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Carolin Babcock

American tennis player (1912–1987)

Field	Value
image	Carolin Babcock.jpg
caption	Babcock in 1936
name	Carolin Babcock
fullname	Carolin Antoinette Babcock Stark
country
birth_date
birth_place	Billings, Montana, U.S.
death_date
death_place	New York, New York, U.S.
plays	Right-handed
highestsinglesranking	No. 10 (1934)
FrenchOpenresult	2R (1934)
Wimbledonresult	4R (1934)
USOpenresult	F (1932)
WimbledonDoublesresult	1R (1934, 1936)
USOpenDoublesresult	W (1936)
WimbledonMixedresult	4R (1934)
Team	Yes
WightmanCupresult	(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. 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. 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.

Babcock was born in Billings, Montana and graduated from the Marlborough School in Los Angeles in 1934. In 1937, she married Richard Salisbury Stark. 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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1932	U.S. Championships	Grass	USA Helen Jacobs	2–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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

References

(August 29, 1935). "Who's Who in Women's Tennis". [[Chicago Tribune]].
Collins, Bud. (2008). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book". New Chapter Press.
United States Tennis Association. (1988). "1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook". H.O. Zimman, Inc..
(1987-03-31). "Carolin Stark Is Dead; Tennis Star in 1930's (Published 1987)".
(November 1, 1937). "Private Lives".
(March 31, 1987). "Carolin Stark Is Dead; Tennis Star in 1930's". [[The New York Times]].

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