1966 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles

1966 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles

Billie-Jean Moffitt defeated Maria Bueno 6–3 3–6 6–1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships.The second round match in which Gail Sherriff beat her sister Carol was the second match between sisters at Wimbledon, the first being in the 1884 Wimbledon...

Seeds

1.   Roy Emerson
   Roy Emerson
   Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
2.   Tony Roche
   Tony Roche
   Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
3.   Fred Stolle
   Fred Stolle
   Frederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle is an Australian tennis player. He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is the father of former Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle....
   
    (Second round)
4.   Manuel Santana
   Manuel Santana
   Manuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....
   
    (Champion)
5.   John Newcombe
   John Newcombe
   John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
   
    (Third round)
6.   Dennis Ralston
   Dennis Ralston
   Richard Dennis Ralston is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Southern California and won NCAA championships under their legendary coach, George Toley. He was coached in his earlier years by the legendary tennis player, Pancho Gonzales...
   
    (Finalist)
7.   Cliff Drysdale
   Cliff Drysdale
   Cliff Drysdale is a former top-ranked professional tennis player of the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight, signed by Lamar Hunt in 1968 for the newly formed World Championship Tennis group...
   
    (Semifinalist)
8.   Clark Graebner
   Clark Graebner
   Clark Graebner , is a retired American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of championships. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Graebner's deceased wife, Carole, was also a successful touring tennis...
   
    (Second round)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Final Eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

• 1966 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw