 1884 Wimbledon Championships when Maud Watson beat Lillian.[2][3] The next Wimbledon match between sisters in the singles draw was in 2000 between Serena and Venus Williams.[2]

Seeds

01.   Australia Margaret Smith (semifinals)
02.   Brazil Maria Bueno (final)
03.   United Kingdom Ann Jones (semifinals)
04.   United States Billie Jean King (champion)
05.   United States Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)
06.   South Africa Annette Van Zyl (quarterfinals)
07.   France Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
08.   Argentina Norma Baylon (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Margaret Smith 6 6
Netherlands Trudy Groenman 0 4
1 Australia Margaret Smith 3 3
4 United States Billie Jean King 6 6
4 United States Billie Jean King 1 6 6
6 South Africa Annette Van Zyl 6 2 4
4 United States Billie Jean King 6 3 6
2 Brazil Maria Bueno 3 6 1
5 United States Nancy Richey 6 1 1
3 United Kingdom Ann Jones 4 6 6
3 United Kingdom Ann Jones 3 11 5
2 Brazil Maria Bueno 6 9 7
7 France Françoise Dürr 4 3
2 Brazil Maria Bueno 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia Margaret Smith 8 6
United Kingdom Liz Starkie 6 2
1 Australia M Smith 6 6
United States J Albert 1 2
Czechoslovakia Jitka Volavková 2 3
United States Jane Albert 6 6
1 Australia M Smith 6 6
West Germany E Buding 1 2
Austria Sonja Pachta 6 6
Sweden Ulla Sandulf 1 4
Austria S Pachta 1 4
West Germany E Buding 6 6
West Germany Edda Buding 6 6
Australia Trish Faulkner 4 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Argentina Norma Baylon 6 6
Canada Faye Urban 3 0
8 Argentina N Baylon 6 4 4
Netherlands G Groenman 4 6 6
Netherlands Trudy Groenman 6 6
Italy Francesca Gordigiani 4 4
Netherlands G Groenman 6 6
Australia M Schacht 1 2
Q Netherlands Lidy Jansen-Venneboer 6 4 6
France Isabelle de Lansalut 3 6 3
Q Netherlands L Jansen-Venneboer 0 3
Australia M Schacht 6 6
South Africa Esmé Emmanuel 3 5
Australia Madonna Schacht 6 7

