1966 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

1966 Australian Championships s AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche AUS Roy Emerson AUS Fred Stolle AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche 7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10 32 8 Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle defeated John Newcombe and Tony Roche in the final 7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1966 Australian Championships.Men's Australian Open Doubles https://ausopen.com/history/honour-roll/mens-doubles live https://archive.today/20260206212115/https://ausopen.com/history/honour-roll/mens-doubles 6 February 2026 6 February 2026 ausopen.com en31 January 1966 Emerson wins Aussie tennis Charleston Daily Mail 13Men Doubles Tennis Australian Championship 1966 - Winners Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle (AUS) http://www.todor66.com/tennis/Australia/Men_1966_Doubles.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20260206213943/http://www.todor66.com/tennis/Australia/Men_1966_Doubles.html 6 February 2026 7 January 2026 www.todor66.com Fred Stolle at the International Tennis Hall of Fame https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/fred-stolle live https://web.archive.org/web/20260206214100/https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/fred-stolle 6 February 2026 7 January 2026 www.tennisfame.com 6 March 2025 Fred Stolle's Career As Described By Bud Collins https://worldtennismagazine.com/fred-stolles-career-as-described-by-bud-collins/24610 live https://archive.today/20260206214256/https://worldtennismagazine.com/fred-stolles-career-as-described-by-bud-collins/24610 6 February 2026 7 January 2026 World Tennis Magazine Newcombe and Roche were the defending champions. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche (final) USA Clark Graebner / USA Marty Riessen (quarterfinals) AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Fred Stolle (champions) USA Arthur Ashe / USA Cliff Richey (Richey withdrew due to his studies) AUS Bill Bowrey / AUS Owen Davidson (semifinals) NZL Lew Gerrard / GBR Roger Taylor (second round) AUS John Cottrill / AUS Ray Ruffels (semifinals) USA Herb Fitzgibbon / USA Jim McManus (quarterfinals) Draw Final y 5 Final 1 AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche 9 3 8 12 10 3 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Fred Stolle 7 6 6 14 12 Top half y 5 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS J Newcombe AUS T Roche 6 6 9       AUS T Musgrave AUS J Walker 3 4 7       INA G Soenhoew INA S Sugiarto 3 1 3       AUS B Bowman AUS A Lane 6 6 6       AUS J Cooper AUS A Stone 6 6 6       AUS C Farr AUS D Farr 3 3 2       ARG A Harms AUS G Pollard 0 2 1     8 USA H Fitzgibbon USA J McManus 6 6 6     7 AUS J Cottrill AUS R Ruffels 11 9 6       AUS B Geraghty AUS M Holland 9 7 4       AUS J Stanbury AUS R White 6 6 6       NED T Okker CHI P Rodríguez 8 8 8       SWE L Bergelin AUS D Crealy 6 7 6       AUS A Bashford AUS B Gulley 3 5 2       ISR Y Shalem AUS K Williams             USA A Ashe USA G MacCall w. o.       1 AUS J Newcombe AUS T Roche 6 6 6       AUS B Bowman AUS A Lane 2 2 4       AUS J Cooper AUS A Stone 4 4 2     8 USA H Fitzgibbon USA J McManus 6 6 6     7 AUS J Cottrill AUS R Ruffels 8 7 6 7 6   NED T Okker CHI P Rodríguez 10 5 3 9 4   SWE L Bergelin AUS D Crealy 6 6 5 6     USA A Ashe USA G MacCall 2 3 7 1   1 AUS J Newcombe AUS T Roche 3 6 6 6   8 USA H Fitzgibbon USA J McManus 6 4 4 2   7 AUS J Cottrill AUS R Ruffels 9 4 6 7 6   SWE L Bergelin AUS D Crealy 11 6 1 5 4 1 AUS J Newcombe AUS T Roche 6 9 12     7 AUS J Cottrill AUS R Ruffels 4 7 10     Bottom half y 5 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3 AUS R Emerson AUS F Stolle 9 6 13       AUS J Brown JAM R Russell 7 3 11       AUS G Primrose AUS R Sherriff 3 4 9 8     AUS B Phillips-Moore AUS E Russo 6 6 7 10     AUS W Coghlan AUS C Stubs 6 8 6       ARG J Ganzábal ARG D Harms 2 6 2       AUS N Brent AUS R Brent 4 3 3     6 NZL L Gerrard GBR R Taylor 6 6 6     5 AUS B Bowrey AUS O Davidson 6 6 6       AUS K Coombes AUS G Hogben 4 3 4       BEL M De Ville ESP 1945 J Gisbert 6 2 6 3 2   RHO R Dowdeswell GBR T Phillips 4 6 3 6 6   AUS W Jacques AUS J Pearce 4 6 6 7     AUS A Bailey AUS R Brien 6 3 1 5     AUS J Christopherson AUS R Wilson 4 5 4     2 USA C Graebner USA M Riessen 6 7 6     3 AUS R Emerson AUS F Stolle 6 6 6       AUS B Phillips-Moore AUS E Russo 3 2 2       AUS W Coghlan AUS C Stubs 6 3 8 11   6 NZL L Gerrard GBR R Taylor 4 6 6 9   5 AUS B Bowrey AUS O Davidson 6 7 6       RHO R Dowdeswell GBR T Phillips 2 5 4       AUS W Jacques AUS J Pearce 4 4 4     2 USA C Graebner USA M Riessen 6 6 6     3 AUS R Emerson AUS F Stolle 6 6 6       AUS W Coghlan AUS C Stubs 2 3 3     5 AUS B Bowrey AUS O Davidson 6 3 7 10   2 USA C Graebner USA M Riessen 4 6 5 8   3 AUS R Emerson AUS F Stolle 7 6 6 6   5 AUS B Bowrey AUS O Davidson 9 4 4 2   References External links 1966 Australian Open Men's Doubles Draw Category:1966 in Australian tennis Men's Doubles Men's Doubles