Robyn Ebbern
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Robyn Ebbern (born 2 July 1944, in Brisbane) was an Australian tennis player.
She and Margaret Court 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 Renee Schuurman Haygarth and Ann Haydon Jones.
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 Dalton 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.[1]
Grand Slam tournaments
Women's doubles
Wins (3)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
1962 | Australian Championships | Margaret Court | Darlene Hard Mary Carter Reitano | 6β4, 6β4 |
1963 | Australian Championships | Margaret Court | Jan Lehane O'Neill Lesley Turner Bowrey | 6β1, 6β3 |
1963 | U.S. Championships | Margaret Court | Darlene Hard Maria Bueno | 4β6, 10β8, 6β3 |
Runner-ups (3)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
1963 | French Championships | Margaret Court | Renee Schuurman Haygarth Ann Haydon Jones | 7β5, 6β4 |
1964 | Australian Championships | Margaret Court | Judy Tegart Dalton Lesley Turner Bowrey | 6β4, 6β4 |
1965 | Australian Championships | Billie Jean King | Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey | 1β6, 6β2, 6β3 |
Mixed doubles
Win (1)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final |
1963 | Australian Championships | Owen Davidson | Margaret Court Tony Roche
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Runner-up (1)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final |
1966 | Australian Championships | Bill Bowrey | Judy Tegart Dalton John Newcombe |
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