Robyn Ebbern

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Robyn Ebbern
Robyn Ebbern 1964.jpg
Ebbern in 1964
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1944-07-02) 2 July 1944 (age 80)
Brisbane, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 9 (1964)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1961, 1963, 1964)
French Open QF (1963)
Wimbledon QF (1964)
US Open QF (1964)
Doubles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (1962, 1963)
French Open F (1963)
US Open W (1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open W (1965)
French Open 3R (1961, 1963, 1964)
Wimbledon 3R (1964)
US Open 1R (1964)

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

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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: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1962 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Carter Reitano
6–4, 6–4
Win1963Australian ChampionshipsGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jan Lehane
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner
6–1, 6–3
Loss1963 French Championships Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Renée Schuurman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon-Jones
7–5, 6–4
Loss1963 Wimbledon Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Maria Bueno
Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard
8–6, 9–7
Win1963 U.S. Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg Maria Bueno
Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard
4–6, 10–8, 6–3
Loss1964Australian ChampionshipsGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Tegart
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner
6–4, 6–4
Loss1965Australian ChampionshipsGrass Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean Moffitt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner
1–6, 6–2, 6–3

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

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1965 Australian Championships Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe

Title shared

Loss1966Australian ChampionshipsGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Bowrey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Tegart
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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.