Marijke Schaar (born 12 November 1944), also known under her maiden name Marijke Jansen, is a former Dutch female
tennis
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player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. She reached a highest singles ranking of world number 21 in 1971. She had her most successful year in 1971 when she reached the semifinal of the singles event at the
French Open
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, losing to eventual champion
Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s.
At the age of 19, she won the French Open singl ...
, and the fourth round of the
Wimbledon Championships
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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.
Schaar was a member of the Dutch
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team which reached the final in 1968.
On 23 November 1968 she married Nico Schaar.
Career finals
Singles (2 losses)
Doubles (1 loss)
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1944 births
Living people
Dutch female tennis players
Sportspeople from The Hague
20th-century Dutch women
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch women