1966 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 20 June – 2 July |
Edition | 80th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Attendance | 277,205 |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Manuel Santana | |
Women's singles | |
Billie Jean King | |
Men's doubles | |
Ken Fletcher / John Newcombe | |
Women's doubles | |
Maria Bueno / Nancy Richey | |
Mixed doubles | |
Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith | |
Boys' singles | |
Vladimir Korotkov | |
Girls' singles | |
Birgitta Lindström |
The 1966 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1966.[1] It was the 80th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1966. Manuel Santana and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.