1966 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1966 Australian Championships
1965 Champions John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Champions Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle
Runners-up John Newcombe
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. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (final)
  2. Clark Graebner / Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
  3. Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle (champions)
  4. Arthur Ashe / Cliff Richey (Richey withdrew due to his studies)
  5. Bill Bowrey / Owen Davidson (semifinals)
  6. Lew Gerrard / Roger Taylor (second round)
  7. John Cottrill / Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
  8. Herb Fitzgibbon / 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    
 
  •  T Musgrave
  •  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  
 
  •  C Farr
  •  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
 
  •  J Stanbury
  •  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
 
  •  A Bashford
  •  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    
 
  •  J Christopherson
  •  R Wilson
4 5 4     2
6 6 6    
2
6 7 6    

References

  1. ^ "Men's Australian Open Doubles". ausopen.com. Retrieved 6 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Retrieved 7 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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