1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles


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.[1] Margaret Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to King.

Women's Singles
1966 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Billie Jean King
Runner-up Maria Bueno
Final score6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Draw96 (10Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1966 Wimbledon Championships

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.[2][3] The next Wimbledon match between sisters in the singles draw was in 2000 between Serena and Venus Williams.[2]

Seeds
01.   Margaret Smith (Semifinals)
02.   Maria Bueno (Final)
03.   Ann Jones (Semifinals)
04.   Billie Jean King (Champion)
05.   Nancy Richey (Quarterfinals)
06.   Annette Van Zyl (Quarterfinals)
07.   Françoise Dürr (Quarterfinals)
08.   Norma Baylon (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Margaret Smith 6 6
Trudy Groenman 0 4
1 Margaret Smith 3 3
4 Billie Jean King 6 6
4 Billie Jean King 1 6 6
6 Annette Van Zyl 6 2 4
4 Billie Jean King 6 3 6
2 Maria Bueno 3 6 1
5 Nancy Richey 6 1 1
3 Ann Jones 4 6 6
3 Ann Jones 3 11 5
2 Maria Bueno 6 9 7
7 Françoise Dürr 4 3
2 Maria Bueno 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 Margaret Smith 8 6
Liz Starkie 6 2
1 M Smith 6 6
J Albert 1 2
Jitka Volavková 2 3
Jane Albert 6 6
1 M Smith 6 6
E Buding 1 2
Sonja Pachta 6 6
Ulla Sandulf 1 4
S Pachta 1 4
E Buding 6 6
Edda Buding 6 6
Trish Faulkner 4 3

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 Norma Baylon 6 6
Faye Urban 3 0
8 N Baylon 6 4 4
G Groenman 4 6 6
Trudy Groenman 6 6
Francesca Gordigiani 4 4
G Groenman 6 6
M Schacht 1 2
Q Lidy Jansen-Venneboer 6 4 6
Isabelle de Lansalut 3 6 3
Q L Jansen-Venneboer 0 3
M Schacht 6 6
Esmé Emmanuel 3 5
Madonna Schacht 6 7

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 Billie Jean King 6 8
Winnie Shaw 2 6 4 BJ King 6 6
Maria Teresa Riedl 1 2 E Truman 4 4
Nell Truman 6 6 4 BJ King 6 6
Q Lynn Bellamy 1 1 B Stöve 4 3
Christiane Mercelis 6 6 C Mercelis 6 2
Betty Stöve 7 6 B Stöve 8 6
Margarethe Delport 5 2 4 BJ King 9 6
Eva Lundquist 1 3 K Krantzcke 7 2
Donna Fales 6 6 D Fales 6 4 4
Karen Krantzcke 6 6 6 K Krantzcke 1 6 6
Helga Niessen 4 8 4 K Krantzcke 11 6
Alex Soady 1 4 G Sherriff 9 3
Carol Sherriff 6 6 C Sherriff 10 3 3
Gail Sherriff 6 3 6 G Sherriff 8 6 6
Jill Blackman 4 6 4

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 Annette Van Zyl 6 6
Vivienne Dennis 1 0 6 A Van Zyl 6 3 6
Galina Baksheeva G Baksheeva 3 6 3
Kathy Blake w/o 6 A Van Zyl 6 6
Mary Habicht 8 6 M Habicht 3 1
Mary McAnally 6 1 M Habicht 6 6
Dorothy Knode 10 6 D Knode 1 2
Alice Tym 8 2 6 A Van Zyl 6 6
Mimi Arnold 6 8 M Arnold 1 2
Q Teresa Van Haren 3 6 M Arnold 6 6
Rosemary Deloford 4 4 H Gourlay 3 2
Helen Gourlay 6 6 M Arnold 6 7
Laura Rossouw 3 8 6 L Rossouw 1 5
Q Astrid Suurbeek 6 6 2 L Rossouw 6 6
Carole Rosser 2 6 6 C Rosser 4 2
Heather Allen 6 3 3

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Helga Schultze 4 11 12
Janine Lieffrig 6 9 10 H Schultze 6 6
Glenda Swan 6 6 G Swan 4 3
Q Jane Poynder 2 4 H Schultze 3 2
Ingrid Löfdahl 4 2 K Harter 6 6
Kathleen Harter 6 6 K Harter 1 6 6
Q Anne-Marie Rouchon 9 5 4 D Whitely 6 3 0
Dorothy Whitely 7 7 6 K Harter 2 4
Rita Bentley 6 6 5 N Richey 6 6
Roberta Beltrame 3 2 R Bentley 6 6
Heather Segal 6 6 H Segal 1 2
Q Susan Behlmar 2 4 R Bentley 6 4 2
Olga Morozova 1 3 5 N Richey 3 6 6
Pat Walkden 6 6 P Walkden 5 4
Fay Toyne 6 3 0 5 N Richey 7 6
5 Nancy Richey 1 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Rosie Darmon 6 7
Elsie Spruyt 2 5 R Darmon 6 3 1
Lucia Bassi 3 6 R Casals 2 6 6
Rosie Casals 6 8 R Casals 1 7 6
Q Sally Holdsworth 2 3 K Melville 6 5 4
Kerry Melville 6 6 K Melville 3 6 6
Q Christiane Spinoza 7 6 Q C Spinoza 6 1 2
Robin Lloyd 5 4 R Casals 2 3
Vicki Berner 1 3 3 A Jones 6 6
Frances MacLennan 6 6 F MacLennan 1 6 6
Q Nancy Reed 2 6 6 Q N Reed 6 2 4
Sue Tutt 6 3 4 F MacLennan 0 2
Joyce Williams 6 6 3 A Jones 6 6
Carole Ann Loop 4 4 J Williams 5 2
Lea Pericoli 1 2 3 A Jones 7 6
3 Ann Jones 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Lorna Greville-Collins 6 6 6
Pauline Roberts 8 1 4
L Greville-Collins 4 2
S Brasher 6 6
Shirley Brasher 6 6
Vlasta Vopičková 4 1
S Brasher 2 2
7 F Dürr 6 6
Elly Krocke 8 1 2
Mary-Ann Eisel 6 6 6
M-A Eisel 4 5
7 F Dürr 6 7
Maryna Godwin 4 5
7 Françoise Dürr 6 7

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Julie Heldman 6 6
Silvana Lazzarino 2 1
J Heldman 1 1
J Tegart 6 6
Judy Tegart 6 8
Virginia Wade 1 6
J Tegart 3 6 2
2 M Bueno 6 4 6
Heide Orth 3 2
Tory Fretz 6 6
T Fretz 2 0
2 M Bueno 6 6
Stephanie DeFina 1 2
2 Maria Bueno 6 6
gollark: Idea: start making a game now, then wait 20 years and actually do any of the work, so I can claim I worked on it for 20 years.
gollark: You could use that to argue that if you, say, start up a competing brick company and drop the market price of bricks, you are stealing from other brick companies.
gollark: *However*, that doesn't work on other stuff.
gollark: Anyway, ignoring the "inherent", you raise an interesting point regarding it diminishing the value of other copies.
gollark: Yep!

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. Roberts, John (2000-07-05). "Venus eclipses Hingis to set up historic meeting". The Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. Finn, Robin (1998-06-29). "Tennis; Serena Williams Plays Catch-Up, With Sister in Path". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.