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Line 1: {{Infobox player \|image = MarjorieBlackwood.png \|birthdate = May 1, 1957 \|birthplace = Karachi, Pakistan \|dateofdeath = \|placeofdeath = \|from = Whistler, British Columbia, Canada \|residence = \|height = 5’6” (1,68m) \|styleofplay = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) \|turnedpro = 1978 \|retired = 1994 \|bestwtasinglesranking = No. 48 (August 1981) \|bestwtadoublesranking = Unknown \|bestitfjuniorranking = \|canadiantennishalloffame = \|cdntennisprofile = [http://www.cdntennis.ca/marjorieblackwood Profile on CdnTennis.ca] }} ==Biography== '''Marjorie Blackwood''' (born May 1, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached ~~the~~a ~~quarterfinals~~career-high inWTA ~~doubles~~singles atranking ~~Wimbledon~~of ~~with~~No. ~~Susan Leo~~48 in August 1981 and ~~1982,~~an ~~and~~unknown ~~at the French Open with Pam Whytcross in 1980. Blackwood won 9~~career-high WTA doubles and as also runner-up in four more events. She was coach and captain of the [[Canada Fed Cup team]] in 1983. She was Tennis Canada's 1982 female player of the year. She retired in 1994. Blackwood was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998ranking. Blackwood reached the quarterfinals in doubles at Wimbledon with Susan Leo in 1981 and 1982, and at the French Open with Pam Whytcross in 1980. Blackwood has won nine WTA doubles and was also a runner-up in four more events. She was coach and captain of the [[Canadian Billie Jean King Cup team]] (then known as Fed Cup) in 1983. She was named Tennis Canada female player of the year in 1982. She retired in 1994. Born to a Canadian government officer in Karachi, ~~she~~Blackwood grew up in Detroit and Ottawa and attended the University of Texas. After her retirement, she and her husband Peter Schelling were Tennis Directors at Whistler Tennis Club. They continue to coach in the Gulf Islands where they currently live. She was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998. ==WTA career finals== Line 56 ⟶ 77: \|<small>2–0</small> \|Feb 1979 \|[[Avon Futures ofde Montréal]], Canada \|Avon \|Hard (i) Line 96 ⟶ 117: \|<small>3–3</small> \|Feb 1980 \|[[Avon Futures of Calgary]], Canada \|Avon \|Hard (i) Line 106 ⟶ 127: \|<small>4–3</small> \|Feb 1980 \|[[Avon Futures of Toronto]], Canada \|Avon \|Hard (i) Line 126 ⟶ 147: \|<small>6–3</small> \|Jan 1981 \|[[Avon Futures of Toronto]], Canada <small>(2)</small> \|Avon \|Hard (i) Line 156 ⟶ 177: \|<small>8–4</small> \|Jan 1982 \|[[Avon Futures ofde Montréal]], Canada <small>(2)</small> \|Avon \|Hard (i) Line 173 ⟶ 194: \|6–0, 6–3 \|} ==ITF Circuit finals== ===Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=== {\| \|- valign="top" \| {\|class="wikitable" !Legend \|- style="background:#f88379;" \|ITF $100,000 tournaments (0–0) \|- style="background:#f7e98e;" \|ITF $75,000 tournaments (0–0) \|- style="background:#addfad;" \|ITF $50,000 tournaments (0–0) \|- style="background:lightblue;" \|ITF $25,000 tournaments (1–0) \|- style="background:#f0f8ff;" \|ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–1) \|} \| {\|class="wikitable" !Titles by surface \|- \|Hard (1–1) \|- \|Clay (0–0) \|- \|Grass (0–0) \|- \|Carpet (0–0) \|} \|} {\|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"\|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"\|Score \|- \|style="background:#ffa07a;"\|Loss \|<small>0–1</small> \|Jun 1986 \|style="background:#f0f8ff;"\|Key Biscayne, United States \|style="background:#f0f8ff;"\|$10,000 \|Hard \|Susan Leo (AUS) \|Lee Jeong-soon (KOR) <br /> Park Jun-re (KOR) \|6–4, 5–7, 3–6 \|- \|style="background:#98fb98;"\|Win \|<small>1–1</small> \|Sep 1994 \|style="background:lightblue;"\|Vancouver, Canada \|style="background:lightblue;"\|$25,000 \|Hard \|[[Renata Kolbovic]] (CAN) \|[[Mélanie Bernard]] (CAN) <br /> [[Caroline Delisle]] (CAN) \|7–5, 6–2 \|} ==Singles performance timeline== {\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!1977!!1978!!1979!!1980!!1981!!1982!!SR!!W–L!!Win % \|- \|colspan=10 style="text-align:left;"\|'''Grand Slam tournaments''' \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Australian Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|3R \|A \|0 / 1 \|2–1 \|67% \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|French Open \|A \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|1R \|A \|style="background:#ecf2ff;"\|Q1 \|A \|A \|0 / 1 \|0–1 \|0% \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Wimbledon \|A \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|2R \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|2R \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|2R \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|1R \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|3R \|0 / 5 \|1–5 \|17% \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|US Open \|style="background:#ecf2ff;"\|Q1 \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|1R \|A \|A \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|2R \|A \|0 / 2 \|1–2 \|33% \|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Win–Loss \|0–0 \|0–3 \|0–1 \|0–1 \|3–3 \|1–1 \|0 / 9 \|4–9 \|31% \|} ==Doubles performance timeline== {\|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!1978!!1979!!1980!!1981!!1982!!SR!!W–L!!Win % \|- \|colspan=9 style="text-align:left;"\|'''Grand Slam tournaments''' \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Australian Open \|A \|A \|A \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|1R \|A \|0 / 1 \|0–1 \|0% \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|French Open \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|2R \|A \|style="background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \|A \|A \|0 / 2 \|3–2 \|60% \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Wimbledon \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|1R \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|1R \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|3R \|style="background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \|style="background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \|0 / 5 \|6–5 \|55% \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|US Open \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|3R \|A \|A \|style="background:#afeeee;"\|1R \|A \|0 / 2 \|2–2 \|50% \|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Win–Loss \|3–3 \|0–1 \|4–2 \|2–3 \|2–1 \|0 / 10 \|11–10 \|52% \|} ==Titles won with partners== {\|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" !style="width:180px; background:#efefef;"\|Partner !style="width:80px; background:#f3e6d7;"\|Grand <br /> Slams !style="width:80px; background:#ffffcc;"\|WTA <br /> Championships !style="width:80px; background:#ffffff;"\|Avon !style="width:80px; background:#efefef;"\|Total \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Susan Leo (AUS) \|0 \|0 \|4 \|4 \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Pam Whytcross (AUS) \|0 \|0 \|3 \|3 \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Paula Smith (USA) \|0 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|- \|style="text-align:left;"\|Kym Ruddell (AUS) \|0 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Overall Total \|0 \|0 \|9 \|9 \|} ==External links== *[http://www.cdntennis.ca/marjorieblackwood Profile on CdnTennis.ca] {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwood, Marjorie}} [[Category:Canadian female tennis players]] [[Category:Canadian retired tennis players]]