Carolin Babcock

Carolin Babcock Stark (née Babcock; May 26, 1912 – March 25, 1987) was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the women's doubles title with Marjorie Van Ryn at the 1936 U.S. Championships. Babcock was the runner-up in singles at the 1932 U.S. Championships, losing to Helen Hull Jacobs in straight sets.[1] Stark also was the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1934, 1935, and 1937 editions of that tournament.

Carolin Babcock
Full nameCarolin Antoinette Babcock Stark
Country (sports) United States
Born(1912-05-26)May 26, 1912
Billings, Montana, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1987(1987-03-25) (aged 74)
New York, New York, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1934)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1934)
Wimbledon4R (1934)
US OpenF (1932)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1934, 1936)
US OpenW (1936)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1934)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup(1933, 1934)

According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Babcock was ranked in the world top 10 in 1934 and 1936, both years being ranked World No. 10.[2] She was included in the year-end top ten rankings issued by the United States Tennis Association from 1932 through 1937. She was the third-ranked U.S. player in 1932 and 1934.[3][1]

Babcock was born in Billings, Montana and graduated from the Marlborough School in Los Angeles in 1934. In 1937, she married Richard Salisbury Stark.[4] She died aged 74 at Southampton (Long Island) Hospital, New York, two days after suffering a stroke at her home in the North Haven section of Sag Harbor.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1932U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Helen Jacobs2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1934U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Dorothy Andrus Helen Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey Cooke		6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1935U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Dorothy Andrus Helen Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey Cooke		4–6, 2–6
Win1936U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn Helen Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey Cooke		9–7, 2–6, 6–4
Loss1937U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn Alice Marble
Sarah Palfrey Cooke		5–7, 4–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament192919301931193219331934193519361937Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships A A A A A 2R A A A 0 / 1
Wimbledon A A A A A 4R A 3R A 0 / 2
U.S. Championships 1R 2R A F 3R SF QF QF 3R 0 / 8
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 11

See also

References
  1. "Who's Who in Women's Tennis". Chicago Tribune. August 29, 1935. p. 22.
  2. Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
  3. United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H.O. Zimman, Inc. p. 260.
  4. "Private Lives". LIFE. 3 (18): 114. November 1, 1937.
  5. "Carolin Stark Is Dead; Tennis Star in 1930's". The New York Times. March 31, 1987.
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