1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1966 Wimbledon Championships USA Billie Jean King BRA 1960 Maria Bueno 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 96 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1966 Wimbledon Championships 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th 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.Roberts John Venus eclipses Hingis to set up historic meeting The Independent Independent News and Media 2000-07-05 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/venus-eclipses-hingis-to-set-up-historic-meeting-709254.html 2009-01-13 August 2021 medicmedicFinn Robin Tennis; Serena Williams Plays Catch-Up, With Sister in Path New York Times 1998-06-29 https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/29/sports/tennis-serena-williams-plays-catch-up-with-sister-in-path.html?pagewanted=all 2009-01-13 The next Wimbledon match between sisters in the singles draw was in 2000 between Serena and Venus Williams. Seeds 1 1 AUS Margaret Smith (semifinals) 2 8 BRA 1960 Maria Bueno (final) 3 6 GBR Ann Jones (semifinals) 4 3 USA Billie Jean King (champion) 5 5 USA Nancy Richey (quarterfinals) 6 4 RSA 1928 Annette Van Zyl (quarterfinals) 7 7 FRA Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals) 8 2 ARG Norma Baylon (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 AUS Margaret Smith 6 6 NED Trudy Groenman 0 4 4 USA Billie Jean King 1 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Annette Van Zyl 6 2 4 5 USA Nancy Richey 6 1 1 3 GBR Ann Jones 4 6 6 7 FRA Françoise Dürr 4 3 2 BRA 1960 Maria Bueno 6 6 1 AUS Margaret Smith 3 3 4 USA Billie Jean King 6 6 3 GBR Ann Jones 3 11 5 2 BRA 1960 Maria Bueno 6 9 7 4 USA Billie Jean King 6 3 6 2 BRA 1960 Maria Bueno 3 6 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 AUS Margaret Smith 8 6 GBR Liz Starkie 6 2 TCH Jitka Volavková 2 3 USA Jane Albert 6 6 AUT Sonja Pachta 6 6 SWE Ulla Sandulf 1 4 FRG Edda Buding 6 6 AUS Trish Faulkner 4 3 1 AUS M Smith 6 6 USA J Albert 1 2 AUT S Pachta 1 4 FRG E Buding 6 6 1 AUS M Smith 6 6 FRG E Buding 1 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 ARG Norma Baylon 6 6 CAN Faye Urban 3 0 NED Trudy Groenman 6 6 ITA Francesca Gordigiani 4 4 Q NED Lidy Jansen Venneboer 6 4 6 FRA Isabelle de Lansalut 3 6 3 RSA 1928 Esmé Emmanuel 3 5 AUS Madonna Schacht 6 7 8 ARG N Baylon 6 4 4 NED G Groenman 4 6 6 Q NED L Jansen Venneboer 0 3 AUS M Schacht 6 6 NED G Groenman 6 6 AUS M Schacht 1 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA Billie Jean King 6 8 GBR Winnie Shaw 2 6 ITA Maria Teresa Riedl 1 2 GBR Nell Truman 6 6 Q AUS Lynn Bellamy 1 1 BEL Christiane Mercelis 6 6 NED Betty Stöve 7 6 RSA 1928 Greta Delport 5 2 SWE Eva Lundqvist 1 3 USA Donna Fales 6 6 AUS Karen Krantzcke 6 6 6 FRG Helga Niessen 4 8 4 GBR Alex Soady 1 4 AUS Carol Sherriff 6 6 AUS Gail Sherriff 6 3 6 AUS Jill Blackman 4 6 4 4 USA BJ King 6 6 GBR E Truman 4 4 BEL C Mercelis 6 2 NED B Stöve 8 6 USA D Fales 6 4 4 AUS K Krantzcke 1 6 6 AUS C Sherriff 10 3 3 AUS G Sherriff 8 6 6 4 USA BJ King 6 6 NED