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Robyn Ebbern

Australian tennis player


Australian tennis player

FieldValue
nameRobyn Ebbern
imageRobyn Ebbern 1964.jpg
captionEbbern in 1964
countryAustralia
birth_date
birth_placeBrisbane, Australia
playsRight-handed
highestsinglesrankingNo. 9 (1964)
AustralianOpenresultSF (1961, 1963, 1964)
FrenchOpenresultQF (1963)
WimbledonresultQF (1964)
USOpenresultQF (1964)
Othertournaments
AustralianOpenDoublesresultW (1962, 1963)
FrenchOpenDoublesresultF (1963)
USOpenDoublesresultW (1963)
OthertournamentsDoubles
Mixed
AustralianOpenMixedresultW (1965)
FrenchOpenMixedresult3R (1961, 1963, 1964)
WimbledonMixedresult3R (1964)
USOpenMixedresult1R (1964)

Robyn Ebbern (born 2 July 1944) is an Australian former tennis player who was active in the 1960s.

Biography

Born in Brisbane, Ebbern and Margaret Smith won the Australian Championships doubles in 1962 and 1963 and the U.S. Championships doubles in 1963. In the same year in the French Championships, they were defeated in the final by Renée Schuurman and Ann Haydon-Jones. In January 1962, she reached the final of the Tasmanian Championships in which she was defeated by Margaret Smith. In July 1963 she won the singles title at the Swiss Championships, played in Gstaad, defeating Lesley Turner in the final in straight sets. In the doubles final, she teamed up with Turner and won against Renée Schuurman and Norma Baylon. In November 1963, she partnered with Smith to win the South Australian doubles title against Turner and Jan Lehane.

In the 1965 Australian Championships mixed doubles, she and Owen Davidson shared the championship with Court and John Newcombe. The final was not played. In 1966, Ebbern and Bill Bowrey were defeated in the final by Judy Tegart and Tony Roche.

According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Ebbern was ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1964.

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1962Australian ChampionshipsGrassAUS Margaret SmithUSA Darlene Hard
AUS Mary Carter Reitano6–4, 6–4
Win1963Australian ChampionshipsGrassAUS Margaret SmithAUS Jan Lehane
AUS Lesley Turner6–1, 6–3
Loss1963French ChampionshipsClayAUS Margaret SmithRSA Renée Schuurman
GBR Ann Haydon-Jones7–5, 6–4
Loss1963Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassAUS Margaret SmithBRA Maria Bueno
USA Darlene Hard8–6, 9–7
Win1963U.S. ChampionshipsGrassAUS Margaret SmithBRA Maria Bueno
USA Darlene Hard4–6, 10–8, 6–3
Loss1964Australian ChampionshipsGrassAUS Margaret SmithAUS Judy Tegart
AUS Lesley Turner6–4, 6–4
Loss1965Australian ChampionshipsGrassUSA Billie Jean MoffittAUS Margaret Smith
AUS Lesley Turner1–6, 6–2, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1965Australian ChampionshipsGrassAUS Owen DavidsonAUS Margaret Smith
AUS John Newcombe
Loss1966Australian ChampionshipsGrassAUS Bill BowreyAUS Judy Tegart
AUS Tony Roche1–6, 3–6

References

References

  1. (30 January 1962). "Laver Wins Tas. Title". [[The Canberra Times]].
  2. (22 July 1963). "Ebbern Wins.". [[The Canberra Times]].
  3. (23 July 1963). "Shock Defeat of Emerson.". [[The Canberra Times]].
  4. (23 November 1963). "Australians Take Tennis Title.". [[The Canberra Times]].
  5. Collins, Bud. (2008). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book". New Chapter Press.
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