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Caroline Stoll
Country (sports) United States
Born (1960-11-04) November 4, 1960 (age 63)
Livingston, New Jersey, USA
Turned pro1977
Retired1981
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 15 (1979)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1980)
Wimbledon2R (1978)
US Open3R (1978, 1979)

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

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.[1] She won 5 singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 15 in 1979. She retired in 1981.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 8 (5–3)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. April 11, 1977 Port Washington Carpet United States Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 2. September 19, 1977 Pensacola Clay United States Renée Richards 6–4, 6–1
Winner 1. January 30, 1978 Ogden Hard (i) United States Carrie Meyer 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. February 27, 1978 Fort Lauderdale Clay Australia Lesley Hunt 6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. September 18, 1978 Montreal Hard (i) France Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. October 30, 1978 Buenos Aires Clay Argentina Emilse Raponi 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 3. May 14, 1979 Vienna Clay United States Chris Evert 6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. May 21, 1979 Berlin Clay Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková 7–6(7–4), 6–0

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Open A A 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 3
Wimbledon A A 2R A A A 0 / 1
US Open A 1R 3R 3R 1R A 0 / 4
SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 8
Year End Ranking NR 60 26 18 43 NR
  • A = did not participate in the tournament.
  • SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
  • Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

References

  1. ^ Friedman, Charles (November 29, 1981). "Why a rising star, now at Rutgers, gave up tennis". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2015.