1966 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Top seeded Margaret Smith won the Women's Singles tennis title at the 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.

Women's Singles
1966 Australian Championships
Champion	Margaret Smith
Runner-up	Nancy Richey
Final score	w/o
Draw	48
Seeds	12

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 (Semifinalist)
Judy Tegart (Quarterfinalist)
Gail Sherriff (Third round)
Jan Lehane (Second round)
Madonna Schacht (Quarterfinalist)
Robyn Ebbern (Third round)
Joan Gibson (Quarterfinalist)
Karen Krantzcke (Third round)
Kerry Melville (Semifinalist)

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

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
		Allan	6	6											11	Krantzcke	4	6
		Giscafré	1	3					Allan	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, 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

Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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