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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.

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=190 | RD3-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-score1-1=W | RD3-team2=USA Nancy Richey | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score2-1=L w/o | RD2-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=USA Carole Caldwell Graebner | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-team3=AUS Kerry Melville | RD2-seed3=12 | RD2-team4=USA Nancy Richey | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=2 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=8 | RD1-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Madonna Schacht | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-team3=AUS Judy Tegart | RD1-seed3=5 | RD1-team4=USA Carole Caldwell Graebner | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-team5=AUS Joan Gibson | RD1-seed5=10 | RD1-team6=AUS Kerry Melville | RD1-seed6=12 | RD1-score5-1=2 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=3 | RD1-score5-3=4 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-team7=AUS Helen Amos | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=USA Nancy Richey | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=2 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=3 | RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Smith | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Schacht | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=AUS Smith | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=AUS Jenkins | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=11 | RD3-score02-2=9 | RD3-team03=AUS Gourlay | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Schacht | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Smith | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Kenny | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Marsh | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Jenkins | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Hunt | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Gourlay | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=0 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Malfroy | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Schacht | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Tegart | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=USA Caldwell Graebner | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Tegart | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team02=AUS Krantzcke | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=8 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Ebbern | RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-team04=USA Caldwell Graebner | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Tegart | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team02=AUS Sherriff | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-team03=AUS Fenton | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Krantzcke | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Ebbern | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team06=AUS Walsham | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=AUS Dening | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Caldwell Graebner | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Tegart | RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team02=AUS Olsson | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=0 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=AUS Sherriff | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Begbie | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-team05=AUS Fenton | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=ARG Giscafré | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-team07=AUS Krantzcke | RD1-seed07=11 | RD1-team08=AUS Mackay | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-team09=AUS Ebbern | RD1-seed09=9 | RD1-team10=AUS Alexander | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=AUS Walsham | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Brennan | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-team13=AUS Dening | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Cooper | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=0 | RD1-team15=USA Caldwell Graebner | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team16=AUS Jones | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=1

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS Gibson | RD4-seed01=10 | RD4-team02=AUS Melville | RD4-seed02=12 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=4 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Turner | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=AUS Gibson | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=8 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Melville | RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team04=AUS Sherriff | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-score03-1=13 | RD3-score04-1=11 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=0 | RD2-team01=AUS Turner | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=AUS Don | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=AUS Eastburn | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Gibson | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Melville | RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-team06=AUS Smith | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=FRG Pfannenberg | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Sherriff | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=AUS Turner | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=AUS Kynaston | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=AUS Don | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Davies | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=2 | RD1-team05=AUS Eastburn | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Van Haren | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score05-3=7 | RD1-score06-3=5 | RD1-team07=AUS Gibson | RD1-seed07=10 | RD1-team08=AUS Martin | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score08-3=1 | RD1-team09=AUS Melville | RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-team10=AUS Wicks | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=0 | RD1-team11=AUS Smith | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team12=AUS Langsford | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=2 | RD1-team13=FRG Pfannenberg | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Boulle | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=4 | RD1-team15=AUS Sherriff | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team16=AUS Born | RD1-seed16=Q | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS Amos | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=USA Richey | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Hole | RD3-seed01=Q | RD3-team02=AUS Amos | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Turner | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Richey | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Lehane | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team02=AUS Hole | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-score01-1=w/o | RD2-team03=AUS Amos | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Salfati | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=8 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=0 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=4 | RD2-team05=AUS Turner | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Starr | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=12 | RD2-score06-1=10 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=4 | RD2-team07=AUS Dunn | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Richey | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6

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