American tennis player
Caroline StollCountry (sports) | United States |
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Born | (1960-11-04) November 4, 1960 (age 63) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
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Turned pro | 1977 |
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Retired | 1981 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Singles |
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Career titles | 5 |
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Highest ranking | No. 15 (1979) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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French Open | 2R (1980) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1978) |
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US Open | 3R (1978, 1979) |
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Caroline Stoll (born November 4, 1960) is an American retired 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.[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) | |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1977 | Port Washington, U.S. | Carpet | Billie Jean King | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 1978 | Ogden, U.S. | Hard (i) | Carrie Meyer | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 1978 | Fort Lauderdale, U.S. | Clay | Lesley Hunt | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 1978 | Montreal, Canada | Hard (i) | Françoise Dürr | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Emilse Raponi | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | May 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Chris Evert | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 5–2 | May 1979 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Regina Maršíková | 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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.
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 |
- Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 343–344. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
- ^ Friedman, Charles (November 29, 1981). "Why a rising star, now at Rutgers, gave up tennis". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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