1966 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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

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.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Margaret Smith (champion)
2. Nancy Richey (finalist)
3. Lesley Turner (third round)
4. Carole Caldwell Graebner (semifinals)
5. Judy Tegart (quarterfinals)
6. Gail Sherriff (third round)
7. Jan Lehane (second round)
8. Madonna Schacht (quarterfinals)
9. Robyn Ebbern (third round)
10. Joan Gibson (quarterfinals)
11. Karen Krantzcke (third round)
12. 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