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Marjorie Blackwood

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Marjorie Blackwood, born 1959, is a retired Canadian tennis player, who reached the doubles quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1981 and 1982, and the French Open in 1980. She was coach/captain of the Canadian Fed Cup Team in 1983. http://www.tenniscanada.com/halloffame/marjorie-blackwood/

She was Tennis Canada's 1982 player of the year. http://sirc.ca/news/tennis-canada-names-milos-raonic-and-eugenie-bouchard-2015-birks-players-year

Born to a Canadian government officer in Karachi, she grew up in Detroit and Ottawa and attended the University of TexaS. http://www.tenniscanada.com/halloffame/marjorie-blackwood/

After her retirement, she and her husband Peter Schelling were Tennis Directors at Whistler Tennis Club. They continue to coach in the Gulf Islands. http://www.saltspringtennis.ca/FutureChamps/coach-bios.htm

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