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Men's doubles
1966 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Ken Fletcher John Newcombe
Runners-up	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson
Score	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions, but Roche did not compete. Newcombe partnered with Ken Fletcher, and they defeated Bill Bowrey and Owen Davidson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championship.

Seeds

01.   Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle (third round, withdrew)

02.   n/a

03.   Clark Graebner / Marty Riessen (semifinals)

04.   Bill Bowrey / Owen Davidson (final)

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									Semifinals									Final
		Mark Cox Alan Mills	6	4	6	6	6
		Cliff Drysdale Martin Mulligan	8	6	2	2	3
											Mark Cox Alan Mills	2	4	7
										4	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	6	6	9
	4	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	9	8	13	4	6
		Tom Okker Ray Ruffels	7	10	11	6	4
																			4	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	3	4	6	3
																				Ken Fletcher John Newcombe	6	6	3	6
		Jan Leschly Jørgen Ulrich	1	2	2
	3	Clark Graebner Marty Riessen	6	6	6
										3	Clark Graebner Marty Riessen	3	5	1
											Ken Fletcher John Newcombe	6	7	6
		Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea	8	0	6	2
		Ken Fletcher John Newcombe	10	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	Roy Emerson Fred Stolle	7	12	6
		Bob Carmichael Bob Howe	5	10	2					1	R Emerson F Stolle	6	6	6
		Naresh Kumar Shiv Prakash Misra	6	9	3	6					N Kumar SP Misra	3	1	1
		John Pickens Bill Tym	2	7	6	3														R Emerson F Stolle	w/o
		Mark Cox Alan Mills	6	6	6															M Cox A Mills
		Bernard Montrenaud Bernard Paul	3	4	3						M Cox A Mills	10	6	1	6
		Mike Sangster Bobby Wilson	10	8	6						M Sangster R Wilson	8	4	6	3
		Eric Drossart Claude de Gronckel	8	6	1																								M Cox A Mills	6	4	6	6	6
		Ronnie Barnes Ronnie Holmberg	3	6	7	8	6																						C Drysdale M Mulligan	8	6	2	2	3
		Jerry Cromwell Jim Osborne	6	2	9	6	3				R Barnes R Holmberg	6	7	2	12	6
		Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli	6	6	7						S Likhachev A Metreveli	1	9	6	10	3
	Q	Terry Ryan Rohan Summers	4	4	5															R Barnes R Holmberg	4	4	6	2
		Gerald Battrick David Lloyd	4	8	4	2														C Drysdale M Mulligan	6	6	4	6
		Graham Stilwell Keith Wooldridge	6	6	6	6					G Stilwell K Wooldridge	8	2	4
		Jean-Pierre Courcol Michel Leclercq	6	4	1	4					C Drysdale M Mulligan	10	6	6
		Cliff Drysdale Martin Mulligan	4	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	4	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	2	3	11	6	7
		Ingo Buding Wilhelm Bungert	6	6	9	4	5			4	W Bowrey O Davidson	6	7	6
		Osamu Ishiguro Koji Watanabe	4	8	4	1					R Maud R Moore	3	5	2
		Bob Maud Ray Moore	6	6	6	6													4	W Bowrey O Davidson	6	3	6	6
		Lance Lumsden Richard Russell	2	6	5	3														R Hewitt A Segal	4	6	3	0
		Bob Hewitt Abe Segal	6	4	7	6					R Hewitt A Segal	7	6	6
		Gardnar Mulloy Barry Phillips-Moore	w/o								G Bluett J Crump	5	4	2
		Geoffrey Bluett John Crump																										4	W Bowrey O Davidson	9	8	13	4	6
		Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston	6	6	7																								T Okker R Ruffels	7	10	11	6	4
		Patrice Beust Daniel Contet	0	1	5						C Pasarell D Ralston	6	6	1	4	5
		Billy Knight Tony Pickard	4	2	4						T Okker R Ruffels	3	4	6	6	7
		Tom Okker Ray Ruffels	6	6	6															T Okker R Ruffels	16	7	9	6
		Donald Dell Jim McManus	4	3	6															T Koch JE Mandarino	14	5	11	2
		Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino	6	6	8						T Koch JE Mandarino	4	6	6	6
		Lew Gerrard Roger Taylor	6	4	3	7	4				I Năstase I Țiriac	6	2	4	3
		Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	3	6	6	5	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Bill Hoogs Jack Saul	6	3	9	6
		Jimmy Moore Colin Zeeman	4	6	7	2					W Hoogs J Saul	3	9	8	6
		Pancho Guzmán Miguel Olvera	6	6	6						F Guzmán M Olvera	6	7	6	3
	Q	Željko Franulović Zdravko Minček	4	0	1															W Hoogs J Saul	2	9	9	2	4
		Jan Leschly Jørgen Ulrich	11	7	7															J Leschly J Ulrich	6	7	7	6	6
		John Cottrill Allan Stone	9	5	5						J Leschly J Ulrich	6	7	6
		Ichizo Konishi Isao Watanabe	6	8	2	7					I Konishi I Watanabe	2	5	3
		William Álvarez István Gulyás	3	6	6	5																							J Leschly J Ulrich	1	2	2
		Pierre Darmon Georges Goven	4	6	2	8																						3	C Graebner M Riessen	6	6	6
		Keith Diepraam Frew McMillan	6	3	6	10					K Diepraam F McMillan	6	4	6	11	6
		Bob Lutz Stan Smith	6	6	6						R Lutz S Smith	4	6	4	13	8
	Q	Tim Phillips Ray Weedon	4	3	3															R Lutz S Smith	6	5	3	7
		John Barrett Peter Curtis	6	4	4	5													3	C Graebner M Riessen	4	7	6	9
		Keith Carpenter Harry Fauquier	2	6	6	7					K Carpenter H Fauquier	2	1	1
		John Clifton Paul Hutchins	5	2	2					3	C Graebner M Riessen	6	6	6
	3	Clark Graebner Marty Riessen	7	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Frank Salomon Peter van Lingen	6	6	6	3	5
		Jiří Javorský Jan Kodeš	8	3	3	6	7				J Javorský J Kodeš	4	2	4
	Q	Ted Beards Roy Dixon	10	3	2	5					J-C Barclay N Pietrangeli	6	6	6
		Jean-Claude Barclay Nicola Pietrangeli	8	6	6	7														J-C Barclay N Pietrangeli	7	3	3	2
		Patricio Rodríguez Eduardo Soriano	3	4	4															P Lall J Mukerjea	5	6	6	6
		Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea	6	6	6						P Lall J Mukerjea	9	6	3	6
	Q	Geoff Ward Ivor Warwick	8	6	2	6					O Bengtson B Holmström	7	1	6	3
		Ove Bengtson Bo Holmström	10	1	6	8																							P Lall J Mukerjea	8	0	6	2
		Nikola Pilić Gene Scott	19	12	6	4	9																						K Fletcher J Newcombe	10	6	4	6
		Cliff Richey Torben Ulrich	21	10	4	6	7				N Pilić E Scott	2	16	6	2	4
		Giordano Maioli Sergio Tacchini	6	1	2	2					JL Arilla M Santana	6	14	2	6	6
		José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana	3	6	6	6														JL Arilla M Santana	6	5	7	4
		Ernesto Aguirre Jaime Pinto Bravo	10	7	2	13														K Fletcher J Newcombe	2	7	9	6
		Michael Hann John McDonald	12	5	6	15					M Hann J McDonald	5	4	5
		Clay Iles Stanley Matthews	6	6	2	7	3				K Fletcher J Newcombe	7	6	7
		Ken Fletcher John Newcombe	4	3	6	9	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

• 1966 Wimbledon Championships
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles