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1966 Australian Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1966 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Roy Emerson (champion)
  2. USA Arthur Ashe (finalist)
  3. AUS Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  4. USA Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)
  5. AUS John Newcombe (semifinals)
  6. n/a
  7. AUS Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
  8. USA Marty Riessen (third round)
  9. AUS Bill Bowrey (quarterfinals)
  10. NED Tom Okker (third round)
  11. AUS Owen Davidson (third round)
  12. AUS Ken Fletcher (first round)
  13. AUS John Cottrill (third round)
  14. USA Herb Fitzgibbon (third round)
  15. AUS Ray Ruffels (third round)
  16. GBR Roger Taylor (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Final eight

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Roy Emerson | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Arthur Ashe | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=8 | RD3-score1-3=6 | RD3-score2-3=2 | RD3-score1-4=6 | RD3-score2-4=3 | RD2-team1=AUS Roy Emerson | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS John Newcombe | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=1 | RD2-score1-4=6 | RD2-score2-4=2 | RD2-team3=AUS Fred Stolle | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=USA Arthur Ashe | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=1 | RD2-score3-3=3 | RD2-score4-3=6 | RD2-score3-4=8 | RD2-score4-4=10 | RD1-team1=AUS Roy Emerson | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Bill Bowrey | RD1-seed2=9 | RD1-score1-1=9 | RD1-score2-1=7 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=4 | RD1-score2-3=6 | RD1-score1-4=7 | RD1-score2-4=5 | RD1-score1-5=9 | RD1-score2-5=7 | RD1-team3=AUS John Newcombe | RD1-seed3=5 | RD1-team4=USA Clark Graebner | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-score4-3=3 | RD1-score3-4=7 | RD1-score4-4=5 | RD1-team5=AUS Fred Stolle | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team6=NZL Lew Gerrard | RD1-seed6= | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=7 | RD1-score6-2=5 | RD1-score5-3=7 | RD1-score6-3=5 | RD1-team7=AUS Tony Roche | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=USA Arthur Ashe | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=12 | RD1-score8-1=14 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=3 | RD1-score8-3=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Emerson | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Bowrey | RD4-seed02=9 | RD4-score01-1=9 | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=4 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=7 | RD4-score02-4=5 | RD4-score01-5=9 | RD4-score02-5=7 | RD3-team01=AUS Emerson | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=USA Fitzgibbon | RD3-seed02=14 | RD3-score01-1=12 | RD3-score02-1=10 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=AUS Bowrey | RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-team04=USA Riessen | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=10 | RD3-score04-3=8 | RD3-score03-4=6 | RD3-score04-4=2 | RD2-team01=AUS Emerson | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Sherriff | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Stone | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Fitzgibbon | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-score03-1=8 | RD2-score04-1=10 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Bowrey | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team06=AUS Cooper | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=8 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-score06-4=2 | RD2-team07=ARG Ganzábal | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Riessen | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=0 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Emerson | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=AUS Brown | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=5 | RD1-score02-1=7 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=4 | RD1-score01-4=6 | RD1-score02-4=1 | RD1-team03=AUS Sherriff | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=GBR Bovett | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=w/o | RD1-team05=AUS Stone | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=ARG Harms | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=2 | RD1-team07=USA Fitzgibbon | RD1-seed07=14 | RD1-team08=AUS Holland | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=3 | RD1-team09=AUS Bowrey | RD1-seed09=9 | RD1-team10=AUS Richards | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=w/o | RD1-team11=AUS Cooper | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=SWE Bergelin | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=3 | RD1-score11-4=8 | RD1-score12-4=10 | RD1-score11-5=6 | RD1-score12-5=3 | RD1-team13=ARG Ganzábal | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Robin White | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=1 | RD1-score13-4=6 | RD1-score14-4=3 | RD1-score13-5=6 | RD1-score14-5=4 | RD1-team15=USA Riessen | RD1-seed15=8 | RD1-team16=AUS Wilson | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=2

