Marjorie Blackwood
Canadian tennis player
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| Intro | Canadian tennis player | |
| Places | Canada | |
| is | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 May 1957 | |
| Age | 67 years |
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Marjorie Blackwood (born 1959) is a retired Canadian tennis player. Partnering Australian Susan Leo, she reached the doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1981 and 1982, and with Pam Whytcross, also Australian, the French Open in 1980. She was coach/captain of the Canadian Fed Cup Team in 1983.
She was Tennis Canada's 1982 female player of the year.
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.