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Marijke Schaar

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Marijke Schaar
Schaar in 1971
Full nameMarijke Schaar Jansen
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1944-11-12) 12 November 1944 (age 79)
The Hague, Netherlands
PlaysAmbidextrous
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 21 (1971)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1971)
Wimbledon4R (1971)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1971)
Wimbledon2R (1972, 1973, 1974)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (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]

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 in 1968.

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

Career finals

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Singles (2 losses)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1972 Kitzbuhel, Austria [5] Clay West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus 5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 1974 Båstad, Sweden Clay United Kingdom Sue Barker 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (1 loss)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1969 Bournemouth, England Hard Netherlands Ada Bakker Australia Margaret Court
Australia Judy Tegart
1–6, 4–6

References

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  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.
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