Marianne Jodoin (born January 12, 1993) is a Canadian former professional

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player. She was doubles champion at the $50,000 Toronto Challenger in 2009 (with

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). Jodoin grew up in

Varennes Varennes-en-Argonne (, literally ''Varennes in Argonne'') or simply Varennes (German: Wöringen) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 639. Geography Varennes-en-Ar ...

and had her breakthrough in junior tennis when she won the Canadian national U-16 indoor championships. In 2010 she qualified for the junior draw of the

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and represented Canada at the

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in Singapore. For the next four years she played collegiate tennis in the United States, for

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and

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. She went on to pursue postgraduate studies back in Canada instead of a career in professional tennis.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jodoin, Marianne 1993 births Living people Canadian female tennis players Racket sportspeople from Quebec People from Varennes, Quebec Sportspeople from Montérégie Fresno State Bulldogs women's tennis players Duke Blue Devils women's tennis players Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics