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1966 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1966 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United States Billie Jean King
Runner-up Brazil Maria Bueno
Final score 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw 96 (10Q)
Seeds 8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
Legends men women seniors
WC Doubles men women

Fourth-seeded Billie Jean King defeated second-seeded Maria Bueno 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships.

The second round match in which Gail Sherriff beat her sister Carol was the second match between sisters at Wimbledon, the first being in the 1884 Wimbledon Championships when Maud Watson beat Lillian. The next Wimbledon match between sisters was in 2000 between Serena and Venus Williams.

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


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