City International round robin, still recovering from his sprained ankle, Bédard defeated Pierre Darmon after trailing 5 to 3 in the deciding set, winning at 10 to 8, after Darmon had twice served for the match. Darmon would eventually win the tournament. Bédard won his final match of the event over Bobby Wilson. Bédard lost to Lester Sack in three straight sets at the Canadian Open, but returned the favour by beating Sack in three straight sets at the U.S. Open in the first round. Bédard was ranked the No. 1 Canadian player for the 10th and final time in 1965. 1966 Bédard came from 5-3 down in the final set to beat Francois Godbout in the final of the Dow Invitational at La Boheme Tennis Club in June. The following week he successfully defended his Oakville Invitational title, again defeating Godbout in the final. He lost to Mike Belkin in the final of the Quebec Open in July. "Bédard started strongly but the toil of the three-and-a-half hour final began to show in the final set when cramps completely immobilized him". 1967 Bédard announced his retirement in August, having played only a limited schedule in the previous few years, usually consisting of just a few Canadian events in the summer months each year. 1969 Bédard won the Gold Medal in men's singles tennis in the 1969 Canada Games in Halifax. He defeated Don McCormick, a later Canadian No. 1 ranked player, in the Gold Medal match. Professional 1970 In 1970, Bédard claimed he was still retired and only entered a few events because they "fell during his holidays". He won the Quebec Open Championships, which included wins over Jim Boyce, a later Canadian National men's singles champion (closed) and Canadian No. 1, and winner of the Western Ontario Open that season, Bailey Brown, winner of multiple U.S. clay titles, and Australian Ken Binns, winner of multiple Australian tennis and squash titles, in the final. Bédard was awarded the first prize money for the event. This was a record seventh Quebec Open title for Bédard. Seniors/veterans tennis Bédard has remained active playing in senior's tennis over the years, in particular doubles with his sons. Bédard won the Canadian National outdoor singles championship in 2006 for Age 70 players, defeating Crichton Wilson in the final. Bédard won the Canadian National outdoor singles championship for the 80-and-over category in 2015. His former