1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1966 Wimbledon Championships s BRA 1960 Maria Bueno USA Nancy Richey AUS Margaret Smith AUS Judy Tegart 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 48 (5 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1966 Wimbledon Championships Maria Bueno and Billie Jean King were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. King partnered with Rosie Casals but lost in the quarterfinals. Bueno played with Nancy Richey and they defeated Margaret Smith and Judy Tegart in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 1 AUS Margaret Smith / AUS Judy Tegart (final) 2 4 BRA 1960 Maria Bueno / USA Nancy Richey (champions) 3 3 FRA Françoise Dürr / FRA Janine Lieffrig (first round) 4 2 GBR Ann Jones / GBR Virginia Wade (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 AUS Margaret SmithAUS Judy Tegart 6 6 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King 3 4 4 GBR Ann JonesGBR Virginia Wade 6 8 RSA 1928 Glenda SwanRHO 1964 Pat Walkden 4 6 AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville 6 7 USA Jane AlbertUSA Mimi Arnold 4 5 GBR Winnie ShawGBR Joyce Williams 4 2 2 BRA 1960 Maria BuenoUSA Nancy Richey 6 6 1 AUS Margaret SmithAUS Judy Tegart 10 6 4 GBR Ann JonesGBR Virginia Wade 8 4 AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville 2 3 2 BRA 1960 Maria BuenoUSA Nancy Richey 6 6 1 AUS Margaret SmithAUS Judy Tegart 3 6 4 2 BRA 1960 Maria BuenoUSA Nancy Richey 6 4 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 AUS Margaret SmithAUS Judy Tegart 8 6 ARG Norma BaylonRSA 1928 Annette Van Zyl 6 2 TCH Jitka VolavkováTCH Vlasta Vopičková 6 3 7 AUS Trish FaulknerAUS Madonna Schacht 3 6 5 ITA Lucia BassiITA Maria Teresa Riedl 6 6 GBR Vivienne DennisAUS Margaret Harris 2 2 NED Lidy Jansen VenneboerNED Elsie Spruyt 4 4 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Billie Jean King 6 6 1 AUS M SmithAUS J Tegart 6 6 TCH J VolavkováTCH V Vopičková 1 1 ITA L BassiITA MT Riedl 1 3 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 6 6 1 AUS M SmithAUS J Tegart 6 6 USA R CasalsUSA BJ King 3 4 Section 2 Second round Third round Fourth round 4 GBR Ann JonesGBR Virginia Wade 6 6 FRG Edda BudingFRG Helga Schultze 0 2 GBR Shirley BrasherGBR Robin Lloyd 2 6 2 RSA 1928 Maryna GodwinAUS Helen Gourlay 6 4 6 SWE Ingrid LöfdahlSWE Eva Lundqvist 5 6 4 USA Mary-Ann EiselUSA Stephanie DeFina 7 3 6 RSA 1928 Greta DelportRSA 1928 Heather Segal 7 4 4 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Pauline Roberts 5 6 6 CAN Vicki BernerUSA Mary Habicht 2 6 6 URS 1955 Galina BaksheevaURS 1955 Olga Morozova 6 4 4 RSA 1928 Glenda SwanRHO 1964 Pat Walkden 6 6 GBR Jill MillsGBR Janet Ward 4 4 Q GBR Stephanie PercivallGBR Jenny Wagstaff 3 1 GBR Liz StarkieAUS Fay Toyne 6 6 USA Dorothy KnodeFRA Isabelle de Lansalut 6 6 Q SWE EE AnderssonSWE Madelaine Pegel 2 2 4 GBR A JonesGBR V Wade 6 6 RSA 1928 M GodwinAUS H Gourlay 1 1 USA M-A EiselUSA S DeFina 6 7 GBR A MortimerGBR P Roberts 2 5 CAN V BernerUSA M Habicht 4 0 RSA 1928 G SwanRHO 1964 P Walkden 6 6 GBR E StarkieAUS F Toyne 6 6 USA D KnodeFRA I de Lansalut 1 0 4 GBR A JonesGBR V Wade 6 6 USA M-A EiselUSA S DeFina 3 3 RSA 1928 G SwanRHO 1964 P Walkden 6 6 GBR E StarkieAUS F Toyne 4 2 4 GBR A JonesGBR V Wade 6 8 RSA 1928 G SwanRHO 1964 P Walkden 4 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Gail SherriffNED Betty Stöve 6 6 GBR Alex SoadyGBR Janice Townsend 3 4 GBR Rita BentleyAUS Jill Blackman 7 12 GBR Heather AllenGBR Rosemary Deloford 5 10 USA Carole Ann LoopUSA Nancy Reed USA Kathy BlakeUSA Donna Fales w/o AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville 6 3 6 FRG Helga NiessenFRG Cora Schediwy 2 6 2 ITA Silvana LazzarinoITA Lea Pericoli 3 2 USA Jane AlbertUSA Mimi Arnold 6 6 Q GBR G ChapmanGBR Wendy Hall 8 6 GBR Frances MacLennanGBR Mary McAnally 6 4 Q GBR Lynne Cullen-SmithGBR Elizabeth Tew 6 6 GBR Valerie ClarkGBR Joyce Fulton 3 2 FRG Heide OrthGBR Nell Truman 7 7 3 FRA Françoise DürrFRA Janine Lieffrig 5 5 AUS G SherriffNED B Stöve 3 3 GBR R BentleyAUS J Blackman 6 6 USA CA LoopUSA N Reed 2 1 AUS K KrantzckeAUS K Melville 6 6 USA J AlbertUSA M Arnold 6 6 GBR G ChapmanGBR Wendy Hall 3 4 GBR L Cullen-SmithGBR E Tew 7 6 6 FRG H OrthGBR E Truman 9 2 4 GBR R BentleyAUS J Blackman 4 2 AUS K KrantzckeAUS K Melville 6 6 USA J AlbertUSA M Arnold 6 6 GBR L Cullen-SmithGBR E Tew 3 2 AUS K KrantzckeAUS K Melville 6 7 USA J AlbertUSA M Arnold 4 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Winnie ShawGBR Joyce Williams 6 6 GBR Lorna Greville-CollinsGBR Carole Rosser 1 1 NED Trudy GroenmanNED Elly Krocké 6 6 Q AUS Lynn BellamyAUS Dorothy Whitely 1 1 ITA Roberta BeltrameITA Francesca Gordigiani 2 2 USA Tory FretzUSA Julie Heldman 6 6 RSA 1928 Esmé EmmanuelRSA 1928 Laura Rossouw 3 2 2 BRA 1960 Maria BuenoUSA Nancy Richey 6 6 GBR W ShawGBR J Williams 4 6 9 NED G GroenmanNED E Krocké 6 4 7 USA T FretzUSA J Heldman 1 1 BRA 1960 M BuenoUSA N Richey 6 6 GBR W ShawGBR J Williams 4 2 2 BRA 1960 M BuenoUSA N Richey 6 6 References External links 1966 LD Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships