Robyn Ebbern

Robyn Ebbern
	Ebbern in 1964
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	2 July 1944; Brisbane, Australia
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	no 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.

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 Haygarth 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 Dalton and Tony Roche.

According to 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, 3 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Margaret Court	Darlene Hard Mary Carter Reitano	6–4, 6–4
Winner	1963	Australian Championships	Grass	Margaret Court	Jan Lehane O'Neill Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	1963	French Championships	Clay	Margaret Court	Renée Schuurman Ann Haydon-Jones	7–5, 6–4
Winner	1963	U.S. Championships	Grass	Margaret Court	Darlene Hard Maria Bueno	4–6, 10–8, 6–3
Runner-up	1964	Australian Championships	Grass	Margaret Court	Judy Tegart Dalton Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1965	Australian Championships	Grass	Billie Jean King	Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey	1–6, 6–2, 6–3

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

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1965	Australian Championships	Grass	Owen Davidson	Margaret Smith John Newcombe	Title shared
Runner-up	1966	Australian Championships	Grass	Bill Bowrey	Judy Tegart Dalton John Newcombe	1–6, 3–6

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References

"Laver Wins Tas. Title". The Canberra Times. 30 January 1962. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
"Ebbern Wins". The Canberra Times. 22 July 1963. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
"Shock Defeat of Emerson". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1963. p. 28 – via National Library of Australia.
"Australians Take Tennis Title". The Canberra Times. 23 November 1963. p. 44 – via National Library of Australia.
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.

External links

Robyn Ebbern at the Women's Tennis Association
Robyn Ebbern at the International Tennis Federation

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[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.