# 1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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. Margaret Smith was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to King.
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. The next Wimbledon match between sisters in the singles draw was in 2000 between Serena and Venus Williams.

## Seeds

    01. Margaret Smith (semifinals)
    02. Maria Bueno (final)
    03. Ann Jones (semifinals)
    04. Billie Jean King (champion)
    05. Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)
    06. Annette Van Zyl (quarterfinals)
    07. Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
    08. Norma Baylon (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Margaret Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Trudy Groenman | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Trudy Groenman | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Margaret Smith | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Billie Jean King | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Annette Van Zyl | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Annette Van Zyl | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Ann Jones | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ann Jones | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ann Jones | 3 | 11 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Françoise Dürr | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Margaret Smith | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liz Starkie | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | M Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | J Albert | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jitka Volavková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jane Albert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | M Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | E Buding | 1 | 2 |
| | Sonja Pachta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulla Sandulf | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S Pachta | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | E Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Trish Faulkner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Norma Baylon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Faye Urban | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Baylon | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | G Groenman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Trudy Groenman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Gordigiani | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | G Groenman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Schacht | 1 | 2 |
| Q | Lidy Jansen-Venneboer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Isabelle de Lansalut | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | L Jansen-Venneboer | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Schacht | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Esmé Emmanuel | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madonna Schacht | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Winnie Shaw | 2 | 6 | | 4 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Teresa Riedl | 1 | 2 | | | E Truman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Truman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Lynn Bellamy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Stöve | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | C Mercelis | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Stöve | 7 | 6 | | | B Stöve | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greta Delport | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | BJ King | 9 | 6 |
| | Eva Lundqvist | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Krantzcke | 7 | 2 |
| | Donna Fales | 6 | 6 | | | D Fales | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karen Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | K Krantzcke | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Helga Niessen | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | K Krantzcke | 11 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alex Soady | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Sherriff | 9 | 3 | | | | |
| | Carol Sherriff | 6 | 6 | | | C Sherriff | 10 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gail Sherriff | 6 | 3 | 6 | | G Sherriff | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Blackman | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Annette Van Zyl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vivienne Dennis | 1 | 0 | | 6 | A Van Zyl | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Galina Baksheeva | | | | | G Baksheeva | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kathy Blake | w/o | | | | | | | | 6 | A Van Zyl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mary Habicht | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Habicht | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Mary McAnally | 6 | 1 | | | M Habicht | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Knode | 10 | 6 | | | D Knode | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alice Tym | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Van Zyl | 6 | 6 |
| | Mimi Arnold | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Arnold | 1 | 2 |
| Q | Teresa Van Haren | 3 | 6 | | | M Arnold | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Deloford | 4 | 4 | | | H Gourlay | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Arnold | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Laura Rossouw | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | L Rossouw | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | Astrid Suurbeek | 6 | 6 | 2 | | L Rossouw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carole Rosser | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Rosser | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Allen | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Helga Schultze | 4 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janine Lieffrig | 6 | 9 | 10 | | H Schultze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glenda Swan | 6 | 6 | | | G Swan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jane Poynder | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Schultze | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Ingrid Löfdahl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Harter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kathleen Harter | 6 | 6 | | | K Harter | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Anne-Marie Rouchon | 9 | 5 | 4 | | D Whitely | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Whitely | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Harter | 2 | 4 |
| | Rita Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Richey | 6 | 6 |
| | Roberta Beltrame | 3 | 2 | | | R Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Segal | 6 | 6 | | | H Segal | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Susan Behlmar | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Bentley | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Olga Morozova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | N Richey | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pat Walkden | 6 | 6 | | | P Walkden | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fay Toyne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | N Richey | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nancy Richey | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Rosie Darmon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsie Spruyt | 2 | 5 | | | R Darmon | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucia Bassi | 3 | 6 | | | R Casals | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosie Casals | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | R Casals | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Sally Holdsworth | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Melville | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Kerry Melville | 6 | 6 | | | K Melville | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Christiane Spinoza | 7 | 6 | | Q | C Spinoza | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Lloyd | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Casals | 2 | 3 |
| | Vicki Berner | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Jones | 6 | 6 |
| | Frances MacLennan | 6 | 6 | | | F MacLennan | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nancy Reed | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | N Reed | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sue Tutt | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | F MacLennan | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Joyce Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Carole Ann Loop | 4 | 4 | | | J Williams | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lea Pericoli | 1 | 2 | | 3 | A Jones | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ann Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Lorna Greville-Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pauline Roberts | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Greville-Collins | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Brasher | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Shirley Brasher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vlasta Vopičková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Brasher | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Dürr | 6 | 6 |
| | Elly Krocke | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary-Ann Eisel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M-A Eisel | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | F Dürr | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Maryna Godwin | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Françoise Dürr | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Julie Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Silvana Lazzarino | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Heldman | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Tegart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Judy Tegart | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Wade | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | J Tegart | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | M Bueno | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Heide Orth | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tory Fretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T Fretz | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stephanie DeFina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |