Robyn Ebbern

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Field	Value
name	Robyn Ebbern
image	Robyn Ebbern 1964.jpg
caption	Ebbern in 1964
country	Australia
birth_date
birth_place	Brisbane, Australia
plays	Right-handed
highestsinglesranking	No. 9 (1964)
AustralianOpenresult	SF (1961, 1963, 1964)
FrenchOpenresult	QF (1963)
Wimbledonresult	QF (1964)
USOpenresult	QF (1964)
Othertournaments
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	W (1962, 1963)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	F (1963)
USOpenDoublesresult	W (1963)
OthertournamentsDoubles
Mixed
AustralianOpenMixedresult	W (1965)
FrenchOpenMixedresult	3R (1961, 1963, 1964)
WimbledonMixedresult	3R (1964)
USOpenMixedresult	1R (1964)
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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)

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Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Margaret Smith	USA Darlene Hard
AUS Mary Carter Reitano	6–4, 6–4
Win	1963	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Margaret Smith	AUS Jan Lehane
AUS Lesley Turner	6–1, 6–3
Loss	1963	French Championships	Clay	AUS Margaret Smith	RSA Renée Schuurman
GBR Ann Haydon-Jones	7–5, 6–4
Loss	1963	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	AUS Margaret Smith	BRA Maria Bueno
USA Darlene Hard	8–6, 9–7
Win	1963	U.S. Championships	Grass	AUS Margaret Smith	BRA Maria Bueno
USA Darlene Hard	4–6, 10–8, 6–3
Loss	1964	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Margaret Smith	AUS Judy Tegart
AUS Lesley Turner	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1965	Australian Championships	Grass	USA Billie Jean Moffitt	AUS Margaret Smith
AUS Lesley Turner	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
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Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1965	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Owen Davidson	AUS Margaret Smith
AUS John Newcombe
Loss	1966	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Bill Bowrey	AUS Judy Tegart
AUS Tony Roche	1–6, 3–6
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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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