Caroline Stoll Explained

Caroline Stoll
Birth Date:4 November 1960
Turnedpro:1977
Retired:1981
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singlestitles:5
Highestsinglesranking:No. 15 (1979)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1980)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1978)
Usopenresult:3R (1978, 1979)

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.[1] 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/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 1977Port Washington, U.S.Carpet Billie Jean King6–1, 6–1
Win1–1Jan 1978Ogden, U.S.Hard (i) Carrie Meyer6–3, 6–4
Win2–1Feb 1978Fort Lauderdale, U.S.Clay Lesley Hunt6–3, 6–2
Win3–1Sep 1978Montreal, CanadaHard (i) Françoise Dürr6–3, 6–2
Win4–1Oct 1978Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Emilse Raponi6–3, 6–2
Loss4–2May 1979Vienna, AustriaClay Chris Evert6–1, 6–1
Win5–2May 1979Berlin, West GermanyClay Regina Maršíková7–6(7–4), 6–0

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Career SR
Australian OpenAAAAAAA0 / 0
French OpenAA1R1R2RA0 / 3
WimbledonAA2RAAA0 / 1
US OpenA1R3R3R1RA0 / 4
SR0 / 00 / 10 / 30 / 20 / 20 / 00 / 8
Year End RankingNR60261843NR

Notes and References

  1. News: Friedman. Charles. Why a rising star, now at Rutgers, gave up tennis. 16 July 2015. The New York Times. November 29, 1981.