Robyn Ebbern
Ebbern in 1964
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1944-07-02) 2 July 1944 (age 79)
Brisbane, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 9 (1964)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1961, 1963, 1964)
French OpenQF (1963)
WimbledonQF (1964)
US OpenQF (1964)
Doubles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1962, 1963)
French OpenF (1963)
US OpenW (1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1965)
French Open3R (1961, 1963, 1964)
Wimbledon3R (1964)
US Open1R (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.[1] In July 1963 she won the singles title at the Swiss Championships, played in Gstaad, defeating Lesley Turner in the final in straight sets.[2] In the doubles final, she teamed up with Turner and won against Renée Schuurman and Norma Baylon.[3] In November 1963, she partnered with Smith to win the South Australian doubles title against Turner and Jan Lehane.[4]

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.[5]

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1962 Australian Championships Grass Australia Margaret Smith United States Darlene Hard
Australia Mary Carter Reitano		 6–4, 6–4
Win 1963 Australian Championships Grass Australia Margaret Smith Australia Jan Lehane
Australia Lesley Turner		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1963 French Championships Clay Australia Margaret Smith South Africa Renée Schuurman
United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 1963 Wimbledon Championships Grass Australia Margaret Smith Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard		 8–6, 9–7
Win 1963 U.S. Championships Grass Australia Margaret Smith Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard		 4–6, 10–8, 6–3
Loss 1964 Australian Championships Grass Australia Margaret Smith Australia Judy Tegart
Australia Lesley Turner		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1965 Australian Championships Grass United States Billie Jean Moffitt Australia Margaret Smith
Australia Lesley Turner		 1–6, 6–2, 6–3

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

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1965 Australian Championships Grass Australia Owen Davidson Australia Margaret Smith
Australia John Newcombe

Title shared

Loss 1966 Australian Championships Grass Australia Bill Bowrey Australia Judy Tegart
Australia Tony Roche		 1–6, 3–6

References

  1. ^ "Laver Wins Tas. Title". The Canberra Times. 30 January 1962. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Ebbern Wins". The Canberra Times. 22 July 1963. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Shock Defeat of Emerson". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1963. p. 28 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Australians Take Tennis Title". The Canberra Times. 23 November 1963. p. 44 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.

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