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Newcombe | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=USA Graebner | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD4-score01-4=7 | RD4-score02-4=5 | RD3-team01=AUS Newcombe | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team02=GBR Taylor | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=9 | RD3-score02-3=7 | RD3-team03=AUS Davidson | RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team04=USA Graebner | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD3-score03-4=3 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Newcombe | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team02=JAM Russell | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=CHI Rodríguez | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Taylor | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=10 | RD2-score04-2=12 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Davidson | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team06=Rhodesia Dowdeswell | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Lane | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Graebner | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=9 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score07-4=6 | RD2-score08-4=1 | RD2-score07-5=3 | RD2-score08-5=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Newcombe | RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team02=SWE Zahr | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=0 | RD1-team03=JAM Russell | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Chopra | RD1-seed04=Q | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=0 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=0 | RD1-team05=CHI Rodríguez | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Layton | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=7 | RD1-score06-3=5 | RD1-score05-4=6 | RD1-score06-4=3 | RD1-score05-5=6 | RD1-score06-5=4 | RD1-team07=GBR Taylor | RD1-seed07=16 | RD1-team08=AUS Primrose | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=7 | RD1-score08-2=5 | RD1-score07-3=8 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=AUS Davidson | RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-team10=AUS Colette | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score09-3=7 | RD1-score10-3=5 | RD1-team11=Rhodesia Dowdeswell | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Musgrave | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=7 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-score11-3=7 | RD1-score12-3=5 | RD1-score11-4=6 | RD1-score12-4=3 | RD1-team13=AUS Lane | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Williams | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-score14-1=w/o | RD1-team15=USA Graebner | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team16=INA Sugiarto | RD1-seed16=Q | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-score15-3=7 | RD1-score16-3=5

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS Stolle | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=NZL Gerrard | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD4-score01-3=7 | RD4-score02-3=5 | RD3-team01=AUS Stolle | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=AUS Jacques | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score01-3=10 | RD3-score02-3=8 | RD3-team03=AUS Cottrill | RD3-seed03=13 | RD3-team04=NZL Gerrard | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score03-3=1 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD3-score03-4=7 | RD3-score04-4=5 | RD3-score03-5=4 | RD3-score04-5=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Stolle | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=AUS Brien | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=10 | RD2-score02-1=8 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-score02-3=5 | RD2-team03=AUS Jacques | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS O'Brien | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score04-1=w/o | RD2-team05=AUS Cottrill | RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-team06=AUS Lloyd | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=8 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=8 | RD2-score06-4=10 | RD2-score05-5=6 | RD2-score06-5=2 | RD2-team07=GBR Phillips | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=NZL Gerrard | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Stolle | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=AUS Gulley | RD1-seed02=Q | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=1 | RD1-team03=AUS Brien | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Russo | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=8 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-score03-4=12 | RD1-score04-4=10 | RD1-team05=AUS Jacques | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Bowman | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=9 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score05-3=15 | RD1-score06-3=13 | RD1-team07=AUS O'Brien | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=AUS Fletcher | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-score08-1=w/o | RD1-team09=AUS Cottrill | RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-team10=NZL Fairlie | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=3 | RD1-score09-4=6 | RD1-score10-4=4 | RD1-team11=AUS Lloyd | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Pollard | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2 | RD1-team13=GBR Phillips | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Bailey | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=5 | RD1-score14-3=7 | RD1-score13-4=10 | RD1-score14-4=8 | RD1-score13-5=6 | RD1-score14-5=1 | RD1-team15=NZL Gerrard | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Walker | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=2

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS Roche | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=USA Ashe | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=12 | RD4-score02-1=14 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Roche | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team02=NED Okker | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score01-1=20 | RD3-score02-1=18 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-score01-4=8 | RD3-score02-4=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Ruffels | RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team04=USA Ashe | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=8 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=4 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Roche | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team02=ESP Gisbert | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=11 | RD2-score02-1=9 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-score02-3=5 | RD2-team03=USA McManus | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=NED Okker | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=8 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score03-4=4 | RD2-score04-4=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Ruffels | RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team06=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=8 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Stubs | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Ashe | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=9 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score07-4=4 | RD2-score08-4=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Roche | RD1-seed01=7 | RD1-team02=AUS Bashford | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=2 | RD1-team03=ESP Gisbert | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Coghlan | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-score03-4=6 | RD1-score04-4=4 | RD1-team05=USA McManus | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Brent | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=5 | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=3 | RD1-score05-4=6 | RD1-score06-4=2 | RD1-score05-5=6 | RD1-score06-5=4 | RD1-team07=NED Okker | RD1-seed07=10 | RD1-team08=AUS McCumstie | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=4 | RD1-team09=AUS Ruffels | RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-team10=AUS Stanbury | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=w/o | RD1-team11=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Hogben | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=1 | RD1-team13=AUS Stubs | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=BEL De Ville | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=3 | RD1-team15=USA Ashe | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=AUS Crealy | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=4

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