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Katja Ebbinghaus

FRG Age 78 WTA Tour years active: 1968–1982

Katja Ebbinghaus represented West Germany on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 179–146 and 7 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
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Elo peak
1879 (84th percentile)
Singles record
179–146 (55.1%)
Singles titles
7

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Katja Ebbinghaus's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christiane Jolissaint 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data May 22, 1982* SF Neumunster WTA 250 Clay
Steffi Graf 7-5 6-4 W H2H Match data May 22, 1982* QF Neumunster WTA 250 Clay
Amreeta Ahluwalia 6-3 6-4 W H2H Match data May 21, 1982* R16 Neumunster WTA 250 Clay
Callaghan 6-1 6-2 W H2H Match data May 20, 1982* R32 Neumunster WTA 250 Clay
Cornelia Dries (w/o) L H2H Match data Sep 15, 1981 RR Landshut WTA 250 —

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Katja Ebbinghaus's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Helga Masthoff 2 10 12 Jul 11, 1976 H2H
Iris Riedel Kuhn 2 5 7 Jul 5, 1981 H2H
Raquel Giscafre 3 3 6 Jul 19, 1975 H2H
Kora Schediwy 5 0 5 Jul 10, 1976 H2H
Gail Sherriff 2 3 5 Apr 16, 1976 H2H

Singles Titles (7)

Katja Ebbinghaus singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
197224 2 — — — 2 — Kitzbuhel, Poertschach
197426 1 — — — 1 — Dusseldorf
197729 2 — — — 2 — Travemunde, Zurich
198032 1 — — — 1 — Hamburg Open
198133 1 — — — 1 — Neumunster
Total 7 — — — 7 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Katja Ebbinghaus career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
196820461040.0%——
1969211091952.6%——
19702245944.4%——
19712310102050.0%——
19722424123666.7%——
19732516143053.3%——
19742619173652.8%——
19752719143357.6%——
1976281091952.6%——
19772926144065.0%——
1978306162227.3%——
19793134742.9%——
19803222103268.8%——
19813335837.5%——
19823431475.0%——
Career17914632555.1%——

Career Results by Surface

Katja Ebbinghaus career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196820 ————24633.3%————11250.0% 461040.0%
196921 ————781546.7%————31475.0% 1091952.6%
197022 ————44850.0%————0110.0% 45944.4%
197123 ————781546.7%32560.0%———— 10102050.0%
197224 21366.7%2193070.0%12333.3%———— 24123666.7%
197325 21366.7%971656.3%0220.0%33650.0% 16143053.3%
197426 0330.0%1482263.6%21366.7%14520.0% 19173652.8%
197527 0110.0%15102560.0%————0110.0% 19143357.6%
197628 0110.0%961560.0%12333.3%———— 1091952.6%
197729 0220.0%2092969.0%33650.0%303100.0% 26144065.0%
197830 0220.0%33650.0%16714.3%25728.6% 6162227.3%
197931 ————0110.0%0110.0%21366.7% 34742.9%
198032 ————1592462.5%———————— 22103268.8%
198133 ————31475.0%———————— 35837.5%
198234 ————31475.0%———————— 31475.0%
Career—4111526.7%1328822060.0%11193036.7%15173246.9%17914632555.1%

Advanced Stats

Katja Ebbinghaus advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 20 1494 106.8 — — — — — -1 — 47.8% -0.30 0–3 (0%) — — -0.04
1969 21 1559 120.0 — — — — +58 -14 — 53.5% +0.37 2–3 (40%) — — +0.60
1970 22 1577 112.4 — — — — — +12 — 42.9% -0.48 2–1 (67%) — — +0.41
1971 23 1593 120.8 — — — — — -4 -15 54.3% +0.37 1–7 (13%) — — +1.77
1972 24 1832 145.6 — — — — -229 +82 -272 65.5% +0.91 5–7 (42%) 0–2 — -2.05
1973 25 1815 136.7 — — — — -146 +69 — 54.9% +0.10 4–7 (36%) 2–0 — -2.33
1974 26 1780 126.8 — — — — -223 +72 -178 56.0% +0.31 3–4 (43%) 6–3 (67%) 99.3 -0.58
1975 27 1839 139.4 — — — — — +59 — 56.0% +0.24 7–4 (64%) 4–2 (67%) 103.7 -1.23
1976 28 1765 129.1 — — — — — +93 -151 51.2% +0.30 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) 101.2 +0.17
1977 29 1820 138.1 — — — — -237 +105 -211 60.2% +0.77 9–4 (69%) 1–4 (20%) 101.2 +0.75
1978 30 1691 126.6 — — — — -134 +162 -113 33.3% -1.17 4–6 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 99.8 -1.77
1979 31 1653 108.5 — — — — -65 — — 43.8% -0.63 1–1 1–0 — +1.25
1980 32 1710 128.6 — — — — — +78 — 62.3% +1.20 6–3 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 98.0 +1.54
1981 33 1672 108.9 — — — — — +133 — 53.8% +0.69 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +1.17
1982 34 1680 106.2 — — — — — +115 — 75.0% +1.50 — — — +0.70
Career 1879 138.4 — — — — -150 +67 -146 55.2% +0.35 47–53 (47%) 20–20 (50%) 97.1 +0.11

