Caroline Stoll

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Caroline Stoll
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1960-11-04) November 4, 1960 (age 63)
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. [1]
Turned pro1977
Retired1981
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 15 (1979)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1980)
Wimbledon 2R (1978)
US Open 3R (1978, 1979)

Caroline Stoll (born November 4, 1960) is an American retired professional tennis player.

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Career

Stoll won the 1976 Easter Bowl Girls' 16s Championships and the 1977 Easter Bowl Girls' 18s Championships as a junior. She turned professional in 1977 at the age of 16. She had career wins over Wendy Turnbull, Virginia Ruzici, Dianne Fromholtz, and Regina Maršíková. [2] Stoll won five singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 15 in 1979. She retired in 1981.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 7 (5–2)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 1977 Port Washington, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1
Win1–1Jan 1978 Ogden, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Carrie Meyer 6–3, 6–4
Win2–1Feb 1978 Fort Lauderdale, U.S.Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Hunt 6–3, 6–2
Win3–1Sep 1978 Montreal, CanadaHard (i) Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–2
Win4–1Oct 1978 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Emilse Raponi 6–3, 6–2
Loss4–2May 1979 Vienna, AustriaClay Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1
Win5–2May 1979 Berlin, West GermanyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Regina Maršíková 7–6(7–4), 6–0

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament197619771978197919801981Career SR
Australian Open AAAAAAA0 / 0
French Open AA 1R 1R 2R A0 / 3
Wimbledon AA 2R AAA0 / 1
US Open A 1R 3R 3R 1R A0 / 4
SR0 / 00 / 10 / 30 / 20 / 20 / 00 / 8
Year End RankingNR60261843NR

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 343–344. ISBN   9780362020120. OCLC   237184610.
  2. Friedman, Charles (November 29, 1981). "Why a rising star, now at Rutgers, gave up tennis". The New York Times . Retrieved 16 July 2015.