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States Billie Jean King 6 8
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw 2 6 4 United States BJ King 6 6
Italy Maria Teresa Riedl 1 2 United Kingdom E Truman 4 4
United Kingdom Nell Truman 6 6 4 United States BJ King 6 6
Q Australia Lynn Bellamy 1 1 Netherlands B Stöve 4 3
Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6 6 Belgium C Mercelis 6 2
Netherlands Betty Stöve 7 6 Netherlands B Stöve 8 6
South Africa Greta Delport 5 2 4 United States BJ King 9 6
Sweden Eva Lundqvist 1 3 Australia K Krantzcke 7 2
United States Donna Fales 6 6 United States D Fales 6 4 4
Australia Karen Krantzcke 6 6 6 Australia K Krantzcke 1 6 6
West Germany Helga Niessen 4 8 4 Australia K Krantzcke 11 6
United Kingdom Alex Soady 1 4 Australia G Sherriff 9 3
Australia Carol Sherriff 6 6 Australia C Sherriff 10 3 3
Australia Gail Sherriff 6 3 6 Australia G Sherriff 8 6 6
Australia Jill Blackman 4 6 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 South Africa Annette Van Zyl 6 6
United Kingdom Vivienne Dennis 1 0 6 South Africa A Van Zyl 6 3 6
Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva Soviet Union G Baksheeva 3 6 3
United States Kathy Blake w/o 6 South Africa A Van Zyl 6 6
United States Mary Habicht 8 6 United States M Habicht 3 1
United Kingdom Mary McAnally 6 1 United States M Habicht 6 6
United States Dorothy Knode 10 6 United States D Knode 1 2
United States Alice Tym 8 2 6 South Africa A Van Zyl 6 6
United States Mimi Arnold 6 8 United States M Arnold 1 2
Q Australia Teresa Van Haren 3 6 United States M Arnold 6 6
United Kingdom Rosemary Deloford 4 4 Australia H Gourlay 3 2
Australia Helen Gourlay 6 6 United States M Arnold 6 7
South Africa Laura Rossouw 3 8 6 South Africa L Rossouw 1 5
Q Netherlands Astrid Suurbeek 6 6 2 South Africa L Rossouw 6 6
United Kingdom Carole Rosser 2 6 6 United Kingdom C Rosser 4 2
United Kingdom Heather Allen 6 3 3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
West Germany Helga Schultze 4 11 12
France Janine Lieffrig 6 9 10 West Germany H Schultze 6 6
South Africa Glenda Swan 6 6 South Africa G Swan 4 3
Q United Kingdom Jane Poynder 2 4 West Germany H Schultze 3 2
Sweden Ingrid Löfdahl 4 2 United States K Harter 6 6
United States Kathleen Harter 6 6 United States K Harter 1 6 6
Q France Anne-Marie Rouchon 9 5 4 Australia D Whitely 6 3 0
Australia Dorothy Whitely 7 7 6 United States K Harter 2 4
United Kingdom Rita Bentley 6 6 5 United States N Richey 6 6
Italy Roberta Beltrame 3 2 United Kingdom R Bentley 6 6
South Africa Heather Segal 6 6 South Africa H Segal 1 2
Q United States Susan Behlmar 2 4 United Kingdom R Bentley 6 4 2
Soviet Union Olga Morozova 1 3 5 United States N Richey 3 6 6
Rhodesia Pat Walkden 6 6 Rhodesia P Walkden 5 4
Australia Fay Toyne 6 3 0 5 United States N Richey 7 6
5 United States Nancy Richey 1 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France Rosie Darmon 6 7
Netherlands Elsie Spruyt 2 5 France R Darmon 6 3 1
Italy Lucia Bassi 3 6 United States R Casals 2 6 6
United States Rosie Casals 6 8 United States R Casals 1 7 6
Q United Kingdom Sally Holdsworth 2 3 Australia K Melville 6 5 4
Australia Kerry Melville 6 6 Australia K Melville 3 6 6
Q France Christiane Spinoza 7 6 Q France C Spinoza 6 1 2
United Kingdom Robin Lloyd 5 4 United States R Casals 2 3
Canada Vicki Berner 1 3 3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6
United Kingdom Frances MacLennan 6 6 United Kingdom F MacLennan 1 6 6
Q United States Nancy Reed 2 6 6 Q United States N Reed 6 2 4
United Kingdom Sue Tutt 6 3 4 United Kingdom F MacLennan 0 2
United Kingdom Joyce Williams 6 6 3 United Kingdom A Jones 6 6
United States Carole Ann Loop 4 4 United Kingdom J Williams 5 2
Italy Lea Pericoli 1 2 3 United Kingdom A Jones 7 6
3 United Kingdom Ann Jones 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Lorna Greville-Collins 6 6 6
United Kingdom Pauline Roberts 8 1 4
United Kingdom L Greville-Collins 4 2
United Kingdom S Brasher 6 6
United Kingdom Shirley Brasher 6 6
Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopičková 4 1
United Kingdom S Brasher 2 2
7 France F Dürr 6 6
Netherlands Elly Krocke 8 1 2
United States Mary-Ann Eisel 6 6 6
United States M-A Eisel 4 5
7 France F Dürr 6 7
South Africa Maryna Godwin 4 5
7 France Françoise Dürr 6 7

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Julie Heldman 6 6
Italy Silvana Lazzarino 2 1
United States J Heldman 1 1
Australia J Tegart 6 6
Australia Judy Tegart 6 8
United Kingdom Virginia Wade 1 6
Australia J Tegart 3 6 2
2 Brazil M Bueno 6 4 6
West Germany Heide Orth 3 2
United States Tory Fretz 6 6
United States T Fretz 2 0
2 Brazil M Bueno 6 6
United States Stephanie DeFina 1 2
2 Brazil Maria Bueno 6 6

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, John (5 July 2000). "Venus eclipses Hingis to set up historic meeting". The Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 13 January 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ Finn, Robin (29 June 1998). "Tennis; Serena Williams Plays Catch-Up, With Sister in Path". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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