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Katja Ebbinghaus Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196921 —R64—— 0–1 (0%)
197022 —R32—— 1–1 (50%)
197123 —R32R64— 2–2 (50%)
197224 —QFR128— 4–2 (67%)
197325 —QFR128— 3–2 (60%)
197426 —QF—R16 5–2 (71%)
197527 —R64—QF 3–2 (60%)
197729 QFR32R32R128 4–4 (50%)
197830 —R32R128R128 1–3 (25%)
197931 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
14–9
(61%)
2–6
(25%)
5–4
(56%)
23–20
(53%)

WTA 500

Katja Ebbinghaus WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADESPBPORWASBERSYDSYD W-L
Win %
197123 ————F—— 2–1 (67%)
197426 ———R32——— 0–1 (0%)
197527 —SFSF———— 6–1 (86%)
197628 ——————R16 1–1 (50%)
197729 ————SF—— 3–1 (75%)
197830 R64————R64R16 1–3 (25%)
198032 ——SF—R16—— 4–2 (67%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
6–1
(86%)
0–1
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
17–10
(63%)

WTA 250

Katja Ebbinghaus WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge BUEDALEASGSTHAMKITMCMELMIAMUNNAPQUEITATKYAKRBERBOBBOSBOUBRABRECAICANCANCHACHICHICHRDETDUSDUTPORFORFORINGJACKANLANLENLONMANMISNAINEUNEWNICNICNOTPHIPOEREUSANSANSÃOSARSIOSOUSTOTELTRAWESWESWIEZUR W-L
Win %
196820 ————SF————QF————————————————————————QF———————————————————————SF————— 3–4 (43%)
196921 ————R16—QF——F—————————————R32——————————————————————R16————————R16———SF———— 9–7 (56%)
197022 ————R16————R16—————————SF———————————————————————————————————————————— 3–3 (50%)
197123 ————R32R16———QF—R32—————————————————QFQF——————————————R32—R32———————————————— 6–7 (46%)
197224 ———SFR16W—————R32R32—————QFF—SF———————F———————————————R16———W——————R32——————— 20–10 (67%)
197325 —QF——R16———R32SF——QF—R16——R16———————————SF—————————R64——F—F—————————R16————————— 13–12 (52%)
197426 SFR32——QFQF——————R16FR32SF—————————R32———W——R16——QF—————R32—————————R32———————————— 13–13 (50%)
197527 —R32——R16SF————SF—QF—————————R32——————————R32—R16————F———————R32————————————R64—— 10–11 (48%)
197628 —————QFR16R32————R16——————F—————————————————————————QF——————————R32——F———— 9–8 (53%)
197729 ————SFF————QF———————————QF—QF—R64——————————————————R16——————R32R32—————W———W 19–9 (68%)
197830 ——R64—R32———————QF————R32——QF——————R64R32——R32————R32———————————R32——————————————— 4–10 (29%)
197931 ——————R16—————————QF————————————————————————————R16—————————————————— 3–3 (50%)
198032 ————W—————————————————————————————————R32————R16——————SF——————F—R16QF—F— 18–8 (69%)
198133 ———————————————————QF—————————————————RR—————W———————————————F———— 3–5 (38%)
198234 ———————————————————————————————————————————SF———————————————————— 3–1 (75%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
15–10
(60%)
12–5
(71%)
2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–5
(50%)
6–2
(75%)
2–2
(50%)
8–6
(57%)
3–1
(75%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
8–4
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–2
(71%)
3–1
(75%)
2–5
(29%)
1–1
(50%)
1–0
(100%)
0–2
(0%)
4–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
7–4
(64%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
3–0
(100%)
136–111
(55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career-high date
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First Top 100
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First Top 50
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First Top 20
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First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

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Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Katja Ebbinghaus?
Katja Ebbinghaus is 78 years old, born on June 1, 1948.
Which country does Katja Ebbinghaus represent?
Katja Ebbinghaus represents West Germany in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Katja Ebbinghaus won?
Katja Ebbinghaus has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Katja Ebbinghaus won?
TennisDB does not group any of Katja Ebbinghaus's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Katja Ebbinghaus won?
Katja Ebbinghaus has won 7 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Neumunster in 1981.
What is Katja Ebbinghaus' career win-loss record?
Katja Ebbinghaus has a career WTA singles record of 179 wins and 146 losses (55.1%).
Which seasons of Katja Ebbinghaus's career appear in TennisDB?
Katja Ebbinghaus appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1982.
On which surface does Katja Ebbinghaus have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Katja Ebbinghaus's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 60.0% (132–88).
Who has Katja Ebbinghaus faced most often?
Katja Ebbinghaus' most frequent opponent is Helga Masthoff, with a head-to-head record of 2–10 across 12 meetings.