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.
^Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN9-781909-534230.
^ abRoberts, John (5 July 2000). "Venus eclipses Hingis to set up historic meeting". The Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 13 January 2009.[dead link]
^Finn, Robin (29 June 1998). "Tennis; Serena Williams Plays Catch-Up, With Sister in Path". New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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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 singles1966 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionBillie Jean KingRunner upMaria BuenoScore6 3 3 6 6 1DetailsDraw96 10Q Seeds8EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girls 1965 Wimbledon Championships 1967 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 Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Finals 2 3 Top half 2 3 1 Section 1 2 3 2 Section 2 2 3 3 Section 3 2 3 4 Section 4 2 4 Bottom half 2 4 1 Section 5 2 4 2 Section 6 2 4 3 Section 7 2 4 4 Section 8 3 References 4 External linksSeeds edit0 1 nbsp Margaret Smith semifinals 0 2 nbsp Maria Bueno final 0 3 nbsp Ann Jones semifinals 0 4 nbsp Billie Jean King champion 0 5 nbsp Nancy Richey quarterfinals 0 6 nbsp Annette Van Zyl quarterfinals 0 7 nbsp Francoise Durr quarterfinals 0 8 nbsp Norma Baylon third round Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section Draw editKey edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser Alt Alternate SE Special exempt PR Protected ranking ITF ITF entry JE Junior exempt w o Walkover r Retired d Defaulted SR Special ranking Finals edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 nbsp Margaret Smith66 nbsp Trudy Groenman041 nbsp Margaret Smith334 nbsp Billie Jean King664 nbsp Billie Jean King1666 nbsp Annette Van Zyl6244 nbsp Billie Jean King6362 nbsp Maria Bueno3615 nbsp Nancy Richey6113 nbsp Ann Jones4663 nbsp Ann Jones31152 nbsp Maria Bueno6977 nbsp Francoise Durr432 nbsp Maria Bueno66Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 nbsp Margaret Smith86 nbsp Liz Starkie621 nbsp M Smith66 nbsp J Albert12 nbsp Jitka Volavkova23 nbsp Jane Albert661 nbsp M Smith66 nbsp E Buding12 nbsp Sonja Pachta66 nbsp Ulla Sandulf14 nbsp S Pachta14 nbsp E Buding66 nbsp Edda Buding66 nbsp Trish Faulkner43Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round8 nbsp Norma Baylon66 nbsp Faye Urban308 nbsp N Baylon644 nbsp G Groenman466 nbsp Trudy Groenman66 nbsp Francesca Gordigiani44 nbsp G Groenman66 nbsp M Schacht12Q nbsp Lidy Jansen Venneboer646 nbsp Isabelle de Lansalut363Q nbsp L Jansen Venneboer03 nbsp M Schacht66 nbsp Esme Emmanuel35 nbsp Madonna Schacht67Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 nbsp Billie Jean King68 nbsp Winnie Shaw264 nbsp BJ King66 nbsp Maria Teresa Riedl12 nbsp E Truman44 nbsp Nell Truman664 nbsp BJ King66Q nbsp Lynn Bellamy11 nbsp B Stove43 nbsp Christiane Mercelis66 nbsp C Mercelis62 nbsp Betty Stove76 nbsp B Stove86 nbsp Greta Delport524 nbsp BJ King96 nbsp Eva Lundqvist13 nbsp K Krantzcke72 nbsp Donna Fales66 nbsp D Fales644 nbsp Karen Krantzcke666 nbsp K Krantzcke166 nbsp Helga Niessen484 nbsp K Krantzcke116 nbsp Alex Soady14 nbsp G Sherriff93 nbsp Carol Sherriff66 nbsp C Sherriff1033 nbsp Gail Sherriff636 nbsp G Sherriff866 nbsp Jill