1966 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1966 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Nancy Richey
Score	w/o
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	12
Events

Top-seeded

1966 Australian Championships after Nancy Richey withdrew from the final. This is the only walkover in a Ladies Singles Final of a Grand Slam tournament and was Smith's 7th straight Australian Open

title.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

Margaret Smith

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Margaret Smith (champion)
Nancy Richey (finalist)
Lesley Turner (third round)
Carole Caldwell Graebner
(semifinals)
Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
Gail Sherriff
(third round)
Jan Lehane (second round)
Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)
Robyn Ebbern (third round)
Joan Gibson (quarterfinals)
Karen Krantzcke (third round)
Kerry Melville
(semifinals)

Draw

Key

Q =
Qualifier
WC =
Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r =
Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Margaret Smith	6	6

8	Madonna Schacht	1	3
					1	Margaret Smith	6	6

					4	Carole Caldwell Graebner	2	4
5	Judy Tegart	3	3

4	Carole Caldwell Graebner	6	6
									1	Margaret Smith	W

									2	Nancy Richey	L w/o
10	Joan Gibson	2	6	4

12	Kerry Melville	6	3	6
					12	Kerry Melville	2	6

					2	Nancy Richey	6	8
	Helen Amos	2	3

2	Nancy Richey	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	1	Smith	6	6
		Kenny	3	1
						1	Smith	6	11
							Jenkins	1	9
		Marsh	3	1
		Jenkins	6	6
										1	Smith	6	6
										8	Schacht	1	3
		Hunt	6	3	0
		Gourlay	1	6	6
							Gourlay	2	3
						8	Schacht	6	6
		Malfroy	0	1
	8	Schacht	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

5	Tegart	6	6
	Olsson	0	2	5	Tegart	6	6
	Sherriff	6	6		Sherriff	2	2
	Begbie	2	4						5	Tegart	6	8
	Fenton	6	6						11	Krantzcke	4	6
	Giscafré	1	3		Fenton	4	1
11	Krantzcke	6	6	11	Krantzcke	6	6
	Mackay	2	2										5	Tegart	3	3
9	Ebbern	6	6										4	Caldwell Graebner	6	6
	Alexander	2	2	9	Ebbern	4	6	6
	Walsham	6	6		Walsham	6	2	2
	Brennan	2	4						9	Ebbern	1	4
	Dening	6	6						4	Caldwell Graebner	6	6
	Cooper	2	0		Dening	3	1
4	Caldwell Graebner	6	6	4	Caldwell Graebner	6	6
	Jones	2	1

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

3	Turner	6	6
	Kynaston	2	3		3	Turner	6	6
	Don	6	3	6		Don	1	3
	Davies	3	6	2					3	Turner	6	1
	Eastburn	7	5	7					10	Gibson	8	6
	Van Haren	5	7	5		Eastburn	2	3
10	Gibson	6	4	6	10	Gibson	6	6
	Martin	1	6	1										10	Gibson	2	6	4
12	Melville	6	6											12	Melville	6	3	6
Q	Wicks	4	0		12	Melville	6	6
Q	Smith	4	6	6	Q	Smith	0	2
	Langsford	6	3	2					12	Melville	13	4	6
	Pfannenberg	6	4	6					6	Sherriff	11	6	0
	Boulle	4	6	4		Pfannenberg	1	1
6	Sherriff	6	6		6	Sherriff	6	6
Q	Born	3	3

Section 4

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	7	Lehane	w/o
	Q	Hole
						Q	Hole	2	4
							Amos	6	6
		Amos	6	6	6
		Salfati	8	0	4
											Amos	2	3
										2	Richey	6	6
		Turner	12	4	6
		Starr	10	6	4
							Turner	1	0
						2	Richey	6	6
		Dunn	3	3
	2	Richey	6	6

External links

1966 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw

Preceded by 1965 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1966 French Championships – Women's singles