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Canadian tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marjorie Blackwood-Schelling (born 1 May 1957)[1] is a Canadian retired tennis player. Partnering the Australian Susan Leo, she reached the doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 1981 and 1982, and with Pam Whytcross, also Australian, the French Open in 1980. She was the coach/captain of the Canadian Federation Cup team in 1983.[2]
Full name | Marjorie Blackwood-Schelling |
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Country (sports) | Canada |
Born | Karachi, Pakistan | 1 May 1957
Singles | |
Career record | - |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1981) |
French Open | 1R (1978) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1982) |
US Open | 2R (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | - |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1981) |
French Open | QF (1980) |
Wimbledon | QF (1981, 82) |
US Open | 2R (1981) |
She was Tennis Canada's 1982 female player of the year.[3]
Born to a Canadian government officer in Karachi, she grew up in Detroit and Ottawa and attended the University of Texas.[2]
After her retirement, she and her husband Peter Schelling were tennis directors at Whistler Tennis Club. They continue to coach in the Gulf Islands.[4]
She was inducted into the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame in 2018.[5]
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