1966 French Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1966 French Championships (now known as the French Open
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Tony Roche
(AUS) defeated
István Gulyás
(HUN) 6-1 6-4 7-5
Ann Jones
(GBR) defeated
Nancy Richey
(USA) 6-3 6-1
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
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Men's Singles
Tony RocheTony Roche
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...
(AUS) defeated
István GulyásIstván Gulyás
István Gulyás , after allowing the match to be delayed 24 hours to allow Roche to recover from an ankle injury. It was Gulyas' lone Grand Slam final. He holds the record for most Hungarian National Championship titles by having it awarded 15 times in his career.-Singles: 1 :-References:...
(HUN) 6-1 6-4 7-5
Women's Singles
Ann JonesAnn Haydon-Jones
Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones Ann Haydon-Jones (born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on 7 October 1938 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion...
(GBR) defeated
Nancy RicheyNancy Richey
Nancy Richey is a former tennis player from the United States.Richey won two Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles . She was ranked World No...
(USA) 6-3 6-1