Robyn Ebbern

Robyn Ebbern
	Ebbern in 1964
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	2 July 1944 (age 79); 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 edit

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]

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 0-942257-41-3.