Caroline Stoll

Caroline Stoll
Country (sports)	United States
Born	November 4, 1960 (age 63); Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Turned pro	1977
Retired	1981
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 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.

Career edit

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 edit

Singles: 7 (5–2) edit

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 edit

**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 edit

^ 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.

External links edit

Caroline Stoll at the Women's Tennis Association
Caroline Stoll at the International Tennis Federation

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[wot1980-1] 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.

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