1966 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

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. Newcombe and Roche were the defending champions.

Men's doubles
1966 Australian Championships
1965 Champions	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Champions	Roy Emerson Fred Stolle
Runners-up	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Score	7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	1	John Newcombe  Tony Roche	9	3	8	12	10
	3	Roy Emerson  Fred Stolle	7	6	6	14	12

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	1	J Newcombe  T Roche	6	6	9
		T Musgrave  J Walker	3	4	7					1	J Newcombe  T Roche	6	6	6
		G Soenhoew  S Sugiarto	3	1	3						B Bowman  A Lane	2	2	4
		B Bowman  A Lane	6	6	6														1	J Newcombe  T Roche	3	6	6	6
		J Cooper  A Stone	6	6	6														8	H Fitzgibbon  J McManus	6	4	4	2
		C Farr  D Farr	3	3	2						J Cooper  A Stone	4	4	2
		A Harms  G Pollard	0	2	1					8	H Fitzgibbon  J McManus	6	6	6
	8	H Fitzgibbon  J McManus	6	6	6																							1	J Newcombe  T Roche	6	9	12
	7	J Cottrill  R Ruffels	11	9	6																							7	J Cottrill  R Ruffels	4	7	10
		B Geraghty  M Holland	9	7	4					7	J Cottrill  R Ruffels	8	7	6	7	6
		J Stanbury  R White	6	6	6						T Okker  P Rodríguez	10	5	3	9	4
		T Okker  P Rodríguez	8	8	8														7	J Cottrill  R Ruffels	9	4	6	7	6
		L Bergelin  D Crealy	6	7	6															L Bergelin  D Crealy	11	6	1	5	4
		A Bashford  B Gulley	3	5	2						L Bergelin  D Crealy	6	6	5	6
		Y Shalem  K Williams									A Ashe  G MacCall	2	3	7	1
		A Ashe  G MacCall	w.	o.

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	3	R Emerson  F Stolle	9	6	13
		J Brown  R Russell	7	3	11					3	R Emerson  F Stolle	6	6	6
		G Primrose  R Sherriff	3	4	9	8					B Phillips-Moore  E Russo	3	2	2
		B Phillips-Moore  E Russo	6	6	7	10													3	R Emerson  F Stolle	6	6	6
		W Coghlan  C Stubs	6	8	6															W Coghlan  C Stubs	2	3	3
		J Ganzábal  D Harms	2	6	2						W Coghlan  C Stubs	6	3	8	11
		N Brent  R Brent	4	3	3					6	L Gerrard  R Taylor	4	6	6	9
	6	L Gerrard  R Taylor	6	6	6																							3	R Emerson  F Stolle	7	6	6	6
	5	B Bowrey  O Davidson	6	6	6																							5	B Bowrey  O Davidson	9	4	4	2
		K Coombes  G Hogben	4	3	4					5	B Bowrey  O Davidson	6	7	6
		M De Ville  J Gisbert	6	2	6	3	2				R Dowdeswell  T Phillips	2	5	4
		R Dowdeswell  T Phillips	4	6	3	6	6												5	B Bowrey  O Davidson	6	3	7	10
		W Jacques  J Pearce	4	6	6	7													2	C Graebner  M Riessen	4	6	5	8
		A Bailey  R Brien	6	3	1	5					W Jacques  J Pearce	4	4	4
		J Christopherson  R Wilson	4	5	4					2	C Graebner  M Riessen	6	6	6
	2	C Graebner  M Riessen	6	7	6

External links

• 1966 Australian Open Men's Doubles Draw