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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
21-Jan-1966	Australian Championships	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	Nancy Richey [USA]	W/O	Graebner, Reid
22-May-1966	Roland Garros	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 6-1	Bueno, Court
20-Jun-1966	Wimbledon	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	Maria Bueno [BRA]	6-3 3-6 6-1	Court, Jones
1-Sep-1966	US National Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno [BRA]	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 6-1	Casals, Reid

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Billie Jean King (10)
Finals	Ann Jones (13)
Match Wins	Francoise Durr (68)
Match Win Percentage	Billie Jean King (90.6%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Rosie Casals (24)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Trudy Groenman (90.0%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Rosie Casals (35)
Total Matches Played	Francoise Durr (89)
Events Played	Francoise Durr (29)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
3-Jan-1966	East London	Hard	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	1/6	Ann Jones [GBR]	6-3 2-6 8-6	Lieffrig, Durr	2	58.0%
3-Jan-1966	Sydney	Grass	Jan Lehane [AUS]		Madonna Schacht [AUS]	1-6 6-4 6-3	Gibson, Walsham	0	96.0%
3-Jan-1966	Perth	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	1/6	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 6-1	Graebner, Tegart	2	73.0%
9-Jan-1966	Cape Town	Hard	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	2/6	Ann Jones [GBR]	3-6 6-4 4-3 RET	Durr, Bell	2	69.0%
10-Jan-1966	Auckland	Grass	Kerry Reid [AUS]	1/2	Elizabeth Terry [NZL]	6-2 6-3	Clements, Jenkins	0	76.0%
10-Jan-1966	San Diego	Hard	Valerie Ziegenfuss [USA]		Kristien Shaw [USA]	6-1 6-1	Verzin, Poiset	0	100.0%
10-Jan-1966	West Palm Beach	Clay	Stephanie Defina [USA]	1/3	Alice Tym [USA]	6-4 6-0	Hufschmid, Cudlip	0	75.0%
11-Jan-1966	Hobart	Grass	Judy Tegart [AUS]	1/3	Carole Graebner [USA]	8-6 3-6 6-2	Gourlay, Lehane	0	56.0%
17-Jan-1966	Miami	Clay	Stephanie Defina [USA]	2/3	Nancy Reed [USA]	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stock, Koutras	0	90.0%
21-Jan-1966	Australian Championships	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	2/6	Nancy Richey [USA]	W/O	Graebner, Reid	2	85.0%
23-Jan-1966	Durban	Hard	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	3/6	Ann Jones [GBR]	4-6 6-3 6-4	Walkden, Durr	2	61.0%
24-Jan-1966	Paris Coupe Gillou	Carpet	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	1/2	Aline Nenot [FRA]	6-4 6-2	Boy, Larue	0	88.0%
24-Jan-1966	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Stephanie Defina [USA]	3/3	Peachy Kellmeyer [USA]	5-7 7-5 6-2	Reed, Wall	0	83.0%
1-Feb-1966	Bloemfontein		Tournament not completed				Durr (F), Van Zyl (F), Delport, Groenman	1	57.0%
3-Feb-1966	Auckland Wills Open	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	3/6	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-1 6-1	Jenkins, Turner	1	100.0%
6-Feb-1966	Oslo	Carpet	Helga Masthoff [GER]	1/7	Birgitta Lindstrom [FIN]	6-4 6-1	Hubert, Robsahm	0	33.0%
9-Feb-1966	Salem	Carpet	Tory Ann Fretz [USA]		Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-4 2-6 6-3	Casals, Harter	1	85.0%
14-Feb-1966	Bremen	Carpet	Ann Jones [GBR]	1/8	Helga Masthoff [GER]	7-9 7-5 6-3	Blackman, Orth	1	30.0%
15-Feb-1966	Boston	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	1/10	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-0 6-2	Fretz, Aucamp	1	88.0%
18-Feb-1966	Paris Indoors	Carpet	Ann Jones [GBR]	2/8	Frances Maclennan [GBR]	6-2 6-1	Wade, Bentley	1	52.0%
20-Feb-1966	Moscow Indoors	Hard	Galina Baksheeva [URS]	1/5	Maria Kull [URS]	6-0 6-8 7-5		0	100.0%
21-Feb-1966	San Francisco Class	Hard	Rosie Casals [USA]	1/4	Lynne Abbes [USA]	6-4 6-1	Martinez, Lamm	0	100.0%
21-Feb-1966	Tampa	Clay	Elena Subirats [MEX]	1/2	Alice Tym [USA]	6-1 8-6	Lundquist, Stove	0	35.0%
24-Feb-1966	East Berlin	Carpet	Helga Magdeburg [GER]		Hella Riede [GER]	6-4 6-0	Hoffmann, Lindner	0	100.0%
28-Feb-1966	Curacao		Norma Baylon [ARG]	1/7	Donna Floyd [USA]	6-4 6-2	Coronado, Stove	0	12.0%
