Carolin Babcock
Babcock in 1936
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)

Carolin Babcock Stark (née Babcock; May 26, 1912 – March 25, 1987) was a 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.

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
Loss 1932 U.S. Championships Grass United States Helen Jacobs 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1934 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Dorothy Andrus United States Helen Jacobs
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke		 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1935 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Dorothy Andrus United States Helen Jacobs
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke		 4–6, 2–6
Win 1936 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn United States Helen Jacobs
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke		 9–7, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1937 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn United States Alice Marble
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke		 5–7, 4–6

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 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Career 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. ^ a b "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 978-0-942257-41-0.
  3. ^ United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H.O. Zimman, Inc. p. 260.
  4. ^ "Private Lives". LIFE. Vol. 3, no. 18. November 1, 1937. p. 114.
  5. ^ "Carolin Stark Is Dead; Tennis Star in 1930's". The New York Times. March 31, 1987.
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