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) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1962 Australian Championships Grass Margaret Smith Darlene Hard Mary Carter Reitano 6–4, 6–4Win 1963 Australian Championships Grass Margaret Smith Jan Lehane Lesley Turner 6–1, 6–3Loss 1963 French Championships Clay Margaret Smith Renée Schuurman Ann Haydon-Jones 7–5, 6–4Loss 1963 Wimbledon Championships Grass Margaret Smith Maria Bueno Darlene Hard 8–6, 9–7Win 1963 U.S. Championships Grass Margaret Smith Maria Bueno Darlene Hard 4–6, 10–8, 6–3Loss 1964 Australian Championships Grass Margaret Smith Judy Tegart Lesley Turner 6–4, 6–4Loss 1965 Australian Championships Grass Billie Jean Moffitt Margaret Smith Lesley Turner 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1965 Australian Championships Grass Owen Davidson Margaret Smith John Newcombe Title sharedLoss 1966 Australian Championships Grass Bill Bowrey Judy Tegart Tony Roche 1–6, 3–6
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