Marijke Schaar

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Marijke Schaar
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Schaar in 1971
Full nameMarijke Schaar Jansen
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1944-11-12) 12 November 1944 (age 80)
The Hague, Netherlands
Plays Ambidextrous
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 21 (1971)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open SF (1971)
Wimbledon 4R (1971)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open QF (1971)
Wimbledon 2R (1972, 1973, 1974)
Team competitions
Fed Cup F (1968)

Marijke Schaar (born 12 November 1944), also known under her maiden name Marijke Jansen, is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. She reached a highest singles ranking of world number 21 in 1971. [1] She had her most successful year in 1971 when she reached the semifinal of the singles event at the French Open, losing to eventual champion Evonne Goolagong, and the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships. [2]

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In March 1969 she won the singles title at the Cannes Championships, defeating compatriot Betty Stöve in the final in three sets. [3]

Schaar was a member of the Dutch Federation Cup team which reached the final against Australia in 1968.

On 23 November 1968 she married Nico Schaar. [4]

Career finals

Singles (2 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1972 Kitzbuhel, Austria [5] Clay Flag of Germany.svg Katja Ebbinghaus 5–7, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 1974 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (1 loss)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 1969 Bournemouth, EnglandHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ada Bakker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Tegart
1–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Marijke Jansen's profile". Tennismuseum.nl. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
  2. "Wimbledon players archive – Marijke Schaar (Jansen)". AELTC.
  3. Lawn Tennis. Halesworth: British Lawn Tennis Ltd: 34. May 1969.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Den Haag – Huwelijk – Marijke Jansen". Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN   9780671216238.