1966 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1966 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Nancy Richey
Final score	w/o

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

Seeds

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

Margaret Court (Champion) Nancy Richey (Finalist) Lesley Turner Bowrey (Third round) Carole Caldwell Graebner (Semifinalist) Judy Tegart Dalton (Quarterfinalist) Gail Sherriff (Third round)

Jan Lehane O'Neill (Second round) Madonna Schacht (Quarterfinalist) Robyn Ebbern (Third round) Joan Gibson (Quarterfinalist) Karen Krantzcke (Third round) Kerry Melville Reid (Semifinalist)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

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
	Giscafré	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

External links

• 1966 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw