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1966 French Championships
Date23 May – 5 June 1966
Edition65
Category36th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVI), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Tony Roche
Women's singles
United Kingdom Ann Jones
Men's doubles
United States Clark Graebner / United States Dennis Ralston
Women's doubles
Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Judy Tegart
Mixed doubles
South Africa Annette Van Zyl / South Africa Frew McMillan
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The 1966 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 70th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1966. Tony Roche and Ann Jones won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1966 French Championships – Men's singles

Australia Tony Roche defeated Hungary István Gulyás 6–1, 6–4, 7–5

Women's singles

Main article: 1966 French Championships – Women's singles

United Kingdom Ann Jones defeated United States Nancy Richey 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Main article: 1966 French Championships – Men's doubles

United States Clark Graebner / United States Dennis Ralston defeated Romania Ilie Năstase / Romania Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–3, 6–0

Women's doubles

Main article: 1966 French Championships – Women's doubles

Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Judy Tegart defeated Australia Jill Blackman / Australia Fay Toyne 4–6, 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1966 French Championships – Mixed doubles

South Africa Annette Van Zyl / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated United Kingdom Ann Jones / United States Clark Graebner 1–6, 6–3, 6–2

References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1966 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. "Roland-Garros 1966 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.

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