B Stöve 4 3 AUS K Krantzcke 11 6 AUS G Sherriff 9 3 4 USA BJ King 9 6 AUS K Krantzcke 7 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 RSA 1928 Annette Van Zyl 6 6 GBR Vivienne Dennis 1 0 URS 1955 Galina Baksheeva USA Kathy Blake w/o USA Mary Habicht 8 6 GBR Mary McAnally 6 1 USA Dorothy Knode 10 6 USA Alice Tym 8 2 USA Mimi Arnold 6 8 Q AUS Teresa Van Haren 3 6 GBR Rosemary Deloford 4 4 AUS Helen Gourlay 6 6 RSA 1928 Laura Rossouw 3 8 6 Q NED Astrid Suurbeek 6 6 2 GBR Carole Rosser 2 6 6 GBR Heather Allen 6 3 3 6 RSA 1928 A Van Zyl 6 3 6 URS 1955 G Baksheeva 3 6 3 USA M Habicht 6 6 USA D Knode 1 2 USA M Arnold 6 6 AUS H Gourlay 3 2 RSA 1928 L Rossouw 6 6 GBR C Rosser 4 2 6 RSA 1928 A Van Zyl 6 6 USA M Habicht 3 1 USA M Arnold 6 7 RSA 1928 L Rossouw 1 5 6 RSA 1928 A Van Zyl 6 6 USA M Arnold 1 2 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG Helga Schultze 4 11 12 FRA Janine Lieffrig 6 9 10 RSA 1928 Glenda Swan 6 6 Q GBR Jane Poynder 2 4 SWE Ingrid Löfdahl 4 2 USA Kathleen Harter 6 6 Q FRA Anne-Marie Rouchon 9 5 4 AUS Dorothy Whitely 7 7 6 GBR Rita Bentley 6 6 ITA Roberta Beltrame 3 2 RSA 1928 Heather Segal 6 6 Q USA Susan Behlmar 2 4 URS 1955 Olga Morozova 1 3 RHO 1964 Pat Walkden 6 6 AUS Fay Toyne 6 3 0 5 USA Nancy Richey 1 6 6 FRG H Schultze 6 6 RSA 1928 G Swan 4 3 USA K Harter 1 6 6 AUS D Whitely 6 3 0 GBR R Bentley 6 6 RSA 1928 H Segal 1 2 RHO 1964 P Walkden 5 4 5 USA N Richey 7 6 FRG H Schultze 3 2 USA K Harter 6 6 GBR R Bentley 6 4 2 5 USA N Richey 3 6 6 USA K Harter 2 4 5 USA N Richey 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA Rosie Darmon 6 7 NED Elsie Spruyt 2 5 ITA Lucia Bassi 3 6 USA Rosie Casals 6 8 Q GBR Sally Holdsworth 2 3 AUS Kerry Melville 6 6 Q FRA Christiane Spinoza 7 6 GBR Robin Lloyd 5 4 CAN Vicki Berner 1 3 GBR Frances MacLennan 6 6 Q USA Nancy Reed 2 6 6 GBR Sue Tutt 6 3 4 GBR Joyce Williams 6 6 USA Carole Ann Loop 4 4 ITA Lea Pericoli 1 2 3 GBR Ann Jones 6 6 FRA R Darmon 6 3 1 USA R Casals 2 6 6 AUS K Melville 3 6 6 Q FRA C Spinoza 6 1 2 GBR F MacLennan 1 6 6 Q USA N Reed 6 2 4 GBR J Williams 5 2 3 GBR A Jones 7 6 USA R Casals 1 7 6 AUS K Melville 6 5 4 GBR F MacLennan 0 2 3 GBR A Jones 6 6 USA R Casals 2 3 3 GBR A Jones 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Lorna Greville-Collins 6 6 6 GBR Pauline Roberts 8 1 4 GBR Shirley Brasher 6 6 TCH Vlasta Vopičková 4 1 NED Elly Krocké 8 1 2 USA Mary-Ann Eisel 6 6 6 RSA 1928 Maryna Godwin 4 5 7 FRA Françoise Dürr 6 7 GBR L Greville-Collins 4 2 GBR S Brasher 6 6 USA M-A Eisel 4 5 7 FRA F Dürr 6 7 GBR S Brasher 2 2 7 FRA F Dürr 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Julie Heldman 6 6 ITA Silvana Lazzarino 2 1 AUS Judy Tegart 6 8 GBR Virginia Wade 1 6 FRG Heide Orth 3 2 USA Tory Fretz 6 6 USA Stephanie DeFina 1 2 2 BRA 1960 Maria Bueno 6 6 USA J Heldman 1 1 AUS J Tegart 6 6 USA T Fretz 2 0 2 BRA 1960 M Bueno 6 6 AUS J Tegart 3 6 2 2 BRA 1960 M Bueno 6 4 6 References External links 1966 LS 1966 French Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1966 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships