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1966 Australian Championships
Date	21–31 January 1966
Edition	54th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Sydney, Australia
Venue	White City Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Roy Emerson
Women's singles
Margaret Smith
Men's doubles
Fred Stolle / Roy Emerson
Women's doubles
Carole Caldwell Graebner / Nancy Richey
Mixed doubles
Judy Tegart / Tony Roche
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The 1966 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 21 to 31 January. It was the 54th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 15th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith.

Champions

Men's singles

Roy Emerson defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3

Women's singles

Margaret Smith defeated Nancy Richey walkover

Men's doubles

Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle defeated John Newcombe / Tony Roche, 7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10

Women's doubles

Carole Graebner / Nancy Richey defeated Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner, 6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Judy Tegart / Tony Roche defeated Robyn Ebbern / Bill Bowrey, 6–1, 6–3

References

1. "1966 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
2. "1966 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
3. "1966 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
4. "1966 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19.
5. "1966 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.

External links

• Australian Open official website

• 1966 Australian Championships
• 1966 in Australian tennis
• Australian Championships (tennis) by year
• January 1966 sports events in Australia
• 1960s in Sydney