Blackman464Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round6 nbsp Annette Van Zyl66 nbsp Vivienne Dennis106 nbsp A Van Zyl636 nbsp Galina Baksheeva nbsp G Baksheeva363 nbsp Kathy Blakew o6 nbsp A Van Zyl66 nbsp Mary Habicht86 nbsp M Habicht31 nbsp Mary McAnally61 nbsp M Habicht66 nbsp Dorothy Knode106 nbsp D Knode12 nbsp Alice Tym826 nbsp A Van Zyl66 nbsp Mimi Arnold68 nbsp M Arnold12Q nbsp Teresa Van Haren36 nbsp M Arnold66 nbsp Rosemary Deloford44 nbsp H Gourlay32 nbsp Helen Gourlay66 nbsp M Arnold67 nbsp Laura Rossouw386 nbsp L Rossouw15Q nbsp Astrid Suurbeek662 nbsp L Rossouw66 nbsp Carole Rosser266 nbsp C Rosser42 nbsp Heather Allen633Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Helga Schultze41112 nbsp Janine Lieffrig6910 nbsp H Schultze66 nbsp Glenda Swan66 nbsp G Swan43Q nbsp Jane Poynder24 nbsp H Schultze32 nbsp Ingrid Lofdahl42 nbsp K Harter66 nbsp Kathleen Harter66 nbsp K Harter166Q nbsp Anne Marie Rouchon954 nbsp D Whitely630 nbsp Dorothy Whitely776 nbsp K Harter24 nbsp Rita Bentley665 nbsp N Richey66 nbsp Roberta Beltrame32 nbsp R Bentley66 nbsp Heather Segal66 nbsp H Segal12Q nbsp Susan Behlmar24 nbsp R Bentley642 nbsp Olga Morozova135 nbsp N Richey366 nbsp Pat Walkden66 nbsp P Walkden54 nbsp Fay Toyne6305 nbsp N Richey765 nbsp Nancy Richey166Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Rosie Darmon67 nbsp Elsie Spruyt25 nbsp R Darmon631 nbsp Lucia Bassi36 nbsp R Casals266 nbsp Rosie Casals68 nbsp R Casals176Q nbsp Sally Holdsworth23 nbsp K Melville654 nbsp Kerry Melville66 nbsp K Melville366Q nbsp Christiane Spinoza76Q nbsp C Spinoza612 nbsp Robin Lloyd54 nbsp R Casals23 nbsp Vicki Berner133 nbsp A Jones66 nbsp Frances MacLennan66 nbsp F MacLennan166Q nbsp Nancy Reed266Q nbsp N Reed624 nbsp Sue Tutt634 nbsp F MacLennan02 nbsp Joyce Williams663 nbsp A Jones66 nbsp Carole Ann Loop44 nbsp J Williams52 nbsp Lea Pericoli123 nbsp A Jones763 nbsp Ann Jones66Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Lorna Greville Collins666 nbsp Pauline Roberts814 nbsp L Greville Collins42 nbsp S Brasher66 nbsp Shirley Brasher66 nbsp Vlasta Vopickova41 nbsp S Brasher227 nbsp F Durr66 nbsp Elly Krocke812 nbsp Mary Ann Eisel666 nbsp M A Eisel457 nbsp F Durr67 nbsp Maryna Godwin457 nbsp Francoise Durr67Section 8 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Julie Heldman66 nbsp Silvana Lazzarino21 nbsp J Heldman11 nbsp J Tegart66 nbsp Judy Tegart68 nbsp Virginia Wade16 nbsp J Tegart3622 nbsp M Bueno646 nbsp Heide Orth32 nbsp Tory Fretz66 nbsp T Fretz202 nbsp M Bueno66 nbsp Stephanie DeFina122 nbsp Maria Bueno66References edit Barrett John 2014 Wimbledon The Official History 4th ed Vision Sports Publishing ISBN 9 781909 534230 a b Roberts John 5 July 2000 Venus eclipses Hingis to set up historic meeting The Independent Independent News and Media Retrieved 13 January 2009 dead link Finn Robin 29 June 1998 Tennis Serena Williams Plays Catch Up With Sister in Path New York Times Retrieved 13 January 2009 External links editSource for the draw at Wimbledon comPreceded by1966 French Championships Women s singles Grand Slam women s singles Succeeded by1966 U S National Championships Women s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 Wimbledon Championships Women 27s singles amp oldid 1128391086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