28-Feb-1966	Fullerton	Hard	Paulette Verzin [USA]		Valerie Ziegenfuss [USA]	6-3 6-4	Grubb, Michel	0	100.0%
3-Mar-1966	Cairo	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	2/7	Carol Ann Kalogeropoulos [GRE]	6-2 6-1	Sturm, Baksheeva	1	18.0%
8-Mar-1966	Beaulieu	Clay	Jill Blackman [AUS]	1/2	Winnie Shaw [GBR]	7-5 6-3	Bentley, Toyne	0	40.0%
8-Mar-1966	Barranquilla	Clay	Norma Baylon [ARG]	2/7	Betty Stove [NED]	6-0 6-1	Schacht, Sherriff	1	9.0%
12-Mar-1966	Warrnambool		Pat Turner [AUS]		Judy Tegart [AUS]	W/O	Rae, Slattery	0	100.0%
14-Mar-1966	Caracas	Hard	Norma Baylon [ARG]	3/7	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	2-6 7-5 6-4	Lundquist, Subirats	1	11.0%
14-Mar-1966	Phoenix	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	2/10	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-3 6-2	Harter, Casals	1	92.0%
14-Mar-1966	Alexandria	Clay	Galina Baksheeva [URS]	2/5	Carole Graebner [USA]	7-5 6-2	Sturm, Masthoff	0	25.0%
21-Mar-1966	Mexico City	Clay	Norma Baylon [ARG]	4/7	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	W/O	Subirats, Lundquist	1	56.0%
27-Mar-1966	San Juan	Hard	Norma Baylon [ARG]	5/7	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-3 7-5	Subirats, Schacht	1	24.0%
28-Mar-1966	Nice	Clay	Sonja Pachta [AUT]	1/2	Jill Blackman [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Rees Lewis, Masthoff	0	24.0%
28-Mar-1966	Johannesburg	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	3/10	Margaret Court [AUS]	6-3 6-2	Van Zyl, Schultze	2	72.0%
4-Apr-1966	Monte Carlo	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	3/7	Lea Pericoli [ITA]	6-2 6-2	Kodesova, Blackman	1	21.0%
4-Apr-1966	St. Petersburg	Clay	Nancy Richey [USA]	1/4	Betty Stove [NED]	6-2 6-2	Sherriff, Baylon	2	47.0%
4-Apr-1966	Hampstead	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	3/8	Elizabeth Starkie [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Williams, Shaw	1	96.0%
11-Apr-1966	Chingford	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	4/8	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Truman, Starkie	1	93.0%
12-Apr-1966	Aix-En-Provence	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	1/6	Jill Blackman [AUS]	6-0 6-2	Pachta, Kodesova	0	43.0%
12-Apr-1966	San Francisco	Hard	Rosie Casals [USA]	2/4	Cecilia Martinez [USA]	2-6 6-2 7-5	Abbes, Lamm	0	100.0%
18-Apr-1966	Bournemouth	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	5/8	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6-3 6-1	Shaw, Bentley	1	73.0%
18-Apr-1966	Paris International	Clay	Jill Blackman [AUS]	2/2	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-3 4-6 6-2	Lieffrig, Toyne	1	78.0%
18-Apr-1966	Naples	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	4/7	Christiane Spinoza [FRA]	6-2 6-3	Beltrame, Krantzcke	0	25.0%
21-Apr-1966	Ojai	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	4/10	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-2 6-4	Abbes, Houseman	1	100.0%
25-Apr-1966	Atlanta	Clay	Nancy Richey [USA]	2/4	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-3 6-0	Defina, Alison	1	100.0%
25-Apr-1966	Buenos Aires River Plate	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]		Norma Baylon [ARG]	6-3 6-3	Vrancovich, De Capurro	1	66.0%
25-Apr-1966	Reggio Calabria	Clay	Julie Heldman [USA]		Helga Masthoff [GER]	6-4 1-6 6-2	Emmanuel, Harter	0	22.0%
25-Apr-1966	Hurlingham	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	2/6	Judy Tegart [AUS]	4-6 6-3 7-5	Schacht, Wade	0	81.0%
2-May-1966	Rome	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	6/8	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	8-6 6-1	Durr, Baylon	3	19.0%
2-May-1966	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	5/10	Tory Ann Fretz [USA]	6-3 10-8	Cheney, Wheeler	1	93.0%
2-May-1966	Charlotte	Clay	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]		Donna Floyd [USA]	6-2 3-6 7-5	Kellmeyer, Aucamp	0	100.0%
2-May-1966	Tiburon	Hard	Pixie Lamm [USA]		Kristy Pigeon [USA]	6-3 5-7 6-2	Douglas, John	0	100.0%
9-May-1966	Portola Valley	Hard	Rosie Casals [USA]	3/4	Lynne Abbes [USA]	6-1 11-9	Lamm, Wheeler	0	100.0%
16-May-1966	Helsinki	Clay	Birgitta Lindstrom [FIN]		Leena Mutanen [FIN]	6-4 6-0	Sandulf, Pfannenberg	0	62.0%
16-May-1966	La Jolla Nationals	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	6/10	Patti Hogan [USA]	7-5 6-0	Abbes, Casals	2	100.0%
16-May-1966	Prague	Clay	Kerry Reid [AUS]	2/2	Vlasta Kodesova [CZE]	6-2 6-4	Horcickova, Krantzcke	0	50.0%
18-May-1966	Roehampton	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	1/2	Sue Tutt [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Cowie, Roberts	0	75.0%
18-May-1966	Barcelona	Clay	Kathleen Harter [USA]	1/3	Faye Urban [CAN]	6-2 6-2	Godwin, Berner	0	39.0%
18-May-1966	Saltsjobaden	Clay	Leena Mutanen [FIN]		Pia Balling [DEN]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
18-May-1966	Brussels	Clay	Judy Tegart [AUS]	2/3	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	6-4 6-4	Kahn, Mercelis	0	50.0%
18-May-1966	Wiesbaden	Clay	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	4/6	Helga Schultze [GER]	6-4 6-2	Blackman, Pachta	1	44.0%
22-May-1966	Roland Garros	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	7/8	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 6-1	Bueno, Court	6	25.0%
22-May-1966	West Berlin	Clay	Sonja Pachta [AUT]	2/2	Almut Sturm [GER]	6-2 8-6		0	50.0%
22-May-1966	Surbiton	Grass	Winnie Shaw [GBR]		Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-4 4-6 6-3	Wade, Fretz	0	68.0%
27-May-1966	Tulsa	Clay	Billie Jean King [USA]	7/10	Carol Aucamp [USA]	6-0 6-1	Subirats, Casals	1	90.0%
29-May-1966	Manchester	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	8/10	Winnie Shaw [GBR]	6-2 6-1	Fretz, Eisel	1	45.0%
30-May-1966	Barnes	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	2/2	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	6-1 6-3	Wheeler, Bakker	0	55.0%
30-May-1966	Cardiff	Grass	Kathleen Harter [USA]	2/3	Laura Rossouw [RSA]	6-3 6-2	Harris, Maclennan	0	50.0%
30-May-1966	Cheltenham	Grass	Elizabeth Starkie [GBR]	1/2	Carole Rosser [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Cowie, Urban	0	57.0%
5-Jun-1966	Beckenham	Grass	Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	1/2	Maria Bueno [BRA]	W/O	Baksheeva, Emmanuel	2	32.0%
6-Jun-1966	Bristol	Grass	Betty Stove [NED]		Norma Baylon [ARG]	6-3 7-5	Van Zyl, Durr	2	15.0%
10-Jun-1966	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					3	50.0%
12-Jun-1966	Queen's Club	Grass	Francoise Durr [FRA]	3/6	Judy Tegart [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Eisel, Groenman	2	20.0%
20-Jun-1966	Wimbledon	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	9/10	Maria Bueno [BRA]	6-3 3-6 6-1	Court, Jones	7	20.0%
27-Jun-1966	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	1/3	Robin Lloyd [GBR]	6-4 6-0	Starkie, Truman	0	75.0%
27-Jun-1966	Cincinnati	Clay	Peaches Bartkowicz [USA]		Peachy Kellmeyer [USA]	6-3 6-3	Rippy, Vest	0	77.0%
29-Jun-1966	Travemunde	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	5/7	Sonja Pachta [AUT]	8-6 6-0	Terras, Sturm	0	50.0%
3-Jul-1966	Bastad	Clay	Christina Sandberg [SWE]		Katarina Bartholdson [SWE]	6-4 6-4	Maclennan, Lundquist	0	50.0%
4-Jul-1966	Newport Wales	Grass	Maria Bueno [BRA]	1/5	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	6-2 6-0	Baylon, Wade	3	50.0%
4-Jul-1966	Dublin	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	4/6	Kathleen Harter [USA]	6-2 6-1	Toyne, Starkie	1	65.0%
4-Jul-1966	Antwerp	Clay	Nell Truman [GBR]		Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	7-5 6-4	Kahn, Bedoret	0	75.0%
4-Jul-1966	Dusseldorf	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	1/3	Edda Buding [GER]	7-5 4-6 6-1	Pachta, Masthoff	0	42.0%
4-Jul-1966	Indianapolis	Clay	Nancy Richey [USA]	3/4	Peachy Kellmeyer [USA]	6-0 6-1	Reid, Bartkowicz	1	73.0%
4-Jul-1966	La Jolla	Hard	Patti Hogan [USA]		Dodo Cheney [USA]	5-7 6-3 6-4	Jones, Rahlens	0	100.0%
5-Jul-1966	Ostrava	Clay	Jitka Horcickova [TCH]	1/2	Vlasta Kodesova [CZE]	6-3 6-2	Palmeova West, Pinterova	0	50.0%
9-Jul-1966	Sorrento ITA vs FRA	Clay	Round robin event					1	50.0%
10-Jul-1966	Philadelphia	Grass	Donna Floyd [USA]	1/2	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	6-0 6-3	Abbes, Ziegenfuss	0	100.0%
