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1966 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1966 Australian Championships
1965 ChampionsAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
ChampionsAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Fred Stolle
Runners-upAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Score7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10
Draw32
Seeds8

Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle defeated John Newcombe and Tony Roche in the final 7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1966 Australian Championships.[1][2][3][4][5] Newcombe and Roche were the defending champions.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (final)
  2. United States Clark Graebner / United States Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Fred Stolle (champions)
  4. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Cliff Richey (Richey withdrew due to his studies)
  5. Australia Bill Bowrey / Australia Owen Davidson (semifinals)
  6. New Zealand Lew Gerrard / United Kingdom Roger Taylor (second round)
  7. Australia John Cottrill / Australia Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
  8. United States Herb Fitzgibbon / United States Jim McManus (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1
9 3 8 12 10
3
7 6 6 14 12

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
6 6 9    
 
  • Australia T Musgrave
  • Australia J Walker
3 4 7     1
6 6 6    
 
3 1 3      
2 2 4    
 
6 6 6     1
3 6 6 6  
 
6 6 6     8
6 4 4 2  
 
  • Australia C Farr
  • Australia D Farr
3 3 2      
4 4 2    
 
0 2 1     8
6 6 6    
8
6 6 6     1
6 9 12    
7
11 9 6     7
4 7 10    
 
9 7 4     7
8 7 6 7 6
 
  • Australia J Stanbury
  • Australia R White
6 6 6      
10 5 3 9 4
 
8 8 8     7
9 4 6 7 6
 
6 7 6      
11 6 1 5 4
 
  • Australia A Bashford
  • Australia B Gulley
3 5 2      
6 6 5 6  
 
           
2 3 7 1  
 
w. o.      

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3
9 6 13    
 
7 3 11     3
6 6 6    
 
3 4 9 8    
3 2 2    
 
6 6 7 10   3
6 6 6    
 
6 8 6      
2 3 3    
 
2 6 2      
6 3 8 11  
 
4 3 3     6
4 6 6 9  
6
6 6 6     3
7 6 6 6  
5
6 6 6     5
9 4 4 2  
 
4 3 4     5
6 7 6    
 
6 2 6 3 2  
2 5 4    
 
4 6 3 6 6 5
6 3 7 10  
 
4 6 6 7   2
4 6 5 8  
 
6 3 1 5    
4 4 4    
 
  • Australia J Christopherson
  • Australia R Wilson
4 5 4     2
6 6 6    
2
6 7 6    

References

  1. ^ "Men's Australian Open Doubles". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Emerson wins Aussie tennis". Charleston Daily Mail: 13. 31 January 1966.
  3. ^ "Men Doubles Tennis Australian Championship 1966 - Winners Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle (AUS)". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Fred Stolle at the International Tennis Hall of Fame". www.tennisfame.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Fred Stolle's Career As Described By Bud Collins". World Tennis Magazine. 6 March 2025. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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