Marcelyn J. Louie (born 10 September 10, 1953) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Born in

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, Louie is a Chinese-American and one of five children. Her father Ronald was a

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instructor. The youngest sister in the family, Mareen (better known as Peanut), was also a professional tennis player, while the three other siblings played tennis at college level. Louie, who wore glasses on court, turned professional in 1972 and played at Wimbledon for the first time that year, where she scored a 10–8 third set win over Julie Heldman en route to the third round. In 1975 she had a win over

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at the

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on Amelia Island and won her biggest career title at the Canadian Open, defeating

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in the final. Her best performance in a grand slam tournament was a fourth round appearance at the 1976 US Open. She defeated

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, Julie Anthony and

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, before having to retire hurt while trailing

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in their fourth round encounter, suffering from a wrist injury.

WTA Tour titles

Singles (1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Louie, Marcie 1953 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from San Francisco American sportswomen of Chinese descent Chinese-American tennis players 21st-century American women