11-Jul-1966	San Juan Carribean Games		Elena Subirats [MEX]	2/2	Patricia Montano [MEX]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
11-Jul-1966	Milwaukee	Clay	Nancy Richey [USA]	4/4	Stephanie Defina [USA]	6-2 6-2	Reid, Emmanuel	1	75.0%
11-Jul-1966	Gstaad	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	2/3	Sonja Pachta [AUT]	6-1 6-1	Durr, Langanay	2	33.0%
11-Jul-1966	Brussels	Clay	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]		Ingrid Loeys [BEL]	6-2 6-1	Kahn, Bedoret	0	100.0%
11-Jul-1966	Beekbergen	Clay	Trudy Groenman [NED]	1/2	Vlasta Kodesova [CZE]	9-7 4-6 6-1	Stove, Schediwy	0	50.0%
11-Jul-1966	Hoylake	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	5/6	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	3-6 6-1 6-4	Baylon, Bueno	3	53.0%
11-Jul-1966	Frinton-On-Sea	Grass	Judy Tegart [AUS]	3/3	Nell Truman [GBR]	6-2 6-0	Lloyd, Shaw	0	83.0%
11-Jul-1966	Sunderland And Durham	Grass	Virginia Wade [GBR]	1/4	Elizabeth Starkie [GBR]	6-3 6-0	Walkden, Sherriff	0	37.0%
16-Jul-1966	Sarrbrucken FRA vs GER	Clay	Round robin event					0	50.0%
18-Jul-1966	Haverford	Grass	Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	2/2	Peaches Bartkowicz [USA]	6-1 6-2	Floyd, Aucamp	0	89.0%
18-Jul-1966	Hilversum	Clay	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	5/6	Trudy Groenman [NED]	6-3 6-1	Blackman, Harter	0	30.0%
18-Jul-1966	Varmala	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	4/6	Madonna Schacht [AUS]	6-2 3-6 7-5	Toyne, Lundquist	1	33.0%
18-Jul-1966	Deauville	Clay	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	2/2	Maria Teresa Nasuelli [ITA]	6-1 7-5		0	50.0%
18-Jul-1966	Villars	Clay	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]		Nicole Filippone [FRA]	6-4 9-7		0	50.0%
18-Jul-1966	Braunschweig	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	6/7	Edda Buding [GER]	6-3 4-6 8-6		0	100.0%
18-Jul-1966	Soviet Championships		Galina Baksheeva [URS]	3/5	Rena Abzhandadze [URS]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
25-Jul-1966	South Orange	Grass	Donna Floyd [USA]	2/2	Rosie Casals [USA]	5-7 6-3 6-0	Aucamp, Krantzcke	1	85.0%
25-Jul-1966	Baden	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	3/3	Helga Masthoff [GER]	6-3 3-6 7-5	Van Zyl, Schediwy	1	54.0%
25-Jul-1966	Northumberland	Grass	Elizabeth Starkie [GBR]	2/2	Judy Tegart [AUS]	4-6 9-7 6-2	Holdsworth, Delport	0	73.0%
30-Jul-1966	Amersfoort FRA vs NED	Clay	Round robin event					1	50.0%
1-Aug-1966	Hamburg	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	6/6	Maria Bueno [BRA]	8-6 6-3	Van Zyl, Jones	5	40.0%
1-Aug-1966	Baltimore	Grass	Virginia Wade [GBR]	2/4	Peaches Bartkowicz [USA]	6-1 6-4	Burrer, Eisel	1	80.0%
1-Aug-1966	Ostend	Clay	Evelyne Terras [FRA]		Judy Tegart [AUS]	6-1 3-6 7-5	Blackman, Lieffrig	0	25.0%
1-Aug-1966	Cortina D'Ampezzo	Clay	Maria Teresa Riedl [ITA]		Madonna Schacht [AUS]	6-4 7-5	Gourlay, Gordigiani	0	50.0%
8-Aug-1966	Locust Valley	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	10/10	Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	6-2 6-0	Wade, Shaw	2	75.0%
8-Aug-1966	Knokke	Clay	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	6/6	Norma Baylon [ARG]	6-4 12-10	Tegart, Blackman	0	23.0%
8-Aug-1966	Netherlands Chps	Clay	Trudy Groenman [NED]	2/2	Betty Stove [NED]	6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
10-Aug-1966	Munich	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	7/7	Helga Schultze [GER]	UNK	Bueno, Kodesova	2	33.0%
14-Aug-1966	Moscow		Ann Jones [GBR]	8/8	Anna Dmitrieva [URS]	6-1 6-3	Buding, Tegart	1	42.0%
15-Aug-1966	Istanbul	Clay	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	2/3	Glenda Swan [RSA]	6-1 3-6 6-1	Spinoza, Truman	0	25.0%
16-Aug-1966	Manchester-On-Sea	Grass	Maria Bueno [BRA]	2/5	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-4 6-8 6-1	Pratt, Wade	4	63.0%
16-Aug-1966	Kitzbuhel	Clay	Norma Baylon [ARG]	6/7	Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	3-6 6-2 6-2	Sherriff, Sturm	1	37.0%
22-Aug-1966	Beirut	Clay	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	3/3	Glenda Swan [RSA]	6-1 6-1	Spinoza, Truman	0	50.0%
23-Aug-1966	Poertschach	Clay	Kora Schediwy [GER]		Trude Schoenberger	6-4 8-6	Sherriff, Braener	0	25.0%
