1966 Australian Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1966 Australian Championships.

Men's singles
1966 Australian Championships
Champion Roy Emerson
Runner-up Arthur Ashe
Score6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
Draw64
Seeds16

Seeds

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

  1. Roy Emerson (champion)
  2. Arthur Ashe (finalist)
  3. Fred Stolle (semifinals)
  4. Clark Graebner (quarterfinals)
  5. John Newcombe (semifinals)
  6. n/a
  7. Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
  8. Marty Riessen (third round)
  9. Bill Bowrey (quarterfinals)
  10. Tom Okker (third round)
  11. Owen Davidson (third round)
  12. Ken Fletcher (first round)
  13. John Cottrill (third round)
  14. Herb Fitzgibbon (third round)
  15. Ray Ruffels (third round)
  16. Roger Taylor (third round)

Draw

Key

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

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
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