1966 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Margaret Smith defeated Nancy Richey w/o in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1966 Australian Championships.

See also:

1966 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Margaret Court (Champion)
  2. Nancy Richey (Finalist)
  3. Lesley Turner Bowrey (Third round)
  4. Carole Caldwell Graebner (Semifinalist)
  5. Judy Tegart Dalton (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Gail Sherriff (Third round)
  1. Jan Lehane O'Neill (Second round)
  2. Madonna Schacht (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Robyn Ebbern (Third round)
  4. Joan Gibson (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Karen Krantzcke (Third round)
  6. Kerry Melville Reid (Semifinalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Margaret Court 6 6    
8   Madonna Schacht 1 3    
  1   Margaret Court 6 6    
  4   Carole Caldwell Graebner 2 4    
5   Judy Tegart Dalton 3 3  
  4   Carole Caldwell Graebner 6 6    
    1   Margaret Court W    
  2   Nancy Richey L w/o    
  10   Joan Gibson 2 6 4  
12   Kerry Melville Reid 6 3 6  
  12   Kerry Melville Reid 2 6  
  2   Nancy Richey 6 8    
  Helen Amos 2 3  
  2   Nancy Richey 6 6    

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   Court 6 6    
      Kenny 3 1    
      1   Court 6 11    
        Jenkins 1 9    
      Marsh 3 1  
      Jenkins 6 6    
      1   Court 6 6  
      8   Schacht 1 3  
      Hunt 6 3 0  
      Gourlay Cawley 1 6 6  
        Gourlay Cawley 2 3  
      8   Schacht 6 6    
      Malfroy 0 1  
    8   Schacht 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5   Tegart Dalton 6 6    
  Olsson 0 2       5   Tegart Dalton 6 6    
  Sherriff 6 6         Sherriff 2 2    
  Begbie 2 4         5   Tegart Dalton 6 8    
  Allan 6 6         11   Krantzcke 4 6    
  Giscafre 1 3         Allan 4 1  
11   Krantzcke 6 6       11   Krantzcke 6 6    
  Mackay 2 2         5   Tegart Dalton 6 6  
9   Ebbern 6 6         4   Caldwell Graebner 3 3  
  Alexander 2 2       9   Ebbern 4 6 6  
  Walsham 6 6         Walsham 6 2 2  
  Brennan 2 4         9   Ebbern 1 4  
  Dening 6 6         4   Caldwell Graebner 6 6    
  Cooper 2 0         Dening 3 1  
4   Caldwell Graebner 6 6       4   Caldwell Graebner 6 6    
  Jones 2 1    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3   Turner Bowrey 6 6    
  Kynaston 2 3       3   Turner Bowrey 6 6    
  Don 6 3 6       Don 1 3    
  Davies 3 6 2       3   Turner Bowrey 6 1    
  Eastburn 7 5 7       10   Gibson 8 6    
  Van Haren 5 7 5       Eastburn 2 3  
10   Gibson 6 4 6     10   Gibson 6 6    
  Martin 1 6 1       10   Gibson 6 3 6
12   Melville Reid 6 6         12   Melville Reid 2 6 4
Q   Wicks 4 0       12   Melville Reid 6 6    
Q   Smith 4 6 6     Q   Smith 0 2    
  Langsford 6 3 2       12   Melville Reid 13 4 6
  Pfannenberg 6 4 6       6   Sherriff 11 6 0  
  Boulle 4 6 4       Pfannenberg 1 1  
6   Sherriff 6 6       6   Sherriff 6 6    
Q   Born 3 3    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   Lehane O'Neill w/o      
    Q   Hole        
      Q   Hole 2 4    
        Amos 6 6    
      Amos 6 6 6
      Salfati 8 0 4  
        Amos 2 3  
      2   Richey 6 6  
      Turner 12 4 6  
      Starr 10 6 4  
        Turner 1 0  
      2   Richey 6 6    
      Dunn 3 3  
    2   Richey 6 6    
 

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