23-Aug-1966	St. Moritz	Clay	Edda Buding [GER]		Norma Baylon [ARG]	6-4 6-3		1	50.0%
29-Aug-1966	Sydney Metro	Clay	Joan Gibson [AUS]	1/2	Lesley Turner [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Fenton, Lehane	0	100.0%
29-Aug-1966	Sydney Metro U16	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]		J Reakes [AUS]	8-6 4-6 6-2		0	100.0%
29-Aug-1966	Bratislava	Clay	Jitka Horcickova [TCH]	2/2	Marie Pinterova [HUN]	6-4 7-5		0	50.0%
1-Sep-1966	US National Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno [BRA]	3/5	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 6-1	Casals, Reid	5	71.0%
5-Sep-1966	Kansas City	Hard	Kathleen Harter [USA]	3/3	Esme Emmanuel [RSA]	6-0 6-4	Godwin, Defina	0	71.0%
12-Sep-1966	Belgrade	Clay	Anna Dmitrieva [URS]		Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
12-Sep-1966	Milan Bonfiglio	Clay	Marie Pinterova [HUN]		Betty Stove [NED]	8-6 6-3	Loeys, Giorgi	0	25.0%
15-Sep-1966	Los Angeles	Hard	Maria Bueno [BRA]	4/5	Patti Hogan [USA]	6-2 6-2	Fretz, Harter	4	65.0%
15-Sep-1966	Opatija	Clay	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]		Olga Lendlova [TCH]	6-8 6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
22-Sep-1966	Paris Coupe Poree	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	5/6	Fay Toyne [AUS]	6-3 6-2	Rouire, Reyes	1	72.0%
26-Sep-1966	Berkeley	Hard	Maria Bueno [BRA]	5/5	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-4 2-6 6-1	Wade, Abbes	3	68.0%
2-Oct-1966	Bordeaux	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6/6	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	6-3 6-0	Venturino, Lieffrig	1	87.0%
3-Oct-1966	Catania	Clay	Lea Pericoli [ITA]		Maria Teresa Riedl [ITA]	10-8 7-5	Gordigiani, Lazzarino	0	88.0%
3-Oct-1966	Alma Ata		Galina Baksheeva [URS]	4/5	Rena Abzhandadze [URS]	6-3 6-2	Ivanova, Morozova	0	84.0%
10-Oct-1966	Tel Aviv	Clay	Fay Toyne [AUS]		Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Peisachov, Cohen Mintz	0	50.0%
10-Oct-1966	Sydney Strathfield	Grass	Joan Gibson [AUS]	2/2	Lesley Turner [AUS]	5-7 7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
17-Oct-1966	Stalybridge	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	3/4	Ann Jones [GBR]	6-2 6-1	Williams, Holdsworth	1	100.0%
17-Oct-1966	Nambour	Clay	Lesley Turner [AUS]	1/4	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	6-4 6-4	Toyne, Gourlay	1	75.0%
24-Oct-1966	Buenos Aires	Clay	Norma Baylon [ARG]	7/7	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-3 7-9 6-4	De Capurro, Casals	2	73.0%
28-Oct-1966	Brisbane	Grass	Lesley Turner [AUS]	2/4	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-0 8-6	Sherriff, Gibson	1	81.0%
28-Oct-1966	Torquay	Carpet	Joyce Williams [GBR]		Ann Jones [GBR]	6-4 5-5 RET	Molesworth, Wade	2	94.0%
7-Nov-1966	Sao Paulo	Clay	Ingrid Bentzer [SWE]		Graciela Moran [ARG]	6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
13-Nov-1966	New South Wales	Grass	Lesley Turner [AUS]	3/4	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-8 9-7 6-3	Fenton, Krantzcke	1	76.0%
24-Nov-1966	Melbourne	Grass	Rosie Casals [USA]	4/4	Kerry Reid [AUS]	1-6 6-1 7-5	Coghlan, Lehane	2	79.0%
28-Nov-1966	Tempe	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]		Sally Perry [USA]	6-0 9-7	Gay, Busso	0	100.0%
28-Nov-1966	Karachi		Galina Baksheeva [URS]	5/5	Zaiga Yansone [URS]	6-0 6-0		0	100.0%
28-Nov-1966	Paris Coupe Canet	Carpet	Janine Lieffrig [FRA]		Rosie Reyes [FRA]	8-6 2-6 8-6	Mouton, Berson	0	100.0%
5-Dec-1966	Burnie Exho	Grass	Round robin event					2	50.0%
6-Dec-1966	Launceston Exho	Grass	Round robin event					2	50.0%
7-Dec-1966	Hobart Exho	Grass	Round robin event					1	75.0%
8-Dec-1966	Adelaide	Grass	Lesley Turner [AUS]	4/4	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-2 6-4	Durr, Richey	3	80.0%
26-Dec-1966	East London 2	Hard	Virginia Wade [GBR]	4/4	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	6-3 6-4	Van Zyl, Delport	0	76.0%
26-Dec-1966	Melbourne South Yarra	Grass	Beth Jenkins [AUS]		Lidy Venneboer [NED]	UNK	Durr, Stove	1	33.0%
26-Dec-1966	Paris Bivort	Carpet	Ingrid Loeys [BEL]		Marie Pinterova [HUN]	6-2 3-6 6-1	Van Landesghem, Hesse Cazaux	0	28.0%

