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quarterfinals in singles, and a Grand Slam final in doubles, and played for West Germany in the

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in all but two years between 1970 and 1979.

Career

Ebbinghaus reached the final of the women's doubles at the

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, partnering

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. In the final,

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and

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defeated them 6–4, 2–6, 6–1. In singles tournaments, she reached the quarterfinals of the

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in 1972, 1973, and 1974; the quarterfinals of 1975 US Open, losing 3–6, 0–6 to

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; and the quarter-finals of January 1977 Australian Open, losing 0–6, 4–6 to

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. Ebbinghaus played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in 1970 and from 1972 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1979, playing in the semifinals of the World Group in 1973 and 1974. In 1977, when

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made a return to tennis after the birth of her daughter, Ebbinghaus beat her in the first round of the Canadian Open.

Personal life

She married Dieter Ebbinghaus and they were divorced in 1974. In 1977, she moved from

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, where she had lived for nine years, to

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 3 runner-ups

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebbinghaus, Katja 1948 births Living people West German female tennis players Sportspeople from Karlsruhe Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg