1966 French Championships – Men's singles

1966 French Championships AUS Tony Roche HUN István Gulyás 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 120 16 Third-seeded Tony Roche defeated István Gulyás 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1966 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Tony Roche is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Fred Stolle (quarterfinals) AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals) AUS Tony Roche (champion) ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (third round) AUS John Newcombe (third round) USA Dennis Ralston (fourth round) USA Cliff Richey (third round) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (semifinals) FRA Pierre Darmon (fourth round) FRA François Jauffret (semifinals) AUS Martin Mulligan (third round) BRA Thomaz Koch (third round) GBR Michael Sangster (second round) ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert (fourth round) IND Jaidip Mukerjea (fourth round) NED Tom Okker (fourth round) Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1966/draws 12 October 2024 Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 HUN István Gulyás   AUS Tony Roche 3 1 6 4 6 5 7 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 8 HUN István Gulyás   4 6 6 2 9 7 2 6 3 6 AUS Tony Roche 3 FRA François Jauffret 10 6 3 6 4 6 4 AUS Fred Stolle 1 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 8 6 1 4 6 2 6 9 11 AUS Ken Fletcher   HUN István Gulyás   5 7 2 6 3 6 URS Alexander Metreveli   AUS Tony Roche 3 7 5 3 6 1 6 5 7 FRA François Jauffret 10 AUS Roy Emerson 2 1 6 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 4 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Stolle 1 NED Okker 16 2 6 5 7 6 4 6 2 6 1 AUS Stolle 1 BRA Mandarino 6 1 6 2 6 4 NED Okker 16 USA McManus 9 7 6 1 6 1 AUS Stolle 1 FRA Loliée 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA Tym BRA Mandarino 5 7 4 6 4 6 NED Okker 16 CHI Aguirre 6 4 6 1 7 5 USA McManus JPN Watanabe 11 9 4 6 10 8 6 4 NED Okker 16 MAR Bouchaib 6 1 6 4 6 0 CHI Aguirre ESP 1945 Gisbert 4 6 2 6 6 2 6 2 6 1 IND Misra USA McManus FRA Leclercq JPN Watanabe 14 12 1 6 1 6 0 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 FRA Darmon 9 6 3 6 4 6 4 RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 ROU 1965 Năstase 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 2 FRA Darmon 9 RSA 1928 Diepraam 6 1 6 4 6 0 RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 ITA Majoli 3 6 6 2 6 4 5 7 7 5 ROU 1965 Năstase TCH Kodeš 6 3 5 7 5 7 6 4 6 1 FRA Darmon 9 CHI Pinto Bravo 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 1 AUS Stone RSA 1928 Diepraam 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 0 5 7 RSA 1928 Drysdale 8 CHI Rodríguez 6 4 6 2 6 4 AUS Cottrill ITA Majoli 6 8 2 6 2 6 FRA Montrenaud ROU 1965 Năstase 8 10 3 6 1 6 TCH Kodeš YUG Franulović 1 6 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 1 FRA Darmon 9 URS Korotkov 4 6 7 5 6 1 6 1 IND Venkatesan CHI Pinto Bravo 4 6 1 6 4 6 AUS Stone USA Riessen r RSA 1928 Diepraam FRA Courcol 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 0 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Fletcher FRG Buding 6 4 7 5 9 7 ITA Pietrangeli 4 AUS Fletcher 6 4 0 6 1 6 2 6 ECU Zuleta FRG Buding 3 6 4 6 3 6 ITA Pietrangeli 4 RSA 1928 Maud 6 0 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 AUS Fletcher FRA Bouteleux 6 1 6 3 6 4 GBR Sangster 13 ECU Zuleta 6 4 1 6 4 6 2 6 DEN Ulrich FRG Buding 3 6 2 6 8 10 ITA Pietrangeli 4 USA Higgins 6 0 6 0 6 4 RSA 1928 Maud USA Hoogs POL Gasiorek AUS Fletcher 8 6 0 6 3 6 5 7 FRA Bouteleux HUN Komaromi GBR Sangster 13 ITA Bologna 9 7 6 3 6 1 ECU Zuleta JPN Watanabe 6 1 6 3 6 4 DEN Ulrich Czechoslovakia