1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1966 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Billie Jean King
Runner-up	Maria Bueno
Score	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

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.

Margaret Smith (semifinals)

02.

Maria Bueno (final)

03.

Ann Jones (semifinals)

04.

Billie Jean King (champion)

05.

Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)

06.

Annette Van Zyl (quarterfinals)

07.

Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)

08.

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	Margaret Smith	6	6

	Trudy Groenman	0	4
					1	Margaret Smith	3	3

					4	Billie Jean King	6	6
4	Billie Jean King	1	6	6

6	Annette Van Zyl	6	2	4
										4	Billie Jean King	6	3	6

										2	Maria Bueno	3	6	1
5	Nancy Richey	6	1	1

3	Ann Jones	4	6	6
					3	Ann Jones	3	11	5

					2	Maria Bueno	6	9	7
7	Françoise Dürr	4	3

2	Maria Bueno	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	1	Margaret Smith	8	6
		Liz Starkie	6	2
					1	M Smith	6	6
						J Albert	1	2
		Jitka Volavková	2	3
		Jane Albert	6	6
									1	M Smith	6	6
										E Buding	1	2
		Sonja Pachta	6	6
		Ulla Sandulf	1	4
						S Pachta	1	4
						E Buding	6	6
		Edda Buding	6	6
		Trish Faulkner	4	3

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	8	Norma Baylon	6	6
		Faye Urban	3	0
						8	N Baylon	6	4	4
							G Groenman	4	6	6
		Trudy Groenman	6	6
		Francesca Gordigiani	4	4
												G Groenman	6	6
												M Schacht	1	2
	Q	Lidy Jansen-Venneboer	6	4	6
		Isabelle de Lansalut	3	6	3
						Q	L Jansen-Venneboer	0	3
							M Schacht	6	6
		Esmé Emmanuel	3	5
		Madonna Schacht	6	7

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	Billie Jean King	6	8
	Winnie Shaw	2	6		4	BJ King	6	6
	Maria Teresa Riedl	1	2			E Truman	4	4
	Nell Truman	6	6							4	BJ King	6	6
Q	Lynn Bellamy	1	1								B Stöve	4	3
	Christiane Mercelis	6	6			C Mercelis	6	2
	Betty Stöve	7	6			B Stöve	8	6
	Greta Delport	5	2											4	BJ King	9	6
	Eva Lundqvist	1	3												K Krantzcke	7	2
	Donna Fales	6	6			D Fales	6	4	4
	Karen Krantzcke	6	6	6		K Krantzcke	1	6	6
	Helga Niessen	4	8	4							K Krantzcke	11	6
	Alex Soady	1	4								G Sherriff	9	3
	Carol Sherriff	6	6			C Sherriff	10	3	3
	Gail Sherriff	6	3	6		G Sherriff	8	6	6
	Jill Blackman	4	6	4

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	Annette Van Zyl	6	6
	Vivienne Dennis	1	0		6	A Van Zyl	6	3	6
	Galina Baksheeva					G Baksheeva	3	6	3
	Kathy Blake	w/o								6	A Van Zyl	6	6
	Mary Habicht	8	6								M Habicht	3	1
	Mary McAnally	6	1			M Habicht	6	6
	Dorothy Knode	10	6			D Knode	1	2
	Alice Tym	8	2											6	A Van Zyl	6	6
	Mimi Arnold	6	8												M Arnold	1	2
Q	Teresa Van Haren	3	6			M Arnold	6	6
	Rosemary Deloford	4	4			H Gourlay	3	2
	Helen Gourlay	6	6								M Arnold	6	7
	Laura Rossouw	3	8	6							L Rossouw	1	5
Q	Astrid Suurbeek	6	6	2		L Rossouw	6	6
	Carole Rosser	2	6	6		C Rosser	4	2
	Heather Allen	6	3	3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Helga Schultze	4	11	12
	Janine Lieffrig	6	9	10		H Schultze	6	6
	Glenda Swan	6	6			G Swan	4	3
Q	Jane Poynder	2	4								H Schultze	3	2
	Ingrid Löfdahl	4	2								K Harter	6	6
	Kathleen Harter	6	6			K Harter	1	6	6
Q	Anne-Marie Rouchon	9	5	4		D Whitely	6	3	0
	Dorothy Whitely	7	7	6												K Harter	2	4
	Rita Bentley	6	6												5	N Richey	6	6
	Roberta Beltrame	3	2			R Bentley	6	6
	Heather Segal	6	6			H Segal	1	2
Q	Susan Behlmar	2	4								R Bentley	6	4	2
	Olga Morozova	1	3							5	N Richey	3	6	6
	Pat Walkden	6	6			P Walkden	5	4
	Fay Toyne	6	3	0	5	N Richey	7	6
5	Nancy Richey	1	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Rosie Darmon	6	7
	Elsie Spruyt	2	5			R Darmon	6	3	1
	Lucia Bassi	3	6			R Casals	2	6	6
	Rosie Casals	6	8								R Casals	1	7	6
Q	Sally Holdsworth	2	3								K Melville	6	5	4
	Kerry Melville	6	6			K Melville	3	6	6
Q	Christiane Spinoza	7	6		Q	C Spinoza	6	1	2
	Robin Lloyd	5	4													R Casals	2	3
	Vicki Berner	1	3												3	A Jones	6	6
	Frances MacLennan	6	6			F MacLennan	1	6	6
Q	Nancy Reed	2	6	6	Q	N Reed	6	2	4
	Sue Tutt	6	3	4							F MacLennan	0	2
	Joyce Williams	6	6							3	A Jones	6	6
	Carole Ann Loop	4	4			J Williams	5	2
	Lea Pericoli	1	2		3	A Jones	7	6
3	Ann Jones	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Lorna Greville-Collins	6	6	6
		Pauline Roberts	8	1	4
							L Greville-Collins	4	2
							S Brasher	6	6
		Shirley Brasher	6	6
		Vlasta Vopičková	4	1
											S Brasher	2	2
										7	F Dürr	6	6
		Elly Krocke	8	1	2
		Mary-Ann Eisel	6	6	6
							M-A Eisel	4	5
						7	F Dürr	6	7
		Maryna Godwin	4	5
	7	Françoise Dürr	6	7

Section 8

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

		Julie Heldman	6	6
		Silvana Lazzarino	2	1
						J Heldman	1	1
						J Tegart	6	6
		Judy Tegart	6	8
		Virginia Wade	1	6
										J Tegart	3	6	2
									2	M Bueno	6	4	6
		Heide Orth	3	2
		Tory Fretz	6	6
						T Fretz	2	0
					2	M Bueno	6	6
		Stephanie DeFina	1	2
	2	Maria Bueno	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ ^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]}
^ Finn, Robin (29 June 1998). "Tennis; Serena Williams Plays Catch-Up, With Sister in Path". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2009.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1966 French Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1966 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[Hingis-2] 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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