Wimbledon Championships 1966

◄ Wimbledon Championships 1966 ►
Date:	June 20 - July 1, 1966
Edition:	80th  Wimbledon Championships
Place:	Church Road, London
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Roy Emerson
Ladies singles :	Margaret Smith
Men's double :	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Ladies doubles :	Maria Bueno Billie Jean King
Mixed :	Margaret Smith Ken Fletcher
winner
Men's singles :	Manuel Santana
Ladies singles :	Billie Jean King
Men's double :	Ken Fletcher John Newcombe
Ladies doubles :	Maria Bueno Nancy Richey
Mixed :	Margaret Smith Ken Fletcher
Grand Slams 1966
Australian Championships International French tennis championships Wimbledon Championships US National Championships

The 80th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1966 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.

Men's singles

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The Spaniard Manuel Santana won his only title at Wimbledon.

Ladies singles

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In the women's category, Billie Jean King won her first of six Wimbledon individual titles until 1975. In the final, she beat last year's winner Maria Bueno in three sets.

Men's doubles

→ Main article : Wimbledon Championships 1966 / men's doubles

Ken Fletcher and John Newcombe won the men's doubles.

Ladies doubles

→ Main article : Wimbledon Championships 1966 / women's doubles

Maria Bueno and Nancy Richey won the women's doubles .

Mixed

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In mixed, Margaret Smith and Ken Fletcher defended their previous year's title.

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Harper Collins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .