1966 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Ken Fletcher and Margaret Smith successfully defended their title, defeating Dennis Ralston and Billie Jean King in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Mixed doubles
1966 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Ken Fletcher
Australia Margaret Smith
Runners-upUnited States Dennis Ralston
United States Billie Jean King
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw80 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
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Seeds

01.   Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith (champions)
02.   n/a
03.   Dennis Ralston / Billie Jean King (final)
04.   Fred Stolle / Françoise Dürr (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1 Ken Fletcher
Margaret Smith
76
Bob Maud
Glenda Swan
53
1 Ken Fletcher
Margaret Smith
67
Fred Stolle
Françoise Dürr
15
4 Fred Stolle
Françoise Dürr
66
John Barrett
Angela Mortimer
34
1 Ken Fletcher
Margaret Smith
466
3 Dennis Ralston
Billie Jean King
633
Bob Howe
Mary-Ann Eisel
53
3 Dennis Ralston
Billie Jean King
76
3 Dennis Ralston
Billie Jean King
66
Frew McMillan
Annette Van Zyl
44
Frew McMillan
Annette Van Zyl
76
Ray Ruffels
Karen Krantzcke
53

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 Ken Fletcher
Margaret Smith
67
Cliff Richey
Nancy Richey
35
1 K Fletcher
M Smith
96
T Okker
G Groenman
73
Tom Okker
Trudy Groenman
66
Keith Diepraam
YJ Wilkinson
32
1 K Fletcher
M Smith
66
L Gerrard
E Krocke
42
Colin McHugo
Wendy Hall
621
Lew Gerrard
Elly Krocke
366
L Gerrard
E Krocke
466
F Salomon
P Walkden
643
José Edison Mandarino
MT Cuadrado
23
Frank Salomon
Pat Walkden
66

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Billy Knight
Jean Knight
463
Sergei Likhachev
Galina Baksheeva
636
S Likhachev
G Baksheeva
w/o
R Moore
E Emmanuel
Ray Moore
Esmé Emmanuel
66
Colin Zeeman
Carol Sherriff
44
R Moore
E Emmanuel
52
R Maud
G Swan
76
Bob Lutz
Kathleen Harter
67
Ichizo Konishi
Isabelle de Lansalut
25
R Lutz
K Harter
36
R Maud
G Swan
68
Owen Davidson
Kerry Melville
464
Bob Maud
Glenda Swan
646

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 Fred Stolle
Françoise Dürr
76
Roger Ambrose
Sue Ambrose
53
4 F Stolle
F Dürr
66
K Wooldridge
J Williams
33
Keith Wooldridge
Joyce Williams
66
Lothar Pawlik
Helga Niessen
40
4 F Stolle
F Dürr
866
C Graebner
A Jones
1044
Sergio Tacchini
Nicole Seghers
12
Q Ravi Venkatesan
Lidy Jansen-Venneboer
66
Q R Venkatesan
L Jansen-Venneboer
00
C Graebner
A Jones
66
Clark Graebner
Ann Jones
86
Nikola Pilić
Norma Baylon
62

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Isao Watanabe
Dorothy Knode
14
Graham Stilwell
Nell Truman
66 G Stilwell
E Truman
465
Terry Ryan
Greta Delport
66 T Ryan
M Delport
617
Michael Hann
Lorna Greville-Collins
14 T Ryan
M Delport
6111
Martin Mulligan
Madonna Schacht
366 T Ulrich
J Lieffrig
3613
Paul Hutchins
Heather Allen
634 M Mulligan
M Schacht
465
Jimmy Moore
Fay Toyne
31 T Ulrich
J Lieffrig
637
Torben Ulrich
Janine Lieffrig
66 T Ulrich
J Lieffrig
39
Jean-Claude Barclay
Évelyne Terras
4611 J Barrett
A Mortimer
611
Peter Curtis
Virginia Wade
619 J-C Barclay
É Terras
53
Alberto Lazzarino
Silvana Lazzarino
41 J Barrett
A Mortimer
76
John Barrett
Angela Mortimer
66 J Barrett
A Mortimer
66
Bill Tym
Alice Tym
941 M Riessen
E Buding
24
Peter Pokorny
Sonja Pachta
766 P Pokorny
S Pachta
13
Malcolm Gibb
Pauline Roberts
33 M Riessen
E Buding
66
Marty Riessen
Edda Buding
66

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
John Newcombe
Angie Newcombe
284
Eric Drossart
Christiane Mercelis
666 E Drossart
C Mercelis
68
Peter van Lingen
Faye Urban
673 S Matthews
F MacLennan
26
Stanley Matthews
Frances MacLennan
856 E Drossart
C Mercelis
15
William Álvarez
Jill Blackman
66 W Álvarez
J Blackman
67
Ernesto Aguirre
Ana María Estalella
12 W Álvarez
J Blackman
66
Stan Smith
Kathy Blake
w/o B Higgins
M McAnally
22
Brenton Higgins
Mary McAnally
W Álvarez
J Blackman
568
Bob Howe
Mary-Ann Eisel
66 R Howe
M-A Eisel
7410
JC Fletcher
Valerie Clark
23 R Howe
M-A Eisel
76
Gerald Battrick
Winnie Shaw
1156 G Battrick
W Shaw
54
Donald Dell
Heather Segal
971 R Howe
M-A Eisel
86
Tony Pickard
Liz Starkie
96 A Mills
J Mills
63
Mark Cox
Alison Stroud
74 A Pickard
E Starkie
51
Jaime Pinto Bravo
Elsie Spruyt
38 A Mills
J Mills
76
Alan Mills
Jill Mills
610

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Q John Decker
Margaret Harris
68
Q John Harrison
Elizabeth Tew
16
Q J Decker
M Harris
66
G Maioli
L Bassi
31
Giordano Maioli
Lucia Bassi
66
Bob Hewitt
Dalaille Hewitt
33
Q J Decker
M Harris
00
3 D Ralston
BJ King
66
Jack Saul
Robin Lloyd
42
John McDonald
Tory Fretz
66
J McDonald
T Fretz
12
3 D Ralston
BJ King
66
José Luis Arilla
Ingrid Löfdahl
46
3 Dennis Ralston
Billie Jean King
68

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Jiří Javorský
Vlasta Vopičková
83
Geoff Bluett
Shirley Brasher
106
G Bluett
S Brasher
86
P Säilä
R Bentley
64
Ove Bengtson
Eva Lundqvist
24
Pekka Säilä
Rita Bentley
66
G Bluett
S Brasher
44
F McMillan
A Van Zyl
66
Frew McMillan
Annette Van Zyl
67
Keith Carpenter
Vicki Berner
45
F McMillan
A Van Zyl
106
Q G Grisillo
C Schediwy
82
Cliff Drysdale
Vivienne Wiggill
624
Q Glenn Grisillo
Cora Schediwy
366

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Clay Iles
Dorothy Whitely
23
Ray Ruffels
Karen Krantzcke
66
Ray Ruffels
Karen Krantzcke
76
J McManus
R Casals
52
Jim McManus
Rosie Casals
66
Q Rudy Hernando
Susan Behlmar
43
Ray Ruffels
Karen Krantzcke
46'14
W Bowrey
J Tegart
6212
Michel Leclercq
Christiane Spinoza
05
Abe Segal
Helga Schultze
67
A Segal
H Schultze
631
W Bowrey
J Tegart
266
Pancho Guzmán
Helen Gourlay
632
Bill Bowrey
Judy Tegart
366

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