1966 French Championships – Women's singles

Seeds

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

1. AUS Margaret Smith (semifinals)
2. BRA Maria Bueno (semifinals)
3. GBR Ann Jones (champion)
4. RSA Annette Van Zyl (quarterfinals)
5. USA Nancy Richey (finalist)
6. USA Carole Graebner (first round)
7. AUS Judy Tegart (fourth round)
8. FRG Edda Buding (fourth round)
9. ARG Raquel Giscafré (second round)
10. FRA Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
11. RSA Maryna Godwin (third round)
12. FRG Helga Schultze (quarterfinals)
13. TCH Jitka Volavková (third round)
14. AUS Robyn Ebbern (first round)
15. AUS Gail Sherriff (fourth round)
16. RSA Glenda Swan (fourth round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=170 | RD3-team1=USA Nancy Richey | RD3-seed1=5 | RD3-team2=GBR Ann Jones | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-score1-1=3 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=1 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD2-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=USA Nancy Richey | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-score1-1=1 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-team3=GBR Ann Jones | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=BRA Maria Bueno | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=8 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score4-3=3 | RD1-team1=AUS Margaret Smith | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=USA Julie Heldman | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-team3=RSA Annette Van Zyl | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=USA Nancy Richey | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-score4-3=6 | RD1-team5=FRG Helga Schultze | RD1-seed5=12 | RD1-team6=GBR Ann Jones | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=4 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=4 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=FRA Françoise Dürr | RD1-seed7=10 | RD1-team8=BRA Maria Bueno | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=3 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=4 | RD1-score8-3=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Smith | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=RSA Swan | RD4-seed02=16 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=AUS Smith | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=CAN Brown | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-team03=RSA Swan | RD3-seed03=16 | RD3-team04=FRA de Roubin | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=0 | RD2-team01=AUS Smith | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=ESP Solsona | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=FRA Nay | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=CAN Brown | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=8 | RD2-team05=FRA Langanay | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=RSA Swan | RD2-seed06=16 | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=FRG Niessen | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA de Roubin | RD2-seed08=

Section 2

| RD4-team01=FRG Buding | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team02=USA Heldman | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=5 | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=FRG Buding | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team02=URS Baksheeva | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=8 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-team03=FRA Venturino | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Heldman | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=SWE Andersson | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRG Buding | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-score01-1=0 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Cristiani | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=URS Baksheeva | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=ARG Giscafré | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team06=FRA Venturino | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=RSA Delport | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Heldman | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=RSA Van Zyl | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=ARG Baylon | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=8 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=RSA Van Zyl | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=GBR Maclennan | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=10 | RD3-score02-1=8 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-team03=TCH Volavková | RD3-seed03=13 | RD3-team04=ARG Baylon | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=RSA Van Zyl | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=AUS Harris | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=GBR Maclennan | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Darmon | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-team05=TCH Volavková | RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-team06=CAN Martin | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=ARG Baylon | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Schacht | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=10 | RD2-score08-1=8 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD1-team07=AUS Vanharen | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Darmon | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team09=TCH Volavková | RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-team10=BEL Loeys | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team11=FRG Schultze | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=CAN Martin | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=ESP Aubet | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=ARG Baylon | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=FRA Nenot | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Schacht | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=USA Richey | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=AUS Blackman | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=1 | RD3-team01=USA Richey | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team02=RSA Walkden | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-team03=AUS Blackman | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=ITA Beltrame | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=USA Richey | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team02=ITA Gordigiani | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=FRA Terras | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=RSA Walkden | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=FRA Burel | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Blackman | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=2 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=RSA Rossouw | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=ITA Beltrame | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=USA Richey | RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team02=ESP Cuadrado | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=URS Islanova | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=ITA Gordigiani | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=ARG Moran | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Terras | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score05-3=3 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=SWE Lundqvist | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=RSA Walkden | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=5 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-team09=SWE Löfdahl | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRA Burel | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=5 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-team11=USA Tym | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Blackman | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team13=AUS Hopman | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=RSA Rossouw | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=AUS Melville | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=ITA Beltrame | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 5

| RD4-team01=FRG Schultze | RD4-seed01=12 | RD4-team02=RSA Emmanuel | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=FRG Schultze | RD3-seed01=12 | RD3-team02=RSA Godwin | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=8 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=USA Knode | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=RSA Emmanuel | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRG Schultze | RD2-seed01=12 | RD2-team02=FRA Rouchon | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=USA Behlmar | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=RSA Godwin | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-team05=USA Knode | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA Tacchini | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=RSA Emmanuel | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Galtier | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD1-team01=FRG Schultze | RD1-seed01=12 | RD1-team02=CAN Nunns | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-team03=SWE Pegel | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Rouchon | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=ECU Guzman | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Behlmar | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team07=AUS Sherriff | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=RSA Godwin | RD1-seed08=11 | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score07-3=3 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=FRA Mizen | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=USA Knode | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=5 | RD1-score10-1=7 | RD1-score09-2=0 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=ECU Zuleta | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Tacchini | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team13=AUS Gourlay | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=RSA Emmanuel | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=USA Graebner | RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team16=FRA Galtier | RD1-seed16=

Section 6

| RD4-team01=FRA Lieffrig | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=GBR Jones | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=0 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=FRA Lieffrig | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=RSA Segal | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-team03=AUS Krantzcke | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR Jones | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Lieffrig | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Toyne | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=10 | RD2-score02-2=8 | RD2-team03=RSA Segal | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Habicht | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score04-2=5 | RD2-team05=AUS Krantzcke | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Harter | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=8 | RD2-score06-2=10 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=GBR Harrison | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Jones | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=w/o | RD1-team01=ITA Perna | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Lieffrig | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=3 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=COL Palacios | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Toyne | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRA Seghers | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=RSA Segal | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=AUS Ebbern | RD1-seed07=14 | RD1-team08=USA Habicht | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team09=ITA Giorgi | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Krantzcke | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=FRA Rees-Lewis | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Harter | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-score12-3=6

Section 7

| RD4-team01=FRA Dürr | RD4-seed01=10 | RD4-team02=AUS Tegart | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=FRA Spinoza | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Dürr | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=CAN Urban | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Tegart | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=ESP Estalella | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Spinoza | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=CAN Berner | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Dürr | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=FRA De Lansalut | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=CAN Urban | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=GBR McAnally | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Tegart | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=8

Section 8

| RD4-team01=AUS Sherriff | RD4-seed01=15 | RD4-team02=BRA Bueno | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=1 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=FRA Kermina | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Sherriff | RD3-seed02=15 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=ESP Barril | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=BRA Bueno | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=RSA Wiggill | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Kermina | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Seghers | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Sherriff | RD2-seed04=15 | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=FRA Rouire | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=ESP Barril | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Wilkinson | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=BRA Bueno | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6

References

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