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Revision as of 03:47, 11 July 2018
Biography
Marjorie Blackwood (born May 1, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is No. 48, achieved in August 1981. She 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 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 1998.
Born to a Canadian government officer in Karachi, she 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.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1979 | Avon Futures of Austin, United States | Avon | Hard | Paula Smith (USA) | Betty-Ann Stuart (USA) Valerie Ziegenfuss (USA) |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1979 | Avon Futures of Montréal, Canada | Avon | Hard (i) | Kym Ruddell (AUS) | Raquel Giscafré (ARG) Jane Stratton (USA) |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 1979 | Avon Futures of Columbus, United States | Avon | Hard (i) | Kym Ruddell (AUS) | Bunny Bruning (USA) Yvonne Vermaak (RSA) |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 1979 | Avon Futures of Fort Myers, United States | Avon | Clay | Kym Ruddell (AUS) | Diane Desfor (USA) Barbara Hallquist (USA) |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 1979 | Avon Futures Championships, United States | Avon | Hard | Kym Ruddell (AUS) | Sherry Acker (USA) Mary Carillo (USA) |
6–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 1980 | Avon Futures of Calgary, Canada | Avon | Hard (i) | Pam Whytcross (AUS) | Leslie Allen (USA) Dianne Morrison (USA) |
7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 1980 | Avon Futures of Toronto, Canada | Avon | Hard (i) | Pam Whytcross (AUS) | Lea Antonoplis (USA) Kim Jones (USA) |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 1980 | Avon Futures Championships, United States | Avon | Clay | Pam Whytcross (AUS) | Lindsay Morse (USA) Candy Reynolds (USA) |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jan 1981 | Avon Futures of Toronto, Canada (2) | Avon | Hard (i) | Susan Leo (AUS) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG) Eva Pfaff (FRG) |
5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Feb 1981 | Avon Futures of Nashville, United States | Avon | Carpet (i) | Susan Leo (AUS) | Marcella Mesker (NED) Christiane Jolissaint (SUI) |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Jan 1982 | Avon Futures of Fort Myers, United States | Avon | Hard (i) | Susan Leo (AUS) | Pat Medrado (BRA) Cláudia Monteiro (BRA) |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jan 1982 | Avon Futures of Montréal, Canada (2) | Avon | Hard (i) | Susan Leo (AUS) | Diane Desfor (USA) Barbara Jordan (USA) |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–4 | Jan 1982 | Avon Futures of Western Pennsylvania, United States | Avon | Carpet (i) | Susan Leo (AUS) | Brenda Remilton (AUS) Sue Saliba (AUS) |
6–0, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments (0–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1986 | Key Biscayne, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Susan Leo (AUS) | Lee Jeong-soon (KOR) Park Jun-re (KOR) |
6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1994 | Vancouver, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Renata Kolbovic (CAN) | Mélanie Bernard (CAN) Caroline Delisle (CAN) |
7–5, 6–2 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | 2R | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | QF | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| US Open | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–Loss | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 52% |