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Robyn Ebbern

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Australian tennis player

Robyn Ebbern
Singles
Ebbern in 1964
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1944-07-02)2 July 1944 (age 81) Brisbane, Australia
Plays	Right-handed
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 formertennis player who was active in the 1960s.

Born inBrisbane, Ebbern andMargaret Smith won theAustralian Championships doubles in1962 and1963 and theU.S. Championships doubles in1963. In the same year in theFrench Championships, they were defeated in the final byRenée Schuurman andAnn Haydon-Jones. In January 1962, she reached the final of the Tasmanian Championships in which she was defeated byMargaret Smith.^[1] In July 1963 she won the singles title at the Swiss Championships, played in Gstaad, defeatingLesley Turner in the final in straight sets.^[2] In the doubles final, she teamed up with Turner and won againstRenée Schuurman andNorma Baylon.^[3] In November 1963, she partnered with Smith to win the South Australian doubles title against Turner andJan Lehane.^[4]

In the1965 Australian Championships mixed doubles, she andOwen Davidson shared the championship with Court andJohn Newcombe. The final was not played. In 1966, Ebbern andBill Bowrey were defeated in the final byJudy Tegart andTony Roche.

According toLance Tingay ofThe Daily Telegraph and theDaily Mail, Ebbern was ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1964.^[5]

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

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

^"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 978-0-942257-41-0.