Third-seeded
Tony Roche defeated
István Gulyás 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1966 French Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Tony Roche is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Fred Stolle ''(quarterfinals)''
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Roy Emerson ''(quarterfinals)''
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Tony Roche ''(champion)''
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Nicola Pietrangeli ''(third round)''
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John Newcombe
John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors, he won seven singles titles, a fo ...
''(third round)''
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Dennis Ralston ''(fourth round)''
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Cliff Richey ''(third round)''
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Cliff Drysdale ''(semifinals)''
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Pierre Darmon ''(fourth round)''
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François Jauffret ''(semifinals)''
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Martin Mulligan ''(third round)''
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Thomaz Koch ''(third round)''
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Michael Sangster
Mike Sangster (11 September 1940 – 30 April 1985) was a British No. 1 tennis player of the 1960s. ''(second round)''
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Juan Gisbert
Juan Gisbert Sr. (born 5 April 1942) is a retired amateur and professional tennis player from the 1960s and 1970s.
He won one ATP singles title (plus at least three others before the Open era) and reached the finals at the Australian Champion ...
''(fourth round)''
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Jaidip Mukerjea ''(fourth round)''
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Tom Okker ''(fourth round)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
* r =
Retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
External links
* on the French Open website
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1966
Events January
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