 

1966 Year-End Elo Rankings    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.

Rank	Player	Age	Titles	W-L	Elo	hElo Rank	hElo	cElo Rank	cElo	gElo Rank	gElo	iElo Rank	iElo
1	Margaret Court [AUS]	24	6	39-5	2287.6	1	1991.3	1	2189.3	1	2234.5
2	Maria Bueno [BRA]	27	5	48-5	2174.4	3	1964.3	2	2048.3	2	2090.5
3	Billie Jean King [USA]	23	10	58-6	2129.3	2	1990.3	5	1933.6	3	2039.8	2	1804.7
4	Nancy Richey [USA]	24	4	47-10	2058.3	7	1790.1	3	2020.6	4	1943.4
5	Ann Jones [GBR]	28	8	65-8	2007.2	4	1842.8	4	2018.3	5	1895.1	1	1880.4
7	Lesley Turner [AUS]	24	4	27-6	1943.7			8	1873.0	6	1864.7
8	Norma Baylon [ARG]	24	7	55-16	1927.9	8	1747.7	10	1865.4	11	1822.3
9	Helga Schultze [GER]	26	3	29-9	1915.6	13	1693.3	6	1892.6	24	1695.0
10	Virginia Wade [GBR]	21	4	59-19	1912.5	10	1720.9	13	1811.5	10	1842.6	3	1756.8
11	Rosie Casals [USA]	18	4	63-22	1909.3	6	1807.9	18	1749.8	7	1851.2	10	1643.2
12	Francoise Durr [FRA]	24	6	68-21	1905.7	11	1714.9	9	1868.0	12	1805.2
13	Kerry Reid [AUS]	19	2	56-25	1905.2	19	1636.3	16	1777.7	9	1847.9
14	Helga Masthoff [FRG]	25	7	46-12	1867.1			11	1835.6	42	1540.7	4	1721.6
15	Edda Buding [FRG]	30	1	22-11	1854.2	17	1650.9	14	1805.4	20	1720.3
16	Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	19	2	48-20	1835.5			39	1618.1	13	1781.1
17	Julie Heldman [USA]	21	1	16-5	1833.9			12	1827.1	28	1674.9
18	Carol Aucamp [USA]	23	0	15-7	1826.2			23	1726.3	15	1753.1	5	1717.6
19	Elizabeth Starkie [GBR]	28	2	27-13	1822.9			17	1771.1	14	1757.9	6	1715.2
20	Peaches Bartkowicz [USA]	17	1	20-7	1813.2			26	1693.9	18	1726.1

 

1966 Elo Number Ones    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)

Player	Start	End	Consecutive Weeks	Preceded By	Followed By
Margaret Court [AUS]	25-Dec-1961	19-Jun-1967	287	Maria Bueno	Billie Jean King

 

Top Player Stats    Top

Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)

Player	Events	Matches	W-L	W%	Finals	W-L	W%	3 Sets	W-L	W%	Hard	W-L	W%	Clay	W-L	W%	Grass	W-L	W%	Carpet	W-L	W%
Billie Jean King [USA]	21	64	58-6	90.6%	10	10-0	100.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	23	21-2	91.0%	7	6-1	85.0%	31	26-5	83.0%	6	5-1	83.0%
Maria Bueno [BRA]	11	53	48-5	90.6%	8	5-3	62.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	10	10-0	100.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	31	28-3	90.0%	0	0-0	-
Ann Jones [GBR]	19	73	65-8	89.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	36	34-2	94.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	14	12-2	85.0%
Margaret Court [AUS]	11	44	39-5	88.6%	7	6-1	85.0%	3	1-2	33.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	12	10-2	83.0%	28	26-2	92.0%	0	0-0	-
Annette Van Zyl [RSA]	20	60	50-10	83.3%	10	6-4	60.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	19	17-2	89.0%	24	20-4	83.0%	17	13-4	76.0%	0	0-0	-
Nancy Richey [USA]	16	57	47-10	82.5%	9	4-5	44.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	27	25-2	92.0%	30	22-8	73.0%	0	0-0	-
Helga Masthoff [GER]	23	58	46-12	79.3%	10	7-3	70.0%	14	5-9	35.0%	0	0-0	-	51	40-11	78.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	7	6-1	85.0%
Norma Baylon [ARG]	23	71	55-16	77.5%	11	7-4	63.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	9	9-0	100.0%	40	30-10	75.0%	21	15-6	71.0%	0	0-0	-
Francoise Durr [FRA]	29	89	68-21	76.4%	8	6-2	75.0%	21	10-11	47.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	44	35-9	79.0%	38	29-9	76.0%	0	0-0	-
Helga Schultze [GER]	12	38	29-9	76.3%	5	3-2	60.0%	11	9-2	81.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	27	22-5	81.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-
Virginia Wade [GBR]	22	78	59-19	75.6%	6	4-2	66.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	22	17-5	77.0%	39	29-10	74.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Judy Tegart [AUS]	28	85	63-22	74.1%	8	3-5	37.0%	19	6-13	31.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	25	18-7	72.0%	50	38-12	76.0%	0	0-0	-
Rosie Casals [USA]	27	85	63-22	74.1%	7	4-3	57.0%	35	24-11	68.0%	28	23-5	82.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	45	33-12	73.0%	7	4-3	57.0%
Winnie Shaw [GBR]	22	64	46-18	71.9%	3	1-2	33.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	25	19-6	76.0%	33	24-9	72.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Tory Ann Fretz [USA]	14	45	32-13	71.1%	2	1-1	50.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	0	0-0	-	29	19-10	65.0%	7	6-1	85.0%
Karen Krantzcke [AUS]	23	68	48-20	70.6%	3	2-1	66.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	0	0-0	-	18	9-9	50.0%	52	40-12	76.0%	0	0-0	-
Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	17	53	37-16	69.8%	7	1-6	14.0%	22	15-7	68.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	29	19-10	65.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Kerry Reid [AUS]	28	81	56-25	69.1%	7	2-5	28.0%	23	19-4	82.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	18	12-6	66.0%	59	42-17	71.0%	0	0-0	-
Elizabeth Starkie [GBR]	15	40	27-13	67.5%	4	2-2	50.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-	17	12-5	70.0%	21	15-6	71.0%	2	0-2	0.0%
Kathleen Harter [USA]	21	54	36-18	66.7%	4	3-1	75.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	23	14-9	60.0%	16	11-5	68.0%	7	5-2	71.0%
Stephanie Defina [USA]	20	51	34-17	66.7%	4	3-1	75.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	17	14-3	82.0%	28	17-11	60.0%	0	0-0	-
Jill Blackman [AUS]	19	49	32-17	65.3%	4	2-2	50.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	0	0-0	-	32	24-8	75.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	5	3-2	60.0%
Trudy Groenman [NED]	17	39	25-14	64.1%	3	2-1	66.0%	10	9-1	90.0%	7	3-4	42.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	0	0-0	-
Gail Sherriff [FRA]	28	69	44-25	63.8%	5	1-4	20.0%	22	11-11	50.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	34	23-11	67.0%	28	16-12	57.0%	0	0-0	-
Madonna Schacht [AUS]	17	43	26-17	60.5%	3	0-3	0.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	22	13-9	59.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Betty Stove [NED]	25	58	35-23	60.3%	5	1-4	20.0%	20	9-11	45.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	22	13-9	59.0%	24	16-8	66.0%	4	2-2	50.0%
Patricia Walkden [RSA]	23	47	28-19	59.6%	4	3-1	75.0%	12	5-7	41.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	21	13-8	61.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Mimi Wheeler [USA]	16	39	23-16	59.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	0	0-0	-	27	16-11	59.0%	0	0-0	-
Esme Emmanuel [RSA]	23	53	30-23	56.6%	1	0-1	0.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	20	12-8	60.0%	23	13-10	56.0%	0	0-0	-
Fay Toyne [AUS]	19	41	23-18	56.1%	2	1-1	50.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-	22	13-9	59.0%	19	10-9	52.0%	0	0-0	-

