1966 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1966 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Roy Emerson
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Score	6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

Seeds

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

Roy Emerson (champion)
Arthur Ashe (finalist)
Fred Stolle (semifinals)
Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)
John Newcombe (semifinals)
n/a
Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
Marty Riessen (third round)
Bill Bowrey (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker (third round)
Owen Davidson (third round)
Ken Fletcher (first round)
John Cottrill (third round)
Herb Fitzgibbon (third round)
Ray Ruffels (third round)
Roger Taylor (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Final eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Roy Emerson	9	4	4	7	9

9	Bill Bowrey	7	6	6	5	7
							1	Roy Emerson	4	6	6	6

							5	John Newcombe	6	2	1	2
5	John Newcombe	2	6	6	7

4	Clark Graebner	6	1	3	5
													1	Roy Emerson	6	6	6	6

													2	Arthur Ashe	4	8	2	3
3	Fred Stolle	6	7	7

	Lew Gerrard	2	5	5
							3	Fred Stolle	4	6	3	8

							2	Arthur Ashe	6	1	6	10
7	Tony Roche	12	4	3

2	Arthur Ashe	14	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

1	Emerson	5	6	6	6
	Brown	7	4	4	1		1	Emerson	7	6	6
	Sherriff							Sherriff	5	3	1
	Bovett	w/o											1	Emerson	12	6	6
	Stone	6	6	6									14	Fitzgibbon	10	4	4
	Harms	2	1	2				Stone	8	1	4
14	Fitzgibbon	6	6	6			14	Fitzgibbon	10	6	6
	Holland	0	3	3															1	Emerson	9	4	4	7	9
9	Bowrey																		9	Bowrey	7	6	6	5	7
	Richards	w/o					9	Bowrey	7	6	6	6
	Cooper	6	4	6	8	6		Cooper	5	2	8	2
	Bergelin	3	6	3	10	3							9	Bowrey	6	4	10	6
	Ganzábal	3	4	6	6	6							8	Riessen	4	6	8	2
Q	Robin White	6	6	1	3	4		Ganzábal	4	4	0
8	Riessen	6	6	6			8	Riessen	6	6	6
	Wilson	1	3	2

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Quarterfinals

5	Newcombe	6	6	6
	Zahr	3	1	0			5	Newcombe	6	6	6
	Russell	6	6	6				Russell	2	3	4
Q	Chopra	0	0	0										5	Newcombe	6	6	9
	Rodríguez	4	4	7	6	6								16	Taylor	2	4	7
	Layton	6	6	5	3	4		Rodríguez	3	10	4
16	Taylor	6	7	8			16	Taylor	6	12	6
	Primrose	0	5	6																5	Newcombe	2	6	6	7
11	Davidson	6	6	7																4	Graebner	6	1	3	5
	Colette	0	1	5			11	Davidson	6	6	6
	Dowdeswell	2	7	7	6			Dowdeswell	3	2	3
Q	Musgrave	6	5	5	3									11	Davidson	6	3	2	3
	Lane													4	Graebner	4	6	6	6
Q	Williams	w/o						Lane	9	5	4	6	3
4	Graebner	6	6	7			4	Graebner	7	7	6	1	6
Q	Sugiarto	2	4	5

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

3	Stolle	6	6	6
Q	Gulley	1	1	1			3	Stolle	10	6	7
	Brien	6	1	8	12			Brien	8	3	5
	Russo	3	6	6	10									3	Stolle	6	6	10
	Jacques	7	9	15											Jacques	2	1	8
	Bowman	5	7	13				Jacques
	O'Brien							O'Brien	w/o
12	Fletcher	w/o																			3	Stolle	6	7	7
13	Cottrill	6	3	6	6																	Gerrard	2	5	5
	Fairlie	3	6	3	4		13	Cottrill	3	6	8	8	6
	Lloyd	6	6	6				Lloyd	6	2	6	10	2
	Pollard	4	3	2										13	Cottrill	3	6	1	7	4
	Phillips	6	1	5	10	6									Gerrard	6	4	6	5	6
	Bailey	0	6	7	8	1		Phillips	3	5	2
	Gerrard	6	6	6				Gerrard	6	7	6
	Walker	4	3	2

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

7	Roche	6	6	6
	Bashford	3	0	2			7	Roche	11	7	7
	Gisbert	3	6	6	6			Gisbert	9	5	5
	Coghlan	6	4	3	4								7	Roche	20	6	3	8
	McManus	5	3	6	6	6							10	Okker	18	2	6	6
	Brent	7	6	3	2	4		McManus	2	8	4	4
10	Okker	6	6	6			10	Okker	6	6	6	6
	McCumstie	2	3	4															7	Roche	12	4	3
15	Ruffels																		2	Ashe	14	6	6
	Stanbury	w/o					15	Ruffels	6	8	6
	Phillips-Moore	6	6	6				Phillips-Moore	3	6	3
Q	Hogben	3	3	1									15	Ruffels	6	5	4
	Stubs	6	6	6									2	Ashe	8	7	6
	De Ville	0	3	3				Stubs	4	9	4	4
2	Ashe	6	6	6			2	Ashe	6	7	6	6
	Crealy	3	3	4

External links

1966 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw

Preceded by 1965 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1966 French Championships

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