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Katja Ebbinghaus

b. 1948

West German tennis player

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Born 1948. Katja Ebbinghaus is a German tennis player.

Katja Ebbinghaus (née Burgemeister, born 6 January 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Germany, active from 1969 to 1982. She reached five Grand Slam quarterfinals in singles, and a Grand Slam final in doubles, and played for West Germany in the Federation Cup in all but two years between 1970 and 1979.

Career Ebbinghaus reached the final of the women's doubles at the 1974 French Open, partnering Gail Chanfreau. In the final, Chris Evert and Olga Morozova defeated them in three sets. In singles tournaments, she reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1972, 1973, and 1974; the quarterfinals of 1975 US Open, losing in straight sets to Virginia Wade; and the quarter-finals of January 1977 Australian Open, losing to Kerry Reid, also in straight sets.

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 Evonne Goolagong 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 Munich, where she had lived for nine years, to Hamburg.

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 3 runner-ups Legend Grand Slam 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Titles by surface Hard 0 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 0

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Who is Katja Ebbinghaus?

West German tennis player

When was Katja Ebbinghaus born?

Katja Ebbinghaus was born on 1 June 1948 in Wiesbaden.

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Katja Ebbinghaus is a tennis player.

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Katja Ebbinghaus is German.

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· Wikipedia: Katja Ebbinghaus

· Wikidata: Q77563

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