Robyn Ebbern (born 2 July 1944) is an Australian former

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player who was active in the 1960s.

Biography

Born in

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, Ebbern and

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won the

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doubles in 1962 and

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and the U.S. Championships doubles in

. In the same year in the

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, they were defeated in the final by Renée Schuurman and

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. In January 1962, she reached the final of the Tasmanian Championships in which she was defeated by

. 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

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. In November 1963, she partnered with Smith to win the South Australian doubles title against Turner and

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. In the

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mixed doubles, she and

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shared the championship with Court and

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. The final was not played. In 1966, Ebbern and

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were defeated in the final by

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and

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. According to

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of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Ebbern was ranked World No. 9 at year-end in 1964.

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebbern, Robyn Australian Championships (tennis) champions Australian female tennis players United States National champions (tennis) 1944 births Living people Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Tennis players from Brisbane French Open junior champions