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
5	Francoise Durr	Fay Toyne	5	0	100.0%	1
5	Kerry Reid	Nancy Richey	1	4	20.0%	0
5	Rosie Casals	Kerry Reid	4	1	80.0%	1
5	Rosie Casals	Lynne Abbes	5	0	100.0%	2
4	Judy Tegart	Kerry Reid	1	3	25.0%	0
4	Ann Jones	Joyce Williams	3	1	75.0%	1
4	Rosie Casals	Billie Jean King	2	2	50.0%	1
4	Lesley Turner	Kerry Reid	3	1	75.0%	3
4	Francoise Durr	Maria Bueno	0	4	0.0%	1
4	Ann Jones	Francoise Durr	4	0	100.0%	0
4	Ann Jones	Virginia Wade	3	1	75.0%	3
4	Betty Stove	Norma Baylon	2	2	50.0%	2
4	Ann Jones	Annette Van Zyl	1	3	25.0%	4

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.

Country	vs Others: Matches	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	Finals	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	vs Self: Matches	Finals	Diff Titlists	Diff Finalists	Diff Players
Brazil	72	55	17	76.4%	8	5	3	62.5%	0	0	1	1	3
Austria	27	17	10	63.0%	4	2	2	50.0%	0	0	1	1	2
Argentina	95	59	36	62.1%	13	8	5	61.5%	13	0	2	3	14
Australia	503	290	213	57.7%	29	17	12	58.6%	192	9	12	14	111
Germany	197	109	88	55.3%	12	8	4	66.7%	15	5	5	7	24
United States	548	291	257	53.1%	27	10	17	37.0%	419	25	15	27	180
Netherlands	138	73	65	52.9%	7	2	5	28.6%	2	1	2	3	8
South Africa	289	149	140	51.6%	14	7	7	50.0%	44	2	2	5	44
France	337	161	176	47.8%	16	8	8	50.0%	36	3	5	8	35
Soviet Union	42	20	22	47.6%	3	2	1	66.7%	14	4	2	5	14
United Kingdom	429	202	227	47.1%	18	10	8	55.6%	259	9	7	12	183
Mexico	62	27	35	43.5%	1	1	0	100.0%	3	1	1	2	15
Canada	69	27	42	39.1%	1	0	1	0.0%	2	0	0	1	7
Italy	94	36	58	38.3%	3	1	2	33.3%	9	1	2	3	15
Sweden	90	33	57	36.7%	1	1	0	100.0%	2	1	2	3	9

 

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