Koudelka 6 1 6 3 8 6 FRG Buding AUS Ruffels 6 4 6 3 6 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Graebner HUN Gulyás 2 6 6 3 4 6 2 6 AUS Newcombe 5 USA Graebner 4 6 6 2 6 8 2 6 BRA Koch 12 HUN Gulyás 4 6 5 7 6 3 3 6 AUS Newcombe 5 BEL De Gronckel 6 0 5 7 6 0 6 3 USA Graebner FRA Contet 6 3 6 3 7 9 8 6 BRA Koch 12 TCH Pála 6 1 6 3 6 1 ECU Olvera HUN Gulyás 1 6 5 7 0 6 AUS Newcombe 5 GBR Matthews 6 3 6 1 6 3 BEL De Gronckel ESP 1945 Arilla USA Graebner ROU 1965 Mărmureanu 6 2 6 3 6 4 ITA Palmieri FRA Contet 3 6 2 6 2 6 BRA Koch 12 ITA Gaudenzi 6 3 6 2 6 3 CAN Puddicombe TCH Pála 5 7 4 6 2 6 ECU Olvera FRA Beust 6 3 4 6 6 2 6 4 AUS Howe HUN Gulyás 5 7 3 6 4 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round URS Metreveli USA Ralston 6 8 6 2 6 6 1 6 3 URS Metreveli AUS Mulligan 11 3 6 6 1 6 3 6 3 ESP 1945 Couder USA Ralston 6 3 6 11 9 5 7 1 6 COL Álvarez URS Metreveli 0 6 2 6 4 6 CAN Fauquier AUS Mulligan 11 8 10 2 6 6 4 2 6 ESP 1945 Couder TCH Javorský 9 7 6 3 4 6 6 1 FRA Pilet USA Ralston 6 6 8 2 6 2 6 COL Álvarez RSA 1928 Moore 6 3 6 3 6 3 GBR Taylor URS Metreveli 8 6 4 6 3 6 6 8 CAN Fauquier AUS Moore 8 6 6 1 3 6 6 1 BEL Drossart AUS Mulligan 11 ITA Crotta ESP 1945 Couder 4 6 6 2 4 6 3 6 IND Lall TCH Javorský FRA Pilet JPN Ishiguro 3 6 6 8 6 4 6 2 6 2 FRA Paul USA Ralston 6 6 8 3 6 0 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP 1945 Gisbert 14 AUS Roche 3 4 6 1 6 2 6 FRA Goven ESP 1945 Gisbert 14 6 8 1 6 6 2 7 5 4 6 BRA Barnes AUS Roche 3 2 6 6 3 0 6 5 7 ITA Di Maso FRA Goven 6 8 4 6 7 9 RSA 1928 McMillan ESP 1945 Gisbert 14 6 4 2 6 3 6 2 6 ARG Peralta BRA Barnes 5 7 2 6 2 6 ITA Merlo AUS Roche 3 4 6 4 6 2 6 ITA Di Maso USA Holmberg 2 6 4 6 6 4 6 0 6 1 FRA Goven CAN Carpenter 6 1 6 1 6 2 AUS Bowrey RSA 1928 McMillan 5 7 6 1 1 6 4 6 JPN Yanagi ESP 1945 Gisbert 14 6 8 4 6 7 5 2 6 ARG Peralta GRE old Kalogeropoulos FRA Chanfreau BRA Barnes 6 4 1 6 3 6 0 6 RSA 1928 Van Lingen ITA Merlo 3 6 3 6 1 6 POL Licis AUS Roche 3 5 7 6 4 1 6 6 4 0r 2 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA Jauffret 10 YUG Špear 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 2 ROU 1965 Țiriac FRA Jauffret 10 7 5 4 6 4 6 4 6 YUG Špear USA Richey 7 6 8 7 5 6 0 6 0 ROU 1965 Țiriac AUS Davidson 6 4 6 4 5 7 7 5 RSA 1928 Segal FRA Jauffret 10 4 6 3 6 2 6 YUG Špear FRA Barclay 6 3 6 2 6 2 URS Likhachev USA Richey 7 2 6 3 6 5 7 ROU 1965 Țiriac GBR Wilson 6 3 6 4 6 4 FRA Jauffret AUS Davidson 0 6 3 6 7 5 6 4 5 7 COL Molina RSA 1928 Segal 6 1 1 6 2 6 9 11 JPN Konishi FRA Jauffret 10 6 3 6 3 2 6 1 6 5 7 BEL Hombergen YUG Špear 3 6 3 6 1 6 FRA Barclay HUN Szikszay FRA Jalabert URS Likhachev 4 6 0 6 r GBR Stilwell USA Richey 7 3 6 3 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round IND Mukerjea 15 AUS Emerson 2 4 6 3 6 1 6 ECU Guzmán IND Mukerjea 15 7 9 6 4 5 7 3 6 USA Sack AUS Emerson 2 1 6 3 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Ryan ECU Guzmán 1 6 8 10 3 6 FRG Elschenbroich IND Mukerjea 15 6 8 4 6 5 7 RSA 1928 Zeeman USA Sack 1 6 0 6 3 6 FRA Boutboul AUS Emerson 2 3 6 7 9 5 7 SWE Johansson RSA 1928 Ryan 6 3 6 2 1 6 4 6 2 6 ECU Guzmán CAN Belkin 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 0 ITA Tacchini FRG Elschenbroich 9 7 6 3 7 9 1 6 1 6 AUS Carmichael IND Mukerjea 15 3 6 1 6 6 3 4 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1966_en.pdf Official 1966 Men's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210418/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1966_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (110 KiB) on the French Open website 1966 Australian Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1966 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 1966 1966 Category:1966 in French tennis